BASKETBALL
Saturday's scoreboard
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Saturday)
PLAYERGMinPtsRebAst
Towns4533.222.212.22.9
Rose3529.418.92.84.8
Wiggins4134.217.74.22.2
Covington2234.714.55.71.5
Teague3030.511.82.38.1
Gibson4425.610.56.91.3
Saric3123.110.05.41.4
Okogie3721.57.12.91.2
Dieng4513.95.54.10.8
Jones4320.35.41.74.0
Deng68.54.72.20.3
Tolliver3015.14.52.00.6
Nunnally134.92.10.30.4
Bayless89.82.00.81.4
Williams68.81.70.30.5
Bates-Diop38.31.30.70.7
Terrell38.71.31.30.0
Team45241.1111.544.424.4
Opponents45241.1112.045.925.8
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Friday)
PLAYERGPGAPTS+/-PIM
Parise46192241214
Granlund47122739016
Staal46141630024
Suter4752530-625
Koivu4262127-320
Spurgeon4772027-18
Zucker46131124-318
Coyle4771522-214
Dumba32121022-521
Greenway468614-616
Brodin474812-720
Fehr415510-522
Foligno47369-431
Eriksson Ek33246-78
Kunin18145-69
Brown34134-522
Seeler45123-541
Hendricks18022012
Bartkowski210120
Pateryn46011-929
Aberg1000-10
Murphy200010
Prosser1500012
Read500002
Totals47130225355-80408
Opponents4713623537163432
GOALIESWLOTSOSv%GAA
Dubnyk171631.9122.64
Stalock6500.8942.91
Totals232131.9022.87
Opponents242034.9122.74
PRO • WOMEN
NWHLWLOLPtsGFGA
Whitecaps940183832
Boston830164127
Buffalo740143815
Connecticut27261737
Metropolitan39062447
RESULT SATURDAY
Whitecaps 2, Connecticut 0
GAMES SUNDAY
Connecticut at Whitecaps, 2 pm
Boston at Metropolitan, ppd.
WHITECAPS LINESCORE
Whitecaps 2, Connecticut 0
Connecticut0 0 0 — 0
Whitecaps0 1 1 — 2
First: No scoring. Penalties: Pezon, Whitecaps (tripping), 5:18; Rodgers, Connecticut (body checking), 18:35.
Second: 1. Whitecaps—Thunstrom (White-Lancette, Rosenthal), 16:08. Penalties: Schipper, Whitecaps (interference), 7:41.
Third: 2. Whitecaps—Brandt (Menke, Schofield), 3:53. Penalties: None.
Shots: Connecticut 7-3-9—19, Whitecaps 12-16-12—40. Power plays: Connecticut 0 for 2, Whitecaps 0 for 1. Officials: Alicia Hanrahan, Sarma Ozmen, Sarah Buckner, Taylor Willert.
COLLEGE • MEN
MIAC
Gustavus 3, Augsburg 1
Hamline 2, St. Olaf 2, OT
St. John's 4, Concordia 2
St. Thomas 6, Bethel 0
COLLEGE • WOMEN
WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA
Gophers12310375830
Wisconsin11300334216
Ohio State9700273537
Minn. Duluth7722254240
Bemidji State5810162337
MSU Mankato31021122134
St. Cloud State3120092552
Overall: Gophers 22-3-1, Wisconsin 21-3-0, Ohio State 15-9-0, MSU Mankato 9-11-4, Minn. Duluth 10-10-2, Bemidji State 8-15-1, St. Cloud State 8-16-2.
RESULTS SATURDAY
Gophers 3, Wisconsin 1
Minn. Duluth 6, Ohio State 3
MSU Mankato 2, Bemidji St. 1
MIAC
Gustavus 2, Augsburg 2, OT
Hamline 5, St. Olaf 1
St. Thomas 5, Bethel 2
St. Benedict 2, Concordia 1
St. Mary's 1, St. Catherine 0
Soccer
ENGLAND • Premier League
GPWDLGFGAPts
Liverpool231931541360
Man City221723591753
Tottenham221606462248
Chelsea231454401947
Arsenal231355483244
Man United231355463344
Watford23968323233
Wolverhampton23959273132
Leicester239410292931
West Ham239410303431
Everton23869343330
Bournemouth239311334230
Brighton237511253226
Crystal Palace236413233222
Southampton235711254022
Burnley236413234322
Newcastle235612193121
Cardiff235414194419
Fulham223514204914
Huddersfield222515133711
results Saturday
Arsenal 2, Chelsea 0
Bournemouth 2, West Ham 0
Liverpool 4, Crystal Palace 3
Man United 2, Brighton 1
Newcastle 3, Cardiff 0
Southampton 2, Everton 1
Watford 0, Burnley 0
Wolverhampton 4, Leicester 3
GAMES SUNDAY
Huddersfield vs. Man City, 7:30 am
Fulham vs. Tottenham, 10 am
Spain • La Liga
GPWDLGFGAPts
Barcelona191342532043
Atletico201181301341
Madrid201136302436
Sevilla20965312233
Alaves20956222332
Getafe20875251631
Valencia205114191826
Betis19757222326
Sociedad19748232225
Girona19595212324
Espanyol19739212724
Levante19658303523
Valladolid19577172122
Leganes19577172122
Athletic Bilbao194105202522
Eibar19577212822
Celta Vigo20569323421
Rayo Vallecano195410223419
Villarreal19388202517
Huesca202513173911
RESULTS Saturday
Atletico 3, Huesca 0
Madrid 2, Sevilla 0
Valencia 2, Celta Vigo 1
GAMES Sunday
Betis vs. Girona, 5 am
Villarreal vs. Athletic Bilbao, 9:15 am
Levante vs. Valladolid, 11:30 am
Rayo Vallecano vs. Sociedad, 11:30 am
Barcelona vs. Leganes, 1:45 pm
GAME Monday
Eibar vs. Espanyol, 2 pm
Tennis
AUSTRALIAN OPEN • MEN
THIRD ROUND • SATURDAY
• Novak Djokovic (1) def.
Denis Shapovalov (25), 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.
• Daniil Medvedev (15) def.
David Goffin (21), 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
• Pablo Carreno-Busta (23) def.
Fabio Fognini (12), 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
• Kei Nishikori (8) def.
Joao Sousa, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 6-2.
• Alexander Zverev (4) def.
Alex Bolt, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
• Milos Raonic (16) def.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
• Borna Coric (11) def.
Filip Krajinovic, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
• Lucas Pouille (28) def.
Alexei Popyrin, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-7 (10), 4-6, 6-3.
• Frances Tiafoe def. Grigor Dimitrov (20), 7-5, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 7-5
AUSTRALIAN OPEN • WOMEN
FOURTH ROUND • SUNDAY
• Petra Kvitova (8) def.
Amanda Anisimova, 6-2, 6-1.
• Ashleigh Barty (15) def.
Maria Sharapova (30), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
• Danielle Collins def
Angelique Kerber (2), 6-0, 6-2.
THIRD ROUND • SATURDAY
• Simona Halep (1) def.
Venus Williams, 6-2, 6-3.
• Serena Williams (16) def.
Dayana Yastremska, 6-2, 6-1.
• Garbine Muguruza (18) def.
Timea Bacsinszky, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
• Karolina Pliskova (7) def.
Camila Giorgi (27), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
• Naomi Osaka (4) def.
Su-Wei Hsieh (28), 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.
• Anastasija Sevastova (13) def.
Qiang Wang (21), 6-3, 6-3.
• Madison Keys (17) def.
Elise Mertens (12), 6-3, 6-2.
• Elina Svitolina (6) def.
Shuai Zhang, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
WRESTLING
COLLEGE
NSIC
Augustana 28, SW Minnesota St. 9
TRANSACTIONS
FOOTBALL
National Football League
Indianapolis: Signed TE Gabe Holmes to a reserve-future contract.
Jacksonville: Re-signed S Jarrod Wilson to a three-year contract.
Washington: Named Nate Kaczor special teams coordinator.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
Anaheim: Recalled C Sam Carrick from San Diego (AHL).
New Jersey: Placed F Miles Wood on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 14. Assigned Fs Kevin Rooney and Blake Pietila; D Egor Yakovlev and G Mackenzie Blackwood to Binghamton (AHL). Recalled Fs Kurtis Gabriel from Binghamton. Activated G Cory Schneider off injured reserve. Recalled and assigned F Nathan Bastian from and to Binghamton (AHL).
American Hockey League
AHL: Suspended Bakersfield D Keegan Lowe one game for a cross-checking incident in a Jan. 18 game against Stockton. Suspended Cleveland D Adam Clendening three games for his actions in a Jan. 18 game at Laval.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
New York City FC: Acquired M Keaton Parks on loan from Benfica for the 2019 season.
TODAY'S LINE
COLLEGE Men's BASKETBALL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
SUNDAY
Florida St6½BOSTON COLL.
MARQUETTEOFFProvidence
IOWAOFFIllinois
Duquesne2½GEORGE WASH.
DRAKE4½Missouri St
S. ILLINOIS8Bradley
UTAH4Colorado
NBA
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
SUNDAY
WOLVES10½ (227½)Phoenix
INDIANA7½ (219)Charlotte
SAN ANTONIOOFF (OFF)LA Clippers
NFL PLAYOFFS
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Sunday
NEW ORLEANS3 (56½)LA Rams
KANSAS CITY3 (56)New England
NHL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
SUNDAY
Washington-172/+160CHICAGO
NY ISLANDERSOFF/OFFAnaheim
VANCOUVEROFF/OFFDetroit
TORONTO-250/+220Arizona
Carolina-111/+101EDMONTON
Note: Home team in CAPS.
about the writer
Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell refines offense ahead of first game against old friend Sean McVay
O’Connell was an assistant coach for the Rams and McVay, and the teams will meet Thursday night with little prep time.