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North Carolina 74, N.C. State 61
Tar Heels sweep Pack
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Longing for clear weather With the weekly blizzards coming through every Friday afternoon, I have not been fishing in over three weeks. I think this is making me physically ill, I guess sort of like the withdrawal symptoms a chain smoker goes through when they throw down that habit. If things don’t get better soon, there’s no telling what I might do. Kerr Lake is up about 11 feet above normal so I guess no fishing is being done there either. There looks like a possible window of fishing opportunity opening up for me a few hours on Sunday afternoon right before the next winter storm comes through Walt that night. Bowen My cousin Jim reports from On the Water Whiteville that he is also sick Weekly and tired of waiting to go fishing. They have been landlocked for weeks now and he is going completely nuts! Al Gore’s global warming has them expecting one to three inches of snow in his area. He has been tying rigs, re-tying rigs and when he gets a chance...he ties some more rigs. All of his reels are serviced, spooled with fresh line and the boat is ready. He is just looking for a day to run out to where the big fish are stacked up on the thermal break at the Gulf Stream. Richard Hinton has been doing a little rabbit Please see WALT, page 3B
DUke 77, Maryland 56
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North Carolina State forward DeShawn Painter, right, blocks the shot of North Carolina guard Dexter Strickland during the first half in Chapel Hill.
Struggling UNC ends losing skid By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer
CHAPEL HILL —So this is what North Carolina is reduced to: a feeling of relief after beating a rival it hasn’t lost to in three years. Larry Drew II had 15 points and the Tar Heels pulled away late to beat North Carolina State 74-61 on Saturday, snapping their fourgame losing streak while earning an eighth straight win against the Wolfpack. Deon Thompson added 12 points for the Tar Heels (14-11, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won for the first time since beating the Wolfpack nearly three weeks ago in Raleigh. It was also their first home win since beating Virginia Tech a month ago, snapping another four-game skid.
But of all the ugly streaks and stats that are following the defending national champions this season, one fact stood out. The victory kept the preseason co-ACC favorite from falling into last place in the league standings with just a handful of games left. “We already know we’re down and we’re in a pretty deep hole,” Thompson said. “You’ve just got to continue to fight and continue to bring that effort and energy, and at the end of the day anything can happen.” The Tar Heels didn’t have to look far for a reminder of what’s gone wrong this year. Aside from the unusual sight of numerous empty seats in the upper level of the Smith Center for a rivalry game, three injured big men — Ed Davis, Tyler Zeller and freshman Travis Wear —
stood near midcourt wearing dark suits and watching what’s left of the team warm up. Perhaps North Carolina’s players gained extra motivation from seeing more than 200 former players in the stands. They were in town for a reunion weekend as part of the storied program’s yearlong celebration of its centennial season. The school honored the players — by name, no less — when they filed onto the court at halftime in a ceremony that ended with retired Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith joining them at midcourt. Or maybe the Tar Heels just needed to see N.C. State (14-12, 2-9) on the other sideline again. When the teams last met Jan. 26, Thompson
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Duke's Mason Plumlee dunks the ball over Maryland's Jordan Williams during the first half in Durham Saturday.
No. 8 Devils roll, Coach K Stewart pulls away in Nationwide win wins 1,000th Please see HEELS, page 3B
Danica, Dale involved in multicar crashes
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Harvick knew his race cars were good enough to get either he or Tony Stewart into Victory Lane. Once Dale Earnhardt Jr. was out of contention, their path was wide open. Stewart held off Carl Edwards, Harvick and Justin Allgaier to win the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway for the fifth time in six years. Kevin Harvick Inc. owned the car he drove to victory Saturday, as well as in 2005 and 2006. “They have always given us great race car, every time,” Stewart said. It was Stewart’s 15th win in a
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Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr (88) flips as Brad Keselowski (22) drives past during the NASCAR DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide series race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Saturday. stock car at Daytona, moving him into a tie with Cale Yarborough for third all-time at the storied track. He now trails only Dale Earnhardt (34 wins) and Bobby Allison (16) for most at Daytona. “I would trade a couple of them just for a win in a Sunday race here,” said Stewart, who is 0 for 11
in the Daytona 500. He’ll start sixth in Sunday’s main event. Stewart and Harvick clearly had the best cars from the moment they hit the track this week, making Harvick convinced he’d get a KHI win as either a driver or owner by the end Please see NASCAR, page 3B
DURHAM — Jon Scheyer scored 22 points and No. 8 Duke marked coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 1,000th game at the school with a 77-56 rout of Maryland on Saturday in a matchup of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top two teams. Brian Zoubek had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the first-place Blue Devils (21-4, 9-2). They dominated this matchup by shooting 41.5 percent and locking down the Terrapins, who finished 25 points below their season average. Greivis Vasquez scored 17 points and Cliff Tucker added 12 to lead the Terrapins (16-7, 6-3), whose late run couldn’t make up for going 7 minutes between baskets in the first half. They were 2 of 13 from 3-point range. Former Duke players from Art Heyman to J.J. Redick came to Cameron Indoor Stadium to celebrate a double milestone for Krzyzewski, who on his 63rd birthday became the eighth Division I coach to reach four figures at one school. He’s 781-219 in 30 seasons at Duke. After the final horn sounded, he was presented with a framed Duke No. 1,000 jersey, the players pulled on T-shirts adorned with Krzyzewski’s silPlease see DUKE, page 3B
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Two-minute drill Local Sports Oxford Soccer taking registrations Oxford Soccer Club is taking registrations now until March 6 for the upcoming Spring 2010 season, which begins on Saturday, March 20. Registration may be completed online at www. oxfordsoccer.com, or by downloading the registration form to include with the registration fee by mail. Oxford Soccer Club is a non-profit organization that was established in 1992. The club is in need of coaches for the upcoming season. Volunteer coaches receive one child’s registration free. For any questions, e-mail ncoxfordsoccer@yahoo. com.
College Hoops Coack K refutes New Jersey rumors DURHAM — The New Jersey Nets are already the laughingstock of the NBA. Now they’re getting ribbed by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, too. Coach K refuted rumors Saturday that the Nets were interested in him coaching the beleaguered team. Louisville coach Rick Pitino has also knocked down rumors that he may return to the NBA. Krzyzewski said New Jersey had not contacted him, then cracked a couple of one-liners at the expense of Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian billionaire and the Nets’ prospective buyer. “The guy’s Russian, right?” Krzyzewski said. “You think he’d hire a Polish guy?” After chuckling, Krzyzewski said: “No one’s contacted me, and if they do, I think ’nyet’ would be easy for me to say.” The Nets are 4-48 at the All-Star break.
NBA Stern: Expect Bobcats sale within 60 days DALLAS (AP) — NBA commissioner David Stern expects the Charlotte Bobcats to be sold within 60 days. He’s just not ready to say if Michael Jordan will be the buyer. Johnson is the first black majority owner of a major professional sports team, but has lost tens of millions and is looking to sell. Jordan has first refusal on any sale, but it’s unclear if the Hall of Famer has an ownership group in place. Former Houston Rockets executive George Postolos has also inquired about the Bobcats.
Local Schedule Monday, Feb. 15 College Basketball n Vance-Granville CC at Louisburg College 7 p.m.
Sports on TV Sunday, Feb. 14 AUTO RACING Noon n FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 8 p.m. n ESPN2 — NHRA, Winternationals, final eliminations, at Pomona, Calif. (same-day tape) BOWLING 3 p.m. n ESPN — PBA, USBC Masters, at Reno, Nev. GOLF 9:30 a.m. n TGC — European PGA Tour, Avantha Masters, final round, at New Delhi (same-day tape) 1 p.m. n TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, final round, at Pebble Beach, Calif. 3 p.m. n CBS — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, final round, at Pebble Beach, Calif. 7 p.m. n TGC — Champions Tour, The ACE Group Classic, final round, at Naples, Fla. (same-day tape) MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. n CBS — National coverage, Ohio St. at Illinois n ESPN — Louisville at Syracuse 7:30 p.m. n FSN — Boston College at Florida St. 10 p.m. n FSN — UCLA at Southern Cal NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. n TNT — All-Star Game, at Arlington, Texas OLYMPICS 1 p.m. n NBC — Women’s speed skating: 3000m Gold Medal final; Nordic combined: K-95 jumping individual and 10km cross country individual Gold Medal finals; men’s luge: singles; men’s biathlon: 10km sprint Gold Medal final, at Vancouver, Canada 3 p.m. n USA — Women’s ice hockey: U.S. vs. China, at Vancouver, Canada 7 p.m. n NBC — LIVE: figure skating: pairs short program; men’s freestyle skiing: moguls Gold Medal final; SAME-DAY TAPE: men’s luge: singles Gold Medal final; women’s alpine skiing: super com-
bined Gold Medal final, at Vancouver, Canada 7:30 p.m. n CNBC — Women’s ice hockey: Finland vs. Russia, at Vancouver, Canada 11:35 p.m. n NBC — Award Ceremonies, at Vancouver, Canada (same-day tape) RODEO 8 p.m. n VERSUS — PBR, Express Classic, at Oklahoma City (same-day tape) WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3 p.m. n ESPN2 — Regional coverage, Houston at SMU, Arkansas at South Carolina, or DePaul at Notre Dame 5 p.m. n FSN — California at Washington 5:30 p.m. n ESPN2 — Regional coverage, Louisville at Pittsburgh, Mississippi at Mississippi St., or Miami at N.C. State Monday, Feb. 15 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. n ESPN — Connecticut at Villanova 9 p.m. n ESPN — Kansas at Texas A&M OLYMPICS 1 p.m. n NBC — Men’s snowboard: snowboard cross; men’s cross country: 15km individual Gold Medal final; women’s cross country: 10km individual Gold Medal final, at Vancouver, British Columbia 5:30 p.m. n MSNBC — Women’s ice hockey: Canada vs. Switzerland, at Vancouver, British Columbia 8 p.m. n NBC — LIVE: figure skating: pairs Gold Medal final; men’s speed skating: 500m Gold Medal final; SAME-DAY TAPE: men’s snowboard: cross Gold Medal final, at Vancouver, British Columbia 12:35 a.m. n NBC — Women’s luge; Award Ceremonies, at Vancouver, British Columbia (delayed tape) 3 a.m. n MSNBC — Women’s ice hockey: Sweden vs. Slovakia, at Vancouver, British Columbia (delayed tape) WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. n ESPN2 — North Carolina at Virginia 9 p.m. n ESPN2 — Connecticut at Oklahoma
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Hendrick looks to continue dominance By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The NASCAR scoring tower never seems to change. A Hendrick Motorsports sweep, 1-2-3. That's how NASCAR's top team ended last season, and exactly how they opened the first practice of this year. And when the flag waves on Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500, three Hendrick cars will lead the field in NASCAR's version of the Super Bowl. Mark Martin, the 51-year-old throwback, will start from the pole in an attempt to snap an 0-for-25 Daytona 500 streak. Dale Earnhardt Jr., the rock star suffering through a confidence-testing slump, shares the front row with his teammate. Right behind them is Jimmie Johnson, the four-time defending Cup champion who has given no indication he'll relax his run of NASCAR domination anytime soon. So forgive the rest of the field if they've had just about enough of the Hendrick camp. "I think about that sometimes. I think everybody probably does," said Kasey Kahne, who wedged his Richard Petty Motorsports
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Car owner Rick Hendrick, left, talks with NASCAR driver Mark Martin before the start of the first of two Gatorade 150-mile qualifying auto races for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Thursday. entry alongside Johnson in the second row to crash the Hendrick party. "We got down here and the first practice it was 1-2-3-4 or something like that with the Hendrick cars. We're always chasing them it seems like, but I feel like I'm in the best position I've been in in a while, as far as this race, to have a shot to race with those guys and actually beat some of them." A new year, but the goal remains the same across the garage: Figure out how to beat the Hendrick guys. There's no better stage, either, than Daytona International Speedway and the biggest race of the season. The 52nd running
of the Great American Race comes at a critical time for NASCAR, which launched a series of rapid-fire changes designed to add some muchneeded energy to a sport that had seemingly hit its plateau. NASCAR wants its drivers to shed the sponsor-shilling stereotype and show more raw emotion. The sanctioning body is willing to do its part, too, agreeing to lighten up its restrictions on on-track aggression. The relaxed policing is referred to around NASCAR as the "Boys, have at it" policy, and has generated considerable buzz for the sport. The key to capitalizing still lies in staging a suc-
cessful show on Sunday, and NASCAR is keenly aware of the opportunity to show a wide audience that the sport has turned a corner and is headed back in the right direction. Doing so means rules are still being tinkered with in the days leading into the race. When last week's exhibition Budweiser Shootout fell flat because the race ended under caution — meaning the field was frozen one lap from the finish, and winner Kevin Harvick coasted toward the checkered flag unchallenged — series officials acted quickly to create a new procedure. In Sunday's race, NASCAR will now make up to three attempts to finish under green should a caution be called before the final lap. Earnhardt wants another Daytona win, and to get on pace with his successful Hendrick teammates. No matter how bad things were last season, racing is still the only thing he wants to do. "There's nothing else I really want to do. There's no other place that I want to be," he said. “I would be a complete fool not to want to come back every year and keep trying at least to turn around last year or the year before, outdo the past season.
Kearney earns first American Gold WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Hannah Kearney waited four years to overcome her bitter disappointment. Canada will have to wait at least one more day before it can really let loose. The 23-year-old from New Hampshire slashed through the rain and down the moguls Saturday night — a re-
markable run that gave America its first gold medal of the Vancouver Games and denied Jenn Heil the honor of becoming the first Canadian to win gold on home turf. Heil came in as the favorite on paper — winner of her last four World Cup events — but this one really wasn’t close. Kearney scored 26.63 points to win by
.94 — a wide margin in a sport often decided by tenths and hundredths. Not this time. She pulled off a back flip on her top jump and a 360-degree spin on her second, her legs knitted tightly together on both, the perfect example of the form and function judges love to see when they’re handing out Olympic gold.
It put a red, white and blue tinge on what was supposed to be a day for Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in the house to watch Heil, the top-ranked moguls skier in the world who was given a great shot at becoming the first to get ’O Canada’ played at a medals ceremony in Canada.
Ohno ties Blair for most medals By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Boxed out by the South Koreans, with all hope of a medal appearing lost, Apolo Anton Ohno could only count on the freakishness of short track to pull it out. When two skaters ahead of him went sliding into the padding, Ohno stuck his skate across the line and Olympic medal No. 6 was his. The American who made the soul patch fashionable — even the women were wearin’ em — pulled out a silver in the 1,500-meter final when two South Koreans took each other out on the final turn, allowing Ohno to tie Bonnie Blair for most medals won by a U.S. Winter Olympian. Korea still got the gold, which went to Lee Jungsu, out front and out of the trouble that gobbled up his teammates. But Ohno had no complaints about being the runnerup, especially when he was fourth with just a few meters to go. It didn’t hurt to see 19-year-old American teammate J.R. Celski right behind, taking bronze in his first major event since a gruesome crash at the U.S. trials. Ohno, who now has two medals of each color, moved past Eric Heiden as the most decorated American male at the Winter Games and also claimed the mark all to himself for most short
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USA's Apolo Anton Ohno, right, and USA's J.R. Celski, left, react after the men's 1500m finals short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Ohno placed second, Celski third. track medals since the wild-and-wooly sport joined the Olympic program in 1992. Ohno grabbed an American flag, though he had to put it under one arm when he held up his fingers for the crowd — all five on the left hand and another on the right. Make it six, and he has three more events at the Vancouver Games to pass Blair. Ohno eliminated Canadian favorite Charles Hamelin in the semifinals with a daring inside move, drawing groans from many of the redclad fans in the packed house of 14,200 at Pacific Coliseum. But there were still plenty of red, white and blue cheering on the 27-year-old American, who is practically a hometown favorite at these games.
Vancouver is just a three-hour drive north of suburban Seattle, where Ohno was born and raised by a single father, getting his start in skating with wheels under his feet rather than blades. When he saw short track for the first time at the Olympics, Ohno decided that’s what he wanted to do. Clearly, the
ice suited him just fine. No sport is more unpredictable than short track, either. Ohno won his first medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games when a crash on the final turn took out every skater but one, Australia’s Steven Bradbury, who coasted across the line as perhaps the flukiest gold medalist ever. Ohno, his leg gashed by a skate blade, crawled across the line for a silver. Talk about symmetry. Ohno’s sixth medal was claimed under similar circumstances, though this time he didn’t go down. The powerful South Koreans put three skaters in the final, and it looked as though they would sweep the medals when all of them got ahead of Ohno on the final lap. Lee was out front and avoided trouble. But Lee Ho-suk and Sung Si-bak got tangled up and slid into the padded barrier, their medal hopes dashed in a heap. Ohno skated right on by, as did Celski.
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Canes rookie goalie wins again RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes could do without a break in the schedule right now. They’re on their best run of the season after Ray Whitney scored two powerplay goals in a minute in the second period and rookie goalie Justin Peters won his second game in two outings in a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. “It’s probably the best streak I’ve been on,” left wing Jussi Jokinen said. “Our power play is going good, so it has been fun.” Jokinen added two goals, including an emptynetter, and Zach Boychuk scored his first NHL goal for the Hurricanes, who have won a season-best five games in a row. Carolina has won nine of its last 11 games heading into the Olympic layoff. “We’ve been playing good for awhile, not just the five-game and fourgame winning streaks,” Whitney said. Peters, playing in his
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FROM PAGE 1B hunting recently in Vance County. Rabbit season has seen snowy weekends recently, but still he has managed to take his Remington 870 Express pump action .410 shotgun out for a few hunts — with limited success. He hasn’t missed yet, but there hasn’t been a whole lot of shooting. In a few weeks, we might give the American (White) Shad a try at Lock and Dam #1 on the Cape Fear River. That spot is known for big white shad. The first Hickory Shad was caught on Jan. 26 down in Grifton (where the shad festival is held annually). So that is another possibility for some action as soon as the roads are clear enough to haul a boat down. Last week I promised to finish the story about my son Jimmie and our first bass tournament 14 years ago. I left off with us racing
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of the race. “Tony and I talked right before the race, and I said I didn’t think they could beat both cars, as good as they were in practice,” Harvick said. “Best car I’ve ever had here, and I think we worked a long time, a lot of hours in our speedway program, and it all paid off today.” But the effort was overshadowed by Danica Patrick’s NASCAR debut and Earnhardt’s spectacular crash. Patrick announced Monday she would run the Nationwide race, basing her decision on a successful stock-car debut three days earlier in the ARCA event. So all eyes were on her from the first practice all the way through her involvement in a race-ending 12-car accident just past the halfway mark. She was running in the middle of the pack when several cars wrecked in front of her, and Patrick tried to duck low to avoid them. But she couldn’t dodge everything, slammed into the outside wall, and then spun through the grass. “That just proves how
against teams that led their divisions at the time. “When you look at the whole game, special teams made a difference for them,” New Jersey coach Jacques Lemaire said. “They scored on the power play, they get the lead, they play with more confidence.” New Jersey broke Peters’ shutout bid on Zach Parise’s third-period goal on a rebound after Peters AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker stopped an initial stop. Brian Rolston added the Carolina Hurricanes goalie Justin Peters blocks a shot as New second goal for the Devils on a power play, giving Jersey Devils' Zach Parise attempts to score during the first him his first goal in the period in Raleigh. last nine games. Boychuk opened the “Based on (what he has second NHL game, made scoring in the first period done), you’re going to see a 23 saves. The Hurricanes, with a memorable first fair amount of him,” Hurusing Manny Legace and goal. ricanes coach Paul Maurice Peters, are unbeaten in “It feels good to get it said. five games since firstagainst a world-class goalie Peters, Boychuk and string goalie Cam Ward like that,” Boychuk said. right wing Steven Goertzen went out with a back New Jersey goalie Marwere reassigned to Albany injury. tin Brodeur, who’ll play for of the AHL after the game. Canada in the Olympics, With uncertainty about Boychuk had been called the length of Ward’s was pulled early in the absence, Peters could be in up earlier in the day. third period after surrenThe last two wins line for an extended look dering his fourth goal on after the Olympics. for Carolina have come the 22nd shot he faced.
towards Nutbush Bridge in our small semi-V hull aluminum boat with visions of catching giant bass. Things started off slow for us and we only had one fish barely weighing a pound at almost 10 a.m. Then we came across another team who was fishing the same tournament, some of the fellows that were snickering about our small boat at the ramp. We asked them how their day was going. They snidely replied, “We’ve got our five, we just caught a big one now,” as they fished all over our water treating us with disregard. Just as they pulled away from us fishing the opposite way down the bank, Jimmie hung into a nice fish. We both got so excited that we almost fell out of the boat, and somehow we managed to land what turned out to be a bass weighing almost 6 pounds, the biggest either of us had ever caught. I turned to the smart alecks who were watch-
ing and said, “There’s your big one boys,” as we chunked him in our 120 quart white Igloo cooler converted into a live well. Jimmie and I proceeded to put a solid limit weighing over 15 pounds in the boat that day to place fourth in our first tournament, and we were only ounces out of second place. Gerald Beck and his partner, another pro from South Carolina, won it with right at 21 pounds. He said they caught their fish on Zara Spooks and jigs. That day got us hooked on tournament fishing, and I have been focused on this sport ever since. Unfortunately, we went almost three years without placing in the money in another tournament, even though we fished probably 15 or more each year. Several times we came close, and every week I would remind Jimmie we were going through a learning curve. Someday we’d be as good as those fishermen who won
hard it is out here, and how much there is to learn and how good all these drivers really are,” she said. Shortly after the media crush surrounding her in the garage began to dissipate, her car owner sent the cameras scurrying back outside with a frightening accident along the superstretch. Edwards and Brad Keselowski were racing sideby-side when both drifted to the center of the track in an apparent attempt to claim the same spot of real estate. As they bounced away from each other, Keselowski hooked the rear of Earnhardt’s car to send his Chevrolet into the wall and then upside down onto its roof. He skidded along the track, where he was tagged by several other cars, before sliding through the infield grass and finally rolling back onto its wheels. He took the mandatory ambulance ride to the infield care center, and emerged in an unusually jovial mood for a driver who had just rolled his car. “You don’t want to flip one upside down and it not be spectacular. You don’t want to waste your opportunity, right?” Earnhardt joked. “It’s good to flip upside down
every once in a while, but it’s just too expensive for me.” The Earnhardt and Patrick accidents sent both JR Motorsports cars back to North Carolina in crumpled heaps, a costly setback for a team that is still seeking sponsorship. Patrick’s 13 races are sponsored, but Earnhardt may have to pay out of his own pocket for the No. 88 to run a full season. “We’re going to have to go back and balance our books after that. This has been a rough day for JR Motorsports,” he said. “We do our books by the month pretty much, and kind of know where we are financially. We were looking for about $400,000 between now and the end of the season, trying to work that in somehow and find that or cut that somewhere. “We just knocked ourselves back a few steps. It was an expensive day for us.” After an 11-minute red flag for Earnhardt’s accident, Stewart took command and led the final 24 laps for his third consecutive Daytona victory. Among his 15 victories are wins in the exhibition Budweiser Shootout, the Daytona 500 qualifying races and the July Sprint Cup Series race.
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money consistently and whom we admired and looked up to. Today, almost 14 years later I know I still have a lot to learn, but it feels like just maybe I was right, we are almost as good as those guys. Next week’s article – There is a slim possibility that Jimmie and I will be able to get on the water at Belews Creek Lake near Winston-Salem for a few hours of fishing, but we’ll have to watch the weather. Tip of the week – Don’t forget your Valentine today. Contact the writer at waltbowen@yahoo.com.
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FROM PAGE 1B scored 20 points to help the Tar Heels snap a three-game losing streak that at the time was the longest under coach Roy Williams. North Carolina had lost eight of 10 games since the start of 2010, including Wednesday’s 64-54 loss to rival Duke that ranked as their lowest scoring performance in seven seasons under Williams. Then came news that Davis — the team’s No. 2 scorer and top rebounder — might miss the rest of the season after breaking his left wrist against the Blue Devils. Henson, a lanky 6-foot10 forward, had looked lost after starting the season at small forward, but came through with nine points, eight rebounds, three blocks and three steals in a season-high 26 minutes against N.C. State, and even soared into the paint to stuff home a missed shot by Thompson for the game’s
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FROM PAGE 1B houette and the Cameron Crazies sang “Happy Birthday” to him. “A guy couldn’t have a better job than I’ve had for 30 years,” Krzyzewski told the crowd. Nolan Smith had 14 points and Kyle Singler finished with 10 for the Blue Devils — who have won four straight, six of seven overall and 40 in a row at home against unranked teams. They have rarely been tested at Cameron this season — 14-0 with all but one of the victories coming by double digits.
first basket. It was Drew, however, who finished off the Wolfpack. The Tar Heels led by two at halftime and maintained control for the entire second half before Drew scored seven straight points that pushed North Carolina’s lead to 66-54 with 2:05 left. Now the dishonor of sitting alone in last falls to N.C. State, which lost its fourth straight game overall. Tracy Smith scored 20 points to lead the Wolfpack and Javi Gonzalez added 13, but they got little help. Senior Dennis Horner, the team’s second-leading scorer at 12 points per game, finished with two points and one rebound in 24 minutes. Before the game, the Tar Heels honored Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington, the backcourt duo who helped the team win last year’s national championship before entering the NBA draft as juniors. Their jerseys will hang among 38 that are honored, but not retired, in the Smith Center rafters.
This time, they held off a late charge by Maryland and kept control throughout against the second-place Terrapins, the last visitors not named North Carolina to win here when they did it in 2007 when Vasquez was a freshman. Since then, Duke has won all six meetings between the teams, though in his final visit to one of college basketball’s most inhospitable arenas, Vasquez recovered from a rocky start and nearly clawed Maryland back into the game. Vasquez scored nine consecutive points during a 10-0 run, hitting a jumper to pull the Terrapins within 54-44 with 9:26 to play.
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Wake knocks off No. 20 Ga.Tech By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer
WINSTON-SALEM — Al-Farouq Aminu had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Wake Forest beat slumping No. 20 Georgia Tech 75-64 on Saturday night to move into sole possession of second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Ishmael Smith had the clinching hoop with just over a minute left and surpassed 1,000 career points for the surging Demon Deacons (18-5, 8-3), who won their fourth straight game. Smith had 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds as Wake Forest jumped over Maryland and moved within a game of league-leader Duke. The Yellow Jackets (176, 5-6) went the final 8:50 without a field goal and were done in by 17 turnovers to slip into eighth place in the league. Gani Lawal had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman Glen Rice Jr.
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Wake Forest's Ishmael Smith drives between Georgia Tech's Gani Lawal, left, and Brian Oliver in the first half in WinstonSalem. added 14 points for Georgia Tech, which dropped to 1-5 in ACC road games and failed to complete a season sweep of Wake Forest.
The fast-paced, bruising game featured a couple of shoving matches and was full of momentum swings and streaky play. Then it
ended with a 15-2 Wake Forest run. Smith’s runner and Tony Woods’ tip on consecutive possessions snapped a tie and put Wake Forest ahead 66-62 with 4:28 left. Woods, ejected from Wake’s win over Boston College Tuesday for a flagrant elbow, hit two free throws with 3:32 left to put the Demon Deacons ahead 68-62. Leading 70-64, Georgia Tech allowed Wake Forest to run down the shot clock, and Smith’s driving scoop shot in traffic with 1:30 left put it away. Smith hit 1,000 career points on a bucket with just over 16 minutes left to put Wake Forest ahead 46-38. But then the Yellow Jackets started hitting again from distance, with Rice making consecutive 3s. Freshman Derrick Favors, who was without a field goal for nearly 29 minutes, had consecutive buckets inside as Georgia Tech went ahead 62-60.
Booker’s 18, Clemson’s 3s top Miami By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer
CLEMSON, S.C. — Trevor Booker scored 18 points and Clemson won back-to-back games for the first time in almost a month with a 74-66 victory over Miami on Saturday. The Tigers (18-7, 6-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) had won consecutive contests since taking three straight the first half of January — and had been in danger of falling out of the ACC chase. Instead, Booker’s inside play and Clemson’s outside shooting touch were too much for the Hurricanes
(17-8, 3-8). Andre Young had four of the Tigers’ nine 3-pointers. Malcolm Grant had 13 points to lead Miami, which has lost seven of its last nine games. Clemson took a page from Miami’s gameplan, using three straight 3s to breakaway from a 40-all tie midway through the second half. Young began with a long-range basket and, after Grant answered with a 3 of his own Demontez Stitt regained the lead for Clemson with a 3-pointer. Then Tiger freshman Milton Jennings, who had missed 18 straight from
behind the arc, followed with a 3 that brought the Littlejohn Coliseum crowd to its feet. Young added his final 3-pointer and Booker converted an old-fashioned three-point play and Clemson was up 57-47. Miami got the lead down to 60-54 on Durand Scott’s steal and breakaway hoop with 4:54 to go. But Stitt came back with his third 3 to settle things for the Tigers. Clemson made nine of 10 foul shots in the final minute to stay in front. The Tigers, next-to-last in foul ACC foul shooting, finished 25 of 31 for the game.
Miami’s leading scorer coming in, James Dews, had just nine points, three fewer than his average. The Southern snow storm wasn’t going to keep Miami from getting to the game, not after the Hurricanes bounced No. 20 Georgia Tech, 64-62, this past Wednesday night. The weather did prevent one of the three scheduled officials from reaching Littlejohn, so the game opened with Mike Wood and Gary Maxwell calling things. No. 3, Michael Stephens showed up at halftime and a full complement of officials worked the second half.
Allen lifts Virginia Tech past Virginia By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Jeff Allen broke a tie on a 3-pointer with 1:14 to play and made a key defensive play seconds later, helping Virginia Tech beat Virginia 61-55 Saturday night. Allen scored six straight points for the Hokies (20-4, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), erasing a 51-48 deficit with a three-point play off a drive with 1:51 to play, then hitting a 3-pointer — just his fourth of the season — from the right side to give them the lead. On the ensuing pos-
session for Virginia (14-8, 5-4), Allen came away with the ball when Virginia guard Sammy Zeglinski lost the handle. Virginia Tech’s J.T. Thompson was fouled, made both free throws with 45.5 seconds left and the Hokies earned their fourth win in a row. It also gave them a season sweep of the Cavaliers, including a 76-71 overtime victory in Charlottesville earlier in the year. As the final seconds ticked away, the fans in Cassell Coliseum chanted “Just like football,” where the Hokies have dominated their state rival. Dorenzo Hudson led the Hokies with 15 points
and Allen and Malcolm Delaney had 13. Mike Scott had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Sylven Landesberg scored 17 for Virginia. The Cavaliers led 51-48 on a dunk by Scott, but he was called for a foul on Allen’s driving basket with 1:51 left, and Allen completed the three-point play to tie it again. After a miss by the Cavaliers, Allen’s 3-pointer gave the Hokies the lead for good. The Hokies used an 8-2 run early in the second half to open a 37-33 lead with 12:55 to play, and neither team led by more than that again until the Hokies in the final
seconds. Virginia missed 14 of its first 16 shots and trailed 13-7 until Jeff Jones’ jumper from the right corner with 8:04 to play. The shot sparked an 18-8 run that lasted the rest of the half, with Scott finishing the spree with a 3-pointer just over 3 seconds before halftime. Landesberg and Scott led Virginia with nine points and Delaney had seven for the Hokies, but Landesberg and Delaney watched the end of the half after getting their second personals. The Hokies also played the last 17 minutes without Allen, called for two quick fouls.
No. 22 Vanderbilt holds off LSU, 77-69 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reserve Lance Goulbourne scored 11 of his career-high 18 points in the second half and No. 22 Vanderbilt held off LSU for a 77-69 victory Saturday. Despite blowing an eight-point lead in the second half, Vanderbilt (19-5, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) avoided a letdown after Tuesdays big win over instate rival Tennessee. Tied at 59 with just over 4 minutes left, the Commodores went on a 9-2 run to pull away. The Tigers (9-16, 0-11) have lost 13 straight SEC regular-season games. The streak dates to last season when they lost their last
two league games after clinching the conference championship. Jermaine Beal scored 17 points, Jeffery Taylor added 15 and A.J. Ogilvy had 12 for Vanderbilt. Tasmin Mitchell scored 20 points, Bo Spencer added 18, Storm Warren had 12 and Dennis Harris had 10 for LSU. Vanderbilt went ahead for good on a rare 3-pointer by Steve Tchiengang. It was the third 3 of the season for the 6-foot-9 forward and it gave the Commodores a 34-33 lead with more than 18 minutes remaining. It also woke up the sellout crowd at Memorial Gymnasium and was the start of a 10-0 run. Tay-
lor’s layup with 14:44 to go gave the Commodores’ their biggest lead — 41-33 — to that point. But LSU scored the next seven points to pull within one. The game stayed close after that, with Vanderbilt never leading by more than five points. Garrett Green’s dunk with 4:02 left tied the game, but Ogilvy responded on the other end with a basket. He missed the free throw but Goulbourne was there for a big putback. After Mitchell scored inside, Ogilvy hit two more free throws and Beal tacked on a three-point play for a 68-61 lead with 2:06 left. Despite playing without
starter Andre Walker, who was out with a shoulder injury, Vanderbilt proved to be too physical inside. LSU’s big men — Green, Harris and Warren — all fouled out. In the first half, the Commodores shot a season-low 29.6 percent, including 3 of 12 from beyond the 3-point arc. Taylor, coming off of a 26-point performance against Tennessee on Tuesday, led Vanderbilt with eight points in the first half but was just 1 of 6 from the field. LSU took advantage of the Commodores’ shooting woes. Spencer and Warren combined for 21 points in the first half and the Tigers led by as many as six.
Sunday, Febraury 14, 2010
Kentucky 73, Tennessee 62
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Kentucky's Darnell Dodson watches the ball after his during during the first half of in Lexington, Ky. Saturday.
No. 3 Cats top No. 12 Vols LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — John Wall had 24 points — one short of his career high — and Eric Bledsoe added 16 as No. 3 Kentucky fought off No. 12 Tennessee for a 73-62 victory Saturday night. Down 52-50 midway through the second half after a three-point play by J.P. Prince, Kentucky (24-1, 9-1) scored the next 10 points — six of them by Wall — to give John Calipari his first win over Bruce Pearl in a Southeastern Conference matchup. The two met annually when Calipari coached at Memphis. Wall’s career-high 25 points came earlier this season against UConn. Bledsoe, Kentucky’s other freshman backcourt star, clinched the victory with three clutch shots in a row: a fastbreak layup followed by two 3-pointers. Bobby Maze led the Vols (18-6, 6-4) with 15 points. Melvin Goins had a career-high 14.
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Bradley beats No. 19 N. Iowa PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Andrew Warren scored 15 points and Bradley rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat No. 19 Northern Iowa 68-59 on Saturday, keeping the Panthers from winning their first outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. Chris Roberts scored 13 points for the Braves (1312, 8-7), while Taylor Brown and Will Egolf both had 12 points. Bradley trailed 32-23 at halftime, but opened the second half with an 11-0 run that gave the Braves a two-point lead with 11:51 to play. No. 1 Kansas 73, Iowa State 59 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Xavier Henry and Tyshawn Taylor fueled a 14-0 run that turned a tight game into the laugher that everyone expected, and No. 1 Kansas romped past Iowa State 73-59 Saturday night for coach Bill Self’s 400th career victory. Self, who has coached fewer than 17 full seasons and spent the week playing down the milestone win, was given the game ball and a huge ovation right after the buzzer. Marcus Morris and Craig Alerich each had double-doubles for the Jayhawks (24-1, 10-0), who hold a commanding three-game lead with six games to go and seem virtually assured of their seventh consecutive Big 12 championship. No. 6 Purdue 63, Iowa 40 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — JaJuan Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 6 Purdue beat Iowa 63-40 on Saturday for its seventh straight win. E’Twaun Moore had 11 points and Chris Kramer anchored the defense with four steals for the Boilermakers (21-3, 9-3 Big Ten). Cully Payne scored 11 points and Jarryd Cole had 10 for the Hawkeyes (9-17, 3-10). Matt Gatens, Iowa’s top scorer this season, finished with three points on 1-of-10 shooting. No. 24 Baylor 64, Missouri 62 WACO, Texas (AP) — Ekpe Udoh’s tip-in with 1.3 seconds remaining capped a wild finish Saturday and gave No. 24 Baylor a 64-62 victory over Missouri. The Bears (10-5, 6-4 Big 12) had led from the opening minute before Missouri took a 62-61 lead with 47 seconds left on Kim English’s breakaway layup and free throw after an intentional foul on LaceDarius Dunn. But after English missed the second free throw and J.T. Tiller misfired on the following possession, Baylor’s Anthony Jones grabbed the rebound and Dunn was fouled on a fast break with 6 seconds left.
Other Top 25 Scores 4. Villanova (22-2) beat Providence 92-81. 9. Kansas State (20-4) beat Colorado 68-51. 10. Michigan State (20-6) beat Penn State 65-54. 11. Wisconsin (19-6) beat Indiana 83-55.
14. Texas (20-5) beat Nebraska 91-51. 17. BYU (23-3) beat Air Force 91-48. 18. Butler (23-4) beat Cleveland State 70-59. 21. Temple (20-5) beat Rhode Island 78-56. 23. UNLV (19-6) lost to San Diego State 68-58.
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Butler, Howard dealt in 7-player trade By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer
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New York Knicks' Nate Robinson eyes the basket during the slam dunk contest at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday in Dallas.
Robinson wins 3rd dunk title DALLAS (AP) — Nate Robinson is the NBA’s first three-time slam dunk champion, and that’s enough for him. The 5-foot-9 New York Knicks guard says he’s done with the marquee event of Saturday night’s All-Star festivities. Robinson barely won another title, garnering 51 percent of the fan vote to hold off Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan in a largely forgettable dunk contest. After bringing several Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders on the court with him, Robinson’s final dunk came when he threw the ball off the backboard, grabbed it and turned midair for a twohanded backward slam. Robinson won the dunk title as a rookie in 2006, then beat Dwight Howard to win again last year. DeRozan’s perfect score came after he caught a pass off the side of the backboard and slammed it with his right hand on the other side of the hoop. Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace and Shannon Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated after the first round in Saturday night’s marquee event.
Women’s hoops
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Connecticut's Tiffany Hayes hugs Tina Charles after Charles was added to the UConn 'Huskies of Honor' before the game against St. John's.
No. 1 UConn beats St. John’s By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Writer
STORRS, Conn. — Tina Charles had tears in her eyes as her name was placed on the wall at Gampel Pavilion, then scored 25 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds to lead top-ranked Connecticut over No. 25 St. John’s 66-52 on Saturday. It was the 64th consecutive win for UConn (24-0 overall, 11-0 Big East), and 19th in a row over teams ranked in the Top 25. The Huskies are six victories short of matching their NCAA and school record of 70 straight set between 2001 and 2003. Caroline Doty and Maya Moore each had 12 points, and Moore added 11 rebounds and seven assists for UConn. Nadirah McKenith had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead St. John’s (20-5, 8-4), which lost for the just the second time in nine games. The Red Storm have dropped the last 26 meetings with the Huskies. Charles is the 15th women’s player to have her name added to the Huskies of Honor list, and just the second to receive the honor during her playing career.
DALLAS — The Mavericks traded forward Josh Howard and Drew Gooden to the Washington Wizards on Saturday in a seven-player deal that sends Caron Butler and center Brendan Haywood to Dallas. Howard was in his seventh season with Dallas, a span filled with promise and disappointment since being the 29th overall pick in 2003. Gooden, signed by Dallas last summer, will be going to his eighth team in eight NBA seasons. Dallas lost five of its seven games before the All-Star break, and play four games in five nights starting Tuesday in Oklahoma City. “It makes us significantly better,” Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said. For the Wizards (17-33), the trade appears to signal
NASCAR Nationwide-DRIVE4COPD 300 Results Race Saturday, at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1. (32) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 120 laps, 122.4 rating, 195 points. 2. (2) Carl Edwards, Ford, 120, 112.5, 175. 3. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 120, 123.3, 170. 4. (12) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 120, 89.5, 160. 5. (7) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 120, 100.1, 155. 6. (43) Paul Menard, Ford, 120, 86.9, 150. 7. (6) Joey Logano, Toyota, 120, 106.7, 146. 8. (11) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 120, 82.7, 142. 9. (8) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 120, 97.6, 138. 10. (13) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 120, 83.5, 139. 11. (28) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, 120, 68.5, 130. 12. (18) Michael Annett, Toyota, 120, 85.4, 127. 13. (24) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 120, 90.8, 129. 14. (20) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 120, 71.7, 126. 15. (39) Scott Riggs, Ford, 120, 72.7, 118. 16. (19) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 120, 54.8, 115. 17. (26) Eric McClure, Ford, 120, 60.5, 117. 18. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 120, 103.1, 114. 19. (37) Brian Scott, Toyota, 120, 59.7, 106. 20. (42) Bobby Gerhart, Chevrolet, 120, 47.4, 103. 21. (36) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, 120, 49.9, 100. 22. (40) Morgan Shepherd, Toyota, 118, 44.3, 97. 23. (5) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, 118, 87, 94. 24. (25) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 113, 37.9, 91. 25. (27) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 106, 53.9, 88. 26. (31) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 97, 81.2, 90. 27. (33) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, accident, 92, 51.8, 82. 28. (23) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, accident, 92, 46.5, 84. 29. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 91, 104.3, 81. 30. (16) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, accident, 91, 67.4, 73. 31. (30) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, accident, 91, 54.2, 75. 32. (14) Scott Lagasse Jr., Ford, 90, 55.1, 67. 33. (22) Jason Leffler, Toyota, accident, 76, 68.8, 64. 34. (9) Colin Braun, Ford, accident, 71, 50.2, 61. 35. (15) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, accident, 69, 39, 58. 36. (10) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, accident, 68, 75.1, 55. 37. (41) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, accident, 67, 45.9, 52. 38. (38) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, accident, 67, 41.4, 49. 39. (29) Josh Wise, Ford, accident, 65, 34.1, 46. 40. (21) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, accident, 7, 53.2, 43. 41. (17) Trevor Bayne, Toyota, accident, 6, 52.6, 40. 42. (34) Brad Teague, Chevrolet, accident, 2, 51.8, 37. 43. (35) Chrissy Wallace, Chevrolet, accident, 0, 50.3, 34.
Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Lineup
Race Sunday, at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 191.188 mph. 2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.913. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190.359. 4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 189.056. 5. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188.996. 6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 189.374. 7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.054. 8. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 190.408. 9. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 190.118. 10. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 190.359. 11. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188.699. 12. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 188.533. 13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.593. 14. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188.727. 15. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 189.255. 16. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 189.693. 17. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190.577. 18. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 189.757. 19. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 189.282. 20. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 189.314. 21. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 190.05. 22. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.628. 23. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188.411. 24. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 190.05. 25. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 189.072. 26. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 189.737. 27. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 189.195. 28. (36) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 189.052. 29. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 185.924. 30. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 189.958. 31. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 188.198. 32. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 189.294. 33. (34) John Andretti, Ford, 187.512. 34. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 188.735. 35. (37) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 187.285. 36. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 190.05. 37. (38) Robert Richardson Jr., Ford, 187.289. 38. (26) Boris Said, Ford, 186.908. 39. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 188.865. 40. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 190.573. 41. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 189.709. 42. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 189.665. 43. (51) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 189.454.
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Washington forward Caron Butler runs back up the court after hitting the game-winning basket in the second half against Orlando in Orlando, Feb. 5. The Wizards won 92-91. the breaking up of a team that was expected to contend for a playoff spot. The Wizards had al-
Failed to Qualify 44. (90) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 188.3. 45. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Toyota, 184.407. 46. (49) David Gilliland, Toyota, 187.766. 47. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 187.056. 48. (75) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 185.041. 49. (09) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 187.278. 50. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 186.254. 51. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 188.391. 52. (92) Mike Wallace, Dodge, 182.678. 53. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 180.607. 54. (97) Jeff Fuller, Toyota, 187.363.
LOCAL REC Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Basketball Standings
Boys’ MIDGET League Teams W L Kerr Drug 8 0 Rotary 6 2 SporTrax 5 3 The Tax Doctor 4 3 Beckford Medical Center 2 5 Screen Master 2 6 The Bullpen Grill 0 8 Boys’ Pee wee League Eastern Division Teams W Bishop’s Radiator/AC Tune Up 7 Kennametal 6 Mast Drug 4 Blue Devils 1
L 1 2 4 7
Western Division Rose Oil Advantage Care Cotton Memorial Pres. Church Auto Connections
2 3 5 8
6 5 3 0
Boys’ Junior League Teams W Fiddle-Stix Exxon 6 Kesler Temple AME Zion Church 4 M.R. Williams 4 Beacon Light No. 249 2 Second Shift Barbershop 2
L 2 3 3 4 6
GIRLS’ PEE WEE LEAGUE Teams W C&P Body Shop 4 Daily Dispatch 5 Coffey Bail Bonds/Private Inv. 0
L 1 2 6
GIRLS’ MIDGET LEAGUE Teams W Bullock’s Piping and Welding 8 Thompson’s Motorsports Racing 4 Pizza Inn 4 Domino’s 0
L 0 4 4 8
Basketball Results
BOYS’ junior LEAGUE Wednesday, Feb. 10 1 2 3 4 F Second Shift Barbershop 6 7 8 15 36 Fiddle-Stix Exxon 11 9 3 14 37 Leading Scorers: Second Shift - Alfonza Robinson (20), Demonte Lawson (6), Dequant Hinton (4), Vincent Ragland (4), Antarious Harrington (2); FiddleStix Exxon - Larry Champion (14), Travon Scott (9, Tyquan Bryant (6), Tabrian Scott (3), Jalen Terry (3), Deshawn Fogg (2) ----------------------------Kesler Temple AME Church 6 9 11 17 43 M.R. Williams 14 8 16 19 57 Leading Scorers: Kesler Temple - Miller Allen (18), Brandon Crews (11), Jamal Williams (6), Tyrie Williams (4), Jamal Alston (2), TyQuan Elam (2); M.R. Williams - Desmond Perry (13), Jahan Ricks (12), Nathan Perry (12), Marquwaz Johnson (10), Darius Kearney (6), Jabriel Ricks (2), Markson Davis (2) ----------------------------girls’ midget league Tuesday, Feb. 9 1 2 3 4 F Thompson’s Motorsports 2 5 4 5 16 Bullock’s Piping/Welding 8 16 6 14 44 Leading Scorers: Thompson’s Motorsports Moesha Sneed (14), Zyiah LeMay (2); Bullock’s Piping/Welding - Shanice Bills (14), Breana Jones (11), Carrington Matias (7), Amber Peoples (7), Sophia Naradzay (3), Felicity Ricks (2) ----------------------------SporTrax 5 2 8 9 24 Kerr Drug 10 7 13 11 41 Leading Scorers: SporTrax - Justus Baldwin (7), Torian Henderson (6), Mark Baldwin (3), Shamond Lyons (3), Isaiah Wormley (2), Raymon Wright (2), Johnny Hawkins (1); Kerr Drug - Kris Haywood (15), Ke’an Branch (9), Kenton Pettaway (8), Damion Bobbitt (4), Devonte Barker (4), Noah Seward (1) ----------------------------girls’ pee wee league Tuesday, Feb. 9 1 2 3 4 F C&P Body Shop 4 0 1 3 8 Daily Dispatch 2 0 6 5 13 Leading Scorers: C&P Body Shop - Kayla Lawson (4), Ania Thrower (4); Daily Dispatch - Ashton Murphy (4), Malika Sheen (4), Alijah Susewell (2), M’Smyrna Seward (2), Quentajah Marrow (1) ----------------------------boys’ midget league Tuesday, Feb. 9 1 2 3 4 F Rotary 8 3 6 11 28 Screen Master 3 1 3 15 22 Leading Scorers: Rotary - Antavious Harrington (11), Kermaine Hargrove (8), Chris Fuller (5), AlKabir Williams (4); Screen Master - Tim Terry (7), Savon Davis (7), LaQuad Holden (4), Marcus Allen (2), Josh Waverly (2)
ready lost Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton when both were suspended last month by the NBA
NHL Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts New Jersey 61 37 21 3 77 Pittsburgh 61 36 22 3 75 Philadelphia 60 32 25 3 67 N.Y. Rangers 61 27 27 7 61 N.Y. Islanders 61 25 28 8 58 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts Buffalo 60 33 18 9 75 Ottawa 62 35 23 4 74 Boston 60 27 22 11 65 Montreal 63 29 28 6 64 Toronto 61 19 31 11 49 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 62 41 13 8 90 Tampa Bay 60 26 23 11 63 Atlanta 60 26 24 10 62 Florida 61 24 27 10 58 Carolina 61 24 30 7 55 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 60 40 15 5 85 Nashville 60 32 23 5 69 Detroit 61 28 21 12 68 St. Louis 62 28 25 9 65 Columbus 62 25 28 9 59 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Vancouver 60 37 21 2 76 Colorado 60 35 19 6 76 Calgary 61 29 23 9 67 Minnesota 60 29 27 4 62 Edmonton 60 19 35 6 44 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 62 40 13 9 89 Phoenix 63 37 21 5 79 Los Angeles 60 36 20 4 76 Dallas 61 28 21 12 68 Anaheim 60 29 24 7 65
GF GA 162 144 192 175 179 160 156 167 156 190 GF GA 166 152 174 176 149 154 164 176 162 208 GF GA 247 177 158 177 182 194 155 177 168 194
for the rest of the season. Both admitted to bringing a gun into the locker room after a dispute stemming from a card game on a team flight. As for the possibilities of more deals before Thursday’s deadline, Grunfeld said “there’s still a lot of conversations going on.” The Mavericks also get guard DeShawn Stevenson and cash considerations from Washington. James Singleton and Quinton Ross go to the Wizards to round out the deal. Butler, a two-time All-Star, averaged 16.9 points and 6.7 rebounds in 47 games this season. Haywood was the Wizards’ top rebounder with 10.3 per game. Howard was an All-Star in 2007, when he averaged 18.9 points in 70 games. He had his best season a year later, when he averaged 19.9 points.
r-Chauncey Billups, G, Denver xi-Kobe Bryant, G, L.A. Lakers x-Tim Duncan, F, San Antonio Kevin Durant, F, Oklahoma City Pau Gasol, F, L.A. Lakers r-Chris Kaman, C, L.A. Clippers r-Jason Kidd, G, Dallas x-Steve Nash, G, Phoenix Dirk Nowitzki, F, Dallas i-Chris Paul, G, New Orleans Zach Randolph, F, Memphis i-Brandon Roy, G, Portland x-Amare Stoudemire, F-C, Phoenix Deron Williams, G, Utah Coach — George Karl, Denver
COLLEGE HOOPS Saturday’s Men’s Scores
GF GA 194 142 166 170 159 164 163 172 162 198 GF GA 192 146 178 155 153 155 165 176 150 204 GF GA 204 153 167 158 182 166 175 186 169 183
Friday’s Games Philadelphia 3, Montreal 2 New Jersey 5, Nashville 2 Vancouver 4, Columbus 3 N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT St. Louis 4, Toronto 0 Atlanta 3, Minnesota 2 Colorado 2, Phoenix 1 Saturday’s Games Boston 3, Florida 2, SO St. Louis 4, Washington 3, SO Chicago 5, Atlanta 4, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 4 Buffalo 3, San Jose 1 Philadelphia 6, Montreal 2 Carolina 5, New Jersey 2 Detroit 4, Ottawa 1 Dallas 3, Phoenix 0 Anaheim at Calgary, 10 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m. Nashville at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
NBA All-Star Rosters Sunday, Feb. 14 At Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas (x-starters; i-injured, will not play; p-will not play, personal reasons; r-injury replacement) EASTERN CONFERENCE Chris Bosh, F-C, Toronto x-Kevin Garnett, F, Boston Al Horford, F-C, Atlanta x-Dwight Howard, C, Orlando xp-Allen Iverson, G, Philadelphia x-LeBron James, F, Cleveland Joe Johnson, G, Atlanta r-David Lee, F, New York Paul Pierce, F, Boston Rajon Rondo, G, Boston Derrick Rose, G, Chicago x-Dwayne Wade, G, Miami Gerald Wallace, F, Charlotte Coach — Stan Van Gundy, Orlando Magic WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Carmelo Anthony, F, Denver
SOUTH Alabama 73, Arkansas 68 Alabama St. 80, Alabama A&M 76 Albany, Ga. 80, Fort Valley St. 66 Alcorn St. 55, MVSU 54 Alice Lloyd 69, Indiana-East 68 Appalachian St. 111, Georgia Southern 83 Apprentice 70, S. Virginia 61 Ark.-Pine Bluff 66, Southern U. 62 Augusta St. 61, Montevallo 40 Belmont 70, S.C.-Upstate 57 Brescia 80, St. Louis Pharmacy 45 Bryan 70, Montreat 60 Christian Brothers 68, Delta St. 55 Clayton St. 81, Francis Marion 70 Clemson 74, Miami 66 Coastal Carolina 52, Radford 51 Coppin St. 79, S. Carolina St. 61 Davidson 75, W. Carolina 72 Delaware St. 67, Bethune-Cookman 50 Duke 77, Maryland 56 Florida A&M 80, Md.-Eastern Shore 71 Furman 87, Chattanooga 78 Georgia 66, South Carolina 61 Guilford 91, Lynchburg 74 High Point 73, Charleston Southern 68 Hofstra 87, UNC Wilmington 70 Howard 59, N. Carolina A&T 49 Indiana-Southeast 101, Asbury 67 Jacksonville 69, Stetson 54 James Madison 76, Va. Commonwealth 71 Kentucky 73, Tennessee 62 Kentucky Wesleyan 80, N. Kentucky 60 Lenoir-Rhyne 75, Lincoln Memorial 73 Liberty 69, Gardner-Webb 61 Louisiana Tech 66, Hawaii 60 Mars Hill 77, Catawba 75 Marshall 81, UAB 74 Martin Methodist 83, Lyon 65 Middle Tennessee 109, Houston Baptist 79 Milligan 97, Reinhardt 85 Mississippi St. 85, Auburn 75, OT Morgan St. 79, Winston-Salem 65 Mount Olive 68, Erskine 55 Murray St. 75, Jacksonville St. 67 N.C. Central 81, Longwood 78 Norfolk St. 70, Hampton 66 North Carolina 74, N.C. State 61 North Florida 68, Florida Gulf Coast 65, OT Northwestern St. 82, Cent. Arkansas 76 Nova Southeastern 81, Barry 79 Old Dominion 76, George Mason 60 Randolph 65, Emory & Henry 64 Randolph-Macon 64, Va. Wesleyan 62 SE Louisiana 76, Nicholls St. 63 South Alabama 67, Louisiana-Lafayette 65 Southern Miss. 66, Rice 50 Tennessee St. 76, Austin Peay 67 Tennessee Tech 70, Tenn.-Martin 61 The Citadel 77, Elon 72 UCF 62, Tulane 54 UNC Asheville 114, VMI 97 Union 69, Freed-Hardeman 60 Union, Ky. 67, Covenant 35 Vanderbilt 77, LSU 69 Virginia Tech 61, Virginia 55 W. Illinois 64, Centenary 55 Wake Forest 75, Georgia Tech 64 Washington & Lee 75, Bridgewater, Va. 71 William & Mary 53, Northeastern 52 William Carey 77, Xavier, NO 67 Winthrop 66, Presbyterian 53 Wofford 59, Samford 54 Xavier 76, Florida 64 EAST Cincinnati 60, Connecticut 48 Clarkson 63, Hamilton 52 Colgate 75, American U. 74, 2OT College of N.J. 73, Kean 63 Columbia 66, Penn 62 Cornell 48, Princeton 45 DeSales 92, Kings, Pa. 89 Defiance 83, Mount St. Joseph 64 Dominican, N.Y. 84, Chestnut Hill 72 Drexel 68, Delaware 60 Franklin & Marshall 74, Washington, Md. 58 George Washington 78, Fordham 53 Gettysburg 69, Muhlenberg 57 Gwynedd-Mercy 75, Rosemont 67 Harvard 81, Brown 67 Hiram 64, Kenyon 54 Indiana, Pa. 70, Mercyhurst 53 Lafayette 83, Navy 77 Lake Erie 77, Urbana 68 Lehigh 78, Army 66 Lycoming 84, Alvernia 77 Malone 98, Point Park 95 Mansfield 81, Cheyney 80 Marietta 91, Ohio Northern 63 Merchant Marine 57, Catholic 49 Michigan St. 65, Penn St. 54 Misericordia 66, FDU-Florham 64 Molloy 66, St. Thomas Aquinas 57 Monmouth, N.J. 76, Wagner 67 Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 77, Fairleigh Dickinson 67 Mount Union 88, Otterbein 71 N.J. City 73, Ramapo 65 Old Westbury 58, Mount St. Mary, N.Y. 53 Philadelphia 81, Bloomfield 77 Pitt.-Johnstown 92, Wheeling Jesuit 79 Plattsburgh 69, Cortland St. 65 Richmond 68, St. Bonaventure 49 Robert Morris 52, Bryant 42 Stony Brook 81, Binghamton 61 Temple 78, Rhode Island 56 Towson 74, Georgia St. 69, OT Villanova 92, Providence 81 Yale 69, Dartmouth 56