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2B – Daily News – Friday, January 29, 2010 NFL Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 6:25 p.m., CBS NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Lakers 35 11 .761 — Phoenix 26 21 .553 9.5 Clippers 20 25 .444 14.5 KINGS 16 28 .364 18 WARRIORS 13 31 .295 21 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 30 15 .667 — San Antonio 26 18 .591 3.5 Memphis 25 19 .568 4.5 New Orleans 25 20 .556 5 Houston 24 21 .533 6 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 31 14 .689 — Utah 27 18 .600 4 Portland 27 20 .574 5 Okla. City 24 21 .533 7 Minnesota 9 38 .191 23 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 29 14 .674 — Toronto 25 22 .532 6 New York 18 27 .400 12 Philadelphia 15 30 .333 15 New Jersey 4 40 .091 25.5 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 29 15 .659 — Orlando 30 16 .652 — Miami 23 22 .511 6.5 Charlotte 22 22 .500 7 Washington 14 30 .318 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 36 11 .766 — Chicago 22 22 .500 12.5 Milwaukee 19 25 .432 15.5 Indiana 16 30 .348 19.5 Detroit 15 29 .341 19.5 ——— Thursday's results Orlando 96, Boston 94 Toronto 106, New York 104 Dallas at Phoenix, late Today's games Sacramento at Utah, 6 p.m., CSNCA Charlotte at Golden State, 7:30 p.m., CSNBA Cleveland at Indiana, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Boston at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Miami at Detroit, 5 p.m. Washington at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Portland at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday's late results New Orleans 123, Golden State 110 Utah 106, Portland 95 NBA All-Star Rosters Sunday, Feb. 14 At Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas (x-starters) EASTERN CONFERENCE Chris Bosh, F-C, Toronto x-Kevin Garnett, F, Boston Al Horford, F-C, Atlanta x-Dwight Howard, C, Orlando x-Allen Iverson, G, Philadelphia x-LeBron James, F, Cleveland Joe Johnson, G, Atlanta Paul Pierce, F, Boston Rajon Rondo, G, Boston Derrick Rose, G, Chicago x-Dwayne Wade, G, Miami Gerald Wallace, F, Charlotte ——— WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Carmelo Anthony, F, Denver x-Kobe Bryant, G, L.A. Lakers x-Tim Duncan, F, San Antonio Kevin Durant, F, Oklahoma City Pau Gasol, F, L.A. Lakers x-Steve Nash, G, Phoenix Dirk Nowitzki, F, Dallas Chris Paul, G, New Orleans Zach Randolph, F, Memphis Brandon Roy, G, Portland x-Amare Stoudemire, F-C, Phoenix Deron Williams, G, Utah NCAA Thursday's Top 25 results No. 10 Purdue 60, No. 16 Wisconsin 57 No. 13 Gonzaga at Santa Clara, late No. 17 Pittsburgh 63. St. John's 53 No. 18 Mississippi 84, Auburn 74 No. 22 Georgia Tech 79, Wake Forest 58 Friday's Top 25 games No games scheduled NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA SHARKS 35 10 8 78 179 128 Kings 31 19 3 65 160 147 Phoenix 30 18 5 65 144 139 Dallas 23 19 11 57 152 171 Ducks 24 23 7 55 150 171 Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 36 13 4 76 174 122 Nashville 29 20 3 61 145 145 Detroit 25 19 9 59 137 143 St. Louis 23 22 8 54 139 149 Columbus 21 26 9 51 146 186 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 33 18 2 68 173 129 Colorado 30 15 6 66 153 136 Calgary 26 20 7 59 135 138 Minnesota 26 23 4 56 150 158 Edmonton 16 29 6 38 135 176 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 34 16 2 70 139 115 Pittsburgh 33 21 1 67 173 156 Philadelphia 26 23 3 55 158 148 N.Y. Rangers 24 23 7 55 138 150 N.Y. Islanders 23 23 8 54 142 168 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 31 14 7 69 147 126 Ottawa 30 21 4 64 154 155 Montreal 25 25 5 55 141 149 Boston 23 20 8 54 127 131 Toronto 17 27 10 44 142 187 Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 35 12 6 76 207 146 Atlanta 24 21 8 56 162 170 Florida 23 21 9 55 146 154 Tampa Bay 22 20 10 54 135 157 Carolina 18 28 7 43 141 174 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday's results Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 3 Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 Los Angeles 4, Columbus 1 Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 1 Calgary at Phoenix, late Chicago at San Jose, late Minnesota at Colorado, late St. Louis at Edmonton, late Today's games Toronto at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Florida at Washington, 4 p.m. Boston at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday's late result Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2 GOLF Farmers Insurance Open Par scores Thursday San Diego Purse: $5.3 million s-Torrey Pines (South Course) 7,698 yards, Par 72 n-Torrey Pines (North Course) 6,986 yards, Par 72 First Round Scott Piercy 29-35 — 64 -8n Ben Crane 34-31 — 65 -7n Chris Tidland 32-33 — 65 -7n Ryuji Imada 34-31 — 65 -7n Matt Every 32-33 — 65 -7n Tom Pernice, Jr. 32-34 — 66 -6n Robert Allenby 34-33 — 67 -5s Boo Weekley 32-35 — 67 -5n Steve Lowery 34-33 — 67 -5n Vance Veazey 34-33 — 67 -5n Josh Teater 32-35 — 67 -5n Ricky Barnes 35-32 — 67 -5n Rickie Fowler 34-33 — 67 -5n Tom Gillis 34-33 — 67 -5n Alex Prugh 35-32 — 67 -5n Marc Leishman 34-34 — 68 -4s Nicholas Thompson34-34 — 68 -4n Chris Couch 33-35 — 68 -4n Ryan Palmer 32-36 — 68 -4s D.A. Points 35-33 — 68 -4n Rich Beem 35-33 — 68 -4n Blake Trimble 32-36 — 68 -4n Rocco Mediate 35-34 — 69 -3n J.P. Hayes 35-34 — 69 -3n Pat Perez 34-35 — 69 -3s Daniel Chopra 32-37 — 69 -3n Ted Purdy 33-36 — 69 -3n Shane Bertsch 34-35 — 69 -3n Matt Bettencourt 33-36 — 69 -3n David Lutterus 33-36 — 69 -3n Michael Connell 33-36 — 69 -3s Troy Merritt 33-36 — 69 -3n Cameron Percy 33-36 — 69 -3n Fran Quinn 36-33 — 69 -3n George McNeill 34-35 — 69 -3s Jason Dufner 34-35 — 69 -3n Andres Romero 33-36 — 69 -3n Blake Adams 36-33 — 69 -3n Spencer Levin 34-35 — 69 -3n Jeff Klauk 35-35 — 70 -2n Phil Mickelson 35-35 — 70 -2s Luke Donald 36-34 — 70 -2s Garth Mulroy 33-37 — 70 -2n Matt Jones 34-36 — 70 -2s Graham DeLaet 34-36 — 70 -2s Derek Lamely 35-35 — 70 -2s Chris Riley 34-36 — 70 -2n Harrison Frazar 36-34 — 70 -2n Bubba Watson 34-36 — 70 -2n J.J. Henry 34-36 — 70 -2n Ernie Els 36-34 — 70 -2s Ryan Moore 34-36 — 70 -2n Bill Haas 36-34 — 70 -2n John Rollins 36-34 — 70 -2s Brendon de Jonge 35-35 — 70 -2s Justin Bolli 36-34 — 70 -2n Charles Howell III 35-36 — 71 -1s Brandt Snedeker 33-38 — 71 -1s Fredrik Jacobson 33-38 — 71 -1s Joe Ogilvie 35-36 — 71 -1n Michael Letzig 35-36 — 71 -1n Paul Goydos 35-36 — 71 -1n Chad Campbell 35-36 — 71 -1s Richard S. Johnson 34-37 — 71 -1s Michael Bradley 34-37 — 71 -1n Justin Rose 37-34 — 71 -1n Jeff Quinney 37-34 — 71 -1n Michael Putnam 35-36 — 71 -1s Andrew McLardy 36-35 — 71 -1s James Driscoll 37-34 — 71 -1s John Mallinger 35-36 — 71 -1n Greg Owen 36-35 — 71 -1n Charlie Wi 35-36 — 71 -1s Scott McCarron 36-35 — 71 -1n Lucas Glover 35-36 — 71 -1s Martin Laird 37-34 — 71 -1n Nick Watney 36-35 — 71 -1n Tim Herron 35-36 — 71 -1s John Merrick 35-36 — 71 -1n Bryce Molder 37-34 — 71 -1s Brenden Pappas 36-35 — 71 -1s Jason Day 36-36 — 72 Es Rod Pampling 38-34 — 72 Es Steve Marino 36-36 — 72 Es Greg Chalmers 35-37 — 72 En K.J. Choi 34-38 — 72 Es Nathan Green 36-36 — 72 En Dustin Johnson 36-36 — 72 En Will MacKenzie 36-36 — 72 Es Chez Reavie 37-35 — 72 Es J.B. Holmes 33-39 — 72 Es Carl Pettersson 37-35 — 72 En Michael Allen 36-36 — 72 Es Jerod Turner 36-36 — 72 Es Rich Barcelo 38-34 — 72 En Chris Wilson 37-35 — 72 En Billy Horschel 37-35 — 72 En Chad Collins 35-37 — 72 En Mathew Goggin 36-36 — 72 Es Alex Cejka 34-38 — 72 Es Bill Lunde 34-38 — 72 En Johnson Wagner 35-37 — 72 Es Hunter Mahan 36-36 — 72 Es Jay Williamson 36-36 — 72 En Garrett Willis 35-37 — 72 En Craig Bowden 35-37 — 72 Es Michael Sim 35-38 — 73 +1s Ben Curtis 38-35 — 73 +1n Jesper Parnevik 37-36 — 73 +1s Brian Stuard 37-36 — 73 +1n Jonathan Byrd 37-36 — 73 +1s Brett Quigley 36-37 — 73 +1s Mark Wilson 37-36 — 73 +1s Troy Matteson 37-36 — 73 +1s Arjun Atwal 37-36 — 73 +1n Gunner Wiebe 35-38 — 73 +1s Omar Uresti 38-36 — 74 +2s Charley Hoffman 39-35 — 74 +2n Brad Adamonis 36-38 — 74 +2s Robert Garrigus 40-34 — 74 +2n Tommy Armour III 39-35 — 74 +2s Roger Tambellini 36-38 — 74 +2s Martin Flores 36-38 — 74 +2s Chris Baryla 38-36 — 74 +2s Cameron Tringale 36-38 — 74 +2s Nathan Tyler 38-36 — 74 +2n Estanisiao Guerrero39-35 — 74 +2n John Huston 37-37 — 74 +2s Kevin Sutherland 39-35 — 74 +2s Lee Janzen 37-37 — 74 +2n Greg Kraft 38-36 — 74 +2s Mark Calcavecchia 36-38 — 74 +2s Stephen Ames 39-35 — 74 +2s Henrik Bjornstad 36-38 — 74 +2s Gregory Casagranda37-37— 74 +2n Brent Delahoussaye39-35 — 74 +2n Stuart Appleby 39-36 — 75 +3s Marc Turnesa 38-37 — 75 +3s Aaron Baddeley 38-37 — 75 +3s Roland Thatcher 39-36 — 75 +3n Kevin Streelman 38-37 — 75 +3s Jimmy Walker 40-35 — 75 +3s Jeff Overton 38-37 — 75 +3s Kris Blanks 37-38 — 75 +3s Parker McLachlin 37-39 — 76 +4s Tim Petrovic 38-38 — 76 +4s Jeff Gove 38-38 — 76 +4s Kevin Johnson 38-38 — 76 +4s Steve Wheatcroft 38-38 — 76 +4n Kevin Stadler 38-39 — 77 +5s Billy Mayfair 42-36 — 78 +6s Aron Price 41-38 — 79 +7s John Daly 39-40 — 79 +7s James Nitties 39-41 — 80 +8s Steve Flesch 38-42 — 80 +8s Tim Parun 41-40 — 81 +9n DEALS National Basketball Association NBA—Fined Cleveland Cavaliers F LeBron James $25,000 for kicking a water bottle dur- ing a game vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves. National Hockey League MINNESOTA—Recalled G Wade Dubielewicz from Houston (AHL). Announced RW Petr Sykora has cleared unconditional waivers and is no longer under contract. NASHVILLE—Recalled F Andreas Thures- son from Milwaukee (AHL). VANCOUVER—Assigned RW Jannik Hansen to Manitoba (AHL). WASHINGTON—Assigned G Braden Holtby to Hershey (AHL). Major League Baseball National League COLORADO—Agreed to terms with INF Jason Giambi on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with LHP Jimmy Gobble and RHP Justin Speier on minor league contracts. LOS ANGELES—Agreed to terms with OF Timo Perez and LHP John Koronka on minor league contracts. MILWAUKEE—Signed OF Jim Edmonds to a minor league contract. PHILADELPHIA—Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Contreras on a one-year contract. WASHINGTON—Signed RHP Tyler Walker to a one-year contract. Women's Professional Soccer WPS—Announced the Los Angeles Sol fold- ed after one season. College VIRGINIA—Named Bill Lazor offensive coor- dinator. Scoreboard Scoreboard as a potential last season in part because it coincided with his youngest son gradu- ating. "It's hard because it's been such an integral part of my life for so long," he said. Schwabauer spent 25 years with the Spartan pro- gram — 15 years came with the junior varsity team and the last decade as varsity head coach. As for detractors off the field, Schwabauer said they are part of the territory that comes with being a football coach and he would rather focus on his positive encoun- ters. "I walk away with so many fond memories," he said. Schwabauer, Wheeler and Hassay, who will remain in their certified positions at the high school, all counted preseason camps among the highlights of their coaching careers. "I'm going to miss the kids," Wheeler said. "I'm going to feel really bad leav- ing some of these kids." Hassay said the experi- ences of getting to know the players away from the foot- ball field helped build rela- tionships. "In the past 20 years, I've built many great relation- ships and I have nothing but fond memories of those times," he said. Schwabauer said football provided a more real rela- tionship with students than he otherwise would have had with them. "You get to know them much deeper than you do in the classroom," he said. Since 2000 the Spartans football team is 46-58. (Continued from page 1B) RB Earlier date attracting more Pro Bowl attention since Chris Evert beat Andrea Jaeger by the same score in 1982. "I'm aware that this is extraordinary," the 27- year-old Henin said. "I never would have thought that when I got on the plane I would be here in the final of the Australian Open." Williams had a consid- erably tougher time. She wasted four match points before finishing off a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) semifinal win with an ace against Li Na of China, a day after her sister Venus lost to her in the quarterfinals. Henin and Williams describe the other in simi- lar terms — as a fighter with supreme physical abilities and the mental strength to rally for the victory. "She is a real champi- on," Henin said of Williams. "A real fighter. Never gives up ... I think we respect each other a lot for that. We're both fighters. We want to win. And I think maybe we helped each other to get better." Asked to list Henin's strengths, Williams summed them up briefly: "I think, it's a case of — what doesn't she do well." "We bring out the best game in each other," said the 28-year-old Williams. "I think that we both just play our hearts out. I think that's what creates a good rivalry." The return of Henin and Clijsters has restored some life and rivalries to the women's game, which has many promising new- comers but suffered some lackluster finals in their absence. The final Saturday offers another good story line of two champions battling to be the best of their generation. Williams leads with 11 Grand Slam trophies to Henin's seven. Williams has won all four majors, proving her superiority on all surfaces — clay, hard court and grass. Williams also boasts more prize money from her wins, with $28.5 mil- lion since turning pro in 1995 compared to Henin's $19.4 million. The Bel- gian turned pro in 1999. But Henin has spent more time at No. 1 — 117 weeks compared to Williams' 89 weeks — in a shorter time span. Another factor going into the final is what Henin calls her mental and physical "freshness," coming back after 20 months off the WTA Tour. At the height of her career, Henin stunned the tennis world by announc- ing in May 2008 that she had lost her passion for the sport. She became the first woman to walk away from the sport while ranked No. 1. She wanted to escape her "tennis bubble" and experience life. Along the way found that she missed tennis and had some unfinished business to tend to, namely Wimble- don, the only Grand Slam she hasn't won. In Melbourne, Henin is riding a wave of new- found self-confidence that has grown with each match. She unveiled a stronger serve and new aggressiveness at the net that have combined with her explosive speed and sublime one-handed backhand. She has spoken about her return as if it were destined to happen. "I feel like it's my place to be here," Henin said after her first-round win and repeatedly afterward. The prospect of fac- ing Williams stirs Henin's competitive spirit. "I can't wait for the final," Henin said. "It's more than a dream. I wouldn't want it to be anyone else on Saturday because the challenge of facing the No. 1 player in the world is magnifi- cent. "I like it when things are difficult. And I know they will be." (Continued from page 1B) FINAL MCT photos Serena Williams (top) will meet Justine Henin in Saturday's Australian Open women's final. LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — Other than a nosebleed, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell likes just about every- thing so far regarding this one-year test of having the Pro Bowl played one week before the Super Bowl. Sometime soon, the league will decide if it wants to keep things that way. ''What we're seeing is a lot more attention on the Pro Bowl than we've ever had before,'' Goodell said. ''And that in and of itself is a success.'' Goodell arrived Thursday in South Florida — the Pro Bowl will be played there on Sunday, followed one week later by the Super Bowl — and immediately went to work alongside some members of the NFL Players Association. But on this day, there was no talk about labor issues or an uncapped season. Helped considerably by more than 200 volunteers, they built a playground at a school not far from downtown Fort Lauderdale, one of three stops by Pro Bowl players Thurs- day in what the NFL said was the largest community pro- gram in league history. ''When kids like this see us giving back and caring enough to help them build their playground, they'll remem- ber it for a lifetime,'' said Tennessee's Kevin Mawae, the NFLPA president. In six hours, the playground was built, even with constant stops by the NFL players for photos with anyone who asked. Mawae spent part of his day filling wheelbarrows with a shovel. The Jets' D'Brickashaw Ferguson, his shorts and shoes splattered with concrete — a job he said he was fired from earlier in the day — took a paintbrush and applied stain to some newly built picnic tables. Eagles quarterback Dono- van McNabb, surrounded by kids half his size, led them in painting a mural on the school's exterior wall. ''I painted my room once,'' Ferguson said. ''It took me a couple tries. This is very challenging. It's a rough day right now.'' And the commissioner, he pushed mulch around the playground with a rake, then somehow got a nosebleed for his efforts. After an icepack, he was fine. ''I think the benefit is a couple things,'' Goodell said. ''First off, it shows how great our players are, what they do off the field here. So many people see them on the field and all the great contributions they make on the field, but these guys are great men and they do some great things in their communities. And number two, I think it shows how much the NFL cares about its communities.'' The Pro Bowl has traditionally been held the week fol- lowing the Super Bowl. Sunday's game marks the first time in three decades the Pro Bowl is being played somewhere other than Honolulu, where it will return for 2011 and 2012. No decision has been made on whether it will be played before or after the Super Bowl in those years. 49ers QB to serve as Super Bowl analyst for BBC SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith will serve as a guest studio analyst for the BBC on Super Bowl Sunday. Smith will be breaking down the Feb. 7 game between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. He'll also be discussing his own team's upcoming Oct. 31 game against the Denver Broncos at Wemb- ley Stadium. It's the fourth straight year the NFL will stage a regular- season game in the British capital. Smith says he's excited to be going to London to represent the 49ers and the NFL.