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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, January 26, 2010 BASKETBALL Eastern Athletic League - Boys School League Overall W L W L Chico 5 0 14 3 Foothill 5 0 13 4 Enterprise 4 1 12 5 Pleasant Valley 3 2 9 8 SPARTANS 1 4 8 9 Shasta 1 4 8 9 Paradise 1 4 6 10 Oroville 0 5 3 13 ——— Wednesday's games Red Bluff at Paradise Chico at Foothill Enterprise at Pleasant Valley Oroville at Shasta Friday's games Shasta at Red Bluff Foothill at Enterprise Oroville at Chico Pleasant Valley at Paradise Eastern Athletic League - Girls School League Overall W L W L Enterprise 5 0 15 2 Pleasant Valley 4 1 12 3 Chico 4 1 10 5 Paradise 3 2 14 3 Foothill 2 3 8 7 SPARTANS 1 4 5 12 Shasta 1 4 5 12 Oroville 0 5 1 16 ——— Today's games Paradise at Red Bluff Foothill at Chico Pleasant Valley at Enterprise Shasta at Oroville Thursday's games Red Bluff at Shasta Chico at Oroville Enterprise at Foothill Paradise at Pleasant Valley Northern Athletic League - Boys School League Overall W L W L CARDINALS 2 0 13 5 Central Valley 2 0 9 7 West Valley 2 1 9 10 Yreka 1 1 5 12 Lassen 0 2 8 9 Anderson 0 3 6 13 ——— Today's games Corning at Central Valley Anderson at Lassen West Valley at Yreka Friday's games West Valley at Corning Central Valley at Lassen Yreka at Anderson Northern Athletic League - Girls School League Overall W L W L CARDINALS 2 0 10 7 Anderson 2 1 11 8 Central Valley 1 1 11 7 Lassen 1 1 9 7 West Valley 1 2 5 13 Yreka 0 2 3 11 ——— Today's games Central Valley at Corning Lassen at Anderson Yreka at West Valley Thursday's game Lassen at Central Valley Friday's games Corning at West Valley Anderson at Yreka Mid-Valley League - Boys School League Overall W L W L Hamilton 2 0 12 4 East Nicolaus 1 0 11 4 Williams 1 0 4 10 Biggs 1 1 7 11 BULLDOGS 0 2 8 10 Esparto 0 2 2 11 ——— Today's game East Nicolaus at Los Molinos Wednesday's games Hamilton at Biggs Williams at Esparto Friday's games Biggs at Los Molinos East Nicolaus at Esparto Hamilton at Williams Mid-Valley League - Girls School League Overall W L W L Hamilton 2 0 15 2 Biggs 2 0 11 7 BULLDOGS 1 1 4 8 Esparto 0 2 6 10 East Nicolaus 0 1 4 17 Williams 0 1 2 9 ——— Today's games East Nicolaus at Los Molinos Hamilton at Biggs Williams at Esparto Thursday's games Biggs at Los Molinos Esparto at East Nicolaus Hamilton at Williams Tri-Cities League - Boys School League Overall W L W L University Prep 0 0 12 4 Liberty Christian 0 0 13 6 WARRIORS 0 0 9 6 Redding Christian 0 0 9 8 ——— Today's games Paradise Adventist Academy at Redding Christian University Prep at Fall River Wednesday's game Mercy at Weed Thursday's game Mercy at University Prep Friday's game Providence at Mercy Tri-Cities League - Girls School League Overall W L W L Liberty Christian 0 0 12 4 University Prep 0 0 8 4 Redding Christian 0 0 10 7 WARRIORS 0 0 4 9 ——— Monday's result Maxwell at University Prep, late Today's games Paradise Adventist Academy at Redding Christian University Prep at Fall River Wednesday's game Mercy at Weed Thursday's game Mercy at University Prep Friday's game Providence at Mercy NFL Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 3:25 p.m., CBS NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Lakers 33 11 .750 — Phoenix 26 20 .565 8 Clippers 20 24 .455 13 KINGS 15 28 .349 17.5 WARRIORS 13 29 .310 19 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 29 15 .659 — San Antonio 25 18 .581 3.5 Memphis 24 19 .558 4.5 Houston 24 20 .545 5 New Orleans 23 20 .535 5.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 30 14 .682 — Portland 27 18 .600 3.5 Utah 26 18 .591 4 Okla. City 24 20 .545 6 Minnesota 9 36 .200 21.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 29 13 .690 — Toronto 23 22 .511 7.5 New York 17 26 .395 12.5 Philadelphia 15 29 .341 15 New Jersey 3 40 .070 26.5 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 29 14 .674 — Orlando 29 16 .644 1 Miami 23 21 .523 6.5 Charlotte 21 22 .488 8 Washington 14 29 .326 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 35 11 .761 — Chicago 21 22 .488 12.5 Milwaukee 18 24 .429 15 Indiana 16 29 .356 18.5 Detroit 15 28 .349 18.5 ——— Monday's results Atlanta 102, Houston 95 Boston 95, L.A. Clippers 89 Chicago 98, San Antonio 93 Cleveland 92, Miami 91 Denver 104, Charlotte 93 Indiana 109, Philadelphia 98 Memphis 99, Orlando 94 Utah 124, Phoenix 115 New Orleans at Portland, late Today's games Golden State at Sacramento, 7 p.m., CSNBA L.A. Lakers at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at New York, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Sunday's results Dallas 128, New York 78 L.A. Clippers 92, Washington 78 Toronto 106, L.A. Lakers 105 Saturday's results Miami 115, Sacramento 84 Phoenix 112, Golden State 103 Chicago 104, Houston 97 Cleveland 100, Oklahoma City 99 Denver 116, New Orleans 110, OT Milwaukee 127, Minnesota 94 Orlando 106, Charlotte 95, OT Philadelphia 107, Indiana 97 Portland 97, Detroit 93 Utah 116, New Jersey 83 NCAA Monday's Top 25 results No. 2 Kansas 84, Missouri 65 No. 4 Syracuse 73, No. 7 Georgetown 56 Today's Top 25 games No. 1 Kentucky at South Carolina, 6 p.m., ESPN No. 5 Michigan State at Michigan, 4 p.m., ESPN No. 9 West Virginia at DePaul, 5:30 p.m. No. 11 Kansas State at No. 24 Baylor, 5 p.m. No. 25 UAB vs. Tulsa, 5 p.m. Today's other televised games Clemson at Boston College, 4 p.m., ESPN2 Sunday's Top 25 results Seton Hall 64, No. 9 Pittsburgh 61 No. 18 Wisconsin 79, Penn State 71, OT Florida State 68, No. 19 Georgia Tech 66 No. 20 Northern Iowa 67, Indiana State 58 Saturday's Top 25 results Connecticut 88, No. 1 Texas 74 No. 2 Kentucky 101, Arkansas 70 No. 3 Kansas 84, Iowa State 61 No. 4 Villanova 81, St. John's 71 No. 5 Syracuse 76, Marquette 71 No. 6 Michigan State 65, Minnesota 64 No. 7 Duke 60, No. 17 Clemson 47 Georgia 78, No. 8 Tennessee 63 Oklahoma State 73, No. 10 Kansas State 69 No. 11 West Virginia 71, No. 21 Ohio State 65 No. 12 Georgetown 88, Rutgers 63 No. 13 Purdue 69, Michigan 59 No. 14 BYU 71, San Diego State 69 No. 15 Gonzaga 85, Loyola Marymount 69 No. 16 Temple 62, Fordham 45 No. 22 Mississippi 73, LSU 63 Alabama 62, No. 23 Mississippi State 57 No. 25 Baylor 71, Massachusetts 45 The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kentucky (65) 19-0 1,625 2 2. Kansas 18-1 1,519 3 3. Villanova 18-1 1,503 4 4. Syracuse 19-1 1,455 5 5. Michigan St. 17-3 1,324 6 6. Texas 17-2 1,307 1 7. Georgetown 15-3 1,124 12 8. Duke 16-3 1,120 7 9. West Virginia 15-3 1,113 11 10. Purdue 16-3 977 13 11. Kansas St. 16-3 960 10 12. BYU 20-1 894 14 13. Gonzaga 16-3 847 15 14. Tennessee 15-3 837 8 15. Temple 17-3 707 16 16. Wisconsin 16-4 635 18 17. Pittsburgh 15-4 599 9 18. Mississippi 15-4 411 22 19. Connecticut 13-6 286 — 20. Ohio St. 14-6 270 21 21. Vanderbilt 15-3 264 — 22. Georgia Tech 14-5 194 19 23. New Mexico 18-3 180 — 24. Baylor 15-3 157 25 25. UAB 17-2 125 — Others receiving votes: Florida St. 111, N. Iowa 106, Clemson 103, Wake Forest 98, Butler 69, Mississippi St. 42, Texas A&M 29, Oklahoma St. 25, Missouri 24, Maryland 22, Cornell 16, Old Dominion 11, Xavier 11, UNLV 6, Northwestern 5, Siena 3, Virginia 3, California 2, Louisiana Tech 2, Saint Mary's, Calif. 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Harvard 1. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA SHARKS 35 10 8 78 179 128 Phoenix 29 18 5 63 139 135 Kings 29 19 3 61 151 143 Ducks 24 21 7 55 148 164 Dallas 22 19 11 55 148 168 Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 35 13 4 74 170 120 Nashville 29 19 3 61 143 142 Detroit 25 18 8 58 131 133 St. Louis 22 21 8 52 135 146 Columbus 20 25 9 49 142 180 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 30 15 6 66 153 136 Vancouver 31 18 2 64 167 125 Calgary 26 19 6 58 132 132 Minnesota 25 23 4 54 145 156 Edmonton 16 28 6 38 133 172 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 34 15 1 69 138 110 Pittsburgh 33 20 1 67 172 152 Philadelphia 26 22 3 55 155 144 N.Y. Rangers 24 22 7 55 137 145 N.Y. Islanders 23 21 8 54 139 157 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 30 13 7 67 143 122 Ottawa 28 21 4 60 147 154 Montreal 25 23 5 55 140 144 Boston 23 20 8 54 127 131 Toronto 17 26 10 44 139 182 Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 33 12 6 72 195 143 Florida 22 21 9 53 144 153 Atlanta 22 21 8 52 156 166 Tampa Bay 21 20 10 52 132 157 Carolina 16 28 7 39 132 172 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's results Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Buffalo at Vancouver, late St. Louis at Calgary, late Today's games Anaheim at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Toronto, 4 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Detroit, 4 p.m., VERSUS Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Montreal at Florida, 4:30 p.m. New Jersey at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Sunday's results Carolina 5, Boston 1 Colorado 4, Dallas 0 Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1 Saturday's results San Jose 5, Buffalo 2 Anaheim 4, St. Louis 3, SO Florida 2, Toronto 0 Los Angeles 3, Detroit 2 Minnesota 4, Columbus 2 Montreal 6, N.Y. Rangers 0 New Jersey 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Ottawa 2, Boston 1 Philadelphia 4, Carolina 2 Tampa Bay 2, Atlanta 1, SO Vancouver 5, Chicago 1 Washington 4, Phoenix 2 GOLF Bob Hope Classic La Quinta Purse: $5 million Played on four courses all par 72 p-PGA West - Palmer Course: 6,950 yards n-PGA West - Nicklaus Course; 6,890 yards q-La Quinta Country Club; 7,060 yards s-SilverRock: 7,403 yards Final Bill Haas (500), $900,00068q-66s-66p-66n- 64p — 330 -30 Matt Kuchar (208), $373,33367q-69s-67p- 65n-63p — 331 -29 Tim Clark (208), $373,33370n-63p-67q-66s- 65p — 331 -29 Bubba Watson (208), $373,3336 6 q - 6 2 s - 68p-69n-66p — 331 -29 Alex Prugh (110), $200,0006 4 n - 6 6 p - 6 5 q - 70s-67p — 332 -28 Mike Weir (100), $180,00067p-67n-67s-67q- 66p — 334 -26 D.J. Trahan (90), $167,50069p-68n-65s-68q- 66p — 336 -24 Kevin Na (83), $150,00069p-66n-67s-69q- 66p — 337 -23 Matt Jones (83), $150,00069n-67p-69q-66s- 66p — 337 -23 Chad Collins (65), $115,00067p-64n-69s- 70q-68p — 338 -22 Vaughn Taylor (65), $115,00066n-67p-73q- 65s-67p — 338 -22 Brandt Snedeker (65), $115,0007 0 p - 6 9 n - 65s-66q-68p — 338 -22 Ryan Moore (65), $115,0006 9 q - 6 7 s - 6 6 p - 67n-69p — 338 -22 Kevin Streelman (65), $115,0007 0 s - 7 1 q - 63n-64p-70p — 338 -22 PGA Tour Schedule Jan. 7-10 — SBS Championship (Geoff Ogilvy) Jan. 14-17 — Sony Open in Hawaii (Ryan Palmer) Jan. 20-24 — Bob Hope Classic (Bill Haas) Jan. 28-31 — Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego Feb. 4-7 — Northern Trust Open, Pacific Pal- isades Feb. 11-14 — AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Feb. 17-21 — WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Marana, Ariz. Feb. 18-21 — Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico Feb. 25-28 — Waste Management Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz. DEALS National Football League N.Y. JETS—Announced the contracts of assistant quarterbacks coach John DeFilip- po, assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank, special teams assistant Kevin O'Dea, pass rush specialist Chuck Smith and defen- sive quality control coach Brian Smith had expired and would not be extended. TENNESSEE—Named Kennedy Pola run- ning backs coach. National Basketball Association CHICAGO—Acquired G Devin Brown from New Orleans for C Aaron Gray. UTAH—Signed G Sundiata Gaines for the rest of the season. National Hockey League CAROLINA—Reassigned G Justin Peters to Albany (AHL). DALLAS—Assigned RW Raymond Sawada to Texas (AHL). NASHVILLE—Recalled C Cal O'Reilly from Milwaukee (AHL). PITTSBURGH—Recalled RW Chris Conner from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Major League Baseball American League DETROIT—Sent INF Jeff Larish outright to Toledo (IL). KANSAS CITY—Agreed to terms with OF Rick Ankiel on a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES—Agreed to terms with INF Maicer Izturis on a three-year contract. TEXAS—Activated RHP Colby Lewis. Desig- nated INF Joe Inglett for assignment. National League MILWAUKEE—Agreed to terms with RHP Dave Bush on a one-year contract. SAN DIEGO—Named Mark Loretta special assistant to baseball operations. College CREIGHTON—Suspended junior G P'Allen Stinnett indefinitely for conduct not accept- able to the basketball team. DUQUESNE—Announced it's eliminating baseball, wrestling, men's swimming and men's golf as varsity sports. EAST CAROLINA—Named John Wiley associate head football coach and Brian Mitchell defensive coordinator. FLORIDA STATE—Agreed to terms with defensive coordinator Mark Stoops, running backs coach Eddie Gran and offensive coor- dinator James Coley on three-year contracts, and linebackers coach Greg Hudson, quar- terbacks coach Dameyune Craig and strength coach Vic Viloria on two-year con- tracts. MICHIGAN—Reinstated G Manny Harris after a weekend suspension. PRINCETON—Named Dennis Goldman wide receivers coach. Scoreboard Scoreboard lation. ''It was crazy. It was almost like Mardi Gras,'' said Porter, who would know because he grew up in south Louisiana. A number of players, including Porter and fellow defensive back Darren Sharper, said they wanted to go out on the town and join in the celebration, but were so tired they ended up just staying home and watching footage of the citywide party on the local news. ''When I got outside this morning, I saw the city was still standing so that was a good thing,'' Sharper said. ''I didn't get a chance to go out and celebrate last night because I was a little bit too sore to enjoy myself. I could- n't have been celebrating if I couldn't move my head to see who was around me.'' Saints defensive players were bound to be exhausted and sore. The Vikings had the ball for nearly 37 minutes and ran 82 offensive plays to the Saints' 55, including overtime, when only the Saints had the ball and ran 10 plays on their winning drive, which was capped by Garrett Hartley field goal. Hartley wasn't about to live a young kicker's dream without celebrating a little. He joined friends and stayed downtown for a while, shak- ing hands with countless appreciative fans, many dressed in Saints-themed costumes. ''It was absolutely crazy. It was awesome,'' Hartley said. ''Everybody, from the way that they're dressed to the way that they're acting and just coming up to me and thanking me.'' The team gathered Mon- day for meetings, some light workouts and treatment for players who were banged up. Payton said there did not appear to be any serious injuries. He said kick return- er Courtney Roby's right knee was ''dinged,'' that run- ning back Lynell Hamilton's left ankle injury appeared minor and that tight end Jere- my Shockey did not have any setbacks with his bruised right knee. Payton also gave players Tuesday and Wednesday off to rest before they return Thursday to prepare for the next biggest game in Saints history against native son Peyton Manning and the favored Indianapolis Colts. If the Saints pull off the upset, that will mark their third win of this postseason. In the previous 42 years, the Saints and their fans cele- brated a grand total of two playoff victories. ''That's a tough history to have,'' Sharper said. ''That's part of the reason why they embrace it so much because they know it's hard to come by. They've been through so many tough times and now, it's a time for us to pretty much rejoice and appreciate us being at this point. We're going to make the most of it, believe that.'' (Continued from page 1B) SAINTS Team president Bill Polian called that rule ''distasteful'' and a ''fiasco'' on his weekly radio show Monday night. Indy's team plane also is expected to arrive a little earlier than it did three years ago because of new rules implement- ed in 2008. But with nearly half of Indy's roster having Super Bowl experi- ence, Caldwell will rely on his veterans to help younger players cope with the countless distrac- tions of the next two weeks. Play- ers, like fans, are scrambling to make travel plans, fill countless ticket requests and answer all kinds of e-mail and text mes- sages. Caldwell said he had about 250 e-mail and more than 150 text messages after Sunday's 30- 17 victory over the New York Jets. Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday offers some advice. ''Make a list of how many tickets you're going to have, set a priority, and tell them the tickets will be there at will call when you get there. Let them find their ways down, because it can become a madhouse,'' he said. ''Truthfully, it falls a lot to our wives and family members who help us out. It can get anybody stressed.'' Preferably, the Colts (16-2) would like everything resolved before returning to practice Wednesday. The reason? Once Indy reach- es Miami, Saturday recalls, play- ers will study film and do addi- tional prep work for the Saints (15-3) in unfamiliar surroundings or hotel rooms. New Orleans is in the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. Another possible problem: Most people who come to town want to vacation or party. But the Colts have a job — completing a mission deemed so essential they threw away a chance at perfection to win a title. So the Colts don't want any- thing derailing their plans. ''I guess it is kind of a relief that we've made it, but we're not satisfied just being here,'' left guard Ryan Lilja said. ''We want to win, we want a ring, and that means you shouldn't be hanging out on South Beach on Saturday night.'' Indy's leaders will make sure that does not happen. Among those singled out by Caldwell were Freeney, Man- ning, Saturday and Wayne — all of whom are likely to treat this trip like the business trip they made to Miami in February 2007. ''Hey, we've got three months to hang out after this,'' Saturday said. ''You can hang out on South Beach for three months if you want. But we have a job to do first.'' And it's that attitude that Cald- well believes will make a differ- ence on game day. ''The ultimate goal is to win it all,'' he said. ''Nobody is going to be satisfied until we do that.'' (Continued from page 1B) COLTS Henin advances to semis in Slam return MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former No. 1-ranked Justine Henin reached the semifinals in her Grand Slam comeback, beating Nadia Petrova 7-6 (3), 7-5 Tuesday to take out the last seeded player in her half of the Aus- tralian Open draw. Henin, unranked and playing on a wild-card entry at Melbourne Park, next will play Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie, who beat Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-1, 6-3 to equal her Chinese record for the best run at a major. Henin went down a break in the sec- ond set before finding the range with her powerful groundstrokes and win- ning seven of the next nine games to finish off No. 19-seeded Petrova. ''I just went for it with my heart. Finally I could make it, and I'm very happy,'' Henin said. ''At the end I played much more aggressive tennis. ''I didn't want to go to the tiebreak- er. I wanted to close out the match.'' The 27-year-old Belgian beat Petro- va on Jan. 4 at the Brisbane Internation- al in her first match back on tour after almost 20 months in retirement. Henin reached the Brisbane final, where she lost in three sets to fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters. It was Clijsters' win at the U.S. Open last September, in the third tournament of a comeback from two years in retirement, which inspired seven-time Grand Slam win- ner Henin to return to the tour. Now she's two wins from emulating Clijsters' triumphant Grand Slam comeback. Henin ended a highly successful run in Melbourne for Petrova, who ousted two reigning major champions on her way to the quarters: Clijsters in the third round; and French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth. Kirilenko had taken out big names in her section, too, starting with her 3- hour, 21-minute first-round win over 2008 champion Maria Sharapova and her fourth-round victory against last year's finalist Dinara Safina, who retired with a back problem. The 23-year-old Russian was mak- ing her debut in the quarterfinals of a major and struggled with what appeared to be a hip or thigh problem. She was no match for Zheng, who was a wild-card entry when she reached the last four at Wimbledon in 2008 to become the first Chinese Grand Slam semifinalist. Zheng has a career-high No. 15 ranking and also won China's first Grand Slam doubles titles, at the Aus- tralian Open and Wimbledon in 2006. ''It's very amazing for me,'' Zheng said of being the first Chinese player to reach the Australian Open semifinals. She said her victories here in doubles helped. ''I feel this court for me is lucky.'' Henin retired suddenly in May 2008 while holding the No. 1 ranking and has not played at a major since losing in the quarterfinals to Sharapova at the 2008 Australian Open. Henin won the title here in 2004 and reached the final in 2006, when she retired due to stomach problems against Amelie Mauresmo of France. The loss to Sharapova confirmed to Henin that she needed a break. ''There was my little voice that was saying to me that I should go away because I needed something else at that time, to breathe differently again with- out tennis,'' she said. Since her come- back, her inner feelings have changed, she added: ''Little voice that is very positive. Thank you.'' Henin's ability to lift her intensity on key points showed against Petrova, who has never gone past the semifinals at a major. After being forced to a tiebreaker in the first set, Henin raced to a 6-1 lead and clinched it, two points later, with one of her classic backhand winners. In the second set, Henin was trailing 0-3 when she started to climb back. She won the next four games to take a 4-3 lead. The next four games went on serve to give Henin a 6-5 lead. Belgian flags waved from the stands and Henin walked out to the baseline pumping her fist, swinging a practice backhand and jogging in place, deter- mined to break Petrova's serve. And she did, to a standing ovation from the crowd. During the match, Royal Australian Air Force fighter jets roared overhead, canons exploded and helicopters whirred past, all part of the celebrations for Australia Day. Roger Federer and Serena Williams ended local hopes of breaking a three- decade drought at the Australian Open on Monday, the eve of the national hol- iday. Federer beat former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 — his 15th straight win over the Australian — and defend- ing champion Williams defeated No. 13 Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-2 in back-to- back fourth-round matches on Rod Laver Arena. ''It's important when you're playing a local girl to not let the crowd get too involved or else they'll kill you,'' said Williams, who only conceded seven points on her serve in the 65-minute match. The main story lines after Monday's play: Federer will play Nikolay Davy- denko; and 2008 champion Novak Djokovic will meet 2008 runner-up Jo- Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals. Serena and Venus Williams are each a win away of setting up a sisters semi.