FOOTBALL
NFL PLAYOFFS
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP • SUNDAY
Green Bay at Atlanta, 2:05 pm (Ch. 9)
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP • SUNDAY
Pittsburgh at New Eng., 5:40 pm (Ch. 4)
SUPER BOWL LI
Sunday, Feb. 5 • Houston
NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 5:30 pm (Ch. 9)
BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Wednesday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Towns4235.922.012.02.9
Wiggins4236.921.64.32.3
LaVine3937.220.13.43.0
Dieng4232.610.87.52.0
Muhammad3818.28.02.70.3
Rubio3732.07.93.98.1
Bjelica4017.06.13.21.1
Payne108.84.81.80.4
Dunn4216.43.82.12.3
Jones2310.43.21.21.9
Rush1613.83.11.40.7
Aldrich3710.92.23.50.5
Hill57.92.02.60.0
Lucas III52.10.40.00.2
Totals42241.0103.143.022.7
Opponents42241.0104.439.822.1
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Wednesday)
PlayerGPGATP+/-PIM
Staal431524391118
Granlund43102636236
Coyle431322351522
Koivu431319322316
Zucker431217292618
Niederreiter431216281812
Suter43620262616
Spurgeon39615212614
Dumba43713201939
Parise3481220-318
Pominville4361218-22
Brodin4331316216
Haula337613510
Stewart439312051
Schroeder1334720
Eriksson Ek923522
Folin321451020
Scandella32235-112
Dalpe912309
Graovac3530324
Prosser17022-34
Bertschy501104
Gabriel11011024
Pulkkinen9101-12
Cannone300000
Mitchell10000-10
Olofsson100010
Reilly900002
Totals431402383780365
Opponents43941692630367
GoaliesWLOTSOSv%GAA
Dubnyk23835.9381.85
Kuemper5220.9013.30
Totals281055.9302.18
Opponents152442.8903.23
TENNIS
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
MEN • SECOND ROUND
• Mischa Zverev def. John Isner (19), 6-7 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (7), 9-7.
• Roger Federer (17) def.
Noah Rubin, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
• Sam Querrey (31) def.
Alex de Minaur, 7-6 (5), 6-0, 6-1.
• Viktor Troicki (29) def.
Paolo Lorenzi, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3.
• Jack Sock (23) def.
Karen Khachanov, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
• Andreas Seppi def.
Nick Kyrgios (14), 1-6, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-2, 10-8.
• Dan Evans def.
Marin Cilic (7), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
• Steve Darcis def.
Diego Schwartzman, 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
• Andy Murray (1) def.
Andrey Rublev, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2.
• Bernard Tomic (27) def.
Victor Estrella Burgos, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5).
• Richard Gasquet (18) def.
Carlos Berlocq, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.
• Philipp Kohlschreiber (32) def.
Donald Young, 7-5, 6-3, 6-0.
• Pablo Carreno Busta (30) def.
Kyle Edmund, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
• Gilles Simon (25) def.
Rogerio Dutra Silva, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.
• Roberto Bautista Agut (13) def.
Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
• Grigor Dimitrov (15) def.
Chung Hyeon, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
• David Ferrer (21) def.
Ernesto Escobedo, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
• Milos Raonic (3) def.
Gilles Muller, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
WOMEN • SECOND ROUND
• Eugenie Bouchard def.
Peng Shuai, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
• Sorana Cirstea def.
Carla Suarez Navarro (10), 7-6 (1), 6-3.
• Anastasija Sevastova (32) def.
Kristina Kucova, 6-3, 6-4.
• Mona Barthel def.
Monica Puig (29), 6-4, 6-4.
• CoCo Vandeweghe def.
Pauline Parmentier, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
• Garbine Muguruza (7) def.
Samantha Crawford, 7-5, 6-4.
• Ashleigh Barty def.
Shelby Rogers, 7-5, 6-1.
• Johanna Konta (9) def.
Naomi Osaka, 6-4, 6-2.
• Karolina Pliskova (5) def.
Anna Blinkova, 6-0, 6-2.
• Ekaterina Makarova (30) def.
Sara Errani, 6-2, 3-2, retired.
• Caroline Garcia (21) def.
Oceane Dodin, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.
• Jelena Ostapenko def.
Yulia Putintseva (31), 6-3, 6-1.
• Caroline Wozniacki (17) def.
Donna Vekic, 6-1, 6-3.
• Dominika Cibulkova (6) def.
Hsieh Su-wei, 6-4, 7-6 (8).
• Elena Vesnina (14) def.
Mandy Minella, 6-3, 6-3.
• Barbora Strycova (16) def.
Andrea Petkovic, 6-0, 7-5.
• Jennifer Brady def.
Heather Watson, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8.
show court schedules
Note: Play begins on all courts at 6 pm Thursday
Rod Laver Arena
Eugenie Bouchard vs. Coco Vandeweghe
Angelique Kerber (1) vs. Kristyna Pliskova
Stan Wawrinka (4) vs. Viktor Troicki (29)
Night Session • 2 am Friday
Ashleigh Barty vs. Mona Barthel
Tomas Berdych (10) vs. Roger Federer (17)
Margaret Court Arena
Elina Svitolina (11) vs. A. Pavlyuchenkova (24)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12) vs. Jack Sock (23)
Ying-Ying Duan vs. Venus Williams (13)
Night Session • 2 am Friday
Lukas Lacko vs. Kei Nishikori (5)
A. Sevastova (32) vs. Garbiñe Muguruza (7)
Hisense Arena
Jelena Jankovic vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (8)
Not before 9 pm Thursday
Andy Murray (1) vs. Sam Querrey (31)
Not before 11 pm Thursday
Bernard Tomic (27) vs. Daniel Evans
high schools
ALPINE SKIING • boys
IMAC
At Buck Hill
• Blake 527, Breck 525, Minnehaha Acad. 512. Medalist: Zach Dekko, Blake, 47.19.
ALPINE SKIING • GIRLs
IMAC
At Buck Hill
• Blake 541, Breck 529, St. Paul Academy 512. Medalist: Nellie Ide, Blake, 49.44.
BASKETBALL • boys
Minneapolis City
• North 88, Edison 29
• Roosevelt 57, Washburn 41
• South 76, FAIR 57
Metropolitan Area
• Tartan 77, Minneapolis Southwest 54
BASKETBALL • GIRLs
Minneapolis City
• South 102, FAIR 10
• Washburn 34, Roosevelt 33
GYMNASTICS
Metropolitan Area
• St. Paul Highland Park 126.35, St. Paul Central 121.20, Mpls. H-E-R-S 111.625. All-around: Lucy Lipscomb, St. Paul Highland Park, 33.875; Sophie Truen, Mpls. H-E-R-S, 31.9.
HOCKEY • BOYs
Metropolitan Area
• Roseville 5, North St. Paul 1
HOCKEY • GIRLs
Metro East
• Mahtomedi 2, South St. Paul 2, OT
POLLS
BASKETBALL • boys
By Minnesota Basketball News
• Class 4A: 1. Champlin Park; 2. Maple Grove; 3. Lakeville North; 4. Wayzata; 5. Apple Valley; 6. Hopkins; 7. Cretin-Derham Hall; 8. Eden Prairie; 9. New Prague; 10. Tartan.
• Class 3A: 1. DeLaSalle; 2. Delano; 3. Totino-Grace; 4. Orono; 5. Marshall; 6. Mahtomedi; 7. Austin; 8. Alexandria; 9. Big Lake; 10. Waseca.
• Class 2A:1. Minnehaha Academy; 2. Caledonia; 3. Esko; 4. Melrose; 5. Lake City; 6. St. Cloud Cathedral; 7. Crosby-Ironton; 8. Watertown-Mayer; 9. Annandale; 10. Eden Valley-Watkins.
• Class 1A: 1. Minneapolis North; 2. Red Lake; 3. Central Minnesota Christian; 4. Goodhue; 5. Hillcrest Lutheran; 6. Heritage Christian; 7. Ada-Borup; 8. Red Rock Central; 9. Nevis; 10. Springfield.
BASKETBALL • GIRLs
By Minnesota Basketball News
• Class 4A: 1. Hopkins; 2. Elk River; 3. Eastview; 4. Apple Valley; 5. Lakeville North; 6. Centennial; 7. East Ridge; 8. Roseville; 9. Park Center; 10. St. Michael-Albertville.
• Class 3A: 1. Holy Angels; 2. Alexandria; 3. Orono; 4. Kasson-Mantorville; 5. Winona; 6. Grand Rapids; 7. Mahtomedi; 8. Northfield; 9. Hutchinson; 10. Zimmerman.
• Class 2A: 1. Roseau; 2. Sauk Centre; 3. Norwood Young America; 4. Plainview-Elgin-Millville; 5. Watertown-Mayer; 6. New London-Spicer; 7. Pipestone Area; 8. Osakis; 9. Hayfield; 10. Eden Valley-Watkins.
• Class 1A: 1. Mountain Iron-Buhl; 2. Goodhue; 3. Wheaton-Herman-Norcross; 4. Cromwell-Wright; 5. Mankato Loyola; 6. Maranatha; 7. Lyle-Pacelli; 8. Ada-Borup; 9. Cedar Mountain-Comfrey; 10. Red Lake.
GYMNASTICS
By the Coaches Association
• Class 2A: 1. Lakeville North; 2. St. Cloud Tech; 3. Stillwater; 4. Cambridge-Isanti; 5. Owatonna; 6. Lakeville South; 7. Roseville Area; 8. Maple Grove; 9. Champlin Park; 10. Prior Lake.
• Class 1A: 1. Detroit Lakes; 2. Melrose Area; 3. Willmar; 4. Austin; 5. Worthington; 6. Pine Island; 7. North Branch; 8. Perham; 9. Mahtomedi; 10. Sartell-St. Stephen.
HOCKEY • boys
By Let's Play Hockey
• Class 2A: 1. Stillwater; 2. Edina; 3. Elk River/Zimmerman; 4. Hill-Murray; 5. Lakeville North; 6. Eden Prairie; 7. Holy Family; 8. Centennial; 9. Grand Rapids; 10. St. Thomas Academy.
• Class 1A: 1. Hermantown; 2. Breck; 3. Delano; 4. St. Paul Academy; 5. Mahtomedi; 6. St. Cloud Cathedral; 7. East Grand Forks; 8. Sartell-St. Stephen; 9. Alexandria; 10. Greenway.
HOCKEY • GIRLs
By Let's Play Hockey
• Class 2A: 1. Edina; 2. Hill-Murray; 3. Maple Grove; 4. Eden Prairie; 5. Elk River/Zimmerman; 6. Blaine; 7. Cretin-Derham Hall; 8. Centennial; 9. Lakeville South; 10. Minnetonka.
• Class 1A: 1. Blake; 2. Breck; 3. St. Paul United; 4. Proctor/Hermantown; 5. Warroad; 6. Delano/Rockford; 7. Thief River Falls; 8. Red Wing; 9. Princeton; 10. Alexandria.
SUMMARIES
BASKETBALL • boys
Mpls. North 88, Mpls. Edison 29
Minneapolis North53 35-88
Minneapolis Edison7 22-29
Minneapolis North: Johnson 30, M. Holloman 17, T. Holloman 14, Sanford 10, Hines 10, Jackson 3, Simmons 2, Hines 2. Minneapolis Edison: Hill 12, Talibia 5, Rusnacko 5, Walton 5, Chime 2.
Mpls. Roosevelt 57, Mpls. Washburn 41
Minneapolis Washburn0 41-41
Minneapolis Roosevelt0 57-57
Minneapolis Washburn: Lotz 17, Cook-Gordon 9, Johnson 7, Yares 4, Charles 4. Minneapolis Roosevelt: Sims 22, Rogers 13, Johnston 10, Buchwald 9, Atson 3.
Minneapolis South 76, FAIR 57
Minneapolis South31 45 - 76
FAIR19 38 - 57
Minneapolis South: J. Jones 10, C. Jones 7, Gladney 7, M. Lossow 24, J. Lossow 4, T. Jones 3, Omar 7, Riveness 2, Dowden 8, Kowouto 4. FAIR: Baker 3, Peterson 10, Holloway 7, Carer 16, Williams 7, Douglas 11, Turner 1, Holmes 2.
Tartan 77, Minneapolis Southwest 54
Tartan32 45-77
Minneapolis Southwest20 34-54
Tartan: Whalen 18, Walker 16, Horn 14, Myles 10, James 8, Huckleberry 3, Bereket 3, Hernandez 2, Goergen 2, Maanum 1. Minneapolis Southwest: Hawkins 16, Polydorou 12, Deeq 7, Fischer 6, Bogen-Grose 5, Olson 3, Berg 3, Selje 2.
BASKETBALL • GIRLs
Mpls. Washburn 34, Mpls. Roosevelt 33
Minneapolis Roosevelt13 20-33
Minneapolis Washburn16 18-34
Minneapolis Roosevelt: Wright 9, Trice 8, Lyons 6, Brown 4, Claude 3, Smith 3. Minneapolis Washburn: Johnson 12, Johnson 6, Clauss 6, Boarman 6, Lyndsley 4.
HOCKEY • BOYs
Roseville 5, North St. Paul 1
Roseville3 1 1-5
North St. Paul0 1 0-1
First: R-Jernberg (Haselberger), 5:48. R-Murphy (Tschida, Bifulk), 8:50. R-Barrett (Irwin), 9:08. Second: N-Larson (Kubiatowicz), 5:35, pp. R-Bifulk (Rossini, Haselberger), 10:28. Third: R-Haselberger, 14:40. Saves: R: Murphy 11-8-14-33. N: Herman 9-13-11-33.
HOCKEY • GIRLs
Mahtomedi 2, South St. Paul 2, (OT)
South St. Paul1 0 1 0-2
Mahtomedi1 0 1 0-2
First: S-Felton (Burke, Deering), 2:01. M-Broten (Johnson), 13:10. Third: M-Dornseif (Krawczyk, Krueger), 7:02, pp. S-Reynolds (Burke, Felton), 14:04. Saves: S: McKenzie 7-4-5-2-18. M: Ficcadenti 8-8-9-2-27.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
Boston: Agreed to terms with OF Brian Bogusevic and RHPs Kyle Kendrick on minor league contracts.
Cleveland: Agreed to terms with OF Brandon Guyer on a two-year contract.
Detroit: Acquired OF Mikie Mahtook from Tampa Bay for a player to be named or cash considerations.
Los Angeles: Agreed to terms with OF Kole Calhoun on a three-year contract.
Oakland: Designated RHP Zach Neal for assignment. Agreed to terms with INF Trevor Plouffe on a one-year contract.
Toronto: Agreed to terms with OF Jose Bautista on a one-year contract.
National League
Pittsburgh: Agreed to terms with 1B/OF Joey Terdoslavich on a minor league contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
Buffalo: Named Kelly Skipper running backs coach.
New York Jets: Named Dennard Wilson defensive backs coach.
Tampa Bay: Signed LB Jeff Knox to a reserve/future contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL: Fined N.Y. Rangers F Chris Kreider $5,000 for hitting Dallas F Cody Eakin with his helmet.
Colorado: Recalled G Spencer Martin from San Antonio (AHL). In addition, the San Antonio Rampage have recalled goaltender Kent Simpson from the Colorado Eagles (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Minnesota United: Named Ian Fuller and Mark Watson assistant coaches and Marius Rovde goalkeeping coach.
Atlanta: Renewed its partnership with Charleston (USL) for the 2017 season.
DC United: Re-signed M Jared Jeffrey.
LA Galaxy: Signed M Jermaine Jones.
Seattle: Signed F Seyi Adekoya and M Henry Wingo.
TODAY'S LINE
NFL playoffs
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Sunday
ATLANTA5 (60)Green Bay
NEW ENGLAND5½ (50½)Pittsburgh
NBA
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Thursday
LA CLIPPERS2½ (205)Timberwolves
CLEVELAND11½ (219)Phoenix
MIAMI2 (197)Dallas
NEW YORKOFF (OFF)Washington
SAN ANTONIO12½ (219)Denver
nhl
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
Thursday
WILDOFF/OFFArizona
NY ISLANDERS-107/-103Dallas
COLUMBUS-166/+156Ottawa
TORONTO-121/+111NY Rangers
Washington-130/+120ST. LOUIS
CALGARY-115/+105Nashville
ANAHEIM-257/+227Colorado
SAN JOSEOFF/OFFTampa Bay
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
Thursday
FIUOFFMiddle Tenn.
Northeastern8½DELAWARE
IOWA1Maryland
DAYTON11Richmond
SMU10½UCONN
ELON8Drexel
HOFSTRA3Towson St
UNC-Wilmington2COL. OF CHARLES.
WILLIAM & MARY7James Madison
LA SALLE3½Davidson
LOUISIANA TECH4½Rice
UAB7FAU
SOUTHERN MISSpickNorth Texas
BYU19Pepperdine
HOUSTON5½Memphis
Arizona4SOUTHERN CAL
OREGON10California
LOUISVILLE8Clemson
LOYOLA MARY.6San Diego
SAN FRANCISCO8½Portland
LONG BEACH ST8UC Santa Barbara
ST MARY'S (CALIF.)20½Pacific
Stanford6OREGON ST
UCLA18½Arizona St
Gonzaga14SANTA CLARA
Note: Home teams are in CAPS.
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