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Record: 6-5 Top Players: #32 Carlos Mancasola, #20 Jake Albertson, #25 Dakota Bearquiver Record: 8-4 Top Players: #32 Luis Piseno, #31 Milo Marti- novich, #20 Cameron Nye Record: 7-5 Top Players: #21 Aaron Patheal, #20 Brett Patheal, #23 Jimmy John- ston Record: 7-3 Top Players: #23 Ty Nichols, #1 Kevin Mattos, #24 Kristofer Dirks Record: 9-4 Top Players: #11 Jud Salisbery, #44 Stephen Batchelder, #21 Jose Huerta Record: 7-4 Top Players: #22 Justin Jeangerard, #23 Kenny Swain, #5 Jared Atterberry Record: 7-5 Top Players: #24 For- rest Johnson, #44 Javier Raigoza, #21 Ryan Welsh Record: 4-8 Top Players: #23 Daniel Fisher, #12 Serome Eng, #11 Luke White Sports 1B Thursday January 7, 2010 Thursday Boys Basketball — Los Molinos at Biggs, 3:30 p.m. Girls BBall — Red Bluff vs Anderson, WV Tourney, 4:30 p.m. Soccer — Liberty Christian at Mercy, 3:15 p.m. BCS Championship — Texas vs. Alabama, 5:37 p.m., ABC NCAA — Michigan at Penn St, 4 p.m., ESPN2 MLB 2010 Hall of Fame Voting 539 votes cast, 405 needed x-Andre Dawson 420 (77.9%), Bert Blyleven 400 (74.2%), Roberto Alomar 397 (73.7%), Jack Morris 282 (52.3%), Barry Larkin 278 (51.6%), Lee Smith 255 (47.3%), Edgar Mar- tinez 195 (36.2%), Tim Raines 164 (30.4%), Mark McGwire 128 (23.7%), Alan Trammell 121 (22.4%), Fred McGriff 116 (21.5%), Don Mattingly 87 (16.1%), Dave Parker 82 (15.2%), Dale Murphy 63 (11.7%), Harold Baines 33 (6.1%). By receiving fewer than 27 votes (less than 5 percent), Andres Galarraga 22 (4.1%), Robin Ventura 7 (1.3%), Ellis Burks 2 (0.4%), Eric Karros 2 (0.4%), Kevin Appier 1 (0.2%), Pat Hentgen 1 (0.2%), David Segui 1 (0.2%), Mike Jackson 0, Ray Lankford 0, Shane Reynolds 0, Todd Zeile 0 are no longer eligi- ble for election by the BBWAA. x-elected NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year Tom Brady, QB, New England AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Percy Harvin, WR-KR, Minnesota BOWLS Wednesday's bowl result GMAC Bowl Central Michigan 44, Troy 41, 2OT Today's bowl game BCS National Championship At Pasadena Alabama (13-0) vs. Texas (13-0), 5 p.m., ABC NBA Wednesday's results Golden State 107, Minnesota 101 Atlanta 119, New Jersey 89 Boston 112, Miami 106, OT Cleveland 121, Washington 98 New Orleans 97, Oklahoma City 92 Phoenix 118, Houston 110 San Antonio 112, Detroit 92 Toronto 108, Orlando 103 Utah 117, Memphis 94 L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, late Today's game Charlotte at New York, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday's late results Phoenix 113, Sacramento 109 L.A. Lakers 88, Houston 79 Memphis 109, Portland 105 NCAA Wednesday's Top 25 results No. 1 Kansas 71, Cornell 66 No. 5 Duke 86, Iowa State 65 No. 6 Villanova 99, DePaul 72 No. 7 Syracuse 74, Memphis 57 No. 8 West Virginia 86, Rutgers 52 No. 10 Michigan State 54, No. 17 Wisconsin 47 Marquette 62, No. 12 Georgetown 59 No. 13 Connecticut 71, Seton Hall 63 No. 16 Tennessee 88, Charlotte 71 No. 21 Temple 73, Saint Joseph's 46 No. 25 BYU vs. UNLV, late Thursday's Top 25 games No games scheduled Tuesday's Top 25 late result San Diego State 74, No. 15 New Mexico 64 NHL Wednesday's results St. Louis at San Jose, late Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 3 Minnesota 4, Calgary 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Colorado 2 N.Y. Rangers 5, Dallas 2 Philadelphia 6, Toronto 2 Today's games Chicago at Boston, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Washington, 4 p.m. Florida at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Nashville, 5 p.m. Columbus at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Vancouver, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Detroit at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday's late results Anaheim 4, Detroit 1 Vancouver 7, Columbus 3 Scoreboard Scoreboard Central Valley Falcons Yreka Miners Corning Cardinals Orland Trojans Gridley Bulldogs Trinity Wolves Willows Honkers Durham Trojans 9th Annual Corning Shootout First Round games start today Rough opening for Lady Spartans Bill Husa/Chico Enterprise-Record Alana Hinkston looks for an open Spartan, Tuesday, in Chico. DN Staff Report The young Lady Spar- tans learned what Eastern Athletic League play is all about, Tuesday, as Chico handed Red Bluff a 63-39 loss in the league opener along with a lesson. The Panthers shot 40 per- cent from the field in the first half and held the Spartans to 26 percent shooting. Red Bluff's 17 first half turnovers matched their first half point total. Chico dominated the post, blocking 11 Spartan shots. Lily Brose led Red Bluff with 21 points, including three 3-pointers. Corning Boys Cameron Nye went off for 26 points, Tuesday, and the Cardinals ripped through Orland 68-50. Luis Piseno added 16 points as Corning improved to 8-4. Other scores Lady Cardinals 47, Orland 39 Chester 65, Los Moli- nos 52 Chester 58, Lady Bull- dogs 44 Texas (13-0) vs Alabama (13-0) Line: Alabama by 4. Series Record: Texas leads 7-0-1 Last meeting: 1982 Cot- ton Bowl, Texas 14- 12.What's At Stake Two of college football's most storied and tradition- rich programs try to add a national championship crys- tal ball to their trophy cases. For the Crimson Tide, it would be the first national championship since 1992 and be a culmination of sorts for Nick Saban's quick restoration of Alabama football. Saban would also be the first coach in the poll era to win national championships with two teams. Mack Brown and the Longhorns are going for their second national title in five seasons. Key Matchup Alabama defensive line vs. Texas offensive line. OT Adam Ulatoski, C Chris Hall and the Longhorns' blockers are coming off their worst game of the season. They allowed nine sacks against Ndamukong Suh and Nebraska in the Big 12 title game. Now the question is: How will they hold up against massive NG Terrence Cody and all those blitzes that Saban and defensive coordinator Kirby Smart conjure up. Players to Watch Alabama: LB Rolando McClain. The 258-pound All- American makes plays all over the field. He led the Tide in tackles (101) and had four sacks and two interceptions. He is also like a coach on the field, directing his teammates into the right spots. But he was fighting an illness earlier in the week and how much that will affect him won't be known until the game is played. Texas: QB Colt McCoy. The two-time Heisman finalist completed 70 percent of his passes and was also the team's second-leading rusher with 348 yards. It's unlikely Texas' inconsistent running game will find traction against Alaba- ma, so the Longhorns' hopes are firmly in McCoy's hands. Facts & Figures Alabama TB Mark Ingram is the eighth Heisman Trophy winner to play in the BCS championship game. Six of the previous seven were on the losing end of the title game. ... Alabama ranks No. 2 in the nation in total defense at 241 yards allowed per game and Texas is No. 3 at 251 yards allowed per game. The Longhorns' run defense ranks No. 1 in the nation at 62 yards allowed per game and 'Bama is No. 2 at 78 yards allowed per game. ... Texas WR Jordan Ship- ley caught 106 passes, more than the combined total of the Longhorns' second- and third-leading receivers (James Kirk- endoll with 48 and Dan Buckner with 44). BCS title game Warriors hang on to beat T-wolves M I N N E A P O - LIS (AP) — Monta Ellis had 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 38 min- utes as the War- riors snapped an eight-game road losing streak with a 107- 100 victory over the Tim- berwolves on Wednesday night. Ellis entered the night leading the league in minutes played at 41.6 per game. Despite play- ing 45 minutes in a loss to Denver the night before, Ellis found enough energy in his 24- year-old legs to rise up and tip in a missed 3- pointer by Anthony Mor- row with 1:05 to go that put the game out of reach. Corey Maggette had 28 points and Stephen Curry added 16 before fouling out for the War- riors, who had not won a road game since Dec. 9 at New Jersey. Al Jefferson had 26 points and 14 rebounds and Kevin Love and 23 points and 16 boards for the Wolves, who have lost five in a row. T h e W o l v e s trailed by 19 points early in the third period before mounting a comeback, pulling within 98-95 with 2:09 to play. Love gave the Wolves a brief scare when he knocked knees with Maggette with 2:52 to play. He immediately went down, clutching his knee and had to be helped to the locker room. But Love returned to the game with 1:05 left, just a few seconds too late. With Love waiting to check in, Ellis sneaked in from the backside and no Timberwolves player blocked him out as he got the easy tip-in for a 102- 95 lead. Looking to settle a score after a 41-point blowout at the hands of the Warriors in Oakland in November, the Tim- berwolves came out strong with two fast breaks by Corey Brewer for an 8-2 lead. But for some reason, the Wolves backcourt tried to go toe-to-toe with the Warriors super-quick tandem on the perimeter in the first half, produc- ing disastrous results. Ellis and Curry wreaked havoc with their quick hands and quicker cuts to the basket, ignit- ing a 22-6 run that put the Warriors in control. Ellis had four steals and played every minute of the first quarter. Golden State led 67- 48 early in the third quar- ter before the Timber- wolves finally recognized that they owned a decid- ed advantage in the post. Jefferson scored eight points during a 13-0 spurt that cut Golden State's lead to 67-61 with 4 min- utes to go in the third. But when Jefferson and Love, who both still are not in 100 percent game shape after missing significant time with injuries, went to the bench for a breather, the Warriors stunted Min- nesota's momentum. American Legion American Legion Baseball sign-ups will be held Saturday, Jan. 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Red Bluff High School near the gymnasium. Players for the Bulls must be 19-and-under in 2010 and for the Jr. Bulls 17-and-under by the end of the state tournament in August. Players should bring a $50 check as a sign-up fee, which will be refunded if the player does not make one of the teams. Those who can not attend the sign-up should call Jim Bonomini at 529-3320 and leave name, phone number and birth date by speaking slowly. Tryouts will be held Saturday, Jan. 23 between 1 to 4 p.m. at the high school baseball field or if it rains then on Jan. 30. Anyone with conflicts should call 529-3320 or 736-9968 as soon as possible. NBA suspends Gilbert Arenas NEW YORK (AP) — Gilbert Arenas tried joking about his gun trouble. David Stern found none of it funny. Arenas was suspended indefinitely without pay Wednesday by the NBA commissioner, who deter- mined the player's behavior made him ''not currently fit to take the court.'' A day after the Washing- ton Wizards guard was pho- tographed before a game in Philadelphia pointing his index fingers, as if they were guns, at his teammates, Stern warned the former All-Star that his conduct will ''ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse.'' Arenas is under investi- gation by federal and local authorities after admittedly bringing guns to the Wiz- ards' locker room. Stern originally planned to wait to take action, but he tired of Arenas' behavior. On Tuesday, a day after meeting with law enforce- ment officials, Arenas said he feared Stern more than the authorities because the commissioner was ''mean.''