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2B – Daily News – Wednesday, February 24, 2010 OLYMPICS Medals Table 59 of 90 total medal events Nation G S B Tot USA 7 9 10 26 Germany 7 9 7 23 Norway 6 5 6 17 Russia 3 4 6 13 Canada 6 4 1 11 South Korea 5 4 1 10 Austria 4 3 3 10 France 2 3 5 10 Switzerland 6 0 2 8 Sweden 3 2 2 7 Netherlands 3 1 2 6 China 3 1 1 5 Poland 0 3 1 4 Italy 0 1 3 4 Slovakia 1 1 1 3 Czech Republic 1 0 2 3 Japan 0 1 2 3 Australia 1 1 0 2 Latvia 0 2 0 2 Belarus 0 1 1 2 Croatia 0 1 1 2 Slovenia 0 1 1 2 Britain 1 0 0 1 Estonia 0 1 0 1 Finland 0 1 0 1 Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Lakers 43 14 .754 — Phoenix 35 23 .603 8.5 Clippers 23 33 .411 19.5 KINGS 18 38 .321 24.5 WARRIORS 16 39 .291 26 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 36 21 .632 — San Antonio 31 23 .574 3.5 New Orleans 30 27 .526 6 Houston 28 27 .509 7 Memphis 28 28 .500 7.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 37 19 .661 — Utah 36 20 .643 1 Okla. City 33 22 .600 3.5 Portland 33 26 .559 5.5 Minnesota 14 44 .241 24 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 36 19 .655 — Toronto 31 24 .564 5 Philadelphia 21 34 .382 15 New York 19 37 .339 17.5 New Jersey 5 52 .088 32 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 38 19 .667 — Atlanta 35 20 .636 2 Miami 29 29 .500 9.5 Charlotte 27 28 .491 10 Washington 20 34 .370 16.5 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 44 14 .759 — Chicago 29 27 .518 14 Milwaukee 27 28 .491 15.5 Detroit 20 35 .364 22.5 Indiana 19 37 .339 24 ——— Tuesday's results Detroit at Sacramento, late Philadelphia at Golden State, late Boston 110, New York 106 Cleveland 105, New Orleans 95 L.A. Lakers 99, Memphis 98 Minnesota 91, Miami 88 Phoenix 104, Oklahoma City 102 Portland 102, New Jersey 93 Today's games Memphis at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Portland at Toronto, 4 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Orlando at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Charlotte at Utah, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 6 p.m., ESPN Philadelphia at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. NCAA The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 21, 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. Kansas (61) 26-1 1,621 1 2. Kentucky (4) 26-1 1,559 2 3. Purdue 23-3 1,470 4 4. Syracuse 25-2 1,455 5 5. Duke 23-4 1,323 6 6. Kansas St. 22-4 1,302 7 7. Villanova 22-4 1,189 3 8. West Virginia 21-5 1,183 8 9. Ohio St. 21-7 1,097 9 10. New Mexico 25-3 997 12 11. Georgetown 18-7 846 10 12. Pittsburgh 21-6 806 19 13. BYU 25-3 795 16 14. Michigan St. 21-7 794 11 15. Butler 25-4 673 18 16. Vanderbilt 20-6 599 17 17. Wisconsin 20-7 528 14 18. Gonzaga 22-5 506 13 19. Tennessee 20-6 480 20 20. Temple 22-5 452 21 21. Texas 21-6 445 15 22. Texas A&M 19-7 225 24 23. Richmond 22-6 202 25 24. Baylor 20-6 147 22 25. N. Iowa 24-3 128 — Others receiving votes: UTEP 86, Virginia Tech 76, Maryland 57, Missouri 17, Illinois 14, Xavier 13, Marquette 11, Louisville 9, Missis- sippi St. 5, Oklahoma St. 4, Utah St. 4, Cornell 2, Murray St. 2, Wake Forest 2, Clemson 1. Tuesday's Top 25 results No. 4 Syracuse 99, Providence 85 No. 6 Kansas State 83, No. 21 Texas Tech 64 No. 10 New Mexico 72, Colorado St. 66 No. 11 Georgetown 70, Louisville 60 Florida 75, No. 19 Tennessee 62 Evansville 55, No. 25 Northern Iowa 54 Today's Top 25 games No. 3 Purdue at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m. No. 7 Villanova vs. South Florida, 6 p.m. No. 9 Ohio State at Penn State, 3:30 p.m. No. 12 Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 4 p.m., ESPN2 No. 13 BYU vs. San Diego State, 6 p.m. No. 20 Temple vs. Dayton, 3:30 p.m. No. 21 Texas vs. Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN No. 22 Texas A&M at No. 24 Baylor, 6 p.m. Today's other televised games Florida State at North Carolina, 4 p.m., ESPN Idaho at New Mexico State, 8 p.m., ESPN2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders 1. Kevin Harvick 331 2. Clint Bowyer 312 3. Greg Biffle 304 4. Jamie McMurray 302 5. Jeff Burton 300 6. Mark Martin 297 7. Matt Kenseth 288 8. David Reutimann 273 9. Joey Logano 263 10. Carl Edwards 262 11. Kurt Busch 254 12. Jimmie Johnson 253 13. Kyle Busch 252 14. Brian Vickers 250 15. Scott Speed 246 16. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 242 17. Tony Stewart 235 18. Paul Menard 233 19. David Ragan 214 20. Martin Truex Jr. 201 21. Denny Hamlin 198 21. Jeff Gordon 198 23. Juan Pablo Montoya 196 24. Elliott Sadler 187 25. Bobby Labonte 182 26. Sam Hornish Jr. 167 27. AJ Allmendinger 160 28. Brad Keselowski 155 29. Travis Kvapil 154 30. Regan Smith 152 31. Robby Gordon 148 32. Boris Said 142 33. Kasey Kahne 139 34. Mike Bliss 134 35. Max Papis 122 36. Ryan Newman 116 37. Michael Waltrip 109 38. Michael McDowell 101 39. Marcos Ambrose 98 40. David Gilliland 85 41. Bill Elliott 82 42. Joe Nemechek 77 43. Robert Richardson Jr. 70 43. Kevin Conway 70 45. John Andretti 49 46. Dave Blaney 45 47. Aric Almirola 34 Upcoming Schedule Feb. 28 — Shelby American, Las Vegas March 7 — Kobalt Tools 500, Hampton, Ga. March 21 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. March 28 — Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. Nationwide Points Leaders 1. Carl Edward 335 2. Joey Logano 311 3. Kyle Busch 304 4. Justin Allgaier 303 5. Brad Keselowski 299 6. Brian Vickers 297 7. Steve Wallace 289 8. James Buescher 271 9. Greg Biffle 265 10. Paul Menard 256 Upcoming Schedule March 20 — Scotts Turf Builder 300, Bristol, Tenn. April 3 — Nashville 300, Lebanon, Tenn. GOLF FedExCup Leaders Name Pts Money 1. Dustin Johnson 793 $1,727,450 2. Steve Stricker 780 $1,731,000 3. Ben Crane 585 $1,105,660 4. Ian Poulter 550 $1,400,000 5. Geoff Ogilvy 547 $1,215,000 6. Bill Haas 532 $923,850 7. Ryan Palmer 527 $1,018,842 8. Matt Kuchar 493 $961,076 9. Robert Allenby 456 $861,640 10. J.B. Holmes 449 $953,635 11. Luke Donald 442 $937,521 12. Tim Clark 417 $722,426 13. Paul Casey 383 $1,010,000 14. Brandt Snedeker 369 $639,476 15. Rory Sabbatini 354 $724,940 16. Retief Goosen 328 $742,333 17. Alex Prugh 313 $585,246 18. Marc Leishman 311 $559,953 19. Ernie Els 268 $539,738 20. Brian Gay 266 $436,436 TENNIS ATP World Tour Leaders 1. Roger Federer $1,988,720 2. Andy Murray $968,100 3. Marin Cilic $532,108 4. Nikolay Davydenko $450,950 5. Robin Soderling $421,251 6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga $404,704 7. Sam Querrey $381,272 8. Andy Roddick $326,310 9. John Isner $320,786 10. Rafael Nadal $284,440 WTA Tour Money Leaders 1. Serena Williams $1,984,467 2. Justine Henin $891,231 3. Venus Williams $703,046 4. Victoria Azarenka $385,892 5. Li Na $382,328 6. Zheng Jie $363,071 7. Cara Black $245,813 8. Elena Dementieva $241,942 9. Maria Kirilenko $230,986 10. Nadia Petrova $202,495 SOCCER El Salvador at USA at Tampa, Fla., 4 p.m., ESPNClassic DEALS National Hockey League ATLANTA—Re-assigned LW Michael For- ney from Chicago (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL). BOSTON—Reassigned F Yannick Riendeau to Providence (AHL). PHOENIX—Recalled D David Schlemko and F Brett MacLean from San Antonio (AHL). Major League Baseball MLB—3B Aaron Boone announced his retirement. American League DETROIT—Designated RHP Casey Fien for assignment. National League ATLANTA—Agreed to terms with SS Edward Salcedo on a minor league contract. HOUSTON—Agreed to terms with RHP Felipe Paulino on a one-year contract. National Football League DETROIT—Released DE Jared DeVries. N.Y. JETS—Signed K Nick Folk and OT Michael Turkovich. PHILADELPHIA—Released RB Brian West- brook. SEATTLE—Signed DE Ricky Foley and P Tom Malone. TENNESSEE—Re-signed S Donnie Nickey to a one-year contract. Major League Soccer SALT LAKE—Acquired MF Luis Gil from Kansas City for a 2011 second-round draft, an international player roster spot and 25 per- cent of any future transfer fee for Gil to a club outside the league. College DUKE—Named Matt Lubick receivers coach, passing-game and recruiting coordi- nator. NEBRASKA—Suspended G Eshaunte Jones and F Quincy Hankins-Cole for one game because they didn't meet ''certain aca- demic requirements.'' Scoreboard Scoreboard Kramer's gaffe makes wrong kind of Olympic memory VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Bode Miller made the kind of mistake that happens in skiing, espe- cially for a risk-taker like him. The gaffe made by Dutch speed- skater Sven Kramer? Unbelievable. Kramer went through the grueling 10,000-meter race in what would've been record time, but was disqualified for not switching lanes while coming out of a turn about two-thirds into the race. Here's the craziest part: Kramer actually made the switch but his coach missed it. Thinking his star was about to make an epic mistake, the coach animatedly motioned for Kramer to switch lanes. Kramer seemed to pause before deciding to follow orders. Of all the kooky, costly mistakes made in popular North American sports, it's hard to find anything that compares. Maybe if Vikings coach Bud Grant had been the one telling defensive end Jim Marshall what to do when he scooped up a fumble and ran to the wrong end zone — and if that had been in the Super Bowl. That's how off-the-charts this was. Kramer certainly should've known better. This is a guy who's won the last three world championships at 5,000 and 10,000 meters; holds the world record at both distances; and already won gold and set an Olympic record in the 5,000 at this Olympics. ''I've seen it once or twice in my career,'' former speedskating champi- on Dan Jansen said on NBC, ''but never with a top skater and certainly never in the Olympic Games.'' All Miller did was lose control and fail to finish his first run down the giant slalom course He missed his chance for a record fourth Alpine medal at a single Win- ter Games. But he notched what could be called a Bode Slam: a gold, a sil- ver, a bronze and a DNF (did not fin- ish). Elsewhere around the Vancouver Olympics on Tuesday, Canada's hockey team bounced back with an 8- 2 victory over Germany and Ameri- cans won silver in the Nordic com- bined, making it 26 medals at these games, breaking their record a Winter Olympics not held in the United States. With a silver in the women's ski- cross race, Norway became the first country to reach 300 Winter Olympics medals. Norway became the first country to reach 100 golds last week. Nasty weather moved back into the area Tuesday, especially in the moun- tains, which could mess with the schedule Wednesday. SPEEDSKATING Kramer crossed the line with a big smile, believing he'd won. He obvi- ously didn't notice that he had skated the final eight laps in the same lane as the other skater in his pair. The only hint was seeing his girl- friend in the stands, her head buried in her hands. When coach Gerard Kemkers broke the news, Kramer flung his glasses, then stomped the heel of his blade into the ice. Just like that, Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea had the gold and Kramer moved into Olympic infamy, like the U.S. shooter who blew a sure gold medal by shooting at the wrong target during the 2004 Athens Olympics. ''I expected to be on the podium but not for the gold,'' said Lee, who won silver in the 5,000. Kramer sat alone on a bench while the three medalists celebrated. ''It is pretty hard now,'' Kramer said. Jonathan Kuck was the top Ameri- can, finishing eighth. GIANT SLALOM Miller almost crashed during the top half of his run, straightened out, then couldn't stay on line coming out of a gate in the second half. ''I'm taking more risk than every- one else,'' Miller told The Associated Press. ''That's partly why I'm able to get medals. It looks easy when you make it. When you crash like today, it's like, 'Oh, huh?''' It shouldn't have been much of a surprise: he's yet to finish a run this season in the giant slalom. His final event is the slalom Satur- day. Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway got bronze, joining Miller with three Alpine medals. American Ted Ligety finished ninth. The women's event is scheduled for Wednesday, but rain and snow is forecast. That will be Julia Mancuso's final event in Vancouver. Mancuso, who already has won two silver medals, said she won't be competing in the slalom, her worst event. HOCKEY Jarome Iginla scored twice and new goalie Roberto Luongo was good enough to get the Canadians back on track and into a colossal quarterfinal game against Russia, a matchup many expected for the gold-medal game. ''Hopefully it's not our biggest game this week,'' Luongo said. The U.S. men's team will face Switzerland (again) in the quarterfi- nals. The Swiss advanced with a 3-2 shootout victory over Belarus. The Americans beat them 3-1 last Tues- day. Later Tuesday, the Czech Republic faced Latvia to see who would play 2006 silver medalist, and Slovakia faced Norway to see who would play Olympic champion Sweden. All quarterfinals are Wednesday. NORDIC COMBINED Johnny Spillane became the first American to win a medal in this event, getting silver earlier in these games. Now he's got another — and sharing it with his friends. The team of Spillane, Todd Lod- wick, Billy Demong and Brett Camerota was a narrow second in the team relay event, which combined jumping off the large hill, then a 4- by-5 kilometer relay. FIGURE SKATING American Mirai Nagasu had her best score ever in the short program. Imagine if her nose hadn't started bleeding halfway through. Nagasu, the 2008 U.S. champion, said she fears the bleeding kept from doing ever better and will keep her from winning a medal. ''I'm happy in my first Olympics that I didn't fall yet,'' the 16-year-old said. ''I felt all the support and hope I can do better in the long program.'' BOBSLED Midway through the women's com- petition, the USA-2 sled of Erin Pac and Elana Myers is in second place. The Americans set a track record in their second run, only to have the Canada 1 crew lower it by four-hun- dredths of a second. Two other U.S. tandems are tied for sixth. BIATHLON About the only thing that went wrong for the Russians was no one near the finish line offering up their flag. That was why Olga Zaitseva slowed to the finish and ended up giv- ing high-fives and blowing kisses. The Americans were 17th. SKICROSS What a way to break in a sport: Ashleigh McIvor, who grew up in nearby Whistler and is ranked second in the world, won the final going away. ''Skicross is the newest form of ski racing, but in its essence, it's been around forever,'' she said. ''It's racing your friends from the top of the mountain to the bottom. The IOC is really interested in keeping up with the next generation, and keeping the Olympics cool, and skicross is a great way to do that.'' CURLING A day after the U.S. men were eliminated, the women were, too, fol- lowing a loss to China. The American women are 2-6, worst in the field, going into its final match of the opening round, against Switzerland on Tuesday night. MCT photo Erin Pac and Alana Myers celebrate their second-place run in the women's two-man bobsled. San Francisco places franchise tag on nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers placed the non-exclusive fran- chise tag on nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin on Tuesday and hope to lock him up with a long-term contract. The Niners made the move before Thursday's deadline. Franklin will be allowed to negotiate with other teams when he becomes a free agent next month, but San Francisco can match any offer or receive two first-round picks as com- pensation. Franklin is guaranteed just more than $7 million next season with the tag, but the Niners want to sign him to a longer contract. ''Aubrayo has proven to be a valuable contributor to our defense and we are looking forward to having him on our team going forward,'' general manager Scot McCloughan said. ''Although a contract extension has not been com- pleted at this time, we will continue to have discussions with Aubrayo and his agent.'' Franklin would have been one of the more coveted free agents on the market if the Niners had not placed the tag on him as widely expected. He emerged as one of the top nose tackles in the league last season with 36 tackles, two sacks and an interception. Franklin, 29, has recorded 291 tackles, four sacks, one interception and three forced fumbles in his seven-year career. He originally was a fifth-round pick by Baltimore in 2003 and joined the Niners as a free agent before the 2007 season. Franklin is the second player to be designated as a franchise player this year, fol- lowing New England defen- sive tackle Vince Wilfork.