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StaffReports Red Bluff High School's an- nual Slam Dunk Cancer Pink Out is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 9, when the Lady Spartans will host the Foothill Cougars, but the fun starts the week before the game. The event was started seven years ago to bring cancer aware- ness to the high school and com- munity. The week before the game there will be lunchtime activities, a dress-up day and a Coins for Cancer drive at the high school to bring awareness and support among the students, faculty and staff. Game times Feb. 9 are 4:30 p.m. for the freshman team, 6 p.m. for junior varsity and 7:30 p.m. for varsity. Girls in first through eighth grades accompa- nied by an adult will get into the games free. Show your support and wear pink to the games. Pink Spartan merchandise will be available for purchase during the games. Pink treats will also be sold during the games. All money raised during the Pink Out festivities will be do- nated to St. Elizabeth Imaging Center. LADYSPARTANS PinkOutgamefestivitiesset Cancerfundraisernow in its seventh year at Red Bluff High School STUDIO530—CONTRIBUTED By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press NEW YORK Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were picked Thursday for the Western Confer- ence team, giving the NBA cham- pion Golden State Warriors three All-Stars for the first time in 40 years. Sacramento's DeMarcus Cous- ins, Houston's James Harden, San Antonio's LaMarcus Aldridge, the Clippers' Chris Paul and New Or- leans' Anthony Davis were also chosen for the West squad for the Feb. 14 game in Toronto. The Raptors' DeMar DeRozan will represent the home team and is joined by fellow East reserves Chicago's Jimmy Butler, Detroit's Andre Drummond, Miami's Chris Bosh, Washington's John Wall, At- lanta's Paul Millsap and Boston's Isaiah Thomas. The reserves were selected by the head coaches in each confer- ence, who had to vote for seven players: two guards, three front- court players and two additional players at any position. They were not allowed to vote for players from their own team. They made Green a first-time selection and picked Thomp- son for the second year in a row. With MVP Stephen Curry voted a starter by fans, the Warriors have three All-Stars for the first time since Rick Barry, Phil Smith and Jamaal Wilkes in 1976. Along with Green, who leads the NBA with eight triple-dou- bles, Drummond and Thomas were selected by coaches for their first All-Star Game. Drummond tops the league in rebounding and double-doubles, while Thomas — the 60th and final pick in the 2011 draft — is among the NBA's top 12 in scoring and assists. On the other end, Bosh will re- turn to his original NBA city af- ter being chosen for his 11th con- secutive All-Star Game, trailing only the Lakers' Kobe Bryant (18), Cleveland's LeBron James and Mi- ami's Dwyane Wade (both with 12) among active players. Paul is an All-Star for the ninth straight year. West coaches passed on Da- mian Lillard, who is in the NBA's top seven in scoring and assists for a Portland team that is sur- prisingly in playoff position, but there appeared no obvious snubs in either conference. Previously voted as starters by fans in the East were James, Wade, New York's Carmelo An- thony, Indiana's Paul George and Toronto's Kyle Lowry. DeRo- zan joins Lowry to comprise the first starting backcourt to play an All-Star Game in their home city since the Los Angeles Lakers' Jerry West and Gail Goodrich in 1972. Any players who have to with- draw because of injury would be replaced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. San Antonio's Gregg Popovich will coach the West and Cleve- land's TyronnLueleads theEast.If a starter is injured, they would se- lect the replacement in the lineup. NBA Warriors now have 3 named as All-Stars Green, Thompson picked as reserves, join Curry By Dennis Passa The Associated Press MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA No- vak Djokovic called it the best he has ever played against old foe Roger Federer. Serena Wil- liams was just being her dom- inant self. The defending champions both made their way back to the Australian Open final, with Djokovic beating Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and Williams de- feating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0, 6-4 on Thursday. "I've had matches where I've played similar tennis," said Djokovic, the top-ranked player in the world. "But I think against Roger, these first two sets have been probably the best two sets I've played against him overall throughout my career." Hours earlier at Rod Laver Arena, Williams advanced to within one win of another Grand Slam milestone. If the six-time Australian Open champion wins Saturday's final against seventh- seededAngeliqueKerber,shewill equal Steffi Graf's 22 major sin- gles titles, a record in the Open era and the second-most in his- tory behind Margaret Court's 24. "I was able to do everything that I needed to do," Williams said of Thursday's match. "I was really hitting just all the right shots, making little to no errors, which is kind of hard to play like that." Djokovic, a five-time cham- pion at the Australian Open, ad- vanced to his sixth final at Mel- bourne Park. He'll find out who his final opponent will be after Andy Murray takes on Milos Ra- onic on Friday. For Federer, the signs were ominous from the beginning. Djokovic held his first service game at love and broke the 17- time Grand Slam champion in the second. After seven minutes, Federer was trailing 3-0. The first set was over in 22 minutes. Most spectators — in- cluding a woman with a sign reading: "Just Married But Will- ing to Exchange for Federer" — were behind him, applauding Djokovic's service faults and giv- ing Federer a standing ovation when he broke to go ahead 4-2 in the third set. The end came quickly in the fourth. Djokovic broke Federer in the eighth game to go up 5-3 — not even a stunning down- the-line shot after he earlier chased down a lob on the same point could save the Swiss great. Djokovic held three match points in the next game and he clinched it when Federer netted a backhand. Djokovic, who won three Grand Slam titles last year, took a 23-22 edge in his 45 meet- ings with Federer. "Definitely I've played unbe- lievable the first two sets but that's what is necessary against Roger," Djokovic said. Asked about the crowd sup- port for Federer, Djokovic dis- played Swiss-like diplomacy. "When I play Roger it's some- thing that is expected, in a way, considering his career and his greatness on and off the court," Djokovic said. "He's loved. He's appreciated. He's respected around the world. For me it's normal in a way." AUSTRALIAN OPEN DJOKOVIC DEFEATS FEDERER IN SEMIS Williams moves into final for shot at 7th title in Melbourne AARON FAVILA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates a er defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday. Staff Reports CORNING The Cardinals spread out the scoring in Tuesday's 7-1 home victory over the Lassen Grizzlies, with six Cardinals re- cording goals. Eric Figueroa put two of his six shots into the net and Raul Arent, Junior Gonzalez, Felipe Arballo, Carlos Silva and Cris- tian Lince each scored. Gonza- lez and Silva each had an assist. The Cardinals (12-3-1) were scheduled to host the winless Central Valley Falcons on Thurs- day afternoon. CHICO 2, SPARTANS 0 The Red Bluff Spartans were shut out 2-0 by the visiting Chico Panthers on Wednesday evening. No stats were posted for the game as of 5 p.m. Thursday. The Spartans (6-9-1) are scheduled for a rematch against the Panthers (9-3-2) at 3:15 p.m. Monday in Chico. WINTERS 2, WARRIORS 0 The Mercy Warriors were blanked on the road by the Winters War- riors 2-0 Tuesday in Winters. No stats were posted for the game as of 5 p.m. Thursday. Mercy (0-7) was scheduled to host the Pierce Bears (4-4-2) on Thursday afternoon. CHICO 3, LADY SPARTANS 0 The Lady Spartans were unable to score against the Chico Panthers on the road Wednesday, falling 3-0. Kaylynn Gibson had three shots on goal, Rosy Alfaro had two and Karissa Mena and Maya Cruz each had one. Goalkeeper Grace Thornton recorded 10 saves. The Spartans (8-8-3) are Scheduled to host the Foothill Cougars (3-8-1) at 6 p.m. Feb. 3. LASSEN 3, LADY CARDINALS 2 The Lady Cardinals were edged out by the Lassen Grizzlies at home Tuesday 3-2. Sophomores Megan Ross and Staphanie Zagal scored for the Cardinals on three shots and one shot, respectively. Anissa Munoz and Vanessa Aguirre each recorded an assist. Defensively Masiel Anaya had six steals and Munoz and Agu- irre each had four. Goalkeeper Anna Reynolds had 11 saves. The Cardinals (5-8) were scheduled to host the Central Valley Falcons (0-8) on Thurs- day afternoon. SOCCER Cardinals dominate on pitch against Lassen Lady Spartans, Lady Cardinals take losses SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, January 29, 2016 MORE ATFACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1