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L.A.’S OFFENSE LOSES ITS WAY AS PATS WIN SIXTH TITLE
Rams quarterback Jared Goff, who passed for 229 yards, is driven to the ground by the Patriots’ Dont’a Hightower, right, as Trey Flowers, left, also applies pressure in the first half.
As Goff struggles, Rams and McVay opt to not
utilize Gurley more, leaving offense punchless
By Rich Hammond
rhammond@scng.com
@Rich_Hammond on Twitter
ATLANTA » The Rams, digging in their
pockets for nickels, seemed unwilling to
cash their lottery ticket.
There’s only two options. Todd Gur-
ley had a bad knee or Coach Sean McVay
chose not to give the ball to Gurley, who to-
taled almost 4,000 yards from scrimmage
in the past two seasons. Neither sounds
very good.
The league developed such a crush on
McVay that, at age 33, he already has a
coaching tree. It’s deserved. McVay’s at-
tack is dynamic, innovative and balanced,
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fore his arrival, to the Super Bowl. That
only made Sunday more odd.
Gurley, the NFL’s offensive player of the
year last season, touched the ball 11 times
in the Rams’ 13-3 loss to the New England
Patriots in Sunday’s game at Mercedes-
Benz Stadium. McVay promised that Gur-
ley would be a big part of the Rams’ game
plan. He touched the ball only two more
times than punter Johnny Hekker.
“I’m pretty numb right now,” McVay, his
voice hoarse, said. “Definitely I got out-
coached, and I didn’t do nearly enough
for our football team. The thing that’s so
tough about this is the finality to it.”
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MVP: Edelman’s 10 catches keep
the Patriots’ offense going and
earns him the award. PAGE 5
Alexander: Will Goff learn from his
struggles, or will the experience have a
big negative effect on the QB? PAGE 6
Whicker: The Rams’ superb defen-
sive effort is spoiled when Gronkowski
makes one big play for Patriots. PAGE 7
Notes: The Rams’ Talib, who didn’t win
a Super Bowl with the Patriots, watches
them win one without him. PAGE 8
Photos: A look at some of the action
before the big game and during the
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
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4 p.m. Women: Missouri at LSU SEC
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6 p.m. Iowa St. at Oklahoma ESPN2
NBA
4:30 p.m. Bucks at Nets NBA
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5 games out Home Away

NBA
Lakers: 710 AM, nba.com/lakers
Tuesday Thursday Sunday Feb. 12 Feb. 21
Pacers Celtics Sixers Hawks Rockets
4 p.m. 5 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
SpecSN SpecSN, TNT Ch. 7 SpecSN TNT

Clippers: 570 AM, nba.com/clippers Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, left JONATHAN NEWTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THIS WEEK’S BEST BET

Tuesday Thursday Saturday Feb. 11 Feb. 13
Hornets Pacers Celtics Wolves Suns
4 p.m. 4 p.m. p.m. 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime

NHL February used to be a good time NBA

Friday, New Orleans hosts Minne-
Ducks: 830 AM, nhl.com/ducks for a nap. The NFL season is over, the sota, which might be Anthony Davis’
NBA and NHL are just past midsea- Pelicans finale since he’s demanded
Today Tuesday Thursday Saturday Feb. 13
son, and college basketball is a month- WIZARDS AT BUCKS a trade. At 29.9 points and 13.3 re-
Maple Leafs Canadiens Senators Flyers Canucks
4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 7:30 p.m. plus away from its annual madness. Wednesday, 5 p.m., ESPN bounds a game, one can understand
Prime Ch. 13 Ch. 13 Prime FSW Golf fans like it, because it’s the West the fury over his destination and why
Coast portion of the tour and a good SPURS AT WARRIORS the Lakers may trade their entire ros-
Kings: iHeartRadio, nhl.com/kings time to get a read on how the top play- ter all their first round draft picks
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Today Tuesday Thursday Saturday Feb. 11
ers of 2018 will perform in 2019. through 2025. But why would Davis
But the NBA, despite the overem- want to play with a 34-year-old in his
Rangers
4 p.m.
Devils
4 p.m.
Flyers
4 p.m.
Bruins
10 a.m.
Capitals
4 p.m. phasis on LeBron James and Golden LAKERS AT CELTICS 15th season who has always been a
FSW FSW FSW FSW FSW State’s run at the top, has developed Thursday, 5 p.m., TNT control freak?
into the most consistently entertain- Davis could opt for the teams play-
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ing sport in the land. There are no TIMBERWOLVES AT PELICANS ing Saturday, where Oklahoma City
UCLA: vs. Colorado, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Pac-12 Network dull dates on TV. You can find an has a guy averaging a triple double —
Friday, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
USC: vs. Utah, Wednesday, 8 p.m., Pac-12 Network enticing thread of notable contests Russell Westbrook, 21.5 points, 16.9
week after week. assists, 10.9 rebounds — and Paul
HORSE RACING Wednesday, there’s a check-in THUNDER AT ROCKETS George in a place where that would
Santa Anita: Thursday, 12:30 p.m. on Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetok- Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Ch. 7 welcome Davis like a king. Or, Hous-
ounmpo, who has raised interest in ton, where James Harden is averag-
GOLF ROUNDUP
basketball in the city for the first time
since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a
LAKERS AT 76ERS ing 36.3 points a game and could re-
ally use a guy like Davis to bring a ti-
Buck. The nightcap has San Anto- Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Ch. 7 tle to Houston.
One bad hole doesn’t nio — and it may be Greg Popovich’s
last season — at Golden State, where
The week comes to an end in Phil-
adelphia, where the Lakers play the

keep Fowler from win

By The Associated Press
Standing above a green-
side bunker at TPC Scott-
sdale’s difficult par-4 11th
hole, Rickie Fowler turned
just in time to see his ball,
one he had just placed after
landr. In 2016, Fowler blew a
two-shot lead with two holes
to go before losing in a play-
off to Hideki Matsuyama,
twice hitting it into the wa-
ter on the drivable par-4 17th.
European Tour
Steph Curry and Kevin Durant are av- he would like a new coach, new team-
eraging 56.7 points a game combined. mates, and a new GM for next season.
The Lakers visit Boston Thursday, So much for believing we’d never see
always relevant and more so this year a Laker with a bigger ego than Kobe
since LeBron not only is picking the Bryant.
games he plays but making noise that But it’s not his league anymore.
THE BEST OF THE REST
TODAY-THURSDAY, SATURDAY THURSDAY-SUNDAY
76ers, the team a lot of people ex-
pected James to join before opting
for the entertainment and market-
ing opportunities of Hollywood, and
a team with no contenders for best
supporting actors.
SUNDAY

penalty, trickle into the wa-
ter.
Fowler had already seen
his share of bad luck at the
Phoenix Open. Now balls
were rolling into hazards on
their own.
Unable to catch a break,
Fowler took it upon himself
to create his own.
Fowler shook off a bi-
zarre triple bogey on No. 11
with clutch shots down the
stretch, finally winning the
tournament Sunday that had
twice eluded him.
“I didn’t think it would
be easy, but the way I was
playing this week, I thought
it would have been easier,”
Fowler said. “It was kind of
grind it out. I had a couple
of tough breaks and had to
deal with the punches a cou-
ple big ones but it feels good
now.”
After a pair of 64s and
Joint overnight leader
Dustin Johnson shot a final-
round 3-under 67 to win the
Saudi International tourna-
ment by two strokes at King
Abdullah Economic City.
The American’s overall
total of 19-under 261 was
enough to hold off Li Ha-
otong of China who came
into the final round with a
share of the lead after a third
round that included four ea-
gles.
The Chinese golfer shot
a 1-under 69 Sunday, fin-
ishing a shot ahead of Eng-
land’s Tom Lewis whose spir-
ited last-round challenge was
good enough to secure third
another stroke back after a
5-under 65.
World No. 3 Johnson re-
corded five birdies in his fi-
nal round, including the last
two holes.
4-7, 9 7-10 10
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NBA GOLF
Meanwhile, the college season is playing out as The big news in golf is that Jack Nicklaus It’s the first race of the
usual, with the same suspects dominating the and Tiger Woods played together Sunday for NASCAR but it’s not for
Top 25, Duke getting daily affirmations from the first time since 2002, a fine and historic any sprint cup points.
ESPN, and the chances of a team outside the twosome. They trudged along the course at The Clash at Daytona
major conferences actually winning a NCAA title Mar-a-Lago dragging a guy named Trump as on Sunday (noon, FS1)
remains a unicorn. Everyone wants to see one but their third. Always one of the most watchable is a 20-car exhibition
there’s no proof that one exists. Louisville and tournaments, the AT&T Pebble Beach Open in featuring many of the
Marquette, both ranked, meet tonight on ESPN Monterey is notable because celebrities play top drivers and teams as
(4 p.m.). Traditional rivalries – Michigan State at with the pros for three days before the guys a lift-off for the Daytona
Illinois (4 p.m., ESPN2) and Kansas at K-State (6 who make a living on the green get the course 500 next week. Defend-
p.m., ESPN) — step up Tuesday. Saturday, Fox to themselves. Three courses will be used and ing series champ Martin
has a nice doubleheader — Wisconsin-Michigan the field of 180 is the largest of the season. Truex Jr., Kurt Busch,
(9 a.m.) and Villanova-Marquette (11:30 a.m.) Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Brad Keselowski, Kevin
and CBS Sports Network has an unsung viewing Phil Mickelson are the top pros in the field. Harvick and Jimmy
of New Mexico at Nevada (3 p.m.). Fullerton-UC Aaron Rodgers and Tony Romo will play, as will Johnson will be in the
Irvine Wednesday (7 p.m.) and USF-Gonzaga actors Greg Kinnear and Ray Romano. The Golf field, with the teams of
Thursday (6 p.m.) are worthy viewing options fea- Channel has coverage at noon Thursday and Ganassi, Penske, Stew-
turing the best teams in the Big West and WCC, Friday, then at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, art-Haas, Hendricks and
but you’ll have to find them on their conference followed each day by CBS at noon to the day’s Joe Gibbs will have three
stream. conclusion. or more entries each.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Gillespie’s six 3-pointers keep Villanova on track

a 65, Fowler shot 3-over
74 in the final round on a
soggy Sunday at TPC Scott-
sdale, highest by a winner
in tournament history. He
finished at 17-under 267 to
beat Branden Grace by two
shots for his fifth PGA Tour
title.
Fowler had another over-
par round with a 54-hole
lead he’s 7 for 7 there but
birdied two of his final four
holes to win from the third-
round lead for the second
time, with the 2017 Honda
Classic the other.
Fowler also had a double
bogey on the par-4 fifth hole,
becoming the first PGA Tour
player to win with a double
bogey and triple bogey or
worse since 1983.
“He really dug down and
pulled it off,” Grace said.
Fowler has experienced
his share of heartbreak at
the Phoenix Open. He had
the 54-hole lead last year and
shot a 2-over 73 to finish six
shots behind Gary Wood-
“Any time you can win
a professional golf tour-
nament, no matter where
it is in the world, it’s a big
win. I’m honored to be the
champion,” said Johnson.
“Haotong was one ahead
on the back nine but I
knew I was playing well
enough to make up some
strokes and I didn’t let it
bother me. I just played my
game and kept on trying to
make birdies.”
American Bryson De-
chambeau, who won in
Dubai last week, was joint
sixth, eight shots behind
Johnson after a 5-under
65.
A birdie on the final hole
helped Li seal second place.
Li had gone into the final
18 holes on a high after fir-
ing a record-breaking three
eagle-twos in his third-round
62.
But he fell away over the
second half on Sunday, with
three bogeys hampering his
hopes of an impressive win.
By The Associated Press
Collin Gillespie hit six
3-pointers and scored
a career-high 30 points
and Eric Paschall had 24
to keep No. 14 Villanova
unbeaten in the Big East
with a 77-65 victory over
Georgetown on Sunday.
T he Wildcats (18 -
4) have won 10 straight
games and are 9-0 in the
conference for the first
time since 2009-10.
James Akinjo led the
Hoyas (14-8, 4-5) with 19
points. Georgetown had
averaged 83.2 points on
the season yet had no
field goals over a 6-minute
stretch late in the game.
NO. 17 PURDUE 73, MINNE-
SOTA 63» Carsen Edwards
scored 15 of his 17 points in
the second half to lead No.
17 Purdue over Minnesota.
Trev ion Williams nal have won three of four. PAC-12 STANDINGS
added 16 points and Matt Justice Sueing had 23 CONF OVERALL
Haarms had 15 points and points and seven rebounds Washington 9-0 18-4
eight rebounds for the for California (5-16, 0-9).
Boilermakers (16-6, 9-2 The Golden Bears have Arizona State 6-3 15-6
Big Ten). Purdue moved lost 10 straight, match- USC 6-3 13-9
into a three-way tie with ing the longest streak in Oregon State 5-4 14-7
Michigan and Michigan school history. Arizona 5-4 14-8
State for the conference Okapala scored 19 in UCLA 5-4 12-10
lead. the second half and made Utah 5-4 11-10
Amir Coffey scored 22 a clinching free throw Oregon 4-5 13-9
points, Daniel Oturu had with 13.3 seconds left, but
Stanford 4-5 11-10
19 points and nine re- it was a play moments ear-
bounds off the bench, and lier that had the Haas Pa- Colorado 3-6 12-9
Jordan Murphy contrib- vilion crowd buzzing. Washington St. 1-8 8-14
uted 10 points and 10 re- California’s Matt Brad- California 0-9 5-16
bounds for the Golden Go- ley drove baseline and Today’s game
phers (16-6, 6-5). scored for an apparent Stanford 84, Cal 81
STANFORD 84, CAL 81» KZ tying basket. Stanford’s Wednesday’s games
Okpala scored a career- Josh Sharma was initially Colorado at UCLA, 6 p.m.
high 30 points and had called for his fifth foul but Cal at Oregon, 6:30 p.m.
eight rebounds, and Stan- the play was reviewed by
ford held on to beat Cal. officials and overturned. Utah at USC, 8 p.m.
Bryce Wills added 16 Instead of Bradley go- Thursday’s games
points and Daejon Davis ing to the free throw line, Wash. St. at Arizona St., 5 p.m.
scored 14 for Stanford (11- Stanford got the ball and Washington at Arizona, 6 p.m.
10, 4-5 Pac-12). The Cardi- closed out to beat Cal. Stanford at Oregon St., 7 p.m.
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PATRICK SMITH — GETTY IMAGES

The Rams’ Brandin Cooks can’t find the handle while under pressure from the Patriots’ Jason McCourty during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Super Bowl
FROM PAGE 1

plays, even though quar-

terback Jared Goff clearly
looked uncomfortable in
the face of New England’s
disciplined zone defense
and steady pass rush. Goff
finished 19 of 38 for 229
yards. Gurley had only 10
rush attempts for 35 yards,
and caught one pass that
went for a loss of one yard.
“I was in there,” Gurley
said. “I was able to try to get
a couple plays. You know,
you never know how the
game is going to go.”
In general, that proved
true in a Super Bowl that
will be remembered as the
lowest-scoring ever.
The Rams’ defense, on
whole, did an extraordinary
job against New England’s
offense and quarterback
Tom Brady in particular.
The Rams would have
been thrilled, before the
game, to know that they’d
only give up 13 points, that
Brady wouldn’t throw a
touchdown, and that they’d
regularly hit him in the
backfield.
No b o d y pr e d ic t e d ,
though, that the Rams’ of-
fense would disappear, that JEFF ROBERSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Goff would revert to off-bal- Patriots rookie running back Sony Michel, center top, dives for a touchdown during the second half. It was the game’s only touchdown.
ance, back-foot throws into
a New England defense that knee is fine. As recently as The Rams tied the game
included more zone cov- Friday, after the Rams’ fi- 3-3 with Greg Zuerlein’s 53-
erage than the Rams ex- nal pre-Super Bowl prac- yard field goal late in the
pected. tice, McVay said Gurley was third quarter, and had the
Goff, at age 24, no doubt “100 percent.” ball with a chance to take
learned a lot in the biggest The way the game played the lead in the fourth quar-
game of his life, and the les- out, with a lack of usage, ter but had to punt. The
sons were painful. made it reasonable to follow pro-Patriots crowd started
The Rams had their low- up on that. Yet after Sun- to chant Brady’s name, and
est point total in 36 regular- day’s loss, Gurley spoke fur- perhaps that’s when the
season and playoff games ther and said he underwent game took an ominous turn
under McVay. an MRI in mid-December for the Rams.
They totaled only 260 that apparently revealed Brady zipped four passes:
yards and 14 first downs no structural damage, and An 18-yard completion to
and converted only 3 of 13 Gurley said he doesn’t ex- Rob Gronkowski, a 13-yard
third-down attempts. pect to have any surgical completion to Edelman, a
No players pointed fin- procedures. 7-yard completion to Rex
gers, but McVay turned one “Whenever my name is Burkhead and a 29-yard
on himself, which is typical called to get in, I’m ready,” completion to Gronkowski.
and, in this case, perhaps Gurley said. “We’ve got a On the next play, running
deserved. For years, when good running back in C.J., back Sony Michel scored
this Super Bowl comes up, so obviously he’s going to from 2 yards out and the Pa-
one question will be asked come in as well. I’ve just got triots had a 10-3 lead with
— where was Gurley? to take advantage of my op- seven minutes to go.
“It’s cool,” Gurley said. portunities.” The Rams then put to-
“It’s a team sport. Every- In a game full of fits and gether arguably their best
one can’t touch the ball. starts — the Rams, at one drive of the game, and got
It’s still a great season by point, punted on a Super the ball to the New Eng-
us. I’m blessed, either way Bowl-record eight consecu- land 27-yard line in less
it goes. I’m just grateful for CHUCK BURTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tive possessions — it seemed than three minutes, but
the opportunity to play in The Patriots’ Stephon Gilmore intercepts a pass intended for the Rams’ Brandin Cooks. clear that one player would then Goff threw an inter-
the Super Bowl.” have to step up. Not surpris- ception, to New England’s
To be clear, there is no in earlier games. snaps and finished with kind of making some ad- ingly, Brady did. Stephon Gilmore, with 4:17
shame in losing to the Patri- Why, then, not go back to only 22 yards. justments as the game un- The Rams had a near- remaining, and the Patri-
ots. The Super Bowl is rou- basics? Why, even though “Really, I just never ena- folded.” perfect defensive game plan ots clinched the game with
tine to them, and Coach Bill it seemed clear that the bled us to get into a rhythm There’s a delicate, and for three quarters. They dis- a late field goal.
Belichick has been coaching strength of the New Eng- offensively,” McVay said. “I awkward, question in guised their coverages well, “I just felt like we needed
in them since McVay was in land run defense was its in- think a lot of it was a re- play here. Gurley missed got solid pressure on Brady to grind it out all night,”
high school. Belichick put terior, did C.J. Anderson, an sult of some of the things the final two regular-sea- and, for a long time, shut Brady said. “We couldn’t
together a brilliant defen- up-the-gut bowling ball, get they did, but then also the son games with a knee in- down everyone expect Pa- take our foot off the gas
sive game plan that incor- seven carries when Gurley play selection. I was not jury. Since then, he and the triots receiver Julian Edel- pedal. We were playing a
porated some of the things got only 10? Anderson took pleased, at all, with my feel Rams, on a near-daily ba- man, who finished with 10 great football team. They’re
that flummoxed the Rams a big chunk of the first-half for the flow of the game and sis, have said that Gurley’s catches for 141 yards. explosive in all areas.”
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BY THE NUMBERS MVP

PATRIOTS 13, RAMS 3
New England 0 3 0 10 — 13
Rams 0 0 3 0 — 3
Second quarter
NE — FG Gostkowski 42, 10:29.
Third quarter
LAR — FG Zuerlein 53, 2:11.
Fourth quarter
NE — Michel 2 run (Gostkowski kick), 7:00.
NE — FG Gostkowski 41, 1:12.
A — 70,081.
NE LAR
First downs 22 14
Total net yards 407 260
Rushes-yards 32-154 18-62
Passing yards 253 198
Punt returns-yards 2-2 2-12
Kickoff returns-yards 1-38 1-27
Int ret 1-0 1-0
Comp-att-int 21-35-1 19-38-1
Sacked-yards lost 1-9 4-31
Punts-average 5-43.0 9-46.3
Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-yards 3-20 9-65
Time of poss. 33:10 26:50
INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing — New England, Michel 18-94,
Burkhead 7-43, Edelman 1-8, Patterson
2-7, White 2-4, Brady 2-(minus 2). Rams,
Gurley 10-35, C.Anderson 7-22, Woods 1-5.
Passing-yards — New England, Brady
21-35-1-262. Rams, Goff 19-38-1-229.
Receiving — New England, Edelman
10-141, Gronkowski 6-87, Burkhead
2-15, Patterson 2-14, White 1-5. Rams,
Cooks 8-120, Woods 5-70, Reynolds 3-28,
C.Anderson 2-12, Gurley 1-(minus 1).
Missed field goals — New England,
Gostkowski 46. Rams, Zuerlein 48.

PLAYOFF GLANCE

WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS

Saturday, Jan. 5
Indianapolis 21, Houston 7
Dallas 24, Seattle 22
Sunday, Jan. 6
Chargers 23, Baltimore 17
Philadelphia 16, Chicago 15
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

Saturday, Jan. 12
Kansas City 31, Indianapolis 13
Rams 30, Dallas 22
Sunday, Jan. 13
New England 41, Chargers 28
New Orleans 20, Philadelphia 14
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sunday, Jan. 20
NFC
Rams 26, New Orleans 23, OT
AFC
New England 37, Kansas City 31, OT
PRO BOWL

Sunday, Jan. 27
At Orlando, Fla.
AFC 26, NFC 7
SUPER BOWL
DAVID J. PHILLIP — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, Feb. 3
At Atlanta
Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman holds the Lombardi Trophy after helping defeat the Rams. Edelman was named the Most Valuable Player.

Patriots’ Edelman wins MVP

New England 13, Rams 3

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

2019: Patriots (AFC) 13, Rams (NFC) 3
2018: Eagles (NFC) 41, Patriots (AFC) 33

after battling back from torn ACL

2017: Patriots (AFC) 34, Falcons (NFC) 28, OT
2016: Broncos (AFC) 24, Panthers (NFC) 10
2015: Patriots (AFC) 28, Seahawks (NFC) 24
2014: Seahawks (NFC) 43, Broncos (AFC) 8
2013: Ravens (AFC) 34, 49ers (NFC) 31
2012: Giants (NFC) 21, Patriots (AFC) 17
2011: Packers (NFC) 31, Steelers (AFC) 25
2010: Saints (NFC) 31, Colts (AFC) 17
2009: Steelers (AFC) 27, Cardinals (NFC) 23
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2006: Steelers (AFC) 21, Seattle (NFC) 10
2005: Patriots (AFC) 24, Eagles (NFC) 21
@GManzano24 on Twitter
2004: Patriots (AFC) 32, Panthers (NFC) 29
2003: Bucs (NFC) 48, Raiders (AFC) 21 ATLANTA » Tom Brady
2002: Patriots (AFC) 20, Rams (NFC) 17 stood up and began to pace
2001: Ravens (AFC) 34, Giants (NFC) 7
2000: Rams (NFC) 23, Titans (AFC) 16
near the bench as Jared
1999: Broncos (AFC) 34, Falcons (NFC) 19 Goff and the Rams were
1998: Broncos (AFC) 31, Packers (NFC) 24 attempting to tie the score
1997: Packers (NFC) 35, Patriots (AFC) 21
1996: Cowboys (NFC) 27, Steelers (AFC) 17
with less than five minutes
1995: 49ers (NFC) 49, Chargers (AFC) 26 left in Super Bowl LIII.
1994: Cowboys (NFC) 30, Bills (AFC) 13 Julian Edelman took a
1993: Cowboys (NFC) 52, Bills (AFC) 17
1992: Wash. (NFC) 37, Bills (AFC) 24
seat in front of Brady, never
1991: N.Y. Giants (NFC) 20, Bills (AFC) 19 saying a word to his anx-
1990: 49ers (NFC) 55, Broncos (AFC) 10 ious leader. Brady immedi-
1989: 49ers (NFC) 20, Bengals (AFC) 16
1988: Wash. (NFC) 42, Broncos (AFC) 10
ately stopped and sat next
1987: Giants (NFC) 39, Broncos (AFC) 20 to his trusted wide receiver.
1986: Bears (NFC) 46, Patriots (AFC) 10 It was as if Edelman’s mere
1985: 49ers (NFC) 38, Miami (AFC) 16
1984: Raiders (AFC) 38, Wash. (NFC) 9
presence calmed the New
1983: Wash. (NFC) 27, Dolphins (AFC) 17 England Patriots’ quarter-
1982: 49ers (NFC) 26, Bengals (AFC) 21 back.
1981: Raiders (AFC) 27, Eagles (NFC) 10
1980: Steelers (AFC) 31, Rams (NFC) 19
Eye contact was never
1979: Steelers (AFC) 35, Cowboys (NFC) 31 made. They had been in
1978: Cowboys (NFC) 27, Broncos (AFC) 10 this same position many
1977: Raiders (AFC) 32, Vikings (NFC) 14
1976: Steelers (AFC) 21, Cowboys (NFC) 17
times before. If the Patriots
1975: Steelers (AFC) 16, Vikings (NFC) 6 needed another touchdown
1974: Miami (AFC) 24, Vikings (NFC) 7 drive, Brady and Edelman
1973: Miami (AFC) 14, Wash. (NFC) 7
1972: Cowboys (NFC) 24, Miami (AFC) 3 appeared ready to do it.
1971: Colts (AFC) 16, Cowboys (NFC) 13 It wasn’t necessary after
1970: Chiefs (AFL) 23, Vikings (NFL) 7 Goff underthrew a pass in-
1969: Jets (AFL) 16, Colts (NFL) 7
1968: Packers (NFL) 33, Raiders (AFL) 14 tended to Brandin Cooks
1967: Packers (NFL) 35, Chiefs (AFL) 10 that was intercepted by
Stephon Gilmore near the
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2019: Julian Edelman, WR, Patriots This time, there were
2018: Nick Foles, QB, Eagles no last-minute Super Bowl
2017: Tom Brady, QB, Patriots
2016: Von Miller, LB, Broncos
heroics, as the Patriots de-
2015: Tom Brady, QB, Patriots feated the Rams 13-3 on
2014: Malcolm Smith, LB, Seahawks Sunday to give Brady his
2013: Joe Flacco, QB, Ravens
2012: Eli Manning, QB, Giants
sixth Super Bowl title, and
2011: Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers his third with Edelman,
2010: Drew Brees, QB, Saints the game’s Most Valuable
2009: Santonio Holmes, WR, Steelers
2008: Eli Manning, QB, Giants Player.
2007: Peyton Manning, QB, Colts Edelman had 10 recep-
2006: Hines Ward, WR, Steelers
2005: Deion Branch, WR, Patriots
tions for 141 yards. In a JEFF ROBERSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

2004: Tom Brady, QB, Patriots
2003: Dexter Jackson, FS, Buccaneers
2002: Tom Brady, QB, Patriots
2001: Ray Lewis, LB, Ravens
2000: Kurt Warner, QB, Rams
1999: John Elway, QB, Broncos
1998: Terrell Davis, RB, Broncos
1997: Desmond Howard, KR, Packers
1996: Larry Brown, CB, Cowboys
1995: Steve Young, QB, 49ers
1994: Emmitt Smith, RB, Cowboys
1993: Troy Aikman, QB, Cowboys
1992: Mark Rypien, QB, Washington
1991: Ottis Anderson, RB, Giants
1990: Joe Montana, QB, 49ers
1989: Jerry Rice, WR, 49ers
1988: Doug Williams, QB, Washington
1987: Phil Simms, QB, Giants
1986: Richard Dent, DE, Bears
1985: Joe Montana, QB, 49ers
1984: Marcus Allen, RB, Raiders
1983: John Riggins, RB, Washington
1982: Joe Montana, QB, 49ers
1981: Jim Plunkett, QB, Raiders
1980: Terry Bradshaw, QB, Steelers
1979: Terry Bradshaw, QB, Steelers
1978: Randy White, DT and Harvey
Martin, DE, Cowboys
1977: Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Raiders
1976: Lynn Swann, WR, Steelers
1975: Franco Harris, RB, Steelers
1974: Larry Csonka, RB, Dolphins
1973: Jake Scott, S, Dolphins
1972: Roger Staubach, QB, Cowboys
1971: Chuck Howley, LB, Cowboys
1970: Len Dawson, QB, Chiefs
1969: Joe Namath, QB, Jets
1968: Bart Starr, QB, Packers
1967: Bart Starr, QB, Packers
game that will be remem-
bered for poor offense, the
lowest-scoring Super Bowl
ever, Edelman was the
lone offensive star to make
plays. He seemed to be al-
ways open whenever Brady
needed a first down.
Edelman sensed that
Brady needed him again af-
ter the red, white and blue
confetti fell from Mercedes-
Benz Stadium. The two met
in the middle of the field for
a lengthy hug filled with
emotions.
“The hug was, you know,
just two Bay Area boys that
love football, love to com-
pete, and living out our
dreams,” Edelman said.
Leading up to the Su-
per Bowl, Edelman made
it clear he wasn’t a fan of
Los Angeles sports teams.
He posted a video of him
saying he hates the Dodg-
ers because he’s a diehard
San Francisco Giants fan,
Julian Edelman, who had 10 receptions for 141 yards, breaks a tackle by the Rams’ John Johnson III in the second half.
and had many captions
that read “Beat L.A.”
But when Edelman took
the podium for his MVP
news conference, he was
done with the trash talk.
There was no champion-
ship celebration at the po-
dium.
Edelman spoke in a low
and almost gloomy tone.
And not because he was
tired of all the winning. It
seemed that he was in re-
flection mode.
A year ago, Edelman had
to watch from the sideline,
as the Patriots lost a shoot-
out to the Philadelphia Ea-
gles in Super Bowl LII.
Edelman tore his ACL in
the preseason and missed
the entire 2017 season.
“Injuries are psychologi-
cally so hard for an athlete
because you don’t get to do
what you love to do,” Edel-
man said. “When your team
is going out there playing
in the Super Bowl when
you don’t get to help, you
were not a factor, I mean,
it was definitely very tough.
But we had it this year, so
we’re good.”
Edelman wasn’t sup-
posed to be here. He was
told he wasn’t good enough
to play quarterback in the
NFL. He switched to wide
receiver and was selected
in the seventh round in
2009 out of Kent State.
The odds were against
him, but he developed into
Brady’s go-to target when
he needed big plays.
Edelman has always
been there for Brady on the
field. But that’s not why the
two shared that emotional
hug. Brady was there for
Edelman off the field when
Edelman couldn’t play be-
cause of injury.
“He’s like a brother. He’s
helped me so much,” Edel-
man said of Brady. “He’s
been a huge part men-
tally. Kind of coaching me
up through his actions,
and how he is as a football
player, as a professional, as
a father, as a family man.
It’s an honor to play with
a guy like that. He has six
Super Bowls ... it’s pretty in-
sane.”
Brady knows how good
Edelman is, but that
hasn’t led to accolades for
the wideout. Edelman is
known as a clutch player
in the postseason. He will
long be remembered for his
miraculous catch against
the Atlanta Falcons in Su-
per Bowl LI.
But he entered Sun-
day with no Pro Bowl or
All-Pros listed on his ré-
sumé. Now, he’ll always
be known as a Super Bowl
MVP, something that Anto-
nio Brown, Julio Jones and
the other great wide receiv-
ers strive for.
With the Super Bowl
MVP trophy in his posses-
sion, Edelman is building
a case for the Pro Football
Hall of Fame. His regular-
season stats say he doesn’t
have a shot.
But any time you’re a
receiver being mentioned
with Jerry Rice, you’re do-
ing something right. Edel-
man moved to second place
all-time for most postsea-
son receiving yards. Only
Rice has more than Edel-
man.
“It’s an honor to be put
in the same sentence as Mr.
Jerry Rice, but I’m just wor-
ried about now,” Edelman
said.
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COMMENTARY

DAVID J. PHILLIP—THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) is sacked by New England’s Kyle Van Noy during the first half Sunday in Atlanta. Goff struggled in his first Super Bowl appearance.

Where does Goff go from here?

ATLANTA » This can go one of
two ways.
Either the Rams, and in par-
ticular quarter-
back Jared Goff,
take the humbling
experience of Sun-
day night in At-
lanta, learn from
it and apply the
Jim lessons the next
Alexander time they get to
Columnist the big stage. The
other alternative?
Their immense of-
fensive futility in their 13-3 loss
to New England scars Goff to
such a degree that he doesn’t get
this far again.
Anyone who saw this team
score 54 points against Kan-
sas City in November must have
been rubbing their eyes and
wondering if they were seeing
things, because the Rams of-
fense couldn’t have looked worse
in its first Super Bowl experi-
ence if Yu Darvish were throw-
ing, instead of Goff.
They are now one of only
two teams, out of the 106 par-
ticipants in 53 Super Bowls, to
not score a touchdown. Their
first half was abysmal: two first
downs, 22 plays to New Eng-
land’s 40, 57 offensive yards to
the Patriots’ 195. Goff finished
with a 57.9 passer rating, and
don’t let his 229 passing yards DAVID J. PHILLIP—THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
fool you: 102 of them came in The Patriots’ Dont’a Hightower (54) hits Rams quarterback Jared Goff, left, as he throws a pass during the second half.
the last two possessions after
the Patriots had taken the lead. down with 7:00 left, the Rams and it brought to mind the de- headed, that Jared’s gonna be a “He has been so good for us
The first of those possessions, had made plays and kept the Pa- but of another young quarter- special player.” all year, and I feel his pain. But
when the Rams had a chance triots not only out of the end back, Cam Newton, for Carolina Goff said most of the right for him to say something like
to tie the game, was halted by zone but out of the red zone. against Denver in Super Bowl things Sunday night, talking that, we wouldn’t be here with-
a Stephon Gilmore interception “It kills,” Goff said. “It hurts 50, in 2016. Newton was rattled about “so many things you can out him. We wouldn’t have won
just short of the end zone, when me so much just knowing how by Denver’s defense in a 24-10 take away as far as the experi- 13 games in the regular sea-
he tried the exact same pass he’d well our defense played against loss, didn’t handle the aftermath ence, different situations, dif- son without him. We wouldn’t
just missed with Brandin Cooks their team, against Tom. I particularly well, and he hasn’t ferent approaches ... There are have done all the great things
on the previous play but threw it couldn’t hold up our end of the been back to a Super Bowl, or some good things you can take we did on offense without him.
off his back foot and left it short. bargain. It’s our job to score close, since then. from it, but right now there’s We wouldn’t have the culture we
He looked jittery, confused points, and we didn’t do that to- How Goff handles this will nothing (positive).” have without him. We wouldn’t
and very uncomfortable against night.” determine a lot. True to form, head coach Mc- have any of the people here
the stuff the Patriots were show- There were a couple of almosts. “I’m somebody who believes Vay took the heat for his quar- without him.
ing him. He looked, in short, He had Cooks wide open in the in adversity and what it can do terback. “He has done so many, so
like the prototypical young end zone on one third-quarter to you, just in how you respond “I think the biggest thing is many good things for this whole
quarterback making his first Su- heave, but Jason McCourty raced to it,” said veteran offensive that the play selection didn’t re- organization. I hope he knows
per Bowl appearance. over to break it up. And Cooks tackle Andrew Whitworth. “For ally give him much of a chance,” that, and we’re still behind him.”
What hurt worse was that he had a step on two defenders on him, I think it’s important to re- he said. “I think it starts with The first step to moving for-
felt he let his defense down. the fourth quarter end zone pass, spond the right way — which I me, and that is where you have ward is to make sure you’re back
Until that critical drive early and might have held onto it if Du- know, knowing the kid, that he to look back and see what are on the same page. It doesn’t
in the fourth quarter, when Tom ron Harmon hadn’t yanked his will, and this will make him a the things that we can do to be sound like there’s much to worry
Brady sliced and diced the Rams arm, undetected by anyone in a stronger player. better for our players, and then about there.
on a five-play, 69-yard drive that striped shirt. “And I have no doubt, with what can the players do to exe-
ended with Sony Michel’s 2-yard But it was an unsatisfy- this franchise and Sean (Mc- cute.” jalexander@scng.com
run for the game’s only touch- ing Super Bowl debut for Goff, Vay) and the direction they’re Goff’s response to that: @Jim_Alexander on Twitter

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COMMENTARY
New England’s Rob Gronkowski (87) made this catch in front of the Rams’ Marcus Peters (22) and Cory Littleton (58) to set up the winning touchdown.
Superb defensive effort gets Gronked
ATLANTA» The ball sailed out of
Tom Brady’s hand and down the
left sideline, with Rob Gronkowski
and three Rams
converging.
To the naked
eyes of the crowd
in Mercedes-Benz
Stadium, it seemed
like yet another
Mark hopeless pass in an
Whicker evening that over-
Columnist flowed with them.
To Les Snead,
the Rams’ general
manager, it was a replay he im-
mediately wished he could over-
turn.
“It’s interesting when you
see that occur,” Snead said, in a
massive locker room of resigna-
tion and fatigue.
“I’m saying, dang, I’ve kinda
watched that for a lot of years.
Tom made a good throw, Gronk
made a good catch, they made
the plays. That’s what we didn’t
do.”
It went 29 yards and it set up
Sony Michel’s touchdown and it
finally separated this Super pret-
zel in which the Rams and Patri-
ots were intertwined.
It was also the longest play
in this stunningly defensive
game, a back-to-the-future Su-
per Bowl that happened barely
two months after the Rams had
beaten the Chiefs, 54-51, and
supposedly turned pro football
into drag racing.
The Patriots won, 13-3. It was
a siege that brought nation-
wide complaint on social me-
dia but also brought extraordi-
nary tension on every play, any
one of which could have re-di-
rected the Lombardi Trophy.
Gronkowski’s play sent it back to
Foxboro, which has become its
natural home.
Linebacker Corey Littleton,
safety John Johnson and cor-
nerback Marcus Peters were in
Gronkowski’s space. All three
had played with inspiration.
Because of Littleton, James
White only caught one pass,
for 4 yards, and Littleton bat-
ted away a fourth-down pass to
Gronkowski and made two other
stops on third down.
Largely because of Peters,
Chris Hogan caught none of the
six balls Brady aimed at him.
Partially because of Johnson
and Michael Brockers, the Pa-
triots only had 154 yards in 32
carries, and that includes two
26-yarders on the final drive
that led to Steven Gostkowski’s
knockout field goal. They had
154 and 176 in their previous
The Rams’ Cory Littleton, right, intercepts a pass intended for New England’s Chris Hogan, left, in the first half. out of it, and Johnny Hekker
The Rams’ Marcus Peters (22), left, breaks up a pass intended for the Patriots’ Chris Hogan.
two playoff wins.
The Patriots won and Tom
Brady wasn’t the MVP. That
usually is not how it works.
But Brady was 3-for-12 on third
down, and he couldn’t find any- ing, sassy defensive effort from sharper game from Jared Goff
one consistently except Julian
Edelman, whose 10 catches for
141 yards earned him the MVP
award that should have been
Gronkowski’s.
All told, it was a swagger-
the Rams, who were dead last would have been their valida-
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DAVID J. PHILLIP—THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hogan. But Goff got nothing
DAVID J. PHILLIP—THE ASSOCIATED PRESS not the sleep.
in the NFL in rush defense
(per play) and 23rd in pass de- Getting this close and not cash-
fense.
They played past their stats
and into their promise, and a
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tion.
However, Littleton wasn’t
buying it.
“That might have looked like
an exceptional catch to you,” Lit-
tleton said. “But if we’d been
lined up correctly, it wouldn’t
have happened. We were scat-
tered all over the field.”
Littleton didn’t pick up
Gronkowski until the tight end
had burst from the line of scrim-
mage.
“We could have gotten a lit-
tle better bump on him,” John-
son said. “We were a little late
there. But they make plays like
that.
“We just embraced the plan.
They came out in some funky
formations, but we were able
to line up correctly for the
most part. We just made some
small, technical mistakes. That
turned out to be the differ-
ence.”
Littleton also got an inter-
ception on the Patriots’ first se-
ries, after Nickell Robey-Cole-
man deflected Brady’s pass to
came out for the first of eight
punts in the first eight pos-
sessions. His season high had
been seven.
The Rams came out ornery.
Ndamukong Suh threw Brady
into the turf as if he were a
balky piece of tape. LaMarcus
Joyner ended one of Edelman’s
catch-and-runs with a hard
shoulder to the head.
“We wanted to make them
feel us,” Dante Fowler Jr. said.
“I thought we played fast, hard
and physical, and our DBs were
on point.”
Johnson pointed out that
the Patriots recouped from last
year’s loss to win this game,
as if that provided hope. The
only other two teams to follow
a Super loss with a Super win
were Dallas and Miami in Su-
per Bowls 6 and 7. Normally
you learn nothing from losing
this game except how to lose it
again.
“I can go home tonight and I
can sleep,’ Johnson said. “But I
know that it’s going to sting.”
Snead confirmed the sting but
“There will be a reflection
period,” he said. “But I can’t say
it’s going to happen this week.
ing in, that’s not in the man-
ual.”
Not when the manual tells
you everything except how to
turn off Rob Gronkowski.
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NOTES

SCOTT CUNNINGHAM —GETTY IMAGES

Rams defensive back Aqib Talib (21) follows through on a hit to Tom Brady after the Patriots’ quarterback had thrown a pass during the second quarter.

Talib finally sees Pats in Super Bowl

By Rich Hammond
rhammond@scng.com
@Rich_Hammond on Twitter

ATLANTA » Aqib Talib is a rarity.

He played for New England, but
not in a Super Bowl.
That seems to be a given for
anyone who lands on the Patri-
ots’ roster, a job benefit, like a
dental plan. Yet Talib spent parts
of two seasons with the Patriots
(2012 and 2013) and lost in the
AFC Championship Game both
times. On Sunday, Talib — now a
Rams cornerback — tried to deny
the Patriots, without success.
Talib was in search of his sec-
ond ring, after a championship
run with the Denver Broncos in
2015.
“You make a play like that in a
game like this,” Talib said before
the game, “and that’s the ultimate
dream come true.”
Talib, who turns 33 this month
and is a former All-Pro and Pro
Bowl selection, nearly has done
it all in the NFL, but has yet to
record an interception in a play-
off game.
Talib has 11 previous playoff
games, so perhaps it’s a stretch
to call it an interception drought,
but consider that Talib has re-
corded 35 interceptions in 143 ca-
reer regular-season games. That’s
an average of one every 4.1 games.
“That would be huge. I need ELSA — GETTY IMAGES
it, I need one,” Talib said before Rams lineman Rob Havenstein (79) reaches out to help quarterback Jared Goff after a Patriots sack in the first half.
the game. “I’ve got a bunch of
pass breakups, but I need a pick, guy. I love him. … He’s a very can continue to thrive deep into Young, who works construction was a blessing already,” Saffold
though. Hard to come by.” savvy player. Just overall, athleti- his career. at the new stadium site in Ingle- said this week. “Being at the pin-
It’s been a wild journey for cally, he’s gifted.” “I think it takes a lot of con- wood, for Danny Enriquez, a fan nacle of sports is unbelievable.”
Talib, who seems to have over- Talib missed half of the regular fidence,” Talib said, “and intelli- who had a “Super Bowl bound”
come early-career off-field is- season because of ankle surgery gence, too, because you are going Rams jersey made last season, Comeback trail
sues to be a team leader with the and recorded one interception in to have to study, have to know and for Jordan Cohen, a vendor
Rams. Tampa Bay, perhaps hav- the other eight games. That al- some tendencies and things like who works with the team. Rams receiver Cooper Kupp,
ing tired of some of those issues, lowed him to keep alive a streak, that. “Intelligence, confidence, who tore an ACL less than two
traded Talib to New England in because he has grabbed at least and be a little athletic, too.” Long wait months ago, apparently is making
2012, and he contributed greatly one interception in each of his 11 great strides in his recovery. This
for the Patriots but never even got NFL seasons. Special guests No group of players has waited week, Kupp posted a video to a
to the Super Bowl. The Rams acquired Talib in longer for a Super Bowl experi- social-media account that showed
Talib spoke respectfully this a trade with Denver last March, The Rams used part of their ence than the Rams’ offensive him doing high-knee marching
week of his time with the Patriots, and he has one year remaining ticket allocation on special guests, line. steps while a trainer stood behind
and fondly remembered weekly on his contract at a reasonable which included Karen and Jor- Center John Sullivan, Left him and provided resistance with
dinners with the defensive backs $8 million. The Rams could cut dan Helus, the wife and son of tackle Andrew Whitworth, left an elastic band.
— “lamb chops, with mint jelly” Talib before next season with- Ron Helus, the sheriff’s sergeant guard Rodger Saffold, right guard Kupp was on track for a 1,000-
— and the Patriots returned the out any salary-cap penalty, but killed in the Thousand Oaks mass Austin Blythe and right tackle yard season and double digits in
plaudits. given the way the Rams’ second- shooting. Rob Havenstein played a com- touchdowns before he hurt his
“The respect for Talib is huge,” ary looked — much better — with The Rams also provided tick- bined total of 565 regular-season knee. The Rams will start their
Edelman said. “I’ve played against him on the field, it’s very likely ets for Alfonso Garcia, who works games before they reached the Su- offseason program in April and
him and I’ve seen it first-hand that Talib will be back and get at their practice facility, and his per Bowl. will open training camp in late
playing with him. He’s a funny another chance to show why he son. The provided tickets for Gary “Being able to go to the playoffs July.
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JAMIE SQUIRE — GETTY IMAGES

SUPER BOWL SCENES

Nickell Robey-Coleman (23) led the Rams onto the field before the kickoff at Super Bowl LIII against the Patriots at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

THERE WAS PLENTY OF ACTION SURROUNDING GAME

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Adam Levine and Maroon 5 perform during the halftime show.

RINGO H.W. CHIU — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOGAN RIELY — GETTY IMAGES Rams fans Frank Luh, left, and Luis Merida, second from right, react during
The Air Force Thunderbirds perform a pregame flyover of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. a Super Bowl viewing party in Los Angeles.
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Standings CLIPPERS

WESTERN CONFERENCE Toronto’s Serge

Ibaka, left,
PACIFIC DIVISION
blocks the path
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Sacramento 27 25 .519 10 6-4 W-2 16-10 11-15 during the first
Lakers 27 26 .509 10 1/2 4-6 L-1 16-12 11-14 half of Sunday’s
Phoenix 11 43 .204 27 0-10 L-10 7-20 4-23
game. Harrell
SOUTHWEST DIVISION
had 10 points as
W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away the Clippers lost
San Antonio 32 22 .593 — 7-3 W-5 22-7 10-15 while playing the
Houston 30 22 .577 1 6-4 W-1 19-8 11-14
Dallas 24 28 .462 7 4-6 W-1 18-7 6-21
second of back-
New Orleans 23 30 .434 8 1/2 3-7 L-2 15-9 8-21 to-back games on
Memphis 21 33 .389 11 2-8 W-1 12-14 9-19 the road.
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Portland 32 20 .615 5 7-3 W-3 22-7 10-13
Utah 30 24 .556 8 7-3 L-1 16-10 14-14
Minnesota 25 27 .481 12 5-5 L-1 17-10 8-17

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away

Toronto 38 16 .704 — 6-4 W-1 22-5 16-11
Boston 34 19 .642 3 1/2 9-1 W-4 22-6 12-13
Philadelphia 34 19 .642 3 1/2 7-3 L-1 21-5 13-14
Brooklyn 28 26 .519 10 7-3 L-2 16-11 12-15
New York 10 42 .192 27 0-10 L-13 4-20 6-22
SOUTHEAST DIVISION

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away

Charlotte 26 26 .500 — 7-3 W-2 19-8 7-18
Miami 24 27 .471 1 1/2 3-7 L-3 11-16 13-11
Washington 22 30 .423 4 5-5 L-1 16-10 6-20
Orlando 22 31 .415 4 1/2 3-7 W-2 14-15 8-16
Atlanta 17 35 .327 9 4-6 W-1 8-13 9-22
CENTRAL DIVISION

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away

Milwaukee 38 13 .745 — 9-1 W-3 22-4 16-9
Indiana 33 19 .635 5 1/2 5-5 W-1 18-7 15-12
Detroit 22 29 .431 16 4-6 L-1 14-13 8-16
Chicago 12 41 .226 27 2-8 L-1 5-20 7-21
Cleveland 11 42 .208 28 3-7 L-1 6-20 5-22

Sunday’s results Lakers at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Toronto 121, Clippers 103 Detroit at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Memphis 96, New York 84 Minnesota at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Road-weary Clippers can’t

Boston 134, Oklahoma City 129
Today’s games
Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m.
Denver at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Indiana at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Miami at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s games
Denver at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 5 p.m.

keep up, beaten in Toronto

Houston at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Tuesday’s games
Boston at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Clippers at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 6 p.m.
Houston at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS
By Ian Harrison THE SCORE
Celtics snap Thunder’s The Associated Press
TORONTO » The rested To-
RAPTORS 121, CLIPPERS 103
Up next: Clippers at Hornets,
7-game winning streak ronto Raptors made quick
work of the weary Clip-
Tuesday, 4 p.m., Prime
SUMMARY
pers.
By The Associated Press 16 assists and 12 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard scored Clippers Min FG FT Reb A PF Pts

Eight days after letting
a win slip away against the
Golden State Warriors, the
Celtics were able to finish
the job against another
tough Western Conference
opponent.
Kyrie Irving had 30
Oklahoma City suffered
its first loss since a 138-128
overtime setback against
the Lakers on Jan. 17.
Westbrook made two
free throws to pull Okla-
homa City within 127-125
with 45.9 seconds remain-
ing after Boston had led by
18 points, Serge Ibaka had Bradley 21:35 2-6 0-0 0-2 0 2 4
Harris 31:19 5-18 3-3 1-4 2 4 13
16 points and 12 rebounds Harrell 29:35 5-8 0-0 1-3 1 6 10
and the Raptors beat the Beverley 29:38 4-8 3-3 0-2 2 4 12
Clippers 121-103 on Sun- Glgs-Alxndr 26:11 9-15 1-2 1-5 3 0 19
Scott 21:56 1-5 0-0 0-3 1 0 2
day for their 10th vic- Williams 21:16 5-11 8-9 0-2 3 2 18
tory in their last 11 home Robinson 17:09 2-5 2-2 0-1 0 4 7
Marjanovic 16:37 3-6 4-5 4-9 2 1 10
games. Wallace 10:48 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 2
Before the game, Clip- Thornwell 7:46 0-1 2-2 0-2 0 0 2
pers coach Doc Rivers be- Motley 6:10 1-3 2-3 0-2 0 1 4

points and 11 assists as six with 1:27 to go. moaned the lack of rest FRANK GUNN —THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Totals 240:00 38-89 25-29 7-36 15 24 103

Bost on overc a me big Irving’s driving finger- his team got following a 5 Percentages: FG .427, FT .862; 3-Point

games from Oklahoma City roll with 23.3 seconds left p.m. start Saturday in De- The Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard (2), who scored 18 points, Goals: 2-12, .167 (Beverley 1-2, Robinson
1-2, Scott 0-1, Thornwell 0-1, Wallace 0-1,
stars Paul George and Rus- put Boston up by four, troit, in which the Clippers drives around the Clippers’ Tobias Harris. Harris 0-2, Bradley 0-3); Team rebounds:
9; Team turnovers: 13 (12 PTS); Blocked
sell Westbrook to snap the but Grant answered with erased a 25-point deficit to shots: 7 (Harrell 4, Gilgeous-Alexander 2,
Motley); Turnovers: 13 (Harris 3, Williams
Thunder’s seven-game win a 3-pointer to bring the beat the Pistons 111-101. Gilgeous-Alexander said taking advantage of that.” 3, Marjanovic 2, Beverley, Gilgeous-Alex-
ander, Scott, Thornwell, Wallace); Steals:
streak in a 134-129 thriller Thunder within 129-128. “This is a ridiculous fatigue was “definitely” a Ibaka has a career-best 7 (Marjanovic 2, Gilgeous-Alexander,
on Sunday at Boston. Oklahoma City squan- back-to-back,” Rivers said. factor in the outcome. six straight double-dou- Harrell, Harris, Motley, Thornwell); Tech-
nical fouls: coach Clippers (Defensive
Boston has won four dered a chance to take After watching his “It’s hard to play a bles, Toronto’s longest three second), 9:01 second.
straight since a 115-111 the lead after Jayson Ta- team trail by double dig- whole other 48 minutes streak since Chris Bosh Toronto Min FG FT Reb A PF Pts
home loss to the Warriors tum missed one of two free its throughout the second in less than 24 hours,” the had eight in November Leonard 26:21 6-12 3-3 1-5 2 1 18
on Jan. 26 and has won throws. Irving stripped half, Rivers said he de- rookie said. 2009. Siakam 21:47 4-10 6-7 1-4 0 2 15
Ibaka 21:31 6-9 3-4 5-12 0 3 16
nine of its last 10 games Westbrook with 8.1 sec- cided not to push his play- Gilgeous-A lexander, Pascal Siakam and C.J. Green 20:20 2-4 0-0 1-3 4 1 4
overall. onds on the clock and Hor- ers and risk injuries. born in nearby Hamilton, Miles each had 15 points, VanVleet 26:00 4-10 0-0 1-5 7 3 9
“ We battled against ford got the ball back to “I felt like this was prob- had 19 points to lead the and Delon Wright added Anunoby
Miles
23:40
21:39
1-3
4-6
2-2
4-4
0-3
2-4
0
1
5
4
4
15
Golden State, but (this is) Tatum, who sealed the win ably going to be a sec- Clippers. 14. All-Star guard Kyle Monroe 20:14 3-8 3-4 0-7 1 3 9
a good win,” said Al Hor- at the line. ond-half game for us, you “He came in and played Lowry sat out because of Wright 20:09 5-10 4-5 1-3 3 0 14
Powell 15:43 3-11 1-1 2-5 1 2 7
ford, who had 17 points GRIZZLIES 96, KNICKS 84 know, if we could keep great,” Rivers said. “He a sore back. Lowry also McCaw 11:57 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 2 0
and nine assists. “This » Mike Conley scored 25 within string distance was the bright spot.” missed six games in De- Boucher 6:15 4-6 0-0 2-4 0 2 8
team has been playing re- points, Marc Gasol had 24 and maybe steal it in the Lou Williams had 18 cember and January be- Loyd 4:24 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 240:00 43-94 26-31 16-56 21 28 121
ally well and it’s just good and Memphis beat New second half, but we just points as the Clippers lost cause of back pain. Fred
Percentages: FG .457, FT .839; 3-Point
to get this win here at York to snap a nine-game didn’t have anything,” he for the third time in four VanVleet started in Low- Goals: 9-33, .273 (Leonard 3-5, Miles
home.” road losing streak. Conley said. “That’s why I took games. ry’s place. 3-5, Ibaka 1-2, Siakam 1-4, VanVleet
1-4, Boucher 0-1, Green 0-1, Wright 0-1,
Marcus Morris had 19 added eight rebounds and guys out. Toronto improved to The Raptors bounced Anunoby 0-2, Loyd 0-3, Powell 0-5);
points, Marcus Smar t seven assists after miss- “We had dead legs. I 8-0 when playing with at back after losing at home Team rebounds: 10; Team turnovers: 14
(10 PTS); Blocked shots: 5 (Anunoby,
added 18 and seven assists ing a game because of left thought you could see it least one day of rest and to Milwaukee on Thursday Leonard, Miles, Powell, Siakam); Turn-
overs: 14 (Anunoby 2, Leonard 2, McCaw
and Daniel Theis had 14 off knee soreness. Gasol also defensively, we weren’t facing an opponent play- night, their first home loss 2, Monroe 2, VanVleet 2, Ibaka, Miles,
the Celtics bench. had nine rebounds. Kevin moving our feet. It was ing the second game of a since Dec. 9. Powell, Siakam); Steals: 10 (VanVleet
3, Anunoby 2, Wright 2, Boucher, Miles,
George scored 37 points Knox scored 17 points for one of those schedule back-to-back. The Raptors “We were on national Monroe); Technical fouls: coach Raptors
(Defensive three second), 9:14 first.
and Russell Westbrook New York. The Knicks losses, really. I thought it are 4-0 at home in such TV and I felt like we just
notched his sixth straight have lost 13 straight over- was going to be a tough games. dropped the ball,” Wright Clippers
Toronto
23
23
28
42
29
32
23 — 103
24 — 121
triple-double and 19th of all and 14 in a row at Mad- night and it was.” “That’s a good stat,” said about the 105-92 loss A: 19,800 (19,800); T: 2:14; Officials: Gedi-
the season with 22 points, ison Square Garden. Clippers guard Shai Wright said. “I guess we’re to the NBA-leading Bucks. minas Petraitis, Ben Taylor, Eric Lewis

LAKERS ANALYSIS

Could trade rumors, injuries cost them the playoffs?

By Kyle Goon
kgoon@scng.com
@kylegoon on Twitter
OAKLAND » For the Lakers,
it’s been a week of fielding
awkward questions.
How do you handle trade
rumors? Are they being dis-
cussed in the locker room?
Have you thought about the
possibility of being traded?
For the most part, it’s been
business-like responses. But
perhaps Brandon Ingram
put the most honest light on
it when he was asked how
it made him feel to see his
former teammate D’Angelo
Russell now an All-Star with
the Brooklyn Nets. He called
it an “amazing accomplish-
ment,” and then checked off
a list of former Lakers — Ju-
lius Randle, Larry Nance,
Jordan Clarkson — who are
doing OK since they’ve left
town.
“Everybody has different
situations of opportunity
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and doing what they can do
on the basketball floor,” In-
gram said. “This is up to the
players. It’s up to the players
whether they can handle it
mentally, and come in men-
tally and physically, and just
handle whatever organiza-
tion they can be at.”
To a degree, it is up to the
players to have success. But
at a critical moment of the
season, one on which the
Lakers’ playoff hopes rely,
the franchise is testing the
boundaries of what their
players can handle.
It was hardly a surprise
that the Lakers (27-26) fell
to the Golden State War-
riors on Saturday night, as
LeBron James rested with
lingering soreness from his
comeback game. But it was
more notable that multiple
media reports sprouted up
about a postgame confron-
tation between coach Luke
Walton and several Lakers
veterans, including JaVale
McGee and Michael Beasley,
over perceived selfish play.
Accounts varied. A report
from The Athletic called it a
“heated scene,” while ESPN
cited several sources who
identified it as a run-of-the-
mill passionate back-and-
forth in the dog days of the
season.
Anywhere the spat falls on
the spectrum, it’s not a stun-
ning development. There’s
been a lot of tinder on this
fire — one which could cost
the Lakers a shot at the play-
offs.
For one, the Lakers have
struggled without James, go-
ing just 6-12 when he’s un-
able to play. At the very mo-
ment they seemed to be find-
ing a rhythm without him,
with back-to-back wins
against the Bulls and the
Thunder, Lonzo Ball’s ankle
injury caught them off-bal-
ance. Since then, the Lak-
ers are just 2-5, and locker
rooms are always tougher for
losing teams.
The unpredictable nature
of James’ groin injury (and
recovery timetable) hasn’t
helped. While it was a relief
for many of his teammates to
see him on the court Thurs-
day night against the Clip-
pers, many of them said they
had no inkling that he was
going to play until they ar-
rived at the arena — indeed,
the Lakers had declared
him “out” for the game the
day before. By the same to-
ken, several players said they
were taken by surprise when
they arrived at Oracle on Sat-
urday to learn he would be
resting.
While Walton said he had
discussed the decision with
James prior to the game,
even he acknowledged some
last-minute adjustments
with James’ absence.
“I thought it probably
threw us off a little bit early,”
he said. “Just because our
pregame shootaround was
one game plan, and once we
found out he wasn’t going
to play we switched some of
that. … It took us to time to
adjust to what the new game
plan was.”
Add to the pressure
cooker that the trade ru-
mors have never been hotter.
While players went through
some over the summer, as
the Lakers were reportedly
interested in dealing for
Kawhi Leonard, the threat
of a trade for Anthony Da-
vis has seemed much more
tangible, and they’ve had the
added challenge of needing
to play through it.
About a huge chunk of the
roster — including Ingram,
Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Ivica Zu-
bac, Rajon Rondo and Mi-
chael Beasley — have been
able to read their names as-
sociated with trade propos-
als in various reports. The
older players, many of who
are on one-year contracts,
face insecurity about per-
forming well enough to
cash in next summer when
nearly half of the league’s tal-
ent will face free agency de-
cisions. The younger play-
ers face the unpredictability
of being ripped from a pre-
mier NBA market, the only
one they’ve ever known.
One of the veterans of
trade season, Rondo, said the
third- and second-year play-
ers are dealing well with the
scrutiny so far.
“They’re still in the gym
working,” he said. “They
know at the end of the day
they’ll still have a job in the
NBA regardless of where it’s
at. They’re learning in this
league that trade talks hap-
pen all the time, and each
year that they’ll be in the
game, they’ll understand
that it’s a business.”
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HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL

Mater Dei hits the road for the Open Division playoffs
By Steve Fryer
sfryer@scng.com
@stevefryer on Twitter
Mater Dei is going to
have to be road warriors
as it tries to defend its CIF
Southern Section Open
Division boys basketball
championship.
The Open Division for
the first time in its six-year
history has a pool-play for-
mat, and all three of the
Monarchs’ pool-play games
are away games.
Mater Dei’s pool-play
schedule: at Sierra Canyon,
Friday; at Centennial of
Corona, Feb. 12; and at St.
John Bosco, Feb. 15. Mater
Dei lost to St. John Bosco in
a Trinity League game at St.
John Bosco last month.
The eight Open Division
teams are seeded this way:
1. Rancho Christian of Tem-
ecula (24-4); 2. Sierra Can-
yon of Chatsworth (24-3);
3. Centennial of Corona
(24-3); 4. Rancho Verde of
Moreno Valley (24-4); 5. Eti-
wanda (24-3); 6. St. John
Bosco (21-6); 7. Mater Dei
(25-3); 8. Bishop Montgom-
ery of Torrance (22-4).
Mater Dei coach Gary
McKnight was surprised
by the Monarchs’ seeding.
“I thought we’d be a
higher seed,” McKnight
said. “We won three tour-
naments, we’re 25-3 and
we had only one bad loss,
to Camarillo and a loss to
Bosco and the Bosco game
is a tough road game.
There’s nothing we can do
about it now but just go out
and play.”
Mater Dei, which de-
feated Sierra Canyon in
last season’s Open Division
championship game, is in
Pool B with Sierra Canyon,
Centennial and St. John
Bosco.
Sierra Canyon has been
at the top of the CalHiS-
ports.com state top 20. Ran-
cho Christian defeated Si-
erra Canyon 61-58 on Sat-
urday and thus became the
No. 1 seed in the Open Di-
vision.
Two Orange County
teams, both private schools,
are seeded No. 1 in their di-
visions. Fairmont Prep (20-
7) is No. 1 in Division 4AA.
Bethel Baptist (11-2), a Santa
Ana school with an enroll-
ment of 120, is top-seeded the second round Feb. 12 First-round matchups
in 5A. against the winner of Muir in which Orange County
Seven Orange County of Pasadena vs. top-seeded teams will play each other:
boys basketball teams Chino Hills. El Toro (16-12) at Newport
qualified as at-large teams, Villa Park (24-3) also got Harbor (25-4) in Division
which are teams that did a first-round bye in Division 2AA; Valencia (14-14) at
not finish high enough in 2AA, as did Empire League Capistrano Valley Christian
their leagues’ final stand- champion Cypress (26-2). (21-7), 3A; Pacifica (18-10)
ings to receive guaranteed Sea View League cham- at El Dorado (17-11), 3A; St.
playoff berths. The county pion Tesoro (19-7) has a Margaret’s (16-11) at Garden
at-large teams: Esperanza first-round bye in Division Grove (23-4), 4AA; Estan-
(15-13), in Division 1; Santa 2A in which the Titans are cia (15-13) at Century (20-
Margarita (18-10), Divi- seeded second. 8), 4A; and Tarbut V’Torah
sion 1; Corona del Mar (18- The playoffs begin with (13-2) at Santa Ana (14-13),
10), 2AA; Orange Luthre- wild card-round games 5AA.
ran (20-8), 2AA; Troy (16- Wednesday in divisions that CIF-SS basketball teams
12) Division 2A; University need them to reduce fields are placed into playoff di-
(14-14), 2A; and Pacifica (18- to 32 teams. First-round visions based upon their
10), 3A. games are Friday. power points total accumu-
Canyon (21-7) got a first- Among the wild-card lated over the previous two
round bye in Division 1. round games Wednesday is seasons. The more points a
The Comanches, Crestview Orange County Christian team has accumulated, the
League co-champions with (3-8) at St. Michael’s Prep higher the division for that
Villa Park, play at home in (9-8) in Division 5A. team.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Monarchs, Royals are ready to clash again in playoffs

By Dan Albano
dalbano@scng.com
@ocvarsityguy on Twitter
Mater Dei’s girls basket-
ball team will face a famil-
iar opponent and axiom
early in the CIF-SS Open Di-
vision playoffs.
The Monarchs, ranked
No. 1 in Orange County, will
play host to Trinity League
rival and No. 2 Rosary in the
pool-play format Feb. 16. The
showdown that will require
Mater Dei to beat a good
team for the third time this
season.
And as the saying goes,
it’s hard to beat a good team
three times.
“It was hard to beat them
twice!” Mater Dei coach
Kevin Kiernan lamented
Sunday after release of the
CIF-SS playoff pairings. “All
these games are unbeliev-
ably tough. ... I guess you
have to look at it that being
selected for the Open is an
honor.”
The Monarchs (25-3) re-
ceived the No. 6 seed and
Rosary (22-5) the No. 7 in
the Open Division. Orange
County’s top-two ranked
teams were also grouped in
a pool with No. 2 seed Eti-
wanda (25-3) and No. 3 and
defending champion Wind-
ward (20-5).
Mater Dei opens the play-
offs at Windward on Satur-
day while the Rosary travels
to Etiwanda.
The Monarchs own vic-
tories of 69-58 and 66-59
against Rosary.
“Rosary is the best offen-
sive team we have played,”
Kiernan said. “Not sure why
you would put league teams
in the same bracket though.
But we will go where they
send us.”
Welcome to the daunt-
ing postseason. In the other
Open Division pool, Troy
(22-6) earned the No. 8 seed
and opens at No. 1 Sierra
Canyon (26-0) on Saturday.
Bishop Montgomery and
Redondo are seeded fourth
and fifth and in the same
bracket.
The winners of each pool
will meet in the finals Feb.
23.
Difficult yet intriguing
matchups could be found
throughout the brackets
Sunday.
In Division 1, Los Alami-
tos (20-8) plays at Aliso Ni-
guel (22-4) in a first round
game Thursday that pits the
No. 12 and No. 13 ranked
teams in Orange County.
Last season, the Griffins
reached the Division 1 semi-
finals while Aliso Niguel ad-
vanced to the Division 2AA pion Whittier Christian hind Linfield Christian.
semifinals. took the No. 3 seed in Divi- The playoffs begin Tues-
In another Division 1 sion 3AA behind Brentwood day with wild-card games in
game Thursday, No. 5 Fair- and Cathedral City. Division 5A. Orange County
mont Prep plays host to No. Crean Lutheran, which Christian, a second-year pro-
10 JSerra. tied with Tustin for second gram in Anaheim, will make
Freeway League runner- place in its first season in the its playoff debut by playing
up Sonora drew top-seeded Empire League, claimed Or- host to Pilgrim at the Map
Serra in Division 1. ange County’s lone top seed Sports Facility in Garden
Brea Olinda, co-champion with the No. 1 slot in Divi- Grove.
in the Crestview League, sion 4A. “God’s grace is huge on
earned the No. 4 seed just And Division 5AA, at- (us),” Orange County Chris-
behind No. 2 M.L. King and large entry St. Margaret’s tian coach Linda Bandy said
No. 3 Long Beach Poly. grabbed the No. 2 seed be- Sunday.
In Division 2A, No. 22
Segerstrom plays host to No.
21 Tustin in another capti-
vating county game.
Sunny Hills (16-12), the
only county team to reach
the state tournament last
season, opens at Foothill
Tech (17-8) in the Division
2A playoffs.
Orange County earned a
few other top seeds.
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Standings DUCKS NOTES

WESTERN CONFERENCE

PACIFIC DIVISION

W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away

Calgary 34 14 5 73 197 152 17-4-5 17-10-0
San Jose 30 16 7 67 190 169 18-4-4 12-12-3
Vegas 29 21 4 62 160 148 16-6-3 13-15-1
Vancouver 24 22 6 54 152 162 12-10-3 12-12-3
Arizona 23 23 5 51 134 145 9-12-3 14-11-2
Edmonton 23 24 5 51 151 172 12-13-1 11-11-4
Ducks 21 22 9 51 123 162 10-8-8 11-14-1
Kings 20 27 4 44 116 154 12-13-1 8-14-3
CENTRAL DIVISION

W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away

Winnipeg 34 16 2 70 185 146 20-6-2 14-10-0
Nashville 31 19 4 66 166 139 16-10-0 15-9-4
Dallas 27 21 4 58 133 130 17-8-2 10-13-2
Minnesota 26 22 4 56 146 149 13-9-4 13-13-0
Colorado 22 21 8 52 170 167 10-9-5 12-12-3
St. Louis 23 22 5 51 143 151 12-13-2 11-9-3
Chicago 20 24 9 49 167 196 10-10-6 10-14-3

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away

Tampa Bay 39 11 2 80 205 146 20-5-0 19-6-2
Toronto 31 17 3 65 179 145 15-11-1 16-6-2
Montreal 29 18 6 64 160 155 15-10-3 14-8-3
Boston 28 17 7 63 149 135 17-7-3 11-10-4
Buffalo 25 20 6 56 148 156 14-7-3 11-13-3
Florida 21 21 8 50 156 175 11-7-5 10-14-3
Detroit 21 25 7 49 150 174 11-12-4 10-13-3
Ottawa 19 28 5 43 159 194 12-11-4 7-17-1
METROPOLITAN DIVISION

W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away

N.Y. Islanders 30 15 6 66 151 125 15-7-4 15-8-2
Pittsburgh 28 18 6 62 183 160 15-9-2 13-9-4
Washington 28 18 6 62 175 166 14-9-4 14-9-2
Columbus 28 20 3 59 163 159 14-11-2 14-9-1
Carolina 25 21 6 56 148 155 14-9-4 11-12-2
Philadelphia 23 23 6 52 151 176 12-10-3 11-13-3
N.Y. Rangers 22 22 7 51 145 171 13-8-5 9-14-2
New Jersey 20 24 7 47 152 173 13-7-4 7-17-3
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each
division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Sunday’s results Today’s games

Boston 1, Washington 0 Kings at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Montreal 4, Edmonton 3, OT Ducks at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Calgary 4, Carolina 3 Arizona at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS

Bruins end 14-game JOHN WOODS —THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

skid against Capitals Ducks backup goaltender Chad Johnson, left, comes in for John Gibson after Winnipeg scored six first-period goals.

By The Associated Press stop Krejci’s shot on a one-

timer after a tic-tac-toe puck
Boston Bruins players movement and a cross-ice
Ducks feel Gibson’s pain
after defensive breakdowns
could feel themselves mak- pass from Torey Krug mid-
ing progress in recent games way through the second.
against the Washington CANADIENS 4, OILERS 3, OT »
Capitals even as the losses Jonathan Drouin scored at
piled up. 58 seconds of overtime to
All it took was finishing lift host Montreal past Ed-
one play, a commitment to monton. Drouin scored sec- By Elliott Teaford UP NEXT front of him.” to get into it. They’re a quick
team defense and a handful onds after Canadiens goalie eteaford@scng.com
Carlyle said he had hoped team. We knew that going
of timely saves by Tuukka Carey Price made back-to- Ducks at Maple Leafs, to avoid pulling Gibson into it. They’re on top of you
@ElliottTeaford on Twitter
Rask for the Bruins to end back saves on Leon Dra- today, 4 p.m., Prime from the game, but as the right away, so you don’t have
their 14-game skid against isaitl and Darnell Nurse. TORONTO » The shots kept Jets’ continued to exploit time. After not playing for a
the defending Stanley Cup Jesperi Kotkaniemi pulled coming. Fourteen in all dur- Cam Fowler said of Gibson. the Ducks’ porous defense, long time that’s even that
champions with a 1-0 vic- Montreal even with 6:25 ing the 17-minute 41-second “By no means do we mean he had no choice but to re- much quicker. I thought we
tory Sunday. Boston beat left in regulation, roofing barrage that All-Star goal- to leave him out to dry like place him with Chad John- had some good shifts, but as
Washington for the first the puck over Mikko Koski- tender John Gibson endured that. We’re trying. I don’t son after Winnipeg scored a team we didn’t play well.”
time since March 29, 2014, nen from a tight angle after during the first period of the know why it’s happening. six times on 14 shots. At that Defenseman Korbinian
and its 14 consecutive vic- Max Domi battled for the Ducks’ 9-3 loss Saturday to Of course you feel for him.” point, it was a move of mercy. Holzer assisted on Daniel
tories against Arizona are puck behind the net. Domi the Winnipeg Jets, increas- Gibson’s save percentage Johnson gave up three Sprong’s second-period goal
now the longest active win- and Shea Weber also scored ing the NHL-leading total (.916 after Saturday’s deba- goals on 17 shots in the and fired one shot on goal
ning streak against one op- for the Canadiens, and of shots he’s faced this sea- cle) and goals-against av- game’s final 42:19. in his first game of the sea-
ponent in the NHL. Price made 21 saves. Dra- son to 1,375. erage (2.86) have taken a “They jumped on us, but son after he underwent off-
“We’ve had some tight isaitl scored twice for Ed- Coach Randy Carlyle gave beaten during a stretch in we were way, way too loose season wrist surgery. He also
games,” said Rask, who monton, and Connor McDa- Gibson the rest of the night which the Ducks have lost in front of our net and giv- had an even defensive rating
made 24 saves for just his vid added a goal. The Oilers off, after the Jets scored six 15 of 17 games. He was once ing them opportunities to in 15:40.
second career victory in 19 have lost five straight. times during a record-setting among the league’s leaders be one-on-one with our goal- Right wing Patrick Eaves
appearances against Wash- FLAMES 4, HURRICANES 3 » first period. It was the most in each category, and his tender and really hanging was scoreless and did not re-
ington. “It’s one of those Derek Ryan, Elias Lindholm goals the Jets had scored in numbers are still quite re- our goaltender out to dry,” cord a shot on goal in 11:28
things that just happens in and Noah Hanifin scored in the first period of any game spectable. Carlyle said. “They got too in his first game since a frac-
sports where you get into their first game back in Car- in their history and the first But there’s no telling what many chances and scored tured rib sidelined him fol-
these streaks of either win- olina, and Calgary won in time the Ducks had given up the Ducks’ skid has done to too many goals from criti- lowing a Nov. 9 loss to the
ning or losing and at some coach Bill Peters’ return to that many in any period in damage Gibson’s chances for cal areas.” Minnesota Wild. He was on
point they’re going to snap.” Raleigh. Peters resigned as their history. winning the Vezina Trophy the ice for two of the Jets’
Thanks to David Krejci’s Carolina’s coach last offsea- There were defensive as the league’s top goalten- Welcome back nine goals.
goal, the Bruins snapped son and took over in Calgary. breakdowns all around the der. He was the winner in a
their three-game skid and Shortly after, the Flames ac- ice, but especially within midseason vote by members Perry had a team-leading Dubious distinction
handed the Capitals their quired Lindholm and Han- the most dangerous spots in of the Professional Hockey four shots on goal in his sea-
eighth loss in nine games. ifin in a trade, and Ryan front of Gibson. He wasn’t Writers’ Association. son debut Saturday, after he Saturday’s loss marked
Outscored 45-21 during signed after three seasons in sharp, but neither were his “You could make all the was sidelined by knee sur- the third time in the Ducks’
their 14-game run of futility, Carolina. Garnet Hathaway teammates, who didn’t give excuses you want about that gery for the first 51 games. 25-year history that they
the Bruins dominated the also scored, and David Rit- him the required aid and was their fourth game (since He also had two shots that had given up nine goals in a
Capitals in almost all fac- tich made 33 saves to help comfort against the swarm- the All-Star break) and this were blocked and two that game. They were beaten 9-2
ets of the game and would Calgary improve to 9-1-1 in ing Jets in the opening pe- was our first, but to give up missed the mark, plus an by the Dallas Stars on Feb.
have blown them out if not its last 11 games. Sebastian riod. six in the first period was even defensive rating in 1, 1995, and also lost 9-3 to
for the play of goaltender Aho, Teuvo Teravainen and “He’s played great all sea- unacceptable,” right wing 16:29 of ice time. the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 19,
Braden Holtby, who made 37 Dougie Hamilton scored for son for us and he continues Corey Perry said. “We, as a “It was OK, I’ll say that,” 2011. The Ducks have never
saves. Holtby was helpless to the Hurricanes. to battle,” Ducks defenseman team, have to be better in Perry said. “It took a while given up 10 goals in a game.

KINGS NOTES

Inconsistency remains a big problem in latest loss

By Robert Morales
rmorales@scng.com
@RMorales PT on Twitter
Inconsistenc y, even
within a given game, has
been a big problem for the
Kings during this trying
season.
It jumped up and bit them
in the behind Saturday when
they lost 4-2 to the New York
Islanders in the first game
of a six-game road trip that
could determine whether
they stay in the race for a
post-season berth.
As it is, the Kings are 10
points out of the final spot
in the Western Conference
with 31 games to play, and a
poor showing over the final
five games of the trip could
find them much further be-
hind.
The Kings next play to-
day at 4 p.m. at the New York
Rangers (22-22-7, 51 points),
who are eight points out of
an Eastern Conference play-
off spot. They can ill-afford
to have another showing like
UP NEXT the team with 23 goals; he
also has 16 assists for 39
Kings at Rangers, today, points.
4 p.m., FSW Zibanejad and Kreider
are two of three Rangers to
Saturday’s. have played in all 51 of their
The Kings went ahead games. The other is defen-
2-1 on a goal by Ilya Kov- seman Marc Staal.
alchuk with 6:45 to play in
the game. To that point, the This and that
Kings had played solidly
against the first-place team Kings forward Anze Ko-
in the Metropolitan Division pitar scored his 15th goal of
of the Eastern Conference. the season in the first pe-
Beginning with a goal by riod Saturday. With 21 as-
Mathew Barzal 31 seconds sists, that gave him a team-
after Kovalchuk scored, the leading 36 points, putting
Islanders scored three times him well behind this past
in a span of under five min- season’s pace of 92, which
utes to send the Kings (20- was a career high. ... For-
27-4, 44 points) packing ward Dustin Brown is next
with yet another loss. The with 31 points (12 goals, 19
third goal of the onslaught assists), but Brown missed
was into an empty net. the first 10 games of the sea-
son with a broken finger. ...
Scouting New York The Kings will finish the
road trip with games Tues-
The Rangers are led by day at New Jersey, Thurs-
forward Mika Zibanejad, day at Philadelphia, Satur-
who has 50 points on 20 day at Boston and Feb. 11 ADAM HUNGER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
goals and 30 assists. For- at defending Stanley Cup- The Kings’ Alex Iafallo (19) battles for the puck with Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield
ward Chris Kreider leads champion Washington. in pursuit during Saturday’s game. The host Islanders won 4-2.
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SPORTSWIRE

Vonn, Svindal will end skiing careers at worlds

By The Associated Press the Swedish standout. Vegas in 2020, the Silver good memory to overcome Arena quit after the loss at football with high expecta-
“I have a cool suit that I and Black will play one fi- everything that happened.” Trinidad in the final qual- tions for his players.
For Lindsey Vonn and kind of designed in honor of nal season in the Bay at The 26-year-old mid- ifier, and Dave Sarachan Francois hasn’t been
Aksel Lund Svindal, the Stenmark,” Vonn said. the recently renamed Or- fielder entered in the sec- took over as the interim charged with a crime.
world championships be- The 36-year-old Svindal, acle Park, NBC Bay Area’s ond half, scored in the 80th coach. • Kiki Bertens won her
ginning this week in Are, also slowed by persistent Raj Mathai reported Sun- minute off a cross from Jon- • Sergio Aguero scored third title in six months on
Sweden, will mark the end knee injuries, recently an- day night. athan Lewis, then fed Paul his 10th Premier League Sunday, beating Donna Ve-
of an era. nounced that he, too, will Ian Rapoport of NFL Arriola for the second goal hat trick on Sunday to lead kic 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the final
The event will also bring retire after worlds , and Network notes that the in the 88th minute. Manchester City to a 3-1 vic- of the St. Petersburg Ladies
Vonn and Svindal full circle there are sure to be plenty NFL still has to approve the He put the U.S. ahead of tory over Arsenal and close Trophy.
— back to the site of their of his Norwegian fans who move for it to be finalized. Honduras in the fifth min- the gap on leader Liverpool Second-seeded Bertens
first major championship hop across the border to see ute of a World Cup qual- to two points. came back from 5-2 down
successes more than a de- him race for the last time. SOCCER ifier at Avaya on March • Marcus Rashford and in the first set to win four
cade ago. “Did you book your tick- Lletget leads U.S. to 24, 2017, then sustained a Paul Pogba combined to straight games and force a
Vonn claimed the first ets to the world champion- Lisfranc injury to his left lead Manchester United to tiebreaker. Eighth-seeded
medals of her career, two ships in Are?? If not, get on second straight win foot 10 minutes later on a a 1-0 victory at Leicester on Vekic saved three match
silvers, at the frigid 2007 it!!” Svindal wrote on Ins- Sebastian Lletget headed slide tackle that earned de- Sunday for the team’s sev- points in the second set be-
worlds in Are, while Svin- tagram. “One of the abso- the ball down and the emo- fender Ever Alvarado a yel- enth triumph in eight Pre- fore Bertens closed out the
dal claimed his first golds lutely greatest of all times tions overtook him as soon low card. mier League games under match for her eighth career
a dozen years ago by win- Lindsey Vonn, she’s doing as the ball went into the Lletget needed surgery Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. title.
ning the downhill and gi- her last races here next net. and did not return to the Bertens’ current ranking
ant slalom. week. And when we’re both In the same stadium in field for the Galaxy until the BITS & PIECES of eighth is the best for a
Both went on to become done, I’m pretty sure there San Jose where he scored following March 4. He did FSU drops QB over Dutch woman since Betty
overall World Cup and will be a hell of a party to his first international goal not appear again for the na- Stove, who reached No. 5
Olympic champions and celebrate.” before a devastating foot in- tional team until last Nov. abuse allegations in 1977.
two of skiing’s most well- • The last World Cup race jury he feared might have 15. Florida State says quar- • Bob Friend, who
spoken ambassadors. before the world champion- ended his career, Lletget “I didn’t know if I was go- terback Deondre Francois pitched more innings than
“It’s always been a good ships was canceled Sunday delivered a much happier ing to play again,” he said. is no longer a member of anyone in Pittsburgh Pi-
place for me. I’ve always due to heavy snowfall in highlight in front of family “I thought it was a sprain the team. rates history, died Sunday
felt comfortable there,” Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and friends who made the and then you go, ‘I don’t FSU head coach Willie at his home in Pittsburgh.
said Vonn, who has also Germany. short drive down from his know when you’re going to Taggart said in a statement He was 88.
won seven World Cup races Organizers called off a native San Francisco. walk.’ Six months later I’m Sunday that he had notified Friend holds the Pirates
in Are. “It’s a good place to men’s giant slalom, a day Lletget scored and as- just walking again. I over- Francois the night before. record for innings (3,480
have my last world champi- after they also had to can- sisted in his first game back came a lot.” Taggart’s decision to 1/3), starts (477) and strike-
onships. I’m really excited cel a downhill for the same at Avaya Stadium since the Berhalter began with a drop Francois from the outs (1,682). The right-
to go back up there.” reason. injury, leading the United 3-0 win over Panama last team comes a day after the hander was an All-Star in
The 34-year-old Vonn an- States over Costa Rica weekend and joined Bob quarterback’s girlfriend three different seasons — in
nounced on Friday that due NFL 2-0 in an exhibition that Bradley (2007) and Robert posted a video to Instagram 1960, he made the NL ros-
to her battered knees, she Report: Raiders to made Gregg Berhalter just Millar (1930) as the only alleging abuse by Francois. ter for both All-Star games
will retire after competing the third coach to win his coaches to win their first The Tallahassee Demo- played that summer, and
in the super-G and down- play at Oracle Park first two matches with the two U.S. matches. crat reports that the video was the starter and win-
hill in Are. For their last season in American national team. Berhalter was hired in shows neither Francois nor ner in the first one. Friend
And while she will end up Northern California, the “From the last time I was December after the U.S. the girlfriend, but a woman made his major debut in
four wins short of the all- Raiders reportedly are here, it’s always going to be went more than a year with- can be heard begging a man 1951 with Pittsburgh and
time World Cup record of 86 headed to the other side of difficult when I step into out a full-time coach follow- to stop hitting her. stayed through 1965. He
held by Ingemar Stenmark, the Bay Area. this building,” Lletget said. ing the failure to qualify for Taggart says he is build- was 197-230 with a 3.58
Vonn still plans a tribute to Before moving to Las “I’m glad I have another the 2018 World Cup. Bruce ing a new culture for FSU ERA in his career.

Odds Golf College basketball Santa Anita results

Day 25 of a 61-day meet. 3-2 /3) 5 correct paid $418.60; Pick Five Pool $430,558.
PREGAME.COM LINE PGA TOUR-WASTE MEN Time — :23.59 :47.51 1:11.93 1:24.15 1:36.53 Showery. ; Winner
MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN — Bizwhacks Ch.f.3 by Fed Biz out of Be Smart, by Smarty
RACE 1
NBA TOP 25 SCORES Jones. Bred by T. F. VanMeter & Ken A. Meng (KY). Trainer:
At TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz. Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: Reddam Racing LLC; Scratched —
1225 — 1 Mile. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies and Mares. 4 year
Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Purse: $7.1 million No. 14 Villanova 77, Georgetown 65 Mercy Mercy.
olds and up. Purse $55,000
Yardage: 7,261; Par: 71 No. 17 Purdue 73, Minnesota 63
Denver 4 (209) at Detroit Final Horse, Jockey Wt P 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Fin Odds
at Washington 6 (232 1/2) Atlanta OTHER MAJOR SCORES RACE 6
Milwaukee 7 (227 1/2) at Brooklyn $1,278,000 Peter’s Kitten, Rosario 124 5 5-1 1/2 5-1 2-hd 1-1 1/2 1-2 3/4 6.1
Rickie Fowler ............ 64-65-64-74—267 -17 S. Dakota St. 92, Denver 82 1230 — 6 1/2 Furlongs. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies. 3 year
Indiana 1 (218) at New Orleans Waze Ready, Quinonez 124 6 6-hd 6-1 1/2 4-1 3-2 2-1 1/4 16.5
$766,800 Stanford 84, Cal 81 Sidecheering, Pereira 124 3 2-2 1-hd 1-1 2-hd 3-2 1/2 78.8 olds. Purse $55,000
Houston 8 (229 1/2) at Phoenix
Branden Grace .........67-64-69-69—269 -15 UC Santa Barbara 75, Hawaii 54 Journal Entry, Espinoza 119 1 4-1/2 4-1 7 5-hd 4-nk 4.2
San Antonio 11/2 (2271/2) at Sacramento Horse, Jockey Wt P St 1/4 1/2 Str Fin Odds
$482,800 Creighton 76, Xavier 54 Confidentially, Smith 124 7 7 7 6-hd 6-6 5-1 1/4 1.0
College Basketball Justin Thomas .......... 64-66-68-72—270 -14 Ill.-Chicago 69, N. Kentucky 67 She Be Striking, F Prat 124 4 3-hd 3-1/2 3-hd 4-1 6-21 3.6
Shes All Woman, Pereira 122 1 2 4-hd 5-5 2-1 1-2 1/4 3.5
$293,467 Nebraska-Omaha 90, North Dakota 72 Twice Golden, Bejarano 122 5 4 3-3 2-11-1 1/2 2-3 1/2 2.8
Favorite Line Underdog Breezy Bee, Desrmeaux 124 2 1-1/2 2-2 5-1 7 7 11.6
Chez Reavie...............71-69-64-68—272 -12 Claudelle, Rosario 122 6 3 5-3 4-hd 3-1/2 3-6 1/2 1.3
Wright St. 79, IUPUI 74 5 Peter’s Kitten 14.20 7.20 6.20
at Virginia Tech 4 Louisville Bubba Watson .......... 66-67-68-71—272 -12 Malibu Cat, T Baze 122 2 1 1-1/2 1-1 4-5 4-2 1/2 10.9
Clemson 64, Wake Forest 37 6 Waze Ready 13.00 7.60
at N’western 4 Penn St Matt Kuchar .............. 67-65-65-75—272 -12 Fight Night, Maldonado 122 4 5 2-1/2 3-1 1/2 5-4 5-2 3/4 6.0
Maine 62, New Hampshire 53 3 Sidecheering 19.20
Iowa St 2 at Oklahoma $221,283 Persephone, Gutierrez 122 3 6 6 6 6 6 16.2
at Texas Tech 12 1/2 West Virginia Chris Stroud .............. 71-66-67-69—273 -11 Quinnipiac 84, Niagara 73 ROULETTE (BLACK) paid $4.00; Exacta (5-6) paid $68.80; Su-
5 Shes All Woman 9.00 4.40 2.40
Sungjae Im ................69-68-67-69—273 -11 UConn 76, East Carolina 52 perfecta (5-6-3-1) paid $864.48; Trifecta (5-6-3) paid $801.65;
12 Twice Golden 3.80 3.00
NHL Gary Woodland......... 68-67-66-72—273 -11 X-5 Super High Five (5-6-3-1-7) ; X-5 Super High Five carryover
$3,481. 14 Claudelle 2.40
Favorite Line Underdog $163,300
Russell Knox.............. 71-66-69-68—274 -10
WOMEN Time — :23.51 :47.13 1:11.89 1:24.23 1:36.67 Showery. ; Winner ROULETTE (BLACK) paid $4.00; Daily Double (3-5) paid $31.40;
at NY Rangers -130/+120 Kings Jon Rahm ....................67-68-70-69—274 -10 — Peter’s Kitten B.f.4 by Kitten’s Joy out of Hamsin, by Dy- Daily Double Pool $21,822; Exacta (5-12) paid $15.70; Super-
at Toronto -245/+225 Ducks Xander Schauffele ....67-72-67-68—274 -10 TOP 25 SCORES naformer. Bred by Kenneth Ramsey, Sarah Ramsey, CastlePark fecta (5-12-14-6) paid $11.31; Trifecta (5-12-14) paid $17.95;
Farm LLC, AF TBs & J Karakourtis (KY). Trainer: John W. Sadler. Pick Three (3-3-5) paid $39.70; Pick Three Pool $38,627.
at Philadelphia OFF Vancouver Harold Varner III ....... 64-71-68-71—274 -10
No. 4 Oregon 102, Colorado 43 Owner: PBJ Thoroughbreds; Scratched — Curlin’s Journey. Time — :21.75 :44.64 1:10.46 1:16.92 Showery. ; Winner — Shes
at Dallas -175/+163 Arizona Jhonattan Vegas ...... 70-69-66-69—274 -10
No. 5 Notre Dame 90, Georgia Tech 50 All Woman B.f.3 by Mucho Macho Man out of Launch a Double,
$113,600
No. 6 Mississippi St. 65, Alabama 49 by Bright Launch. Bred by Off The Hook Partners LLC (FL).
Tennis Tyrrell Hatton ............. 66-71-70-68—275 -9 RACE 2 Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: Sayjay Racing LLC; Scratched
Russell Henley ............68-68-69-70—275 -9 North Carolina 64, No. 7 N.C. State 51
— Hello Bubbles, Holly Hundy, La Shirimp, Meanasasnake,
Hideki Matsuyama.... 68-69-69-69—275 -9 No. 9 Oregon St. 71, No. 14 Utah 63 1226 — 1 1/16 Mile. Claiming. 4 year olds and up. Claiming Prices Meso, Posit, Twinkle Dream, Unicorn.
Trey Mullinax ...............67-64-72-72—275 -9 No. 10 Marquette 93, DePaul 87 $25,000-$22,500. Purse $33,000.
WTA-ST. PETERSBURG LADIES Cameron Smith ...........67-65-71-72—275 -9
TROPHY No. 13 Iowa 81, Penn St. 61 Horse, Jockey Wt P 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Fin Odds
$76,917 RACE 7
Chesson Hadley...........71-65-70-70—276 -8 No. 16 South Carolina 87, Arkansas 79
Beantown Boys, Mldndo 124 5 4-1 4-1 3-1 1-1 1-2 3/4 3.5
At Sibur Arena Charley Hoffman........ 66-68-70-72—276 -8 Minnesota 60, No. 17 Rutgers 46 Avanti Bello, Prat 122 1 5-15-1 1/2 5-1 1/2 5-7 2-1/2 1.8 1231 — 5 1/2 Furlongs. Allowance. 4 year olds and up. Purse
St. Petersburg, Russia Scott Piercy .................66-71-71-68—276 -8 No. 19 Kentucky 62, Florida 51 $57,000
Upper Room, T Baze 122 3 3-hd 3-hd 4-1 4-hd 3-nk 13.1
Purse: $823,000 Webb Simpson............ 67-69-70-70—276 -8 No. 20 Texas A&M 72, Mississippi 60 Impression, Pedroza 124 2 1-1 1-hd 1-hd 2-1/2 4-hd 4.1 Horse, Jockey Wt P St 1/4 3/8 Str Fin Odds
Surface: Hard-Indoor Byeong Hun An ...........66-68-66-76—276 -8
No. 22 Michigan St. 74, Purdue 66 Clear the Mine, Figueroa 117 4 2-1 2-1 2-1 1/2 3-1 1/2 5-11 9.8
Jason Kokrak ..............73-66-65-72—276 -8 I Am the Danger, Figueroa 117 2 4 1-1/2 1-1/2 1-1 1-2 1/4 1.7
Singles No. 24 Florida St. 85, Wake Forest 61 Freedom Hill, Franco 124 6 6 6 6 6 6 2.8
$50,410 Soul Streit, Van Dyke 124 3 3 2-1 1/2 2-4 2-6 2-5 1/4 2.3
Championship Bud Cauley ...................68-72-66-71—277 -7 OTHER MAJOR SCORES 5 Beantown Boys 9.00 4.00 3.20 Clyde’s Pride, Rosario 124 5 5 4-hd 4-1 3-3 3-1 1/2 3.9
Kiki Bertens (2), Netherlands, def. Donna Brandon Harkins ........ 70-66-69-72—277 -7 1 Avanti Bello 3.00 2.40 Best Two Minutes, Desrmx 124 1 7 7 7 6-5 4-31/4 7.2
Vekic (8), Croatia, 7-6 (2), 6-4. J.B. Holmes ..................69-68-68-72—277 -7 USC 81, Washington St. 73 3 Upper Room 4.20 Quick Finish, Roman 124 4 6 6-6 6-4 1/2 4-1 1/2 5-6 1/2 24.1
Doubles Max Homa ................... 70-68-71-68—277 -7 UCLA 76, Washington 60 ROULETTE (BLACK) paid $3.40; Daily Double (5-5) paid $43.40;
Kevin Kisner ................ 70-69-70-68—277 -7 Tribal Roar, Maldonado 124 6 1 5-1 5-hd 5-hd 6-16 39.4
TCU 69, Oklahoma St. 55 Daily Double Pool $34,498; Exacta (5-1) paid $15.20; Superfecta
Championship Martin Laird ................ 65-68-70-74—277 -7 Tough But Nice, Prat 124 7 2 3-3 1/2 3-3 7 7 6.1
Margarita Gasparyan and Ekaterina Bradley 69, Loyola of Chicago 56 (5-1-3-2) paid $23.81; Trifecta (5-1-3) paid $38.50.
J.T. Poston ................... 65-74-68-70—277 -7 2 I Am the Danger 5.40 3.00 2.20
Makarova, Russia, def. Anna Kalinskaya, Drake 94, S. Illinois 66 Time — :24.09 :48.19 1:11.42 1:36.00 1:42.38 Showery. ; Winner
$37,512 3 Soul Streit 4.00 2.80
Russia, and Viktoria Kuzmova, Slovakia, Illinois St. 70, Valparaiso 67 — Beantown Boys Dbb.g.5 by Midnight Lute out of Dina Gold,
7-5, 7-5. Kiradech Aphibarnrat ..69-70-71-68—278 -6 by Seeking the Gold. Bred by Gabriel Duignan & Maidenhead 5 Clyde’s Pride 2.40
Emiliano Grillo .............67-73-67-71—278 -6 Indiana 82, Nebraska 78
Bloodstock (KY). Trainer: Genaro Vallejo. Owner: Battle Born ROULETTE (RED) paid $3.20; Daily Double (5-2) paid $37.40;
David Hearn .................67-68-71-72—278 -6 Michigan 76, Wisconsin 70 Racing Stable, Pristinus Stables and Branch, William; Claimed Daily Double Pool $20,456; Exacta (2-3) paid $9.20; Superfecta
WTA-TOYOTA THAILAND OPEN Hunter Mahan............. 70-68-69-71—278 -6 Missouri St. 63, N. Iowa 58 — Avanti Bello by Edward M. Tannenbaum Stable LLC, Scott, (2-3-5-1) paid $6.48; Super High Five (2-3-5-1-4) paid $232.80;
Denny McCarthy ........ 69-65-71-73—278 -6 Michael, Seymour, Lauri and Pellman, H. Trainer: Vladimir Trifecta (2-3-5) paid $13.60; Pick Three (3-5-2) paid $28.75;
North Dakota 69, Nebraska-Omaha 68
At True Arena Hua Hin Ollie Schniederjans ... 67-69-69-73—278 -6 Cerin. Pick Three Pool $31,190.
Northwestern 76, Ohio St. 59
Hua Hin, Thailand $29,110 Time — :21.06 :43.57 :55.41 1:01.64 Showery. ; Winner — I Am
Purse: $226,750 Brian Harman .............69-72-69-69—279 -5 Saint Louis 60, George Washington 44
the Danger B.g.5 by Adios Charlie out of Lucky Trip, by Trippi.
Surface: Hard-Indoor Billy Horschel.............. 71-68-73-67—279 -5 W. Illinois 82, N. Dakota St. 70 RACE 3 Bred by Ocala Stud (FL). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: R3
Beau Hossler ................70-71-66-72—279 -5 Auburn 59, Georgia 58 Racing, LLC, Rodriguez, Leo, Tucker, Terri and Westside Racing
Singles 1227 — 5 1/2 Furlongs. Maiden Claiming. Fillies. 3 year olds.
Zach Johnson ...............71-67-69-72—279 -5 Coll. of Charleston 70, Hofstra 62 Stable; Scratched — Swiss Minister.
Championship Nick Watney ................ 67-69-69-74—279 -5 Claiming Prices $50,000-$45,000. Purse $32,000.
Davidson 80, La Salle 61
Dayana Yastremska (8), Ukraine, def. $21,466 Horse, Jockey Wt P St 1/4 3/8 Str Fin Odds
Ajla Tomljanovic (6), Australia, 6-2, 2-6, John Catlin....................70-71-68-71—280 -4 Delaware 74, Elon 63 RACE 8
7-6 (3). Adam Hadwin ............. 72-67-69-72—280 -4 Drexel 62, William & Mary 58 Calm Down Lady, Fuentes 122 5 3 1-1/2 1-2 1-4 1/2 1-8 1/2 0.6
Doubles Glitter Gulch, Franco 122 2 4 4-10 3-1 1/2 2-3 2-4 16.3 1232 — 1 1/16 Mile. Allowance Optional Claiming. 4 year olds and
Danny Lee .................... 72-68-67-73—280 -4 Duke 74, Pittsburgh 55
Derby Luck, Figueroa 115 1 1 3-1/2 4-10 4-9 3-3 1/2 15.1 up. Claiming Price $62,500. Purse $59,000.
Jimmy Walker .............72-69-66-73—280 -4 James Madison 71, Towson 59
Championship
Tom Hoge.....................67-68-69-76—280 -4 Belltown Belle, Pereira 122 4 5 5 5 5 4-3 1/2 2.9 Horse, Jockey Wt P 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Fin Odds
Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Nicules- Miami 72, Virginia 59
Alex Noren................... 69-72-69-70—280 -4 Comegowithme, Pedroza 122 3 2 2-1 2-hd 3-1/2 5 3.8
cu (2), Romania, def. Anna Blinkova, Richmond 62, UMass 58 Campaign, Bejarano 124 2 9 9 8-2 1/2 4-1 1/2 1-nk 20.2
Russia, and Wang Yafan, China, 2-6, $17,289 6 Calm Down Lady 3.20 2.60 2.40
Stewart Cink ................69-70-70-72—281 -3 Tennessee 82, Vanderbilt 65 Nero, Talamo 122 3 2-1 1-1/2 1-1/2 2-4 1/2 2-nk 1.8
6-1, 12-10. 2 Glitter Gulch 6.60 3.60
Chris Kirk ......................71-70-69-71—281 -3 UCF 66, South Florida 63 Apalachee Bay, Pedrza 122 5 3-hd 3-1/2 2-3 1-hd 3-2 1/2 48.6
1 Derby Luck 3.40
J.J. Spaun ......................69-69-72-71—281 -3 UNC-Wilmington 83, Northeastern 70 Popular Kid, Desormx 124 6 8-hd 8-3 6-2 3-hd 4-7 2.9
Boxing Kevin Streelman ..........71-67-70-73—281 -3 Dayton 74, Rhode Island 62
Daily Double (5-6) paid $14.80; Daily Double Pool $15,940; Ex- El Huerfano, Prat 122 9 7-3 1/2 6-hd 3-hd 5-1 5-ns 9.9
$0 acta (6-2) paid $9.70; Superfecta (6-2-1-5) paid $14.72; Trifecta
Fordham 57, Duquesne 46 Big Bend, Gryder 124 7 6-15-1 1/2 5-1/2 6-1/2 6-1 3/4 42.5
(6-2-1) paid $25.40; Pick Three (5-5-6) paid $31.70; Pick Three
Matthew Wolff ............ 67-70-72-72—281 -3 Choo Choo, Gutierrez 124 1 1-hd 2-hd 4-hd 7-3 7-6 1/2 68.6
FIGHT SCHEDULE Georgetown 61, Providence 56 Pool $42,096.
$16,259 Sheer Flattery, Figroa 119 4 5-hd 7-2 7-hd 8-7 8-10 10.5
Manhattan 52, Siena 48 Time — :21.97 :45.75 :57.87 1:04.16 Showery. ; Winner — Calm
Brian Gay ...................... 67-73-72-70—282 -2 Air Vice Marshal, Smith 122 8 4-1/2 4-1 9 9 9 2.4
Saturday Monmouth (NJ) 73, Fairfield 63 Down Lady B.f.3 by Stormy Atlantic out of Dinner’s Out (GB),
Adam Schenk ............... 70-71-71-70—282 -2 2 Campaign 42.40 13.00 8.60
At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, by War Front. Bred by St. Elias Stables, LLC (KY). Trainer: Jeff
Brandt Snedeker ......... 69-70-72-71—282 -2 Quinnipiac 72, Rider 56
Calif., Alberto Machado vs. Andrew Bonde. Owner: Bonde, Jeff and Russell, Jerome; Scratched — 3 Nero 4.00 3.40
Brian Stuard ................. 71-69-71-71—282 -2 Seton Hall 83, Butler 62
Cancio, 12, for Machado’s WBA super Gadot. 5 Apalachee Bay 12.00
$15,904 St. Bonaventure 64, George Mason 55
featherweight title; Rey Vargas vs. ROULETTE (GREEN) paid $7.20; Daily Double (2-2) paid $194.80;
Grayson Murray ..........68-72-70-73—283 -1
Franklin Manzanilla, 12, for Vargas’ WBC St. John’s 70, Xavier 41 Daily Double Pool $37,674; Exacta (2-3) paid $81.60; Superfecta
World super bantamweight title; Joseph $15,336 RACE 4
VCU 65, Saint Joseph’s 47 (2-3-5-7) paid $611.07; Trifecta (2-3-5) paid $624.30; X-5 Super
Diaz Jr. vs. Charles Huerta, 10, super Andrew Landry .............67-68-74-75—284 E
Villanova 67, Creighton 62 1228 — 1 1/16 Mile. Allowance Optional Claiming. Fillies. 3 year High Five (2-3-5-7-10) ; X-5 Super High Five carryover $8,124;
featherweights. Kevin Na .........................68-72-74-70—284 E
Virginia Tech 95, Boston College 86 olds. Claiming Price $80,000. Purse $57,000. Pick Three (5-2-2) paid $274.55; Pick Three Pool $25,210.
At Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Carlos Ortiz .................. 70-68-70-76—284 E
Ryan Palmer.................. 68-71-71-74—284 E Time — :23.79 :46.85 1:10.77 1:36.27 1:42.91 Showery. ; Winner
Calif. (SHO), Gervonta Davis vs. Abner West Virginia 71, Kansas 50 Horse, Jockey Wt P 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Fin Odds
C.T. Pan ..........................73-68-72-71—284 E — Campaign B.c.4 by Curlin out of Arania, by Dynaformer. Bred
Mares, 12, for Davis’ WBA featherweight by Alexander-Groves Thoroughbreds (KY). Trainer: John W.
Sam Ryder ..................... 72-67-71-74—284 E Slewgoodtobetrue, Smith 120 3 2-3 2-1/2 2-1 1-1/2 1-11/2 3.3
title; Erickson Lubin vs. Ishw Smith, 10,
super welterweights; Javier Fortuna vs. Richy Werenski............ 69-69-73-73—284 E Transactions Proud Emma, Rosario 120 4 4 4 4 3-1 2-2 1/4 9.5 Sadler. Owner: Woodford Racing, LLC; Scratched — Surfing
Star.
Sharif Bogere, 10, lightweights; Eddie $14,626 Creative Instinct, Figueroa 115 1 1-1/2 1-11/2 1-hd 2-11/2 3-21/4 17.0
Ramirez vs. Juan Heraldez, 10, junior Keegan Bradley ......... 68-69-75-73—285 +1 Tapwater, Prat 120 5 3-hd 3-1/2 3-hd 4 4 4.8
welterweights; Xavier Martinez vs. Deivi Cameron Champ ....... 70-69-71-75—285 +1 BASKETBALL Anuket, Van Dyke 120 2 DNF 0.5 RACE 9
Julio Bassa, 10, junior lightweights. James Hahn ................ 68-72-70-75—285 +1 3 Slewgoodtobetrue 8.60 4.40 4.60
Sunday $14,271 National Basketball Association 1233 — 5 1/2 Furlongs. Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 4 year olds
4 Proud Emma 7.00 8.20
At Save Mart Arena, Fresno, Calif., Jose John Huh ......................67-73-69-77—286 +2 Atlanta Hawks: Transferred G Jaylen and up. Claiming Price $12,500. Purse $18,000.
1 Creative Instinct 8.20
Carlos Ramirez vs. Jose Zepeda, 12, for Freddie Jacobson .......68-72-72-74—286 +2 Adams and F Alex Poythress form Erie
Daily Double (6-3) paid $21.00; Daily Double Pool $18,870; Ex- Horse, Jockey Wt P St 1/4 3/8 Str Fin Odds
Ramirez’s WBC World super lightweight $14,058 (NBADL).
title; Raymundo Beltran vs. Hiroki acta (3-4) paid $23.90; Trifecta (3-4-1) paid $63.60; Pick Three Mi Pajarito, Flores 124 2 3 1-1 1-1/2 1-2 1-3/4 7.6
Satoshi Kodaira ..........71-70-72-75—288 +4
Okada, 10 super lightweights; Genesis (5-6-3) paid $20.10; Pick Three Pool $18,927. Jeweled, Roman 124 5 6 6-1/2 6-1 3-2 2-3 1/4 1.7
$13,916 FOOTBALL
Servania vs. Carlos Castro, 10, feath- Time — :23.72 :47.18 1:11.28 1:37.11 1:43.87 Showery. ; Winner Trappiza, Vergara, 124 6 7 7 7 5-1 3-hd 5.9
Keith Mitchell .............74-67-74-74—289 +5
erweights; Bryan Vasquez vs. Enrique — Slewgoodtobetrue Dbb.f.3 by Jimmy Creed out of Chiefette,
Canadian Football League Royal Astronomer, Boulngr 124 1 4 2-11/2 2-2 2-21/2 4-31/4 49.2
Tinoco, 10, super featherweights; Andy by Chief Seattle. Bred by Jim Brinkley (SC). Trainer: Peter
Vences vs. Dardan Zenunaj, 10, super EUROPEAN TOUR-SAUDI Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Re-signed DB Eurton. Owner: Alesia, Sharon, Ciaglia Racing, LLC, ERJ Racing, Lucky Lula, Franco 124 4 5 4-hd 4-1 4-hd 5-4 1/4 3.9
featherweights; Saul Rodriguez vs. Aelio INTERNATIONAL Jeff Hecht to a one-year contract. LLC and Burns Racing, LLC. Venice, Pedroza 124 3 1 3-2 3-1/2 6-1 1/2 6-2 3/4 4.9
Mesquita, 10, lightweights. Desired Edge, Fuentes 124 7 2 5-1 1/2 5-hd 7 7 4.6
At Royal Greens Golf & CC
Feb. 15 2 Mi Pajarito 17.20 5.80 3.40
King Abdulla Economic City, Saudi Arabia HOCKEY RACE 5
At Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minn. (ESPN), 6 Jeweled 3.00 2.40
Purse: $3.5 million
Rob Brant vs. Khasan Baysangurov, 12, National Hockey League 1229 — 1 Mile. Maiden Special Weight. Fillies. 3 year olds. 7 Trappiza 3.20
Yardage: 7,010; Par: 70
for Brant’s WBA World middleweight Purse $55,000 ROULETTE (BLACK) paid $28.20; Daily Double (2-2) paid
Final leaders New Jersey Devils: Terminated the
title. $349.60; Daily Double Pool $79,752; Exacta (2-6) paid $21.50;
Dustin Johnson ............... 68-61-65-67—261 conditioning loan of G Cory Schneider to Horse, Jockey Wt P 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Fin Odds
Feb. 16 Superfecta (2-6-7-1) paid $82.10; Super High Five (2-6-7-1-5)
Li Haotong ....................... 67-65-62-69—263 Binghamton (AHL). Assigned G Macken-
At Los Angeles (FOX), Leo Santa Cruz vs. zie Blackwood to Binghamton. Bizwhacks, Gutierrez 122 2 2-1 2-1 2-5 1-2 1-3 1/4 1.4 9 tickets paid $4,663.60; Trifecta (2-6-7) paid $42.65; Pick
Miguel Flores, 12, for Santa Cruz’s WBA Tom Lewis........................ 71-66-62-65—264 Three (2-2-2) paid $361.55; Pick Three Pool $111,010; Pick Four
Lee Min Woo ................... 69-70-63-63—265 Washington Capitals: Assigned D Bold Mongolian, Franco 122 1 1-2 1/2 1-1 1/2 1-1/2 2-7 2-9 2.6
featherweight title; Omar Figueroa Jr. (5-2 /7-2-2) 107 tickets with 4 correct paid $2,225.55; Pick Four
Alexander Levy............... 69-65-67-65—266 Christian Djoos to Hershey (AHL) for Soothing, Bejarano 122 6 5-hd 4-hd 4-hd 3-1 3-2 1/4 1.9
vs. John Molina Jr., 10, welterweights. long-term injury conditioning. Pool $312,299; Pick Five (2/3-5-2 /7-2-2) 15 tickets with 5 correct
Joost Luiten..................... 66-71-69-63—269 Paige Runner, Quinonez 122 3 3-hd 5-1 5-8 4-3 4-14 13.8 paid $13,696.90; Pick Five Pool $269,201; Pick Six Jackpot (3-
Feb. 23 Bryson Dechambeau .........68-68-68-65—269 American Hockey League Cherished, T Baze 122 5 4-1 3-1 3-hd 5-12 5-1 1/4 16.8 2/3-5-2 /7-2-2) 5 tickets with 6 correct paid $13,107.00; Pick Six
At Minneapolis Armory (FS1), Anthony Ian Poulter.......................68-67-68-66—269 Belleville Senators: Recalled F Daniel Miss Campbell, Espnza 117 4 6 6 6 6 6 27.3 Jackpot Pool $122,683; Pick Six Jackpot carryover $28,086.
Dirrell vs. Avni Yildirim, 12, for the va- Scott Hend ...................... 70-63-69-67—269
cant WBC super middleweight title. Ciampini from Brampton (ECHL). 3 Bizwhacks 4.80 2.60 2.10 Time — :22.31 :46.12 :58.41 1:04.91 Showery. ; Winner — Mi
Ryan Fox ...........................67-67-67-68—269 Texas Stars: Recalled F Brad McClure 1 Bold Mongolian 3.20 2.20 Pajarito B.f.4 by Grace Upon Grace out of Sweet Patricia, by
March 2 Justin Harding ..................65-72-70-63—270 from Idaho (ECHL). 7 Soothing 2.20 Street Cry (IRE). Bred by Terry C. Lovingier (CA). Trainer: Jorge
At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. (SHO), Gavin Green .................... 68-68-67-67—270
Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño, 12, for Bradley Dredge ............... 67-70-72-62—271 ECHL ROULETTE (BLACK) paid $3.20; Daily Double (3-3) paid $28.20;
Periban. Owner: Diamante, Alan R., Periban, Jorge and Reyes,
Ismael; Scratched — Lanacakes.
Lara’s WBA Super Welterweight World Victor Perez .....................66-70-71-64—271 Brampton Beast: Claimed F Bo Pieper off Daily Double Pool $22,631; Exacta (3-1) paid $6.40; Superfecta
title; Luis Ortiz vs. Christian Hammer, 10, Richard Sterne ...................66-68-70-67—271 waivers from Reading. (3-1-7-4) paid $2.95; Trifecta (3-1-7) paid $5.05; Pick Three (6-3- On-Track Attendance: 2,356; Mutuel Handle: $651,071
heavyweights; Ricardo Núñeztakes vs. Mike Lorenzo-Vera ................. 69-71-63-68—271 Wichita Thunder: Released G Ted Flor- 3) paid $11.40; Pick Three Pool $43,728; Pick Four (5-3/6-3-2 /3) 4 Out of State / Phone: N/A; Mutuel Handle: $5,161,415
Edner Cherry, 12, super featherweights. Ross Fischer .................... 65-72-65-69—271 ence as emergency backup. correct paid $42.40; Pick Four Pool $152,645; Pick Five (5-5-3/6- Total Attendance: 2,356; Total Mutuel Handle: $7,334,382
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