The Mississippi Valley Conference has announced the wrestling All Divisional selections.

In the Valley Division: Hempstead’s Ben Faber was a first team selection and the Mustangs had 3 second team choices: Adler Kramer, Adam Ward, and Alex Hudson. Honorable Mention honors for Landon Reisen, Jack Smith, and Cayden Lovett.

Wahlert had one 2^nd team choice in Gabe Anstoetter while Connor Dehn was named Honorable Mention.

Western Dubuque had two 1^st team All Mississippi Division selections in Jake Hosch and Jonathan Savolt. Two Bobcats landed 2^nd team Levi Burds and Carter Kluesner and five others Honorable Mention:  Jagger  McCool, Jared Cordes, Tony Lyon, Sawyer Nauman, and Joe Loffa.

Senior had an Honorable Mention selection in DaShawn Tigges.

 No. 21 Iowa beats Minnesota 58-55

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Garza scored 24 points and Ryan Kreiner added 10 points as No. 21 Iowa came back to beat Minnesota 58-55. Minnesota’s Daniel Oturu missed the front end of a one-and-one free-throw attempt with a chance to tie the game with 3.8 seconds left and the Hawkeyes came away with a rare road win in the Big Ten. Iowa trailed by eight points with 5:25 remaining but finished the game on an 11-0 run. Oturu scored 15 points and Marcus Carr added 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Minnesota.

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No. 17 Iowa women routs Wisconsin 97-71

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Doyle scored 22 points and No. 17 Iowa ran its winning streak at home to 34 with a 97-71 win over Wisconsin. McKenna Warnock added 20 points and Monika Czinano 19 on a combined 14-of-19 shooting for the Hawkeyes, who won the first matchup 85-78 last month. Imani Lewis scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Wisconsin, which has lost 22 straight in the series.

• In Fort Worth, Texas, Iowa State saw its three-game winning streak come to an end at the hands of TCU 82-72.

College Wrestling

• The Iowa State Cyclones came from behind to earn an 18-16 win over the UNI Panthers at Hilton Coliseum. At 285, former Hempstead prep Gannon Gremmel of ISU scored a 4-0 decision over Carter Isley.
• The No. 4 Wisconsin wrestling team bounced back with a big win on Sunday in the UW Field House, beating No. 17 Michigan 20-12.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Team LeBron 157 Team Giannis 155
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 5 Detroit 1
Final Boston 3 N-Y Rangers 1
Final OT Edmonton 4 Carolina 3
Final Anaheim 5 Vancouver 1
Final Nashville 2 St. Louis 1
Final OT Ottawa 4 Dallas 3
Final SO New Jersey 4 Columbus 3
Final Buffalo 5 Toronto 2
Final Winnipeg 3 Chicago 2
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (4)San Diego St. 72 Boise St. 55
Final (15)Villanova 76 Temple 56
Final (17)Oregon 80 Utah 62
Final (21)Iowa 58 Minnesota 55

MEN’S BASKETBALL

#24 Clarke University 80     Benedictine College 74

University of Dubuque 85    Luther 83

UW-Platteville   94    UW-River Falls  54

SUNDAY

Iowa vs. Minnesota

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Clarke University 68     Benedictine College 63

University of Dubuque 67    Luther 83

UW-Platteville   69    UW-River Falls 61

AMES, Iowa – Michael Jacobson poured in a season-high 21 points to pace Iowa State (11-14, 4-8 Big 12) to an 81-52 victory over Texas (14-11, 4-8 Big 12) Saturday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. It was ISU’s largest win over UT in the series (29 points). The Cyclones dominated the entire game, never trailing and leading by as many as 30 points.

CHICAGO (AP) — Keith Clemons tossed in 25 points, Cameron Krutwig scored 21 and Loyola Chicago clamped down in overtime to beat Northern Iowa 82-73. Clemens sank 8 of 12 shots from the floor, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, for the Ramblers (18-9, 10-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Krutwig buried 10 of 19 shots and added 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. Green topped the Panthers (22-4, 11-3) with 19 points, but he made just 8 of 23 shots, including 3 of 11 from beyond the arc.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Brad Davison scored 30 points on 8-of-11 3-point shooting and Wisconsin used a 21-2 early second half run to take control of the game and send Nebraska to its school-record tying 10th straight loss 81-64. Trailing 43-41, the Badgers made 5 3-pointers in a 4½-minute stretch that saw them go up 57-45 on D’Mtrick Trice’s 3 with 13:43 remaining and take a 62-45 lead on Trice’s 3 just over a minute later. Behind Davison, Wisconsin, which averages eight 3-pointers a game, finished with 15 on 31 attempts. Hanif Cheatam scored 17 points to lead Nebraska.

CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches — namely, the top of Tacko Fall’s head. Derrick Jones Jr. finally got his dunk contest title as an exclamation point to an epic All-Star Saturday Night, both for him and the Miami Heat. Jones and Gordon needed two extra dunks apiece in the final round before deciding a winner, Jones Jr. prevailing 48-47 in the one that determined who left with the trophy. Miami’s Bam Adebayo won the skills title as well, and Sacramento’s Buddy Hield took the 3-point crown.

CHICAGO (AP) — The NBA and USA Basketball are still considering playing in China later this year, though the complexities of both the political rift caused by a tweet last fall and the ongoing health concerns in the world’s most populous country are making those plans seem decidedly uncertain. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the discussions in both cases — pre-Olympic games for USA Basketball and the preseason games for the NBA — are ongoing, and said the decisions are not necessarily linked. It’s possible the U.S. may play there this summer and the NBA does not send teams this fall, Silver said.

UNDATED (AP) — There’s a new leader in the ACC men’s basketball standings.

Seventh-ranked Duke vaulted to the top of the list with a 94-60 rout of Notre Dame and fifth-ranked Louisville’s 77-62 loss to Clemson. Vernon Carey Jr. scored 21 points and Tre Jones added 19 as the Blue Devils claimed their seventh straight win. Carey shot 8 of 10 from the field and took control of the game after the Blue Devils led just 20-19 with eight minutes to play in the first half.

Duke improved to 22-3 overall and 12-2 in the conference a half-game better than the Cardinals.

John Newman III had a career-high 23 points as the Tigers downed the Cardinals. Tevin Mack scored 14 for Clemson, which held the Cards to a season-low 14 points in the opening half.

Louisville fell to 21-5 overall and 12-3 in the ACC despite Dwayne Sutton’s 18 points and seven boards.

In other top-25 games Saturday:

— Top-ranked Baylor stretched its winning streak to 22 games as Jared Butler had 21 points in the Bears’ 70-60 downing of West Virginia. Butler hit 5 of 7 3-pointers and had six rebounds, while Matthew Mayer chipped in 13 points and eight boards to help Baylor stay unbeaten in the Big 12 at 12-0.

— Filip Petrusev scored 20 of his 27 points by halftime and had 12 rebounds as No. 2 Gonzaga picked up its 18th straight win, 89-77 against Pepperdine. Corey Kispert provided 19 points, including a 3-pointer during a 13-2 run in the second half that put the Bulldogs ahead to stay.

— Marcus Garrett scored a career-high 24 points and Devon Dotson added 19 to carry third-ranked Kansas to an 87-70 romp over Oklahoma. Garrett hit a career-best six 3-pointers while added seven assists, five rebounds and four steals in the Jayhawks’ 10th straight win.

— Sixth-ranked Dayton earned its 14th straight win as Obi Toppin (OH’-bee TAH’-pihn) furnished 19 points and Jalen Crutcher added 17 in a 71-63 victory at Massachusetts. Dayton shot 53 percent from the field and hasn’t lost since a 78-76 overtime game against Colorado on Dec. 21.

— No. 8 Florida State eked past Syracuse, 80-77 behind Patrick Williams’ 17 points and seven boards. M.J. Walker scored 16 points, including five 3-pointers to make up for the absence of star guard Devin Vassell (vah-SEHL’). Coach Leonard Hamilton declined to discuss the reason why Vassell did not play.

— Anthony Cowan Jr. poured in 24 points and No. 9 Maryland won its eighth straight game by topping Michigan State, 67-60. Jalen Smith had 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Big Ten Conference leaders improved to 11-3.

— Alpha Diallo torched Seton Hall for a career-high 35 points while grabbing 10 rebounds to lead Providence to a 74-68 victory over the 10th-ranked Pirates. Luwane Pipkins had 13 points for the Friars, who led by 14 heading into the second half.

— Missouri stunned 11th-ranked Auburn, 85-73 as guards Dru Smith and Xavier Pinson delivered 28 points apiece. Austin Wiley had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers, who were 1-for-17 from 3-point range.

— Nick Richards had 16 points, including two go-ahead free throws 1:11 remaining as 12th-ranked Kentucky held off Mississippi, 67-62. Tyrese Maxey had 14 points and the Wildcats shot 48% in the second half to erase a seven-point deficit.

— Lamar Stevens dropped in 23 points and No. 13 Penn State picked up its eighth straight win by trouncing Northwestern, 77-61. Myles Dread scored 16 for the Nittany Lions, who led 42-28 at halftime and by as many as 18 in the second half before improving to 20-5.

— Tyler Bey scored 21 points and McKinley Wright chipped in 13 to lead No. 16 Colorado to a 69-47 victory at Oregon State. The Buffaloes moved into sole possession of the first place in the Pac-12 Conference at 9-4.

— Terrell Allen tied a career high with 22 points, including key baskets on back-to-back possessions late in Georgetown’s 73-66 upset over No. 19 Butler. Allen hit 9 of 14 field goal attempts, including all four 3-point attempts to help the Hoyas win without injured starters Mac McClung and Omer Yurtseven.

— Emmanuel Bandoumel hit an off-balance 3-point shot with 30 seconds remaining in overtime to push SMU past No. 20 Houston, 73-72. Tyson Jolly led the 18-6 Mustangs with 20 points.

— Ron Harper Jr. hit all five of his 3-pointers and scored 27 points to send Rutgers past 22nd-ranked Illinois, 72-57.

— Ty-Shon Alexander matched his season high with 24 points as No. 23 Creighton blew out DePaul, 93-64.

— Kira Lewis Jr. contributed 27 points and Jaden Shackleford had 26 as Alabama picked up an 88-82 victory against 25th-rated LSU.

— Jonathan Laurent and Kalib Boone each scored 16 points to help Oklahoma State beat No. 24 Texas Tech, 73-70.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Nylander had two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory over the Calgary Flames. Jonathan Toews, Dominik Kubalik, Alex DeBrincat, Brandon Saad, Patrick Kane and Kirby Dach also scored for Chicago. Robin Lehner turned aside 38 shots for the win. Sam Bennett and Elias Lindholm had two goals apiece for the Flames. Calgary has dropped five straight home games.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dusty Baker wants Major League Baseball to end the criticism of the Astros over sign stealing and take steps to ensure pitchers don’t throw at his players.

The new Houston manager spoke out Saturday in response to a wave of harsh comments during spring training about the Astros’ use of video to steal signs in 2017 and 2018. Baker called on the league to “Stop the comments and also stop something before it happens.” He said he has been hearing talk of “seemingly premeditated retaliation.”

Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger said Friday the Astros “stole” the 2017 World Series title from them, and that Jose Altuve  stole the MVP from the Yankees’ Aaron Judge. Los Angeles pitcher Ross Stripling indicated he might intentionally throw at Houston batters.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top-ranked Rory McIlroy fired a 3-under 68 to pull into a first-place tie with second-round leader Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott at 10 under through three rounds of the PGA’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera.

Kuchar had a two-shot lead at the start of the gorgeous day and stayed there with three birdies and no bogeys through 12 holes. But he started to miss short putts, made three bogeys in a four-hole stretch and had to rally with a birdie on the 17th to regain a share of the lead with a 70.

Scott holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th for a 67 and a share of the lead.

Russell Henley and Harold Varner III are one stroke back and one ahead of Joel Dahmen and Dustin Johnson.

Sixteen players were separated by four shots. None of the 16 is Tiger Woods, who is completely out of contention following a 5-over 76.

Local Sports Updates

High School Boys Basketball Scores

Dubuque Senior 68, Western Dubuque 51

Edgewood-Colesburg 73, Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 47

Dubuque Wahlert 68, Dubuque Hempstead 63

Williamsburg 62, Maquoketa 52

High School Girls Basketball Scores

Dubuque Senior 60, Western Dubuque 35

Illinois Girls Regional Results

(1A) Galena 48, Dakota 46

(1A) Stockton 37, Freeport (Aquin) 35

College Wrestling

The University of Dubuque wrestling team took two out of the first three matches on Friday night, but fell to the Coe College Kohawks, 30-15 on Senior Night for the Spartans.

The 3^rd-ranked Loras College Duhawks wrestling program made history last night night by capturing the program’s first conference title, defeating top-ranked Wartburg, 19-17. The Duhawk victory snapped Wartburg’s run of 27-consecutive conference titles that dated back to 1994 and also handed the Knights their first loss ever at Levick Arena.

The No. 22 University of Wisconsin-Platteville wrestling team finished fourth at the WIAC Championship presented by Culver’s on Friday in UW-La Crosse’s Mitchell Hall. Two Pioneers advanced to final bouts with junior Lucius Rinehart taking the HWT title while freshman Nathan Wynsma took second at 164 pounds.

Fighting Saints

The Dubuque Fighting Saints won their sixth straight overall and seventh straight at home as two third period goals were enough to get past Green Bay, 4-2. Riese Gaber scored his 50th career goal, Ty Jackson notched his 50th point of the season and the Saints have their longest home winning streak since the 2014-15 season.

National Sports Updates

US beats World in Rising Stars Challenge
CHICAGO (AP) — The NBA’s All-Star Weekend tipped off in Chicago last night with the Rising Stars Challenge, featuring the league’s rookie and second-year players.
Miles Bridges took game MVP honors while scoring 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting to send the U.S. to a 151-131 rout of the World. Bridges had the fans cheering late in the third quarter when he flipped the ball off the glass and jammed it home while the U.S. was taking control. He also had five assists, five rebounds and three steals.
Eric Paschall added 23 more for the U.S., while teammate Collin Sexton added 21. First overall pick Zion Williams delighted the crowd with several thunderous dunks as well as two impressive misses in the closing minutes. Williamson attempted a 360, only to have it go flying off the rim.
RJ Barrett of led the World with 27 points and Brandon Clarke scored 22. Dallas All-Star Luka Doncic drew a big roar from the crowd when he banked a 3 from halfcourt just before the halftime buzzer to send the World to the locker room with an 81-71 lead.
The showcase continues Saturday with the 3-point and slam dunk contests.

Ticketing plan for Kobe Bryant public memorial
UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that fans seeking to attend the Feb. 24 memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, at Staples Center must register to purchase tickets and there will be no outside overflow areas.
Tickets will be priced at $224 each, two for $224 and $24.02 each — combinations of numbers that like the date, 2/24, represent the No. 24 worn by Bryant and the No. 2 worn by Gianna on her girls basketball team.
Proceeds from the ticket sales will benefit the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation.
In other NBA news:
— Kobe Bryant was one of eight finalists announced as candidates for enshrinement into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, a decision that came as absolutely no surprise in his first year of eligibility. Joining Bryant as first-time finalists for the Hall: 15-time All-Star Tim Duncan, fellow 15-time All-Star Kevin Garnett and 10-time WNBA All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings. The other finalists have all been to this point previously.
— Former President Barack Obama — a huge basketball fan, officially the game’s First Fan during his eight years in office — made an unannounced appearance at an NBA Cares event during All-Star weekend in his hometown of Chicago. The event was for volunteers to fill several backpacks with school supplies.

Pens creep closer to Caps
UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to cut into the Washington Capitals’ lead in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division.
Newly-acquired forward Jason Zucker notched his first two goals as a Penguin to lead a 4-1 win over the Canadiens. Zucker scored his 15th and 16th of the season in a 1:42 span late in the second period, with Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher getting a goal in between.
Kris Letang scored a power-play goal and Zach Aston-Reese added an empty-netter as the Pens pulled within three points of the division-leading Capitals. Sidney Crosby had three assists, giving him points in nine of 11 games since returning from core muscle surgery.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Nino Niedereitter and Martin Necas each had a goal and an assist in the Hurricanes’ third win in four games, 5-2 over the Devils. Andrei Svechnikov scored on a perfectly executed rush in the second period to push his point streak to six games. Petr Mrazek finished with 35 saves as Carolina climbed within two points of Philadelphia and Columbus in the battle for the two Eastern Conference wild-card slots.
— The Blue Jackets absorbed a 3-1 loss to the Rangers as Chris Kreider broke a 1-1 tie with 3:12 remaining. Alexandar Georgiev had 36 saves in the Rangers’ fourth straight win and seventh in their last nine games. Elvis Merzlikins had 25 saves for the injury-ravaged Jackets, who are 0-2-2 in their last four since a 10-game point streak.
— San Jose trailed 2-1 until Melker Karlsson and Timo Meier tallied 1:29 apart in the third period of the Sharks’ 3-2 comeback over the Jets. Marcus Sorensen also scored and Aaron Dell stopped 30 shots as the Sharks kept Winnipeg one point behind Arizona for the last Western Conference wild-card spot. Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who have dropped two straight since a three-game winning streak and are 4-7-1 in their last 12.
NHL-NEWS
Wild fires Boudreau
UNDATED (AP) — Bruce Boudreau has become the eighth NHL coach to be dismissed this season, and the sixth let go for performance reasons.
The Minnesota Wild fired the longtime NHL head coach with the team three points out of a Western Conference playoff position. The Wild are 7-3-1 over their last 11 games after falling to 20-20-6. The dismissal follows Thursday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Rangers in which Minnesota blew a 3-1 lead in the last nine minutes of the third period.
Assistant Dean Evason was named the Wild’s interim coach and will make his NHL debut behind the bench Saturday against San Jose.
Boudreau was 158-110-35 in three-plus seasons with Minnesota, reaching the playoffs in his first two years with the team.
In other NHL news:
— The Blues say Jay Bouwmeester has undergone surgery to insert a defibrillator to restore his heart’s normal rhythm. The veteran defenseman collapsed on the bench during a game in Anaheim this week. General manager Doug Armstrong says the procedure was performed at the UC Irvine Medical Center.
— Oilers forward Zack Kassian was suspended seven games by the league for kicking an opponent in the chest. Kassian swung his right leg and kicked Tampa Bay forward Erik Cernak in the chest during a game Thursday night.
— The Sabres have placed defenseman Zach Bogosian on waivers. The move comes months after Bogosian asked to be traded and opens a spot on Buffalo’s blue line for young players. Bogosian has five points in 19 games this season and is in the final year of his contract.

Kuchar 2 up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Kuchar will carry the lead heading into the third round of the PGA’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera.
Kuchar followed Thursday’s 64 with a 2-under 69 that leaves him 9 under for the tournament. He’s two shots ahead of Harold Varner III, Rory McIlroy and Wyndham Clark.
Varner and Clark stayed close by shooting 68s, while McIlroy fired a 67. They are one ahead of a host of players that includes Adam Scott, who shot a 64.
Vaughn Taylor, Russell Henley and Sung Kang join Scott in a group at minus-6. That group doesn’t include Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka or Jordan Spieth, each of whom barely made the cut at even par.
Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Justin Thomas and Francesco Molinari are among those who missed the cut. Day imploded on Friday, carding a 76 that left him 2 over.

Kemp chose not to be part of Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing
UNDATED (AP) — Tony Kemp says he wasn’t among the Houston Astros who partook in the team’s sign-stealing setup during the team’s run to the 2017 World Series.
Kemp says he was asked by teammates whether he wanted to be part of the scheme following his recall in September 2017, but he declined and says he didn’t feel further pressure to do it. He says he tried to keep his head down and play hard without really concerning himself with it.
He said what Houston did was wrong, and when asked whether the ’17 World Series title is tainted, noted: “That’s a good question, everyone’s going to have their own speculations about it, everyone’s going to have their own opinions about it, everyone’s going to have their own opinions about it. I’m not sure.”
In other MLB news:
— Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger isn’t likely to take the field anytime soon following his second surgery in less than a month. The Mariners say the 2018 All-Star had a lower back procedure Thursday that followed core surgery in January. Both are related to a ruptured testicle sustained in a game last June.
— All-Star closer Josh Hader lost his salary arbitration case against the Brewers, dropping players to 1-6 in hearings this year. Hader will earn $4.1 million rather than his $6.4 million request. Hader earned $687,600 last year. He had 37 saves in 44 chances and went 3-5 with a 2.62 ERA in his second straight All-Star season. He failed to hold a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning of the NL wild-card game.
— Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger tore cartilage in his left knee during a workout Wednesday in Arizona and will have surgery. Clevinger was outstanding at times for Cleveland last season, going 13-4 with a 2.71 ERA and 169 strikeouts in 126 innings over 21 starts.
— The Braves have signed first baseman Yonder Alonso to a minor league contract with an invitation to the major league spring training. The 32-year-old Alonso gives the Braves depth behind Freddie Freeman, who had right elbow surgery in October.
— Nationals general Mike Rizzo is not satisfied with the way the Astros attempted to apologize for their sign-stealing scandal. Rizzo’s Nationals beat the Astros in last season’s World Series. Rizzo says he would like to hear members of Houston’s organization use the word “cheated” to describe what they did.
— Phillies president Andy MacPhail says team ownership is willing to go over the luxury tax threshold to make the playoffs. The Phillies have made several high-profile free-agent signings over the past few seasons, including a 13-year, $330 million deal for outfielder Bryce Harper last year. Philadelphia signed pitcher Zack Wheeler to a five-year, $118 million contract this offseason.
— Major League Baseball is raising the minimum salary for minor league players in 2021, according to a memo sent Friday from the commissioner’s office to all 30 teams and obtained by The Associated Press. Two years after successfully lobbying Congress to exempt minor leaguers from federal minimum wage laws, MLB opted to give those players a wage increase between 38% and 72%.

Ravens lineman suspended 4 games for PED use
UNDATED (AP) — Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman James Hurst has been suspended for the first four games of the 2020 season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancers.
Hurst is eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games. He will be allowed to return to his team’s active roster on the Monday following the team’s fourth game.
Signed as a rookie free agent in 2014, Hurst played in all 16 regular-season games for the Ravens last season, with two starts at left tackle. He was part of an offensive line that paved the way for an NFL-record 3,296 yards rushing in 2019.
In other NFL news:
— The Redskins have released cornerback Josh Norman, who struggled to live up to the $75 million, five-year contract he signed in 2016 after an All-Pro season in Carolina. The release comes with one year left on Norman’s contract and frees up $12.5 million in salary-cap space. The team also cut wide receiver Paul Richardson after two disappointing, injury-plagued seasons.

No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the outbreak of a virus in neighboring China.
The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally with almost 1,400 deaths in China, but only one in Japan, where fear is rising with so much attention focused on the outbreak.

High School Boys Basketball

Iowa

• Bellevue 72, Wilton 47

Illinois

• East Dubuque 58, West Carroll 27
• River Ridge 61, Galena 55

Wisconsin

• Cuba City 84, Fennimore 63
• Darlington 111, Riverdale 34
• Southwestern 52, Iowa-Grant 50
• Mineral Point 67, Boscobel 46
• River Valley 59, Platteville 34
• Prairie du Chien 56, Lancaster 45

High School Girls Basketball

• Hempstead 50, Wahlert Catholic 40
• Cascade 63, North Linn 40
• Bellevue 72, Wilton 60

With their overall win streak at five and home winning streak at six, the Dubuque Fighting Saints will look to extend both tonight against the Green Bay Gamblers. Dubuque continues to climb the standings and are now six points behind Chicago in the East.  Green Bay has been one of the hotter teams in the East over the last 10 games. The Gamblers are 6-3-1 in the past 10 and have vaulted up to the fourth spot in the conference. Dubuque has beaten Green Bay twice this season, once in each team’s building.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana got 27 points from Devonte Green and 17 from Trayce Jackson-Davis to help the Hoosiers snap a four-game losing streak with an 89-77 victory over No. 21 Iowa. Indiana made a season-high 11 3-pointers, with Green accounting for seven. Iowa’s Luka Garza has another stellar night getting 38 points, but the Hawkeyes never recovered from a 12-0 first-half run by Indiana that left Iowa with a 31-16 deficit. Indiana extended its lead to as many as 20 points and didn’t let Iowa get within single digits in the second half.

The stage is set for the America Rivers Conference wrestling dual title to be decided head to head Friday night in Waverly. The 3^rd ranked Loras Duhawks will battle with the top ranked Wartburg Knights. Wartburg has claimed 27 straight conference titles. In a tightly contested dual a season ago, Wartburg won six of 10 matches claiming the dual 23-16.

Both programs have turned in impressive dual performances this season. The Duhawks have knocked out 10 top-25 teams and picked up two victories over top-5 teams. The Knights own nine wins over top-25 teams and four against top-5 opponents. The only dual loss for Loras came to #2 Augsburg.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joey Logano and William Byron won the qualifying races that set the field for the Daytona 500. The victory in the first 150-mile race Thursday night earned Logano a spot in the second row for NASCAR’s season-opening Cup race. Byron will join Logano in the second row. They’ll be behind pole-sitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and teammate Alex Bowman, who earned the front row in time trials at Daytona International Speedway.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur) is the leader heading into the second round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. Kuchar birdied his first two holes and never let up until in a 7-under 64 that gave him a three-stroke lead over Russell Henley, Wyndham Clark, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Harold Varner III and Adam Schenk. Tiger Woods eagled his opening hold but closed with a bogey for a 69.

UNDATED (AP) — Houston Astros infielders Alex Bregman and José Altuve have apologized on behalf of the ballclub for its sign-stealing scheme that was investigated and punished by Major League Baseball. Astros owner Jim Crane raised eyebrows when he said: “Our opinion is that this didn’t impact the game. We had a good team. We won the World Series. And we’ll leave it at that.” MLB didn’t punish any players for the cheating and Crane said the team wouldn’t, either.

NEW YORK (AP) — Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is headed to his first NBA All-Star Game, replacing injured Trail Blazers backcourt ace Damian Lillard. Booker was chosen by Commissioner Adam Silver after feeling snubbed by voters and coaches when he didn’t make the original list for Sunday’s game in Chicago. Lillard injured his groin on Wednesday night.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has become the latest school to receive an NCAA notice of allegations over the federal probe into college basketball. Athletic director Ray Tanner says the school received the notice about a violation alleged to have been committed by former assistant coach Lamont Evans, who worked for coach Frank Martin for four seasons from 2015-16. The NCAA has categorized the infraction as Level I, the most serious of its violations and what it calls a “severe breach of conduct.”

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Dallas 3 Toronto 2
Final New Jersey 4 Detroit 1
Final Philadelphia 6 Florida 2
Final Tampa Bay 3 Edmonton 1
Final OT Buffalo 4 Columbus 3
Final Ottawa 3 Arizona 2
Final Nashville 5 N-Y Islanders 0
Final SO N-Y Rangers 4 Minnesota 3
Final Washington 3 Colorado 2
Final Calgary 6 Anaheim 0
Final OT Vegas 6 St. Louis 5
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (17)Oregon 68 (16)Colorado 60
Final Indiana 89 (21)Iowa 77

High School Wrestling

• At the Class 3A Regional Duals in Waverly last night. Western Dubuque topped Hempstead 73-6 and then Waverly Shellrock defeated Western Dubuque 79-0 for the spot in the state duals next week in Des Moines. The Mustangs didn’t wrestle most of their varsity line-up and then Western Dubuque rested their regulars against Waverly-Shellrock.

High School Girls Basketball

Illinois 1A Regional Semi-Finals at River Ridge

• Galena 47, River Ridge/Scales Mound 39
• Dakota 45, East Dubuque 23

(Galena meets Dakota Friday night for the Regional Final)

College Men’s Basketball

• Loras 72, Dubuque 71
• #24 Clarke 88, Graceland 65
• #8 UW Platteville 70, UW Whitewater 68

College Women’s Basketball

• #10 Loras 86, Dubuque 54
• #19 Clarke 80, Graceland 42
• #4 UW Whitewater 59, UW Platteville 55

The pairing for the Iowa 5-A and 4-A Regional girls basketball tournaments were released yesterday. First round game will be this Wednesday, semi-finals on Saturday, February 22^nd with the Regional Finals on Tuesday, February 25^th.

In Class 5A: Hempstead was assigned to Region 1 and will host Davenport Central with the winner to face Bettendorf in the semi-final. Senior will be in Region 6 and play their first game in the semis at Cedar Falls.

In Class 4A: Wahlert is in Region 3 and will host a first round game against Waterloo East with the winner to travel to Waverly Shellrock for the semi’s, in Region 4: Western Dubuque will host Clinton with the winner traveling to Center Point-Urbana in the semi’s and Maquoketa will host West Delaware with the winner moving to meet Central Dewitt in the semi’s.

Sooners Pound Cyclones

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kristian Doolittle scored 20 points to help Oklahoma defeat Iowa State 90-61. Brady Manek scored 18 points and Alondes Williams added 14 for the Sooners, who outscored the Cyclones 50-25 in the second half. Oklahoma followed up Saturday’s victory over No. 13 West Virginia by avenging its loss at Iowa State a month earlier and falling a point short of its season’-high point total. Iowa State announced this week that guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his left wrist. The Cyclones shot just 34.5% in the second half.

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UNI Wins Again

The UNI men’s basketball team moved to 22-3 overall and 11-2 in the MVC after defeating the Redbirds of Illinois State 71-63 Wednesday night in the McLeod Center.

A.J. Green went over the 1000 point mark for his career and led UNI with 27 points. Trae Berhow recorded his second double-double of the season, grabbing 11 rebounds and adding 17 points. Former Western Dubuque prep Spencer Haldeman had 6 points, 2 rebounds.

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Regional Women’s Basketball

• Iowa State 69, Texas 51

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa wrestling coaches Tom Brands, Terry Brands, and Ryan Morningstar have agreed to contract extensions to remain in Iowa City through the 2026 wrestling season..

Tom Brands is in his 14th season as Iowa’s head coach. He has won three NCAA team titles, four Big Ten Championships..brother Terry Brands is in his 22nd season on Iowa’s staff. Morningstar has served as an assistant coach since 2012.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Maybin is back with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers and the 32-year-old outfielder agreed Wednesday on a $1.5 million, one-year contract. Maybin began his career with Detroit in 2007 before he was traded to the Marlins in the deal that sent Miguel Cabrera to the Tigers. Maybin returned to Detroit in a trade and played for the Tigers in 2016. He spent last season with the New York Yankees, hitting .285 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs in 82 games. His deal with the Tigers includes performance bonuses. To make room on the 40-man roster, Detroit put right-hander Michael Fulmer on the 60-day injured list.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Brad Miller and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract. The deal for the 30-year-old infielder includes $500,000 in available performance bonuses for plate appearances. He hit .260 with 13 homers and 25 RBIs last year for Cleveland and Philadelphia. Miller has a .241 average with 88 homers and 293 RBIs in seven major league seasons that included time with Seattle, Tampa Bay and Milwaukee.

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Taijuan Walker returned to the Seattle Mariners, agreeing to a $2 million, one-year contract that includes $500,000 each in performance and roster bonuses. The 27-year-old was selected by Seattle with the 43rd overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft and went 22-22 with a 4.18 ERA for the Mariners from 2013-16. He was traded to Arizona in November 2016 and went 9-9 with a 3.46 ERA for the Diamondbacks from 2017-19. Walker had Tommy John surgery in April 2018. He returned to the major leagues on the final day of last season and became a free agent in December when Arizona declined to offer him a contract.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Toffoli and Austin Wagner scored 39 seconds apart in the second period to give Los Angeles the lead, and the Kings went on to beat the Calgary Flames 5-3. Kurtis MacDermid, Jeff Carter and Sean Walker also scored to help the Kings end a five-game losing streak. Calvin Petersen stopped 35 shots to get his first win of the season in his second start. Elias Lindholm had two goals and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau had two assists and David Rittich finished with 28 saves in the Flames’ fourth loss in six games.

UNDATED (AP) — News outlets in New Orleans are set to argue that they should have access to a hearing on the confidentiality of emails between Catholic officials and an NFL franchise. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate and three TV stations will ask a judge today to let them cover a hearing on whether emails between the Archdiocese of New Orleans and New Orleans Saints executives should be released. Lawyers for victims of clergy sex abuse have told The Associated Press that the emails show how Saints executives helped the archdiocese with public relations damage control arising from the clergy abuse scandal.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Boston 4 Montreal 1
Final Los Angeles 5 Calgary 3
Final Vancouver 3 Chicago 0
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (3)Kansas 58 (14)West Virginia 49
Final Georgia Tech 64 (5)Louisville 58
Final (23)Creighton 87 (10)Seton Hall 82
Final OT (11)Auburn 95 Alabama 91
Final (15)Villanova 72 (18)Marquette 71
Final (19)Butler 66 Xavier 61
Final (20)Houston 62 South Florida 58

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

(NO SCORES PROVIDED BY THE AP)

High School Boys Basketball

Iowa

• Cedar Falls 72, Wahlert, Dubuque 48
• Waterloo, West 51, Dubuque, Senior 50
• Western Dubuque 61, Linn-Mar 53
• Cascade 49, Northeast, Goose Lake 36
• Center Point Urbana 59, Dyersville Beckman 39

Wisconsin

• Lancaster 64, Iowa Grant 49
• Benton 56, Belmont 31
• River Ridge 47, Highland 38

High School Girls Basketball

Iowa

• Cedar Falls 53, Wahlert Catholic 49
• Hempstead 52, Waterloo East 37
• Waterloo West 69, Dubuque Senior 49
• Western Dubuque 50, Linn-Mar 49
• Cascade 55, North Fayette Valley 25
• Maquoketa 69, Solon 56

Wisconsin

• Darlington 45, Southwestern 35
• Cuba City 54, Fennimore 23
• Mineral Point 52, Riverdale 35

Wrestling

• Class 1A Regional Duals last night at Denver: Denver 49,  Dyersville Beckman Catholic 30.

Tonight in the 3A Regional Duals, Hempstead will meet Western Dubuque at Waverly (6:00). The winner meets Waverly-Shellrock for the Regional Final and a trip to the State Duals.

Ty Jackson scored the game winning goal with just over seven minutes left in the third period and the Dubuque Fighting Saints fought back from a third period deficit to beat the Waterloo Black Hawks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Tommy Middleton scored twice, and Aidan McCarthy stopped 18 shots in a perfect relief appearance. Dubuque moved to 4-2 against Waterloo this season and have won all three at Young Arena.

Next  up for Dubuque, a two-game series with Green Bay. Dubuque will be home Friday and then in Green Bay Saturday.

Hempstead High School junior Michael Duax has decided where he wants to play basketball after graduation. Last night Duax announced via Twitter he is verbally committing to the University of Northern Iowa. Duax, one of the top recruits in the state for the Class of 2021 is averaging 20.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game for the Mustangs.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Star guard Ayo Dosunmu crumbled to the floor clutching his left knee after Michigan State’s Xavier Tillman threw down a huge dunk late that lifted the Spartans over No. 22 Illinois 70-69. The severity of Dosunmu’s injury wasn’t immediately made available. The Illini’s leading scorer had 17 points Tuesday and is averaging 15.8 per game. Rocket Watts led the Spartans with 21 points, and Tillman had 17. Aaron Henry and Cassius Winston added 13 and 12, respectively. Andres Feliz scored 15 points and Kofi Cockburn added 11 for Illinois (16-8, 8-5).

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester  was conscious and alert last night after suffering a cardiac episode and collapsing on the bench during the first period of a game against the Anaheim Ducks. The 36-year-old Bouwmeester crumpled over after a long shift and during a break in play. Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said Bouwmeester was awake, alert and moving his arms and legs as he was transported to a hospital before the game was postponed.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper remains noncommittal on Cam Newton’s future with the organization, saying it will largely depend on how the quarterback recovers from foot surgery. The 31-year-old Newton missed 14 games last season with a Lis Franc injury that led to surgery on Dec. 11. The rebuilding Panthers could save $19 million under next year’s salary cap if they trade or release the 2015 league MVP.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have made Ron Roenicke  their interim manager, promoting the former Brewers skipper to replace Alex Cora on the day pitchers and catchers reported to the team’s spring training site. The interim tag will stay until Major League Baseball completes its investigation into whether the Red Sox engaged in illegal sign-stealing during their 2018 World Series championship season. Roenicke has denied being part of any rules violation and is expected to become permanent manager if the probe clears him.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Marwin González has become the first batter from the World Series-winning 2017 Houston Astros to publicly apologize for his role in the sign-stealing scandal. Now with the Minnesota Twins, Gonzalez says he’s remorseful for everything that happened and wishes he could take it back. Major League Baseball’s investigation into the allegation resulted in one-season suspensions for manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow (LOO’-now), who were immediately fired by the Astros.

PHOENIX (AP) — Major League teams improved to 4-0 in salary arbitration this year when the Rockies defeated catcher Tony Wolters. He will earn $1.9 million rather than his request for $2,475,000. The 27-year-old Wolters hit .262 with one homer and 42 RBIs in 411 plate appearances while making $960,000 last season.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Washington        126   Chicago     114

Final Philadelphia        110   L.A. Clippers       103

Final New Orleans      138   Portland     117

Final San Antonio        114   Oklahoma City   106

Final Houston     116   Boston       105

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

St. Louis    1       Anaheim    1       ( Postponed 1st Period)

Final Buffalo       3       Detroit        2

Final N-Y Islanders     5       Philadelphia        3

Final Florida       5       New Jersey        3

Final OT    Tampa Bay         2       Pittsburgh  1

Final OT    Toronto      3       Arizona      2

Final Minnesota 4       Vegas        0

Final N-Y Rangers      4       Winnipeg   1

Final Dallas        4       Carolina     1

Final Colorado   3       Ottawa       0

Final Edmonton 5       Chicago     3

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (4)San Diego St. 82     New Mexico        59

Final (6)Dayton  81     Rhode Island      67

Final (9)Maryland        72     Nebraska  70

Final (12)Kentucky      78     Vanderbilt  64

Final (13)Penn St.       88     Purdue       76

Final Michigan St.        70     (22)Illinois  69

Final (25)LSU     82     Missouri     78

Boys High School Basketball

Iowa

• Bellevue Marquette Catholic 56, Cedar Valley Christian 48

Wisconsin

• Potosi 63, Southwestern 47
• Cuba City 90, Platteville 64
• Fennimore 69, River Valley 49
• Wauzeka Steuben 59, Boscobel 53

Illinois

• Pleasant Valley 41, East Dubuque 33

Girls High School Basketball

Illinois  1-A Regional Quarterfinals at River Ridge

• East Dubuque 43, Warren 33
• River Ridge/Scales Mound 32, Pecatonica 22

Iowa

• Bellevue Marquette Catholic 58, Cedar Valley Christian

Wisconsin

• Lancaster 70, Benton 31
• Belmont 68, North Crawford 27

The Senior Rams have dropped to 7^th in the latest Iowa Associated Press 4A Boys Basketball rankings. The Rams tied with Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln. Hempstead is tied for 10^th with Indianola. Ankeny Centennial is the new top ranked team followed by Cedar Falls, Waterloo West and then Iowa City West.

Dyersville Beckman is still ranked 7^th in Class 2-A.

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Ankeny Centennial (8) 17-1 107 2
2. Cedar Falls (1) 14-2 80 6
3. Waterloo, West (1) 15-2 77 4
4. Iowa City, West 15-2 72 1
5. North Scott, Eldridge (1) 16-1 69 5
6. Waukee 15-2 53 8
7. Dubuque, Senior 14-2 52 3
(tie) Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 18-1 52 7
9. Valley, West Des Moines 12-5 19 10
10. Dubuque, Hempstead 14-4 8 9
(tie) Indianola 14-3 8 NR
Others receiving votes: Ankeny 5. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 1. Davenport, North 1. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Carroll (9) 16-1 106 T2
2. Norwalk 14-3 87 4
3. Assumption, Davenport (1) 14-3 81 T2
4. Mount Vernon (1) 16-2 76 5
5. Marion 15-3 64 1
6. Pella 14-4 49 6
7. Glenwood 15-3 46 7
8. Clear Lake 17-2 39 8
9. Winterset 13-4 17 10
(tie) MOC-Floyd Valley 16-3 17 9
Others receiving votes: Central Clinton, De Witt 10. Algona 5. Clear Creek-Amana 5. Keokuk 2. Ballard 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Treynor (5) 18-1 101 2
2. North Linn, Troy Mills (4) 19-0 92 3
3. Van Meter (2) 18-0 88 4
4. West Sioux, Hawarden 18-1 76 1
5. Camanche 16-2 68 5
6. Boyden-Hull 17-2 53 6
7. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 15-4 34 7
8. Monticello 17-2 19 NR
9. Western Christian, Hull 15-4 18 10
(tie) Aplington-Parkersburg 17-2 18 8
Others receiving votes: Albia 11. Osage 10. West Branch 5. Woodward-Granger 5. Tri-Center, Neola 2. A-H-S-TW, Avoca 2. Des Moines Christian 2. Pella Christian 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Easton Valley (7) 18-0 102 1
2. WACO, Wayland (2) 20-0 97 2
3. West Fork, Sheffield (1) 19-1 86 3
4. South O’Brien, Paullina 17-2 64 6
(tie) Bishop Garrigan, Algona (1) 17-2 64 5
6. Montezuma 17-2 51 8
7. St. Mary’s, Remsen 16-3 36 7
8. Lake Mills 17-2 35 4
9. Martensdale-St. Marys 17-2 31 9
10. Notre Dame, Burlington 16-4 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Boyer Valley, Dunlap 12. Mount Ayr 6. Grand View Christian 2. Meskwaki Settlement School 2. Springville 1. Stanton 1. Newell-Fonda 1. Keota 1.

UNI sophomore guard AJ Green has been named MVC Player of the Week. This is the fourth time Green has received the honor this season. Green averaged 26.5 points per game in two Valley wins last week as UNI won at Valparaiso and defeated Drake at home.

Green finished with 19 points going 7-of-20 from the field in a win at Valparaiso. The reigning MVC Freshman of the Year returned to the McLeod Center on Saturday afternoon for one of his best performances of his career. Green finished with 34 points, going 12-of-21 from the field with six made three-pointers in front of a sold-out crowd.

The Iowa men’s basketball team took a tumble in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball rankings. The Hawkeyes dropped from 17 last week to 21^st.  Illinois dropped two spots with the Illini now ranked 22^nd.

The top 9 teams last week poll are in the same spot this week.  Baylor is top ranked followed by Gonzaga, Kansas, San Diego State, and Louisville.

Dayton is 6^th, Duke 7^th, followed by Florida State, Maryland, and Seton Hall.

• The Iowa women climbed from 20^th to 17^th in the latest  AP Women’s rankings.

Iowa State will finish the basketball season without star guard Tyrese Haliburton. Coach Steve Prohm says Haliburton fractured his left wrist in the Cyclones’ win over Kansas State on Saturday. Haliburton was the team’s second-leading scorer and the Big 12 leader in assists and steals. The sophomore is considered a potential lottery pick in the NBA draft this year. Haliburton was hurt as he blocked a shot late in the first half.

Hawkeye Cordell Pemsl arrested for driving while revoked

Iowa City police arrested Iowa basketball player and former Dubuque Wahlert prep Cordell Pemsl early Monday for driving on a revoked license due to a previous OWI. Pemsl will be suspended for Iowa’s next game at Indiana. Pemsl has played in 22 games this season, averaging 2.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers say Philip Rivers will enter free agency and not return for the upcoming season, ending his 16-year run with the franchise. The fourth player taken in the 2004 NFL draft owns 30 franchise records and has thrown for over 4,000 yards in 11 of his last 12 seasons. Rivers has completed 64.7% of his passes for 59,271 yards, 397 touchdowns and 198 interceptions.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized the on-again, off-again deal that will send 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts and former AL Cy Young winner David Price to the West Coast. The Red Sox will receive outfielder Alex Verdugo (vur-DOO’-goh) and two prospects: infielder Jeter Downs and catcher Connor Wong. According to a person with knowledge of the deal, Boston will send cash to the Dodgers, reportedly half of the $96 million owed Price for the next three seasons.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the 30 teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents. The playoffs would grow from 10 clubs to 14 under the plan, first reported Monday by the New York Post. There would be four wild cards in each league, up from two.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler has confirmed he won’t be making a widely reported trade with the Dodgers, although he didn’t specify the deal or the players involved. Multiple media outlets reported the Angels nearly acquired Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson and right-hander Ross Stripling last week in a deal that would have sent infielder Luis Rengifo to the Dodgers. The deal apparently fell apart as a side effect of the Dodgers’ lengthy attempts to get outfielder Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox in a blockbuster trade.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets star defenseman Seth Jones has been sidelined indefinitely with an ankle injury. The team says Jones was injured in Saturday night’s loss to Colorado. The three-time All-Star has six goals and 24 assists this season while leading the club in ice time. Gabriel Carlsson was recalled from Cleveland of the AHL to take Jones’ place.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Orlando 135 Atlanta 126
Final Brooklyn 106 Indiana 105
Final Charlotte 87 Detroit 76
Final Toronto 137 Minnesota 126
Final Milwaukee 123 Sacramento 111
Final Utah 123 Dallas 119
Final Denver 127 San Antonio 120
Final Miami 113 Golden State 101
Final L.A. Lakers 125 Phoenix 100
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Philadelphia 4 Florida 1
Final N-Y Islanders 5 Washington 3
Final Arizona 3 Montreal 2
Final OT Tampa Bay 2 Columbus 1
Final Calgary 6 San Jose 2
Final Vancouver 6 Nashville 2
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (1)Baylor 52 Texas 45
Final (7)Duke 70 (8)Florida St. 65
Final (24)Texas Tech 88 TCU 42

UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have reworked a deal that is sending outfielder Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price to L.A. A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Red Sox are receiving outfielder Alex Verdugo and prospects Jeter Downs and Connor Wong for Betts and Price. Boston was to send cash to the Dodgers to offset Price’s salary, reportedly half of the $96 million still owed to the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have worked out a deal that sends starting pitcher Kenta Maeda  to the Minnesota Twins for bullpen prospect Brusdar Graterol. Graterol originally was supposed to head to Boston in a swap that sent Mookie Betts and David Price to Los Angeles, but the deal fell through when the Red Sox had concerns over Graterol’s arm. Maeda was 10-8 with a 4.04 ERA in 37 games last season, including 26 starts.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two-time All-Star pitcher Charlie Morton says he regrets not doing anything to try to stop the Houston Astros from illegally stealing signs and relaying information to their hitters during the team’s 2017 World Series championship season. Morton helped the Astros win the 2017 title in his first season with the team, winning Game 7 of both the ALCS and World Series. He says he’s not sure what he could have done to stop his former teammates and doesn’t recall specifics about who did what wrong in 2017.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Alex Bowman are the first two drivers to qualify for next Sunday’s Daytona 500. Stenhouse captured the pole with a top lap of 194.582 mph in his first qualifier for JTG-Daugherty Racing, which signed him after he was fired by Roush Fenway Racing last season. Bowman will start on the outside of the front row after posting a top lap of 194.363 mph.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Nick Taylor has captured his second PGA title and first since his fourth career start in 2015. The Canadian handled high winds to capture the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by four strokes over Kevin Streelman. Taylor built a five-stroke lead by the turn and dealt with 40 mph gusts blasting the Monterey Peninsula. Taylor closed with a 2-under 70 for a 19 under total. Streelman finished with a 68.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Boston 112 Oklahoma City 111
Final Philadelphia 118 Chicago 111
Final Memphis 106 Washington 99
Final 2OT Atlanta 140 New York 135
Final Utah 114 Houston 113
Final L.A. Clippers 133 Cleveland 92
Final Portland 115 Miami 109
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Detroit 3 Boston 1
Final Anaheim 3 Buffalo 2
Final N-Y Rangers 4 Los Angeles 1
Final Winnipeg 5 Chicago 2
Final Colorado 3 Minnesota 2
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final Marquette 76 (19)Butler 57
Final (25)Houston 76 Wichita St. 43

Hockey:

Dubuque Fighting Saints 6, Youngstown 0

Girls Basketball

Mineral Point 54,  Darlington 39

Cascade Western Dubuque 66, Durant-Bennett 34

Monticello 44, Regina, Iowa City 30

Boys Basketball

Forreston 56, Galena 54

Casseville 58, Juda 46

Cascade,Western Dubuque 45, Durant-Bennett 27

Men’s College Basketball

Loras 77, Coe 76

Clarke University70, Baker University 65

Buena Vista 81, University of Dubuque 70

UW-Platteville 84, UW Stout 72

Women’s College Basketball

University of Dubuque  74, Buena Vista 66

Clarke University 64 , Baker University 57

Loras 74, Coe 53

Other College Men’s Basketball of local interest

(17) Iowa 96,  Nebraska 72

Iowa State 73,  Kansas State  63

Northern Iowa 83,  Drake 73

Boys High School Basketball Scores

Alburnett 62, Edgewood-Colesburg 52

Cedar Falls 62, Western Dubuque 47

Hempstead 54, Waterloo, West 43

Dubuque Senior 85, Waterloo, East 55

Linn-Mar 69, Wahlert 60

Monticello 44, Cascade 37

Mount Vernon 58, Dyersville Beckman 40

Northeast, Goose Lake 49, Bellevue 45

Girls High School Basketball Scores

Bellevue 58, Northeast, Goose Lake 46

Cascade 46, Monticello 35

Cedar Falls 64, Western Dubuque 24

Senior 73, Waterloo, East 23

Linn-Mar, Marion 48, Wahlert 35

Maquoketa 58, Clear Creek-Amana 56

Mount Vernon 64, Dyersville Beckman 52

Waterloo, West 50, Dubuque, Hempstead 38

Local Results

The third ranked Loras College Duhawks Men’s wrestling team took down 24^th-ranked University of Dubuque last night, winning 48-0.

Ranked 23rd nationally, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville wrestling team defeated UW Oshkosh 28-9 last night in the Throwdown in the Theatre in the UW-Platteville Center for the Arts.

The Clarke Men’s Volleyball Team went 0-2 yesterday at the Judson Invitational, falling to Missouri Baptist University and Lourdes University, both by scores of 3 sets to zero.

The Loras College men’s volleyball team improved to 5-2 on the season last night when they scored a 3-0 road win against St. Norbert College.

The Dubuque Fighting Saints used two goals in the third period to pull away from the Youngstown Phantoms last night, winning 4-1 at home. The win was the Saints fifth in a row on home ice and they have now won six of their last seven games.

Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Anthony Cowan scored 20 points and ninth-ranked Maryland held on to beat No. 20 Illinois 75-66 on Friday night. The Terrapins (19-4, 9-3 Big Ten) took sole possession of first place in the conference with the win. Illinois (16-7, 8-4) fell into second place. Illinois led by as many as 14 points midway through the first half, but the Terrapins fought back and pulled to within 42-40,with a 3-pointer by Wiggins at the halftime buzzer. Maryland opened the second half with an 11-0 run to take a lead it never relinquished. Ayo Dosunmu led Illinois with 16 points. Andres Feliz added 12.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — As Michigan prepares for another game against rival Michigan State, Isaiah Livers’ status is still uncertain. The 6-foot-7 junior was at Michigan’s media session Friday, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be able to play Saturday when the Wolverines host No. 16 Michigan State. He was injured against Presbyterian on Dec. 21. The team described it as a groin injury. He has appeared in only one game since. He hurt himself again Jan. 25 against Illinois. Livers said he was hoping to practice Friday. Michigan State beat Michigan 87-69 early last month.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan guard Zavier Simpson reportedly crashed a vehicle registered to the wife of the Wolverines’ athletic director late last month, shortly before the school announced he was suspended for a game. MLive, citing a police report, reported that officers found Simpson outside the vehicle around 3 a.m. on Jan. 26. An officer said he did not notice any smell of intoxicant from Simpson’s breath. Simpson told police the car belonged to Evan Manuel, a student manager for the basketball team who is the son of athletic director Warde Manuel. Police said Chrislan Manuel, Warde Manuel’s wife and the registered owner of the car, spoke with Evan and told police that Simpson had been driving. Simpson received a citation for driving too fast for conditions.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Payton Willis has struggled to find his rhythm for Minnesota. He is still feeling the effects of a sprained ankle that kept him out of three games earlier this season. A new injury turned out to be the spark he needed. Willis sat out when the Gophers lost at Illinois last week. The unexpected rest gave his ankle more time to heal. He responded in his first game back with a career-high 21 points in a win over Wisconsin. He is in his first year with Minnesota after transferring from Vanderbilt.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin says basketball strength and conditioning coach Erik Helland has resigned. School officials say they were informed last weekend that Helland used a racial epithet in the presence of players as he recounted a story from his days in the NBA. The former Chicago Bulls staffer was placed on leave and did not travel with the Badgers for Wednesday’s game at Minnesota. The school says it has no evidence Helland directed racially insensitive language toward any particular player.

Update on the latest sports

Raptors continue win streak
UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have added another game to their team-record winning streak.
It’s now a 13-game run after Serge Ibaka had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the Raptors’ 115-106 victory against the Pacers. Fred VanVleet added 20 points for the Raptors, who haven’t lost since Jan. 15 and knocked off Indiana for the second time in three days.
The Pacers got as close as 101-99 with 6:47 left, but Toronto pulled away with a 12-4 spurt.

Checking out Friday’s other NBA action:
— Furkan Korkmaz poured in a career-high 34 points on 13 of 17 shooting as the 76ers downed the Grizzlies, 119-107. The Sixers were 14 of 25 from 3-point range, with Korkmaz hitting seven of his nine attempts from downtown. Ben Simmons added 22 points and 10 assists for the 76ers, who finished the game without Joel Embiid because of a stiff neck.
— Jayson Tatum nailed seven 3-pointers and scored 32 points in the Celtics’ sixth straight win, 112-107 against the Hawks. Enes Kanter added 16 points and 15 rebounds to help Boston win without injured starters Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theis. Atlanta was within 110-107 with 18.3 seconds left before Kevin Huerter and Brandon Goodwin both came up empty from beyond the arc.
— Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and hit six of the Kings’ 19 3-pointers in a 105-97 victory against the Heat. Buddy Hield furnished five 3-pointers and 21 points in Sacramento’s fifth win in seven games. De’Aaron Fox had 16 points and eight assists for the Kings, and Nemanja Bjelica added 15 points and eight assists.
— The Thunder made it nine wins in their last 10 games as Chris Paul provided 22 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 21 in a 108-101 downing of the Pistons. Oklahoma City shot 54.3% in the first half to lead 52-47 at the break. Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points, Dennis Schroder had 18 and Steven Adams 16 for the Thunder.
— Donovan Mitchell contributed a go-ahead layup with 19.5 seconds left to send the Jazz past the Trail Blazers, 117-114. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 27 points and Mike Conley added 18 points as Utah ended a five-game losing streak. Damian Lillard poured in 42 points and C.J. McCollum added 27 to lead the Blazers.
— Phoenix rolled to a 127-91 rout of the Rockets as Kelly Oubre Jr. delivered a career-high 39 points and Devin Booker added 33. The Suns poured in 46 points in the first quarter and led the rest of the way in their first win over Houston in 14 tries. James Harden had a team-high 32 points for the Rockets, who were without All-Star Russell Westbrook after playing the Lakers the previous night.
— Bradley Beal capped his 29-point performance by hitting a layup with 0.2 seconds left to give the Wizards a 119-118 victory over the Mavericks. Washington made 19 of 38 3-pointers, with Davis Bertans responsible for five of them while scoring 20 points. Seth Curry scored a team-high 20 points for the Mavs, who have dropped three of five without Luka Doncic.

Investigators: No sign of engine failure for Bryant copter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal investigators say wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month, killing Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any evidence of engine failure. That’s according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The helicopter crashed into a hillside outside Los Angeles on Jan. 26.
The NTSB is investigating the accident, including any role heavy fog played, and a final report isn’t expected for at least a year. A witness told the NTSB that the helicopter was flying forward and downward through the fog before it crashed into the hill.

2/24: Bryant memorial reflects dad and daughter’s uniforms
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow says there will be a “celebration of life” memorial on Feb. 24 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to honor her late husband and 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa Bryant posted a graphic on Instagram Friday morning to announce the event. Her post only said the event will occur at 10 a.m. and there are “details to come.”
The arena is where Bryant starred for the Lakers for most of his two-decade career and the date 2/24 corresponds with the No. 24 jersey he wore and the No. 2 worn by Gianna. They and seven others died in a helicopter crash last month.

High School Wrestling

• Cedar Rapids Prairie 44, Western Dubuque 36
• Linn-Mar 42, Hempstead 28
• Senior 42, Cedar Rapids Washington 28

High School Boys Basketball

Iowa

• Maquoketa 49, Benton Community 41

Wisconsin

• Potosi 71, Highland 47
• River Ridge 54, Cassville 27
• Benton 55, Shullsburg 51

High School Girls Basketball

Iowa

• Maquoketa 49, Benton Community 41

Wisconsin

• Platteville 71, Lancaster 45
• Cuba City 64, Boscobel 39
• Fennimore 47, Darlington 25
• Mineral Point 71, Southwestern 50

Illinois

• Galena 59, West Carroll 26
• East Dubuque 44, River Ridge/Scales Mound 19

Following months of study, the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control has decided to shift football to a one-year scheduling cycle and adjust the regular season format of large-school Class 4A over competitive concerns. The groups were organized by measuring a program’s last four years of football results through the IHSAA’s Ratings Percentage Index formula and their last four years of playoff success.

Hempstead and Senior are assigned to Group 5 which includes Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Davenport Central and Davenport West.  Each team will play three games in their group, two assigned games, and four other games each team will schedule on their own.

In Class 3A: Wahlert was assigned to Class 3A District 4 which also includes Davenport Assumption, Central Dewitt, Clinton, Marion, and North Scott.  Defending state champ Western Dubuque was assigned to District 3 which includes Charles City, Decorah, Waterloo East, Waverly-Shellrock, and West Delaware.

Maquoketa is now a Class 2-A team and will be in District 5 with Anamosa, Camanche, Monticello, Tipton, and West Liberty.

Dyersville Beckman and Cascade are assigned to Class 1A District 5 joining Durant, Northeast Goose Lake, West Branch, and Wilton.

Bellevue dropped down to Class A and will be in District 5 with Alburnett, East Buchanan, Edgewood-Colesburg, Maquoketa Valley, and North Linn. Clayton Ridge is in District 4 with MFL Mar Mac, Postville, South Winneshiek, Starmont, and Wapsie Valley.

Officials with the IHSAA say each teams season schedule should be available in early March.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired D’Angelo Russell in a deal that sends Andrew Wiggins to the Golden State Warriors. The Wolves also received guard Jacob Evans and forward Omari Spellman for a pair of draft picks, including a first-rounder either in 2021 or 2022. Russell was averaging a career-high 23.6 points for the injury-wrecked Warriors, while Wiggins was scoring 22.4 points a game.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond from the Detroit Pistons for forward John Henson, guard Brandon Knight and one of their two second-round picks in 2023 to the Pistons. The 6-foot-11 Drummond leads the league with 15.8 rebounds per game and is averaging 17.8 points and 1.7 blocks. The 26-year-old Drummond has a $28.7 million player option in his contract for next season.

UNDATED (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have dealt Andre Iguodala , Jae Crowder and Solomon Hill to the Miami Heat for three players who’ve combined to score a mere 254 points this season. The trade ends the Grizzlies’ impasse with Iguodala, who refused to play for them and asked to be traded or have his contract bought out. The Grizzlies get Justise Winslow, James Johnson and Dion Waiters.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy has avoided salary arbitration by accepting a three-year, $26 million contract. The Dodgers have a $13 million option for 2023, with a $1.5 million buyout. Muncy made $575,000 while batting .251 with 35 home runs and 98 RBIs in 141 games for Los Angeles last season, missing a large chunk of the final month with a broken wrist.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Nick Taylor opened with an eagle and closed with two birdies in an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula, giving him the first-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Taylor is two shots ahead of Patrick Cantlay and Chase Seiffert, each of whom fired 66s on par-72 courses. Cantlay played Spyglass Hill and Seiffert was at Pebble Beach.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final New York  105   Orlando     103

Final New Orleans      125   Chicago     119

Final Milwaukee 112   Philadelphia        101

Final Portland     125   San Antonio        117

Final Houston     121   L.A. Lakers         111

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final New Jersey        5       Philadelphia        0

Final OT    Montreal    3       Anaheim    2

Final Vegas        7       Florida       2

Final N-Y Islanders     5       Los Angeles       3

Final Tampa Bay         4       Pittsburgh  2

Final SO    Detroit        4       Buffalo       3

Final Colorado   4       Ottawa       1

Final Minnesota 4       Vancouver 2

Final Winnipeg   4       St. Louis    2

Final Nashville   3       Calgary      2

Final Carolina     5       Arizona      3

Final San Jose   6       Edmonton 3

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (2)Gonzaga        85     Loyola Marymount      67

Final (23)Arizona         85     Southern Cal      80

Final (24)Colorado      71     California   65

Final (25)Houston       75     Tulane       62

 Hawkeyes Finalize 2020 Class

The Iowa Hawkeyes added two additional recruits during signing day on Wednesday. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz announced Michael Lois a Defensive Lineman from Elkhorn, Wisconsin and punter Tory Taylor from Australia joined the 2020 Class. The 21recruits are rated the 34^th in the country by 24/7 Sports.

Cyclone Finalize 2020 Recruiting Class

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced yesterday one addition to the Class of 2020 in Anthony Smith (Offensive Line, Lakeland, Fla.). Iowa State’s class of 22 recruits scored the 46^th best recruiting class according to 24/7 sports.

Badgers finalize highest-ranked recruiting class in school history     

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin football program on Wednesday finalized the highest-ranked recruiting class in school history. Four-star running back Jalen Berger of Newark, N.J., became the Badgers’ 20th scholarship signee for 2020 that ranks 25th nationally by 247 Sports. That gives Wisconsin its highest-rated class in the online rankings era, topping last year’s record-high national ranking of 29^th.

24/7  2020 Class Rankings: https://247sports.com/Season/2020-Football/CompositeTeamRankings/

College Mens Basketball

• Clarke 75, Culver Stockton 57
• Dubuque 91, Central 82
• Loras 90, Buena Vista 83
• UW Platteville 83, UW Lacrosse 75

College Womens Basketball

• Central 76, Dubuque 56
• Culver Stockton 80, Clarke 67
• Loras 70, Buena Vista 50
• UW Lacrosse 76, UW Platteville 50

High School Boys Basketball

• Scales Mound 64, Galena 39

Purdue routs No. 17 Iowa 104-68

Evan Boudreaux scored a season-high 18 points to lead five Purdue players in double figures in a 104-68 rout against No. 17 Iowa. The Boilermakers shot a season-high 63 percent and reached the 100-point mark for the first time this season. Luka Garza led the Hawkeyes with 26 points. Former Wahlert preps Cordell Pemsl with 6 and 1 board and Riley Till with 2 points.

No. 13 West Virginia downs Iowa State 76-61

Oscar Tshiebwe had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 West Virginia breezed to a 76-61 victory over Iowa State. West Virginia never trailed. Five minutes into the game the Mountaineers built a lead that didn’t fall below double digits again. Rasir Bolton scored 18 points for the Cyclones and Tyrese Haliburton added 12 points. Iowa State fell to 0-7 on the road.

Phyfe carries N. Iowa past Valparaiso 63-51

Northern Iowa picked up their 20^th win of the season last night. Austin Phyfe had 10 points and 13 rebounds to lift Northern Iowa to a 63-51 win over Valparaiso. Former Western Dubuque prep Spencer Haldeman had 6 points 2 rebounds, former Senior prep Noah Carter had 5 points and a rebound in 7 minutes of playing time.

Minnesota romps past Wisconsin 70-52

Payton Willis scored a career-high 21 points on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range to lead Minnesota past Wisconsin 70-52. Daniel Oturu had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Marcus Carr scored 12 points, and Gabe Kalscheur added 11 points for the Gophers. They led the entire game and posted their largest margin of victory over the Badgers in 26 years. Both teams are 6-6 in Big Ten play. Nate Reuvers scored 14 points and Micah Potter had 11 points and 15 rebounds off the bench for the Badgers, who had their worst shooting performance of the season at 28.4 percent.

UNDATED (AP) —Robert Covington is going to the Houston Rockets and Clint Capela is going to the Atlanta Hawks as part of the complicated 12-player, three-draft-pick trade that was approved by the league yesterday. The Rockets got Covington and Jordan Bell from Minnesota, plus Golden State’s 2024 second-round pick from the Hawks. Atlanta received centers Capela and Nenê  from Houston.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees lefty James Paxton has had back surgery for a herniated disk and is expected to be sidelined until May or June. The Yankees estimated Paxton’s approximate timeline to pitch in a major league game as three-to-four months. The injury weakens a Yankees rotation already missing right-hander Domingo Germán, who must serve the final 63 games of an 81-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.

UNDATED (AP) — The SEC had six of the nation’s top eight classes as the remaining unsigned football prospects finalized their college plans yesterday. That’s according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports. The rankings included No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 LSU, No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 7 Auburn and No. 8 Florida. Only Clemson at No. 3 and Ohio State at No. 5 broke things up.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have introduced Andrew Berry as their new general manager. The 32-year-old Berry is believed to be the youngest GM in NFL history, and he’s the second current African-American GM in the NFL. He joked he didn’t receive an upgraded parking space upon his return to Cleveland, where he was vice president of player personnel from 2016-18 under GM Sashi Brown before working for the Philadelphia Eagles this past season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was party time in Kansas City yesterday as hundreds of thousands of Chiefs fans braved sub-freezing wind chills to celebrate the team’s first Super Bowl victory in 50 years. Fans lined the 2-mile parade route to thank their football heroes for bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Kansas City and ending a Super Bowl drought that began after the Chiefs won Super Bowl IV in 1970.

(9) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Detroit        116   Phoenix     108

Final Brooklyn    129   Golden State      88

Final Toronto      119   Indiana      118

Final Boston       116   Orlando     100

Final Atlanta       127   Minnesota 120

Final Oklahoma City   109   Cleveland  103

Final Memphis   121   Dallas        107

Final Denver       98     Utah 95

Final L.A. Clippers       128   Miami         111

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final N-Y Rangers      5       Toronto      3

Final OT    Boston       2       Chicago     1

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (5)Louisville        86     Wake Forest       76

Final (19)Butler  79     (10)Villanova      76

Final (12)Seton Hall    78     Georgetown        71

Final (13)West Virginia         76     Iowa St.     61

Final Purdue       104   (17)Iowa    68

Final Vanderbilt  99     (18)LSU     90

Final Providence         73     (21)Creighton     56

High School Boys Basketball

• Cedar Falls 57, #3 Dubuque, Senior 52
• Dubuque, Hempstead 60, Linn-Mar 48
• Waterloo, West 58, Wahlert 45
• Western Dubuque 66, Waterloo East 64
• Dyersville Beckman Catholic 50, #1 3AMarion 47
• Camanche 72, Bellevue 37
• North Fayette Valley 49, Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg 31

Illinois

• East Dubuque 72, Winnebago 68(E. Dubuque now 22-3)

Wisconsin

• Cuba City 66, Southwestern 52
• Darlington 67, Boscobel 22
• Mineral Point 78, Iowa Grant 39
• Fennimore 96, Riverdale 26
• Argyle 38, Belmont 37

High School Girls Basketball

• Linn-Mar 35, Dubuque Hempstead 34
• Cedar Falls 61, Dubuque Senior 34
• Waterloo West 66, Wahlert Catholic 52
• Western Dubuque 64, Waterloo East 36
• Bellevue 55, Camanche 19
• Marion 68, Dyersville Beckman Catholic 41
• North Fayette Valley 65, Clayton Ridge 31

Illinois

• Stockton 49, Galena 40

Wisconsin

• Lancaster 63, Viroqua 25
• Boscobel 60, Belmont 33
• Shullsburg 44, Potosi/Cassville 40

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa guard Joe Wieskamp is one of the 10 finalists for the 2020 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.

Wieskamp ranks second on the team in scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg). He has drained 26 3-pointers during Big Ten play to lead the conference and is averaging 17.8 points in 11 Big Ten games, which ranks fourth best.

Fans can vote for their favorite player starting this Friday at hoophallawards.com.

In March, five finalists will be announced.

No. 17 Iowa returns to action tonight at Purdue. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

BOSTON (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the deal say the Boston Red Sox have agreed to send outfielder 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Sox would also send away left-hander David Price in a salary dump designed to save Boston tens of millions of dollars and help them dip below baseball’s luxury tax threshold. The Dodgers are sending outfielder Alex Verdugo back to the Red Sox in a deal that also involves the Minnesota Twins, who are getting right-hander Kenta Maeda  from Los Angeles and sending pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol to Boston.

NEW YORK (AP) — An arbitrator has denied the grievance filed by Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant, according to a person who has read the unreleased document of the decision. Mark Irvings ruled the players’ association did not prove the team’s reasons for holding the third baseman in the minors at the start of the 2015 season were a pretext to push back his eligibility for free agency. Bryant hit .425 with nine homers in 40 at-bats during 2015 spring training and was held in the minors until April 17, one day after he would have been eligible for a full year of service time.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio has announced his retirement, ending a 13-year run in which his teams won three Big Ten titles and he became the school’s winningest coach. Dantonio went 114-57 as Michigan State’s coach and won Big Ten titles in 2010, 2013 and 2015. The 63-year-old Dantonio called his decision a difficult one while noting the nonstop demands of the job.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have dismissed team president Steve Mills with the franchise on the verge of missing the NBA playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. General manager Scott Perry will handle basketball operations while the Knicks began a search for a new president, two months after firing coach David Fizdale. The Knicks are 15-36 this season, Mills’ third in charge after replacing Phil Jackson.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have announced a contract extension for head coach Anthony Lynn. Lynn is 27-24 in three seasons with the Chargers. He guided the team to a 12-4 mark and a berth in the AFC divisional round in 2018, but the Chargers fell to 5-11 this past season. Lynn had one year left on his contract.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Milwaukee 120 New Orleans 108
Final Houston 125 Charlotte 110
Final Denver 127 Portland 99
Final L.A. Lakers 129 San Antonio 102
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Colorado 6 Buffalo 1
Final Washington 4 Los Angeles 2
Final OT N-Y Islanders 4 Dallas 3
Final Tampa Bay 4 Vegas 2
Final Boston 4 Vancouver 0
Final OT Columbus 1 Florida 0
Final SO Montreal 5 New Jersey 4
Final SO Anaheim 3 Ottawa 2
Final St. Louis 6 Carolina 3
Final OT Nashville 2 Winnipeg 1
Final OT Minnesota 3 Chicago 2
Final Arizona 3 Edmonton 0
Final San Jose 3 Calgary 1
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (7)Duke 63 Boston College 55
Final (9)Maryland 56 Rutgers 51
Final OT (11)Auburn 79 Arkansas 76
Final (15)Kentucky 80 Mississippi St. 72
Final (22)Penn St. 75 (16)Michigan St. 70

High School Boys Basketball

• West Branch 59, Bellevue Marquette Catholic 28
• Lancaster 74, Cassville 43
• Benton 74, Monticello (WI) 64

High School Girls Basketball

• Platteville 64, Cuba City 34
• Darlington 60, Dodgeville 54
• Southwestern 53, Boscobel 39
• Fennimore 51, River Valley 39
• Black Hawk 87, Riverdale 29

Rams on the Rise

The Dubuque Senior Ram boys basketball team is on the rise in the latest Associated Press Iowa High School basketball rankings. The Rams are up two spots this week to number 3 in Class 4-A.  Hempstead remains ranked 9th in the new poll.

Senior has a top 10 conference showdown tonight at home against 6^th ranked Cedar Falls. Other MVC teams ranked this week are Iowa City West number one and Waterloo West ranked 4^th.

In Class 2-A, Dyersville Beckman is down one spot ranked 7^th.

Iowa Boys Basketball Prep Poll

By The Associated Press

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City, West (8) 13-1 106 1
2. Ankeny Centennial (2) 15-1 95 4
3. Dubuque, Senior (1) 13-1 83 5
4. Waterloo, West 13-2 71 7
5. North Scott, Eldridge 14-1 57 6
6. Cedar Falls 11-2 56 2
7. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 16-1 47 8
8. Waukee 11-2 46 3
9. Dubuque, Hempstead 12-3 14 9
10. Valley, West Des Moines 11-5 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Ankeny 7. Indianola 5. Davenport, Central 4. Sioux City, East 3.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Marion (7) 15-1 103 2
2. Carroll (1) 13-1 91 4
(tie) Assumption, Davenport (3) 12-2 91 3
4. Norwalk 12-3 74 1
5. Mount Vernon 14-2 64 6
6. Pella 12-4 45 5
7. Glenwood 12-3 38 8
8. Clear Lake 14-2 35 10
9. MOC-Floyd Valley 14-3 27 7
10. Winterset 12-3 12 9

Others receiving votes: Center Point-Urbana 6. Algona 5. Clear Creek-Amana 5. Keokuk 4. Central Clinton, De Witt 3. Ballard 1. Le Mars 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Sioux, Hawarden (8) 17-0 107 1
2. Treynor 16-1 89 2
3. North Linn, Troy Mills (2) 16-0 86 3
4. Van Meter (1) 17-0 81 5
5. Camanche 14-2 64 4
6. Boyden-Hull 15-2 48 7
7. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 14-3 36 6
8. Aplington-Parkersburg 14-1 25 10
9. West Branch 14-1 24 8
10. Western Christian, Hull 13-3 20 9

Others receiving votes: Monticello 9. Des Moines Christian 4. A-H-S-TW, Avoca 4. Albia 3. Osage 2. Pella Christian 2. South Central Calhoun 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Easton Valley (6) 15-0 102 1
2. WACO, Wayland (3) 17-0 92 2
3. West Fork, Sheffield (1) 17-1 86 3
4. Lake Mills 16-1 77 4
5. Bishop Garrigan, Algona (1) 15-2 56 6
6. South O’Brien, Paullina 15-2 50 9
7. St. Mary’s, Remsen 14-2 40 7
8. Montezuma 14-2 23 5
9. Martensdale-St. Marys 15-2 22 8
10. Boyer Valley, Dunlap 15-1 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Don Bosco, Gilbertville 8. Notre Dame, Burlington 7. Springville 7. Highland, Riverside 6. Lamoni 5. Mount Ayr 4. Newell-Fonda 2. Pekin 2. Belle Plaine 2. Madrid 1. Siouxland Community Christian 1. Meskwaki Settlement School 1.

Four Clarke University student-athletes have been named Heart of America Athletic Conference Athletes in their respective sports for the period ending February 2.

• Makenna Haase was named the Heart Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
• Jakob Kirman was named the Heart Baseball Pitcher of the Week.
• Juan Lopez-Rios was named the Heart Baseball Player of the Week. Lopez-Rios hit .467 with a double, a home run and eight RBIs.
• Nick Peterson was named the Heart Indoor Track Field Athlete of the Week.

For more information: http://www.heartofamericaconference.com/article/4126.php

Three Loras Athletes Receive ARC Accolades

Three Loras College Athletes have received recognition from the American Rivers Conference with weekly Athlete of the Week Award.

Men’s basketball player J.T. Ford was named the overall Male Athlete of the Week. Last week in two games Ford shot 66% from the field while dropping 54 points to go along with 25 rebounds.

Also recognized

• Mike Jasa was named Men’s Indoor Track & Field – Track – Performer of the Week
• Gabrielle Noland was named Women’s Indoor Track & Field – Track – Performer of the Week.

For more information: https://rollrivers.com/news/2020/2/3/american-rivers-conference-loras-ford-luthers-holtz-names-a-r-c-athletes-of-the-week.aspx

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 38 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 112-103 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Porzingis shot 6 of 13 on 3-pointers and made all 12 of his free throws. Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 25 points for Dallas, which played without injured All-Star Luka Doncic  for the third straight game.  Doncic has a sprained right ankle. Domantas Sabonis led the Pacers with 26 points.

CLEVELAND (AP) — In scoring more like an All-Star game, the New York Knicks outpaced the Cleveland Cavaliers 139-134 at in Cleveland. Marcus Morris Sr. scored 26 points, including a key jumper in overtime. Kevin Love had 33 points and 13 rebounds in possibly his final home game with Cleveland. But the Cavaliers lost for the 11th time in 12 games.

DETROIT (AP) — Brian Elliott made 16 saves to earn his 40th career shutout in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 3-0 win over the sinking Detroit Red Wings. Scott Laughton, Kevin Hayes and defenseman Matt Niskanen scored for Philadelphia. The goals by Hayes and Niskanen were short-handed. The punchless Red Wings have been shut out in two consecutive games and have lost nine straight overall.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have hired James Click as their new general manager. The Tampa Bay Rays executive is now in charge of the scandal-ridden team a week before the start of spring training. Click succeeds Jeff Luhnow, who along with manager AJ Hinch was suspended by Major League Baseball in the wake of a sign-stealing scam and then fired by the Astros. The Astros hired Dusty Baker last week as their new manager.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Green Bay Packers player Jim Hill says opponents saw Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Wood’s size, but the Packers saw Wood’s heart. Wood, who was 83, died Monday. Wood, a defensive back who was only 5-foot-10, won five NFL championships with the Packers under coach Vince Lombardi. He was a nine-time All-NFL first or second team honoree. A friend says Wood died of natural causes in Washington.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Dallas        112   Indiana      103

Final Golden State      125   Washington        117

Final OT    New York  139   Cleveland  134

Final Orlando     112   Charlotte    100

Final Boston       123   Atlanta       115

Final Miami         137   Philadelphia        106

Final Brooklyn    119   Phoenix     97

Final Memphis   96     Detroit        82

Final Sacramento        113   Minnesota 109

Final L.A. Clippers       108   San Antonio        105

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Florida       5       Toronto      3

Final Dallas        5       N-Y Rangers      3

Final Philadelphia        3       Detroit        0

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (1)Baylor    73     Kansas St. 67

Final (3)Kansas 69     Texas        58

Final (8)Florida St.       65     North Carolina    59

Luka Garza bounced back from a slow start to score 25 points and No. 18 Iowa clamped down in the final four minutes to beat No. 19 Illinois 72-65 on Sunday. Garza is the Big Ten’s top scorer, but he didn’t have a point in the first 15 minutes. He wound up making a career-high four 3-pointers and shot 9 of 16 overall. He also had 10 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season. Andres Feliz scored 17 points for Illinois, which had won seven in a row.

SUPER BOWL 54

Final Kansas City        31     San Francisco    20

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final OT    Detroit        128   Denver       123

Final Houston     117   New Orleans      109

Final Milwaukee 129   Phoenix     108

Final Toronto      129   Chicago     102

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh  4       Washington        3

Final Columbus  4       Montreal    3

Final SO    Carolina     4       Vancouver 3

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (18)Iowa    72     (19)Illinois  65

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes  was named the MVP of Super Bowl 54 after leading three touchdown drives in the fourth quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners led 20-10 until Mahomes hit Travis Kelce  and Damien Williams for short TDs. Mahomes also scored on a one-yard run and completed 26 of his 42 passes for 286 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

UNDATED (AP) — James Harden fell one assist shy of a triple-double yesterday as the Houston Rockets guard delivered 40 points and 10 rebounds in a 117-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s  30 points and 19 rebounds were among the Milwaukee Bucks’ highlights in a 129-108 rout of the Phoenix Suns. Terence Davis scored a career-high 31 points in Toronto’s 11th straight win, 129-102 over Chicago. Andre Drummond’s 21 points and 17 rebounds helped Detroit rally past Denver, 128-123 in overtime.

UNDATED (AP) — Brandon Tanev  scored the eventual game-winner late in the third period and Matt Murray stopped 29 shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins downed the Washington Capitals, 4-3. The Hurricanes pulled out a 4-3 win over Vancouver on Justin Willliams’ second game-winning shootout goal in four games since returning to Carolina. Pierre-Luc Dubois  scored twice and added an assist to send the Columbus Blue Jackets to their seventh win in eight games, 4-3 over Montreal.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic  has won a record-extending eighth Australian Open championship, beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. No other man in the history of tennis has won this tournament more than six times. It’s the 17th Grand Slam title for Djokovic, who has five titles from Wimbledon, three from the U.S. Open and one from the French Open.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Webb Simpson rallied late in regulation to beat Tony Finau and capture the PGA’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. Simpson birdied the final two holes of regulation to force a playoff before sinking a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win it. Finau missed an 18-foot birdie try in the playoff. Simpson closed with a 2-under 69 for a 17 under total.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — No. 19 Illinois and No. 18 Iowa meet on Sunday in a key Big Ten game. Illinois (15-5, 7-2) is tied for first place with No. 14 Michigan State in a league that has shown some parity in the first month of conference play. Still the Illini are the surprise team so far, reeling off seven straight wins. They won at Michigan last Saturday and at home against Minnesota on Thursday night. It will be the first meeting of the season for Iowa and Illinois. They’ll meet again in the regular-season finale on March 8. The Hawkeye women (18-3, 9-1) lead the Big Ten, average 80 points and extended their winning streak to nine on Thursday. They’ll travel to Michigan on Sunday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Will Barton had 24 points and eight assists to lead the tired and short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 127-115 victory that snapped Milwaukee’s nine-game winning streak and handed the NBA-leading Bucks just their third home loss this season. Malik Beasley scored 16 points, Nikola Jokić had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Michael Porter Jr. added 15 points and 11 rebounds as every member of the Nuggets that played scored in double figures.

UNDATED (AP) — Coming to the NBA All-Star Game: No. 24, Giannis Antetokounmpo and No. 2, LeBron James. As part of what will be a long series of tributes to Kobe Bryant, as well as his daughter Gianna, the NBA announced Friday that every player on Team Giannis will wear 24 on their jerseys at this year’s All-Star Game Feb. 16 in Chicago and every player on Team LeBron will wear 2. Kobe Bryant spent the last 10 seasons of his career in a No. 24 jersey. Gianna Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, wore No. 2 on her jersey.

MIAMI (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson joins Tom Brady as the only unanimous choice for The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award. Jackson drew all 50 votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league. He broke an NFL record for quarterbacks with 1,206 yards rushing, leading an offense that set a league mark with 3,296 yards on the ground.

MIAMI (AP) — New Orleans’ Michael Thomas has become only the second wide receiver to win The Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award, joining Hall of Fame wideout Jerry Rice. New England’s Stephon Gilmore has become the first cornerback in a decade to win The Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. And John Harbaugh has won The Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award after guiding the Baltimore Ravens to a league-best 14-2 record, including 12 consecutive wins to end the regular season.

MIAMI (AP) — Former Steelers linebacker Troy Polamalu has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame along with another hard-hitting safety, Steve Atwater of Denver. Also voted in were receiver Isaac Bruce, running back Edgerrin James and guard Steve Hutchinson. Selected in his first year of eligibility, Polamalu was a four-time All-Pro, was voted to eight Pro Bowls and finished with two Super Bowl rings in three trips with Pittsburgh.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Second-ranked Gonzaga was given a tough test by San Francisco before the Bulldogs earned their 36th consecutive regular-season victory in West Coast Conference play. Corey Kispert’s three-point play with 1:33 left put the Zags ahead for good before he added a jumper about a minute later to help Gonzaga secure an 83-79 triumph at San Francisco. Admon Gilder made two free throws with 3.6 seconds left to seal the Bulldogs’ 15th straight win overall.

UNDATED (AP) — MaCio Teague had 19 points and six rebounds as top-ranked Baylor dumped TCU, 68-52. Devon Dotson scored 13 of his 21 points while third-ranked Kansas was building a 44-35 halftime lead in a 78-75 squeaker over Texas Tech. No. 4 San Diego State remains the only unbeaten team in Division I after Matt Mitchell scored 24 of his season-high 28 points in the second half, including three straight 3-pointers, to help rally the Aztecs to an 80-68 victory against Utah State.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

Senior 82     Camanche 66

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

Hempstead 38  Senior 35

LOCAL COLLEGE MEN

Loras 85   Simpson 67

Peru State 83   Clarke 70

Dubuque 73   Nebraska Wesleyan 69

LOCAL COLLEGE WOMEN

Loras 76   Simpson 72

Clarke 81  Peru State 69

UNI 80   Evansville 68

Texas 72   Iowa State 68

Wisconsin 64   Michigan State 63

Latest Sports from the AP

UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have run their winning streak into double-digits.
Pascal Siakam (see-A’-kam) hit his first five shots and scored 13 of his 30 points in the first quarter of the Raptors’ 10th consecutive victory, 105-92 at Detroit. Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH’-kah) had 21 points for Toronto, which led by 16 in the first half and carried a 19-point advantage into the final period. The win sends Raptors coach Nick Nurse and his staff to the upcoming All-Star game in Chicago. Toronto has the best record in the East among coaches eligible to work the All-Star game, earning Nurse a trip to the game. Andre Drummond had 20 points and 20 rebounds in the Pistons’ fifth consecutive loss.

— James Harden provided 35 points and Russell Westbrook had 32 as the Rockets outscored the Mavericks, 128-121. Harden also paced Houston with a season-high 16 rebounds with center Clint Capela out with a bruised heel. Dallas played without injured guard Luka Doncic (DAHN’-chihch) and dropped its second straight despite Kristaps Porzingis (KRIHS’-tahps pohr-ZIHN’-gihs), who had 35 points and 12 rebounds.

— Kyrie Irving was sensational in the Nets’ 133-118 victory over the Bulls, pouring in a season-high 54 points on 19 of 23 shooting. Irving hit all 10 of his first-half shots and finished with five rebounds and five assists. He is the first player in Nets franchise history to score 45 points in three games in a single season.

UNDATED (AP) — NBA All-Stars will be playing this year with Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant in their minds and on their jerseys.
The NBA announced Friday that for the Feb. 16 All-Star Game in Chicago, all the players on the team led by Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) will wear No. 24 on their jerseys, and everyone on LeBron James’ team will wear No. 2.
Kobe Bryant spent the last 10 seasons of his career in a No. 24 jersey. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant wore No. 2 on her jersey. All players taking part in All-Star weekend — including the Rising Stars game Feb. 14 and the Saturday night events such as the 3-point contest, slam dunk contest and skills competition — will wear a patch with nine stars to commemorate the nine victims of Sunday’s helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

— Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (DAHN’-chihch) will be out at least six games with a sprained right ankle suffered during practice on Thursday. Coach Rick Carlisle said before Friday’s game against the Rockets that Doncic will be out until at least Feb. 10. Carlisle added that he expects Doncic will be healthy in time to participate in the All-Star Game after he was selected to the team for the first time and voted a starter.

UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are in good health heading into Sunday’s Super Bowl at Miami.
Defensive lineman Chris Jones, tight end Travis Kelce (KEHL’-see), center Austin Reiter, and tight end Deon Yelder are listed on the Chiefs’ injury report but were able to participate in a full practice Friday. All 53 players on the 49ers worked out Friday, including running back Tevin Coleman after he was limited in the Wednesday and Thursday practices due to a shoulder injury.

— Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick says he wants to play next season at age 37, and he’ll likely be back with the Dolphins. Coach Brian Flores said last week he expected Fitzpatrick to return. Fitzpatrick started the final 12 games last year for the Dolphins, who went 5-11 but had a surprisingly strong finish under first-year coach Flores.

— The Bills have informed county officials they will not use an early and one-time opt-out clause to terminate their lease at New Era Field. The team’s decision was considered a formality, but in no way rules out the possibility of the Bills one day playing at a new facility in downtown Buffalo.

— Nearly half of American sports fans would give up one of their other work holidays in order to have a day off after Super Bowl Sunday. That’s according to a survey commissioned by the daily fantasy sports company DraftKings and conducted by the polling firm SurveyGizmo. It found that more than 40% would rather work Presidents Day, Martin Luther King’s birthday or Columbus Day than the Monday after the NFL championship game.

UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins remain six points behind the NHL’s Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals after outlasting the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. The Pens squandered a two-goal lead before Sidney Crosby beat Brian Elliott 55 seconds into overtime to complete a 4-3 victory against the Flyers. Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust and Kris Letang (leh-TANG’) tallied in the second period to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead, but Philadelphia tied it on goals by Tyler Pitlick and Scott Laughton.
Tristan Jarry stopped 27 shots for the Pens, who won for the sixth time in eight games and avenged their loss to the Flyers 10 days earlier. The Capitals kept their six-point lead over Pittsburgh by downing the Senators, 5-3 at Ottawa. Alex Ovechkin (oh-VEHCH’-kihn) notched his 694th and 695th career goals to move ahead of Mark Messier (MEHS’-ee-ay) for eighth on the NHL all-time list.
TJ Oshie (OH’-shee), Evgeny Kuznetsov (kooz-NEHT’-sahv) and Carl Hagelin (HAG’-lihn) also scored to back Ilya Samsonov (sam-SOH’-nahv), who handled 25 shots for the league’s No. 1 team.

— Alex Tuch’s (tuhks) power-play goal with 2:28 remaining sent the Golden Knights to a 4-3 win at Carolina. Nate Schmidt gave Vegas a 3-1 lead in the third period, but the Hurricanes eventually tied it on goals by Brock McGinn and Sebastian Aho (AH’-hoh) before the Knights won for only the second time in eight games.

— The Rangers were 4-2 winners over the lowly Red Wings behind Mika Zibanejad’s (MEE’-kah zih-BAN’-eh-jadz) one goal and two assists. Pavel Buchnevich (booch-NEH’-vihch) also scored to start the Rangers’ three-goal second period, and rookie Igor Shesterkin stopped 23 shots as New York sent Detroit to its seventh straight loss.

UNDATED (AP) — Michigan point guard Zavier Simpson has been reinstated after he was suspended one game for an unspecified violation of team rules. Simpson missed Michigan’s win at Nebraska on Tuesday night but is set to play Saturday against No. 25 Rutgers at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The senior is averaging 12.8 points and 8.3 assists a game this season.

— North Carolina coach Roy Williams says star freshman point guard Cole Anthony has returned to limited practice and could play Saturday against Boston College. Anthony hasn’t played since a Dec. 8 loss at Virginia, missing 11 games following knee surgery. He was considered a likely one-and-done prospect and high NBA draft pick.

— Former Georgia forward Terry Fair has died of natural causes, according to the school. Fair was a four-year starter for the Bulldogs, capping his college career by leading the 1982-83 squad to its until Final Four appearance.

UNDATED (AP) — Three-time All-Star outfielder Curtis Granderson has announced his retirement after 16 major league seasons.Granderson played for seven teams while compiling a .249 batting average with 344 home runs and 937 RBIs. He led the majors with 136 runs and led the American League with 119 RBIs while hitting 41 homers.Granderson was an All-Star for the Tigers in 2009, and for the Yankees in 2011 and 2012.

— Infielder Matt Adams has agreed to a minor league contract with the Mets after batting .226 with 20 home runs and 56 RBIs in 33 plate appearances for the Nationals last year. The 31-year-old Adams broke into the majors with the Cardinals in 2012 and is a lifetime .261 hitter with 116 home runs and 388 RBIs in 818 games.

— The Pirates handed out minor league contracts with lefty pitchers Derek Holland and Robbie Erlin, along with catcher Andrew Susac (SOO’-sak) and outfielder Charlie Tilson. Holland is 78-78 with a 4.54 over 11 big league seasons, but he was 2-5 with a hefty 6.08 ERA for the Giants and Cubs last year.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open’s upset-laden women’s singles tournament concludes after American Sofia Kenin takes on unseeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza (gahr-BEEN’ moo-guh-ROO’-thah) in a few hours. The 14th-seeded Kenin is in a Grand Slam final for the first time. She ended the run of 15-year-old American Coco Gauff in the fourth round and advanced to the final by stunning top-ranked Ash Barty. Muguruza seems to have revived her career after struggling since taking the 2017 Wimbledon title. The two-time Grand Slam champion has knocked out three top-10 seeds to reach the final, defeating No. 5 Elina Svitilona (svih-toh-LEE’-nuh), No. 9 Kiki Bertens and No. 4 Simona Halep (HA’-lehp).

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — J.B. Holmes is the leader at the midway mark of the PGA’s Phoenix Open in Scottsdale. Holmes followed Thursday’s 64 with a 6-under 65 that puts him one shot ahead of Wyndham Clark. Holmes played a five-hole stretch on his first nine in 5 under with three birdies and an eagle. Billy Horschel and Byeong Hun An are two shots back and one ahead of Scott Piercy.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart was one of five inductees Friday night into the 11th class of NASCAR’s Hall of Fame, a group that is essentially a celebration of Joe Gibbs Racing.
The three-time NASCAR champion was inducted alongside Joe Gibbs, his former team owner, and Bobby Labonte (lah-BAHN’-tee), his first NASCAR teammate. Also inducted was Waddell Wilson, an engine builder and crew chief who was team manager of Stewart’s first foray into NASCAR. The late Buddy Baker also was inducted.

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumors that this year’s Summer Games might be canceled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus.
Japan so far has reported no deaths from the coronavirus that has killed more than 200 people in China. Tokyo organizers told The Associated Press that they “have never discussed cancelling the games.” The IOC told AP that preparations “continue as planned.”

MONACO (AP) — The governing body of track and field acknowledged Friday that shoe technology poses a risk to the sport, but still cleared distance runners to keep wearing a favored Nike design. World Athletics published updated guidelines which limited the use of prototype shoes. This includes the high-tech Nike style worn in a sub-2 hour marathon run by Eliud Kipchoge (EHL’-ee-uhd kihp-CHOH’-gee) in Vienna in October. An expert working group will be created to assess new shoes entering the market but the more established Nike style called Vaporfly can be worn.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Wisconsin

• Darlington 69, Southwestern 51
• Lancaster 43, Platteville 29
• Cuba City 84, Iowa Grant 44
• Boscobel 66, Fennimore 65

Illinois

• East Dubuque 54, River Ridge 41
• Galena 47, Stockton 18

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

• Dubuque Senior 50, Wahlert Catholic 38
• Maquoketa 55, Solon 44

Wisconsin

• Cuba City 67, Riverdale 66
• Shullsburg 49, Highland 35
• River Ridge 61, Belmont 16

COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL

• Clarke 78, #3 William Penn 77

COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL

• #19 Clarke 66, #20 William Penn 63 OT (Clarke now 18-4, 12-4 Heart.)

After moving up to second place in the Eastern Conference, the Dubuque Fighting Saints will try and hold serve on home ice as they battle with the Des Moines Buccaneers and Madison Capitols tonight  and Saturday night. The Saints are two points up on Team USA with five games in hand and currently eight points back of Chicago with one point in hand. Dubuque’s next four games are solid opportunities for the team to move higher in the standings as they don’t take on a team ranked higher than sixth in either division. The puck will drop at 7:05 both tonight and tomorrow night.

No. 15 Maryland beats No. 18 Iowa 82-72

Anthony Cowan Jr. scored a career-high 31 points, Jalen Smith had 18 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 15 Maryland beat 18th-ranked Iowa 82-72 Thursday night to snap the Hawkeyes’ five-game winning streak. The Terrapins never trailed after halftime in the rematch of a Jan. 10 meeting that Iowa won 67-49 to launch its five-game run. With Cowan leading the way, Maryland won its fourth straight and improved to 12-0 at home. Luka Garza scored 21 for the Hawkeyes and Joe Wieskamp had 17. Garza, the Big Ten’s leading scorer, was in foul trouble throughout. Former Wahlert prep Cordell Pemsl had 4 points and eight rebounds.

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No. 19 Illinois holds on to beat Minnesota 59-51

Andres Feliz scored 17 points while Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn added 13 points each as No. 19 Illinois held on to beat Minnesota 59-51. It was the seventh consecutive win for the Fighting Illini. Illinois is in a first-place tie with Michigan State in the Big Ten.

The Illini and Iowa Hawkeyes meet Sunday afternoon at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

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Regional Womens Basketball

• Kathleen Doyle had 23 points and eight assists and No. 18 Iowa beat Penn State 77-66 to extend its win streak to nine games.

• Ali Patberg scored 20 points, draining back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime and the No. 20 Indiana women turned back upset-minded Wisconsin 75-65.

• Senior Courtney Joens turned in a season-high 15 points as the Illinois women’s basketball team fell to Rutgers, 72-41

CLEVELAND (AP) — Serge Ibaka scored 26 points, Kyle Lowry had 23 and the Toronto Raptors held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-109 for their ninth straight win. Norman Powell scored eight consecutive points in the final minute after Cleveland cut the lead to 105-104. The Cavaliers have lost nine of 10 overall and dropped their ninth game in a row at home.

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had 39 points and a career-high 18 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 127-117 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The loss extended the 76ers’ road woes. The Sixers are 22-2 at home but 9-16 in away games. Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 31 points and Shake Milton added a career-high 27. Atlanta had seven scorers in double figures. Vince Carter had 14 points.

UNDATED (AP) — Six of the reserves will be first-timers in the NBA All-Star game on Feb. 16 in Chicago. The reserves are picked by the league’s head coaches. The newcomers are Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Indiana’s Domantas Sabonis, New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram and the Utah duo of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert . Headed back are Miami’s Jimmy Butler, Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons, Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton, Portland’s Damian Lillard, Denver’s Nikola Jokic , Houston’s Russell Westbrook and Oklahoma City’s Chris Paul.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Wyndham Clark beat darkness and everyone else Thursday at TPC Scottsdale at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the rowdiest stop on the pro golf tour. Clark shot a career-best 10-under 61 to take the first-round lead. He had eight birdies in a 10-hole stretch from No. 12 to No. 3, added two more and putted out for par on No. 9 just after sunset. Billy Horschel was second and J.B. Holmes was another stroke back after a roller-coaster start, highlighted by a hole-in-one.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Washington 121 Charlotte 107
Final Toronto 115 Cleveland 109
Final Atlanta 127 Philadelphia 117
Final Boston 119 Golden State 104
Final Sacramento 124 L.A. Clippers 103
Final Denver 106 Utah 100
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Montreal 3 Buffalo 1
Final SO Nashville 6 New Jersey 5
Final OT Los Angeles 3 Arizona 2
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (2)Gonzaga 87 Santa Clara 72
Final (11)Oregon 77 California 72
Final (15)Maryland 82 (18)Iowa 72
Final (19)Illinois 59 Minnesota 51
Final UCLA 72 (20)Colorado 68

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

• Galena 38, East Dubuque 30

COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL

• Loras 79, Central 72
• #15 UW Platteville 91, UW Oshkosh 87 (2 OT)

COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL

• Loras 69, Central 46
• UW Platteville 69, Oshkosh 65 (OT)

COLLEGE MENS VOLLEYBALL

• Loras 3, Marymount (VA) 1

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kobe King, the second-leading scorer at Wisconsin, says he intends to transfer out of the program. The redshirt sophomore guard announced his decision on Instagram, two days after he did not travel with the team for a game at Iowa. The move appeared to take coach Greg Gard by surprise. Gard says in a statement he’s “disappointed” by the move. King wrote in his Instagram post that Wisconsin was “not the right fit.” In more unwelcome news for Wisconsin, guard Brad Davison was suspended one game for a flagrant foul that violated the Big Ten’s sportsmanship policy.

Teague scores 15 points, No. 1 Baylor beats Iowa State 67-53

MaCio Teague scored 15 points and No. 1 Baylor beat Iowa State 67-53. Baylor used a 17-2 run midway through the second half to turn a five-point lead into a 59-41 edge with 7:43 left. Rasir Bolton led the Cyclones with 19 points and Tyrese Haliburton scored 16.

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Green scores 27 to lift N. Iowa over Missouri St. 95-66

AJ Green scored 27 points, Austin Phyfe added 17 and Northern Iowa extended its home win streak to 12 games, rolling past Missouri State 95-66.  Former Western Dubuque prep Spencer Haldeman has 12 points and 7 rebounds for the Panthers as they went to 18-and-3 on the season.

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Huge 2 games for Iowa

No. 18 Iowa faces a pair of tests against ranked Big Ten teams beginning tonight. The Hawkeyes visit No. 15 Maryland tonight and host No. 19 Illinois on Sunday.  Both Iowa and Maryland are 6-and-3 in league play tied for 2^nd place, sitting one game back of first place Illinois and Michigan State who are each 7 and 2.

The Iowa ticket office reports the Hawkeyes next two home games versus Illinois on Sunday and Nebraska (Saturday, Feb. 8) are SOLD OUT. A limited number of tickets remain for Iowa’s remaining three home games are still available.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American Sofia Kenin has reached her first Grand Slam final by upsetting No. 1 Ash Barty at the Australian Open. Kenin saved two set points in each set en route to the 7-6, 7-5 victory in the semifinals at Melbourne Park. Joining Kenin in the final is unseeded Garbine Muguruza , who pulled off a 7-6. 7-5 stunner against No. 4 Simona Halep.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers held a light shootaround yesterday as they resumed basketball activities following the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others in a helicopter crash Sunday. Head coach Frank Vogel was the only person to speak with the media today, saying the Lakers “want to represent what Kobe was about, more than anything.” The NBA agreed to the Lakers’ request to postpone Tuesday’s game against the Clippers, and their next game is tomorrow versus Portland.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had everyone on the field for their first significant practice of Super Bowl week yesterday as they went without helmets or pads during the 90-minute workout. The only injury concerns involve defensive tackle Chris Jones and tight end Travis Kelce, although head coach Andy Reid says Kelce is fine and Jones is “good to go.” Kelce has been dealing with knee soreness during the postseason, and Jones is bothered by a calf strain.

MIAMI (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell used part of his Super Bowl news conference yesterday to note the league needs change to its minority hiring policy, saying, “we are not where we want to be on this level.” Though the league requires teams to interview minority candidates, only two African-Americans have been hired for 19 open head coaching spots over the past three years. The league has only two minority general managers among the 32 teams.

HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker is about to become the oldest manager in the majors. A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the 70-year-old Baker and the Astros have worked out a contract. He takes over from AJ Hinch, who was fired Jan. 13 just an hour after he was suspended for the season by Major League Baseball for his role in Houston’s sign-stealing scandal.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final OT Indiana 115 Chicago 106
Final Brooklyn 125 Detroit 115
Final Memphis 127 New York 106
Final San Antonio 127 Utah 120
Final Portland 125 Houston 112
Final Oklahoma City 120 Sacramento 100
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Nashville 5 Washington 4
Final Toronto 5 Dallas 3
Final Anaheim 4 Arizona 2
Final Tampa Bay 4 Los Angeles 2
Final Vancouver 5 San Jose 2
Final SO Calgary 4 Edmonton 3
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (1)Baylor 67 Iowa St. 53
Final (4)San Diego St. 85 New Mexico 57
Final (6)Louisville 86 Boston College 69
Final (7)Dayton 73 Duquesne 69
Final (10)Seton Hall 64 DePaul 57
Final Texas Tech 89 (12)West Virginia 81
Final (13)Kentucky 71 Vanderbilt 62
Final (14)Michigan St. 79 Northwestern 50
Final (21)Houston 69 East Carolina 59
Final (22)LSU 90 Alabama 76
Final (24)Penn St. 64 Indiana 49

Loras College 197 pound wrestler Guy Patron Jr. is this week’s American Rivers Conference Male Athlete of the Week. Patron won both matches, by way of pin, that he competed in against No. 5 Coe and No. 17 Luther at the A-R-C Duals in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday.

Other Area Athletes receiving honors:

• Mitch Burger of the University of Dubuque was named the Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
• Josh Smith of Loras is the Men’s Indoor Track Performer of the Week
• Alyssa Skrove of U.D. is the Women’s Indoor Track Field Performer
• Terrianna Black of Loras is the Women’s Indoor Track Performer of the Week

For more on their performances: https://rollrivers.com/news/2020/1/28/american-rivers-conference-loras-patron-luthers-hamilton-named-a-r-c-athletes-of-the-week.aspx

HIGH SCHOOL

BOYS BASKETBALL

Iowa

• #9 4A Hempstead 69, Iowa City Liberty 66 (OT)
• #5 4A Dubuque, Senior 91, Iowa City, City High 68
• #1 4A Iowa City, West 71, Wahlert 57
• Cedar Rapids Xavier 50, Western Dubuque 43
• Lisbon 59, Bellevue Marquette Catholic 56
• Cascade 62, Bellevue 40
• Dyersville Beckman 56, Central DeWitt 39 (Michael Keegan scores 1,000th point)
• West Delaware 55, Maquoketa 41
• MFL MarMac 73, Clayton Ridge 61

Illinois

• East Dubuque 40, Stockton 26 (ED win # 20 on the season)

Wisconsin

• Shullsburg 45, Galena 43
• Potosi 52, Cassville 44
• Darlington 53, Wisconsin Heights 43
• Boscobel 62, De Soto 35
• River Ridge 46, Benton 38

GIRLS BASKETBALL

• #1 5A Iowa City High 70, Senior 29
• Hempstead 65, Iowa City Liberty 48
• Iowa City West 61, Wahlert Catholic 53
• R. Xavier 57, Western Dubuque 30
• #1 2A Cascade 59, Bellevue 26
• #3 1A Bellevue Marquette Catholic 55, Lisbon 38
• Maquoketa 61, West Delaware 45

Wisconsin

• #1 D3 Platteville 75, Richland Center 30 (Platteville’s Sami Martin broke the school record for career scoring)
• Cuba City 53, Darlington 50
• Southwestern 49, Iowa Grant 44
• Lancaster 58, Shullsburg 56
• Potosi/Cassville 50, Wauzeka Steuben 46
• Mineral Point 59, Boscobel 29

WRESTLING

• Cascade beat Midland 36-30, and lost to Anamosa 52-30 and Waterloo West 58-24.

COLLEGE

MENS VOLLEYBALL

• Clarke 3, Culver Stockton 2

REGIONAL WOMENS BASKETBALL

• Iowa State saw its three-game winning streak come to an end at the hands of No. 2 Baylor 83-62.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials say the helicopter carrying former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land. The officials added that it’s not clear it would have averted Sunday’s crash because he may have lost control as the aircraft plunged into a fog-shrouded mountain. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed when the helicopter crashed about 30 miles from Los Angeles.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Fourth seed Simona Halep and unseeded Garbiñe Muguruza  will square off in one of the two Australian Open women’s semifinals. Halep advanced by completing a 6-1, 6-1 dismantling of Anett Kontaveit in just 53 minutes. Muguruza took a little more than 90 minutes to eliminate No. 30 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Alexander Zverev (ZVEHR’-ehv) has reached the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by eliminating three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at Melbourne Park. Roger Federer has been fined $3,000 for cursing during his quarterfinal victory. He had argued with the chair umpire after being warned for an audible obscenity during the third set of what became a five-set win over Tennys Sandgren.

HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros are working to finalize an agreement that would make him the team’s manager, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. Baker would take over for AJ Hinch, who was fired Jan. 13 just an hour after he was suspended for the season by Major League Baseball for his role in Houston’s sign-stealing scandal. The 70-year-old Baker has managed San Francisco, the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati and Washington, winning 1,863 games in 22 seasons and earning three NL Manager of the Year awards.

BOSTON (AP) — First baseman Mitch Moreland is staying with the Boston Red Sox after accepting a one-year deal worth a guaranteed $3 million, including a $500,000 buyout for 2021. The 34-year-old hit .252 with 19 homers and 58 RBIs in 91 games last year, going on the injured list for a strained lower back and a strained right quadriceps. Moreland has spent 10 seasons in the majors, batting .251 with 166 home runs, 559 RBIs and a .444 slugging average.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Philadelphia        115   Golden State      104

Final Charlotte    97     New York  92

Final Toronto      130   Atlanta       114

Final New Orleans      125   Cleveland  111

Final Boston       109   Miami         101

Final Memphis   104   Denver       96

Final Milwaukee 151   Washington        131

Final Phoenix     133   Dallas        104

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Ottawa       5       Buffalo       2

Final SO    St. Louis    5       Calgary      4

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final Virginia      61     (5)Florida St.       56

Final (8)Villanova        79     St. John’s  59

Final (9)Duke     79     Pittsburgh  67

Final (16)Butler  69     Georgetown        64

Final 2OT  (17)Auburn         83     Mississippi 82

Final (25)Rutgers        70     Purdue       63

HIGH SCHOOL

BOYS BASKETBALL

Iowa

• Durant 77, Bellevue 67
• Cascade 56, Tipton 19
• Clear Creek-Amana 73, Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 71

Wisconsin

• Fennimore 77, Lancaster 65

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Iowa

• #1 2A Cascade 59, Tipton 10
• Bellevue 65, Durant 38

Illinois

• East Dubuque 54, West Carroll29

Wisconsin

• Fennimore 46, Southwestern 39
• Barneveld 56, Benton 43

WRESTLING

• Dyersville Beckman 66, Bellevue 4
• Bellevue 21, Maquoketa Valley 15
• Bellevue 36, Clayton Ridge 18

COLLEGE

MENS BASKETBALL

• Clarke 94, Mount Mercy 90

WOMENS BASKETBALL

• Clarke 66, Mount Mercy 45

The Dubuque Senior Rams boys basketball team has climbed to number 5 and Hempstead dropped to number 9 in the new Iowa Associated Press boys basketball rankings this week.  Also from the Mississippi Valley, Iowa City West is the new number one team followed by Cedar Falls, Waterloo West is ranked 7^th. In Class 2-A Dyersville Beckman is still ranked 6^th.

In the Wisconsin AP boys poll this week: Cuba City is still a unanimous number one in Division 4, Darlington moved up a spot to 5^th, and Fennimore climbed two positions to 8^th.

In the Wisconsin girls poll: Platteville is once again the unanimous number one in Division 3. In Division 5; Black Hawk is top ranked , River Ridge is 4^th and Shullsburg 6^th.

Local Hockey:

Lincoln Stars 4, Dubuque Fighting Saints 2

Men’s College Basketball

Univ. of Dubuque 93, Simpson College 83

Loras 87 , Luther 46

Clarke 70, Missouri Valley College 61

UW River Falls 74, UW Platteville 68

Women’s College Basketball

Simpson College 72, Univ. of Dubuque 46

Girls Basketball

ED 33, Orion 30

Beloit Turner 59, Darlington 45

Iowa High School Boys Basketball Scores

Dubuque Hempstead 72, Wahlert 65

Dubuque Senior 57, Western Dubuque 49

Maquoketa 62, Dyersville Beckman 46

Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 48, East Buchanan, Winthrop 45

Marion 58, Manchester 44

Midland, Wyoming 50, Bellevue Marquette Catholic 47

Springville 73, Edgewood-Colesburg 32

Wisconsin High School Boys Basketball Scores

Cuba City 83, Mineral Point 57

Darlington 81, Iowa-Grant 58

Fennimore 70, Southwestern 37

Lancaster 63, Dodgeville 58

Prairie du Chien 47, Platteville 34

Iowa High School Girls Basketball Scores

Bellevue Marquette Catholic 53, Midland, Wyoming 33

Dubuque, Hempstead 44, Wahlert 43

Dubuque Senior 43, Western Dubuque 34

Maquoketa 62, Beckman, Dyersville 46

Marion 80, Manchester 29

Wisconsin High School Girls Basketball Scores

Belmont 51, Pecatonica 38

Monticello 69, Benton 56

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Isaiah Thompson scored 14 points and Purdue responded to coach Matt Painter challenging his players’ toughness with one of the season’s best efforts in a 70-51 home rout of Wisconsin. The Boilermakers (11-9, 4-5 Big Ten) improved to 41-4 lifetime at home against the Badgers (12-8, 5-4). Sasha Stefanovic added 12 points and Purdue had seven scorers contributing at least five points. Purdue also limited the Badgers to their second-lowest point total of the season. The home team dominated on the boards, 42-16, which included 16 offensive rebounds. Evan Boudreaux had a game-high 13.

CHICAGO (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 21 points, Harrison Barnes added 19 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 98-81 to snap a six-game losing streak. De’Aaron Fox had 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Kings led virtually wire-to-wire. Zach LaVine scored 21 for the Bulls, who had won four of seven. Chicago was 8 for 37 (21.6%) on 3-pointers. The Bulls played without forward Lauri Markkanen, who will miss four to six weeks with a right hip injury.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 21 Illinois is tied for first place in the Big Ten heading into a matchup at Michigan on Saturday. The Illini are even with Michigan State after the 11th-ranked Spartans lost at Indiana on Thursday night. That’s a big deal for Illinois, which hasn’t finished above .500 in conference play since 2010. Coach Brad Underwood’s team has won five straight games, and the Illini now face a Michigan team that’s going through a rough stretch. The Wolverines, who have been without injured forward Isaiah Livers, have lost three in a row and four of their last five. Illinois beat Michigan 71-62 when the teams met in December.

The Dubuque Fighting Saints earned a 3-2, shootout victory over the Omaha Lancers last night, behind a 35-save performance from Erik Portillo. The victory was Dubuque’s third win in a row and the Saints second shootout win of the season. Dubuque will try to complete a rare three in three sweep as they travel to Lincoln tomorrow.

The Loras College men’s volleyball team (1-0) opened the 2020 season at home on Friday evening with a 3-0 sweep against Rockford University (0-2) last night

The Clarke University men’s volleyball team earned a 3 sets to 1 victory over Robert Morris University yesterday in Chicago. With the win, Clarke moves to 2-1 overall on the season.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Clarke University

Grandview                    PPD  until 1/20/20

Loras College  88

University of Dubuque  87

UW Platteville  69

UW La Crosse  67

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Clarke University

Grandview                    PPD  until 1/20/20

Loras College  79

University of Dubuque  73

UW Platteville   48

UW La Crosse   53

PEORIA, Illinois (KCRG) – Northern Iowa had 16 wins total last season. On Saturday, the Panthers matched last season’s total after beating Bradley 86-71 and moved into sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Northern Iowa was up 11 with 8:30 to go in the first half, but Bradley went on a 10-1 run and only trailed 38-36 at halftime. Northern Iowa faces Southern Illinois on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kyler Edwards had 22 points coming off the highest-scoring game of his career and No. 23 Texas Tech pulled away from Iowa State in the second half of a 72-52 victory. The sophomore was 5 of 6 from 3-point range after scoring 24 points in a victory at Kansas State that stopped a two-game skid. Texas Tech went on an 18-2 run in the second half. The Cyclones missed their first 15 attempts from 3-point range and finished 3 of 22. Tyrese Haliburton led the Cyclones with 13 points.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, (AP) — Trent Frazier scored 16 points, including hitting four 3-pointers, to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 75-71 win over Northwestern. Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) had five players in double figures on Saturday. Ayo Dosunmu scored 14 points, Giorgi Bezhanishvili had 13, Kofi Cockburn 12 and Andres Feliz added 10.  Robbie Beran led Northwestern (6-11, 1-6) with 17 points. Kopp had 16 points, Pat Spencer 14 and Ryan Young added 12.

UNDATED (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have added another game to their latest winning streak.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 12 rebounds as the Bucks stormed to their sixth consecutive win, 117-97 against the Nets. Khris Middleton scored 20 points in helping Milwaukee improve to an NBA-leading 38-6.

The Bucks shot 50% from the field, made 17 3-pointers and held the short-handed Nets to 33% shooting.

Kyrie Irving had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Nets.

Checking out Saturday’s other NBA action:

— LeBron James dropped in 31 points and had 12 assists in the Lakers’ 124-115 win at Houston. Kyle Kuzma finished with 23 points, while Danny Green and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each added 20 to help Los Angeles win for the 10th win in 11 games.

— Fred VanVleet returned from a hamstring injury to score 29 points as the Raptors beat the Timberwolves, 122-112. Kyle Lowry added 28 points and seven assists while Norman Powell scored 20 points off the bench in Toronto’s third straight win.

— Devin Booker’s 39 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists were vital to the Suns’ 123-119 win over the Celtics. Deandre Ayton had 26 points and 15 rebounds to help Phoenix overcome Marcus Smart’s team record-tying 11 3-pointers and career-high 37 points.

— Rudy Gobert had a season-high 28 points and 15 rebounds as the Jazz won for the 16th time in 18 games, 123-101 over the Kings. Bojan Bogdanovic had six 3-pointers on his way to 30 points for Utah.

— The 76ers ended a six-game road losing streak as Tobias Harris hit a go-ahead 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter of a 90-87 downing of the Knicks. Ben Simmons had 21 points, Josh Richardson added 18 and reserve Furkan Korkmaz  scored 17 in Philadelphia’s third straight win overall.

— Lou Williams scored 14 of his 32 points while the Clippers were outscoring the Pelicans, 31-20 in a 133-130 victory for L.A. Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard scored 39 points and Montrezl Harrell added 24 for the Clippers, who trailed by 10 in the final seconds of the third quarter.

— The Thunder earned a 119-106 win over the Trail Blazers as Chris Paul matched a season high with 30 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points and Dennis Schroder and Nerlens Noel each added 15 for Oklahoma City.

— Zach LaVine  scored 21 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter of the Bulls’ 118-116 comeback over the Cavaliers. Chicago trailed by 15 in the fourth quarter before holding Cleveland to 14 points and forcing 10 turnovers in the period.

— D’Angelo Russell scored 26 points and dished out a season-high 12 assists as the Warriors stopped a 10-game losing streak, 109-95 over the Magic. Jordan Poole scored 21 points off the bench and Eric Paschall had 20 points and nine rebounds as Golden State halted its longest skid in nearly 18 years.

— Derrick Rose had 27 points and nine assists as the Pistons rolled to a 136-103 pounding of the Hawks. Svi Mykhailiuk added 25 points off the bench for Detroit, which shot 59% and won their second straight for the first time since Dec. 9.

UNDATED (AP) — Second-ranked Baylor was able to rally from a double-digit deficit in the second half on Saturday. Third-ranked Duke, fourth-ranked Auburn and No. 5 Butler weren’t as fortunate.

The Bears came back from 12 down to beat Oklahoma State, 75-68. Jared Butler scored 19 points and had six assists, while Freddie Gillespie added 17 points in Baylor’s 15th consecutive victory.

The Bears trailed 47-35 with 14 minutes remaining but used an 18-4 run over the next four-plus minutes to get back in the game.

Duke turned a 10-point, halftime deficit into a one-point game before 11th-ranked Louisville held off the Blue Devils, 79-73. David Johnson had team highs of 19 points and seven rebounds off the bench to help the Cardinals overcome a quiet game from Jordan Nwora, who finished with just six points.

Auburn was blown out at Florida as Omar Payne delivered 19 points and 11 rebounds in the Gators’ 69-47 win over the Tigers. Florida put the game out of reach with a 14-0 run that included 3-pointers by Noah Locke, Keyontae Johnson and Kerry Blackshear Jr.

Auburn has dropped two straight since a 15-0 start.

Butler suffered its second straight loss as Paul Reed scored 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting in DePaul’s 79-66 victory against the Bulldogs. Jalen Coleman-Lands added 20 in helping the Blue Demons knock off a top-5 team for the first time since beating No. 5 Kansas on Dec. 2, 2006.

The Bulldogs gave up a season-high 44 first-half points, the most since surrendering 34 in a loss to Baylor.

In other top-25 men’s basketball finals:

— Killian Tillie’s 22 points and 11 boards were among top-ranked Gonzaga’s highlights in a 92-69 thrashing of BYU. Corey Kispert finished with 19 points and the Bulldogs pulled away by outscoring the Cougars, 54-38 in the second half.

— Devon Dotson returned from a hip injury to score 21 points, including the final seven of the game for sixth-ranked Kansas in a 66-57 downing of Texas. Udoka Azubuike scored 17 points and the Jayhawks closed on a 12-3 run that started with consecutive baskets from Marcus Garrett.

— Seventh-ranked San Diego State remains the only unbeaten team in Division One after Yanni Wetzell had 17 points and 16 rebounds to carry the Aztecs to a 68-55 win over Nevada. Malachi Flynn had 14 points and seven assists for San Diego State, which trailed by two at halftime before improving to 19-0.

— Payton Pritchard’s sixth 3-pointer of the game broke a 61-all tie with 3.4 seconds left in overtime and sent No. 8 Oregon to a 64-61 victory against Washington. Pritchard was high man for the Ducks with 22 points and Chandler Lawson added 16 points and 12 rebounds.

—Ninth-ranked Florida State erased a nine-point deficit in the final 4:33 of regulation before gaining its ninth straight win, 83-79 against Miami in overtime. Devin Vassell set a career high for the second consecutive game by leading Florida State with 23 points while adding 11 rebounds and five assists.

— Nick Richards contributed 17 points and nine rebounds to lead 10th-ranked Kentucky’s balanced attack in a 73-66 win against Arkansas. Ashton Hagans had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Wildcats, who finished the game without coach John Calipari following his ejection in the second half.

— Kansas State picked up its first Big 12 win of the season as Cartier Diarra tied a career high with 25 points and Xavier Sneed chipped in 16 to lead an 84-68 upset of No. 12 West Virginia. Dujuan Gordon had a career high 15 for the Wildcats, who led by 23 before the Mountaineers scored 15 straight to make it interesting.

— Jermaine Samuels scored 19 points and made the decisive three-point play that put No. 14 Villanova ahead for good in a 61-55 victory over Connecticut. Collin Gillespie scored 12 points and the Wildcats were 11 of 23 from beyond the arc.

— Fabian White scored 14 points as Houston used a balanced offense to beat No. 16 Wichita State, 65-54. DeJon Jarreau had 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Cougars, who held the Shockers 22 points below their season scoring average.

— No. 17 Maryland remains perfect at home after Jalen Smith provided 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 57-50 victory against Purdue. Freshman Donta Scott scored 13 for the Terrapins, who opened with a 9-0 spurt and led by 16 at halftime.

— Myles Powell scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half of 18th-ranked Seton Hall’s eighth consecutive win, 82-79 over St. John’s. Quincy McKnight added 20 points and Romaro Gill had 14 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks for the Pirates.

— Dylan Smith and Josh Green scored 13 points apiece as Arizona coasted past No. 20 Colorado, 75-54. Nico Mannion and Zeke Nnaji each added 12 points for the Wildcats.

— Lamar Stevens furnished 14 of his 24 points in the second half of Penn State’s 90-76 win against No. 21 Ohio State. The Buckeyes have dropped five of six.

— Kyler Edwards had 22 points and No. 23 Texas Tech pulled away from Iowa State in the second half of a 72-52 victory. Edwards was 5 of 6 from 3-point range, making two during an 18-2 second-half run.

— Trent Frazier canned four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 75-71 win over Northwestern. Ayo Dosunmu scored 14 points for the Illini, including a big jumper and two free throws in the final 26 seconds.

— Marcus Zegarowski hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left to send No. 25 Creighton past Providence, 78-74. Ty-Shon Alexander had 24 points to lead the Bluejays, who trailed by five with 90 seconds remaining.

Local Sports:

Hockey

Chicago Steel 4, Dubuque Fighting Saints 3

Men’s College Basketball

Buena Vista Univ. 93, Univ. of Dubuque 77

Wartburg 83, Loras 65

Clarke University 95, Evangel University 71

UW-Platteville 60, UW-Eau Claire  53

Women’s College Basketball

Univ. of Dubuque 76, Buena Vista Univ.  63

Loras 82, Wartburg 78

Clarke Univ.71, Evangel University 59

College Wrestling

Univ. Dubuque 36, Cornell 12

Univ. Dubuque 32, Concordia (WI) 15

Big Ten Men’s Basketball

Illinois 54, Rutgers 51

Northwestern 62, Nebraska  57

Wisconsin 58,   Penn State  49

Indiana  66,   Ohio State  54

Other Men’s College Basketball

Iowa State 81, Oklahoma  68

UNI 80,  Missouri State 57

Local Sports Updates

High School Boys Basketball

Galena 65, Scales Mound 70

High School Girls Basketball

Darlington 51, Southwestern 37

Hockey

Chicago Steel 2, Dubuque Fighting Saints 0

Regional and National Sports Updates from the AP

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Joe Wieskamp scored 26 points and Big Ten scoring leader Luka Garza had 21 as Iowa beat No. 12 Maryland 67-49. Garza added 13 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season. Wieskamp and Garza had 32 of Iowa’s 38 first-half points. The Hawkeyes improved to 11-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten. Maryland dropped to 13-3 and 3-2). The Terrapins were held to their second-lowest point total of the season. Jalen Smith scored 13 for the Terrapins. Iowa ended its two-game losing streak while Maryland had its thee-game winning streak snapped.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana has promoted Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator and running backs coach Mike Hart to associate head coach. Coach Tom Allen also says receivers coach Grant Heard will serve as co-offensive coordinator. Indiana is replacing offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer, who took the head coaching job at Fresno State. Indiana ranked second in the Big Ten this season, averaging 443.6 yards per game on offense.

Rafael Nadal rallied to beat Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 to clinch Spain’s semifinal win over Australia and secure a spot in the inaugural ATP Cup decider against Serbia. Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to secure Serbia’s win over Russia in Saturday’s earlier semifinal. Nadal led Spain to the Davis Cup title at Madrid last November and is aiming to make it back-to-back triumphs in international team events in Sunday’s final. The 24-team ATP Cup is being staged for the first time.

Corinne Suter won a World Cup downhill race on Saturday to cap a consistent year in skiing’s fastest discipline. Suter got her first career World Cup win 0.29 seconds ahead of Nicol Delago in a race which was twice delayed for poor visibility. Suter’s Swiss teammate Michelle Gisin was 0.98 back in third. Mikaela Shiffrin skipped Saturday’s race which did not threaten her big lead in the overall World Cup standings. Shiffrin could start in an Alpine combined event Sunday. The 25-year-old Suter has consistently challenged for downhill race wins in the past year. She took silver at the world championships with three podium finishes in the World Cup.

A Maine swimming coach has endured a quadruple bypass after a heart attack, removal of cancerous tumors from his colon and wrists, and the amputation of part of his leg. But Husson University’s Butch Babin is still on the pool deck. The 57-year-old Babin tells the Bangor Daily News that using a wheelchair while his leg heals doesn’t affect his coaching. Sophomore Kayla Redman, of Waterville, called him “amazing” and “awesome.” Senior Kelsey Poland of Levant called him an “inspiration.” Babin says that “all the support has helped me stay positive.”

CHICAGO (AP) — Myles Turner set season highs with 27 points and 14 rebounds, and the short-handed Indiana Pacers withstood a huge effort by Zach LaVine to beat the Chicago Bulls 116-105. The Pacers overcame 43 points by LaVine and escaped with the victory after Chicago rallied from 16 down to four in the closing minutes. T.J. Warren scored 17 for Indiana after being fined $25,000 by the NBA for an altercation with Miami’s Jimmy Butler on Wednesday night. The Bulls lost their sixth straight. It is their worst skid since a 10-game slide in December and January last season.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and star third baseman Kris Bryant have avoided arbitration, agreeing to an $18.6 million, one-year contract. The 2016 NL MVP, Bryant rebounded from an injury-filled season to bat .282 with 31 homers and 77 RBIs. The Cubs also agreed to a $1,575,000, one-year contract with outfielder Albert Almora Jr. The Cubs hope Almora can rebound after his batting average dropped 50 points to .236. Chicago missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014.

CHICAGO (AP) — Closer Alex Colomé agreed to a one-year contract for $10,532,500 with the Chicago White Sox, who reached deals with all five of their arbitration-eligible players. Chicago acquired the 31-year-old right-hander from Seattle in November 2018, and the former Tampa Bay closer had one of his best years. Colomé converted 30 of 33 save opportunities and went 4-5 with a 2.80 ERA, earning $7,325,000.Also reaching deals were recently acquired outfielder Nomar Mazara at $5.56 million, right-hander Evan Marshall at $1.1 million, utility player Leury Garcia at $3.25 million and lefty Carlos Rodón at $4.45 million.

MENS BASKETBALL

Loras-85

Nebraska Wesleyan-99

Clarke-82

Mid-American Nazerene-73

UW Platteville-89

UW Stout-67

WOMENS BASKETBALL

Loras-102

Nebraska Wesleyan-74

Clarke-61

Mid-American Nazerene-58

UW Platteville-41

UW Stout-65

UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers paid the price for playing without defensive whiz Paul George on Saturday.

Jae Crowder was among four Grizzlies to score at least 22 points in a 140-114 thrashing of the Clippers. Crowder was high man for Memphis with 27 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. furnished 24 as Memphis earned its seventh road win. Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks chipped in 22 points apiece in the Grizzlies’ highest-scoring game of the season.

Montrezl Harrell had a team-high 28 points for the Clippers, who had to sit George because of a tight hamstring.

Checking out Saturday’s other NBA action:

— Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 19 of his 32 points in the third quarter to carry the Bucks past the Spurs, 127-118. Eric Bledsoe had 21 points as Milwaukee improved to a league-best 32-5 with its fifth straight win.

— Jayson Tatum scored 28 points and Gordon Hayward added 24 as the Celtics topped the Bulls, 111-104. Boston hung on for its eighth win in nine games after a 16-point lead dwindled to three in the fourth quarter.

— Ish Smith poured in a career-high 32 points and Troy Brown added 25 with a career-high 14 rebounds in the Wizards’ 128-114 comeback over the Nuggets. Denver led 101-99 with 9:33 left before Smith scored 11 points during Washington’s 19-2 run.

— The Raptors bounced back from their worst offensive performance of the season as Fred VanVleet had 29 points and 11 assists in Toronto’s 121-102 dumping of the Nets. Kyle Lowry finished with 26 points for the Raptors, who made 13 3-pointers after setting season lows for points and shooting in an 84-76 loss to Miami on Thursday.

— The Hornets surprised the Mavericks, 123-120 in overtime behind Terry Rozier’s 29 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime after his tying basket in regulation. Devonte Graham had 27 points and 13 assists to help Charlotte overcome Luka Doncic’s team-record 10th triple-double of the season: 39 points with 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

— Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and Georges Niang added 15 off the bench to help the Jazz beat the Magic, 109-96. Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 points and Emmanuel Mudiay scored 12 in Utah’s fifth consecutive win.

— Trae Young scored 30 of his 41 points in the first half or the Hawks’ 116-111 victory against the Pacers. Kevin Huerter added a season-high 26 points and Atlanta recovered after blowing a 22-point lead to win for just the fourth time in 16 home games.

— Oklahoma City also has a five-game winning streak after Dennis Schroder dropped in 22 points and Shai Gilgeous -Alexander had 20 in the Thunder’s 121-106 win at Cleveland. Danilo Gallinari drained five 3-pointers in scoring 19 points, while Steven Adams grabbed 16 rebounds for the Thunder.

— JJ Redick’s driving layup with 1.1 seconds remaining lifted the Pelicans to a 117-115 victory over the Kings. Lonzo Ball had 24 points with 10 assists, and Redick scored 18 as the Pelicans won for the fifth time in six games.

— Andre Drummond had 14 points and 18 rebounds before fouling out late in the Pistons’ 111-104 win against the Warriors. Derrick Rose scored 22 points off the bench to help Detroit snap a three-game losing streak.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Izaiah Brockington scored 23 points to lead No. 21 Penn State to its fifth straight win, 89-86 over No. 23 Iowa at the Palestra. Luka Garza scored 34 points for the Hawkeyes.  Penn State turned the Philly trip into a home game and chants of “We Are!” echoed throughout Philly’s most famous basketball haven. Penn State is trying to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time in coach Pat Chambers’ nine seasons.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — R.J. Nembhard scored the first four points of overtime after forcing the extra period with a 3-pointer from near the center court logo, lifting TCU to an 81-79 win over Iowa State in a Big 12 opener. Nembhard scored a career-high 31 points. The tying shot in regulation came with 1.7 seconds left after he missed a free throw that would have tied the score with 10 seconds to go. Tyrese Haliburton had a triple-double for Iowa State with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

AJ Green had a career-high 35 points as Northern Iowa stretched its home winning streak to eight games, narrowly beating Bradley 69-64. Nate Kennell led the Braves on Saturday night with 18 points and nine rebounds.

NFL PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULE

Titans, Texans advance

UNDATED (AP) — The AFC South will have two representatives in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The Tennessee Titans advanced by knocking off the defensive Super Bowl champs after the Houston Texans stormed back from a 16-point deficit.

Derrick Henry rushed for 182 yards and the go-ahead touchdown as the Titans eliminated the Patriots, 20-13 in Foxborough. Tennessee trailed 13-7 until Henry scored on a one-yard plunge with 35 seconds left in the first half. The score remained 14-13 until former Patriot Logan Ryan intercepted Tom Brady and returned it for a 9-yard TD in the closing seconds.

Brady threw for 209 yards, no touchdowns and one interception while engineering just one TD drive. New England’s lone touchdown came on wide receiver Julian Edelman’s five-yard run on the first play of the second quarter.

The 42-year-old Brady indicated after the game that he wants to play another season, saying that it’s unlikely he will retire. That leaves it up to the Patriots to determine whether he stays with the team or plays elsewhere next fall.

In Houston, Ka’imi (ka-EE’-mee) Fairbairn nailed a 28-yard field goal with 3:20 showing on the clock in overtime to complete the Texans’ rally in a 22-19 victory over the Bills. DeShaun Watson threw four passes for more than 10 yards during the winning drive, including a 34-yard completion to Taiwan Jones that put the Texans at first-and-goal.

The Bills led 16-0 late in the third quarter until Watson ran for a 20-yard TD and cracked the end zone on the two-point conversion. He added a five-yard scoring strike to Carlos Hyde that put Houston ahead 19-16, but Buffalo extended the game on Steven Hauschka’s 47-yard field goal with five seconds remaining in regulation.

Watson was 20 of 25 passing for 247 yards and no interceptions.

Josh Allen sparked the Bills’ offense, rushing nine times for 92 yards and completing 24 of 46 passes for 264 yards. Allen also grabbed a 16-yard TD pass from receiver John Brown on the game’s opening drive.

The win gives the Texans their first playoff victory since the 2016 season and extends Buffalo’s postseason losing streak to six games.

The Titans will travel to Baltimore to play the Ravens. The Texans will take on the Chiefs in Kansas City.

NFL-NEWS

AP sources: Cowboys interview McCarthy, Lewis

UNDATED (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are talking to former head coaches Mike McCarthy and Marvin Lewis in the surest sign so far that they are moving on from Jason Garrett.

People with direct knowledge of the situation say McCarthy was set to interview Saturday. One of the people says Lewis visited Friday and Saturday.

The Cowboys haven’t addressed the status of Garrett, who led an underachieving team to an 8-8 mark in the final year of his contract.

Football Bowl Results:

Texas 38,  (12) Utah 10 – Alamo Bowl

Kentucky 37, Virginia Tech 30 –  Belk Bowl

Arizona State  20, – Florida State 14 – Sun Bowl

(21) Navy 20,  Kansas State  17 –  Liberty Bowl

Wyoming 38,   Georgia State  17 – Arizona Bowl

College Men’s Basketball:

Florida A&M 70, Iowa State 68

Illinois State 76, Northern Iowa  70

Wisconsin 65, Rider  37

        HIGH SCHOOL

BOYS BASKETBALL

• Schurz 63, East Dubuque 57 (92nd Annual Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

• New Glarus 48, Cuba City 43

COLLEGE

MENS BASKETBALL

• Loras 91, MacMurray 79
• Hanover 65, Dubuque 57 (Wheaton College Tournament)

WOMENS BASKETBALL

• Loras 68, UW Platteville 61 (Championship game of Loras Holiday Tourney)
• UC Santa Cruz 80, Dubuque 54
• Clarke 65, Saint Ambrose 60

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois — The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team scored a tournament record 196.5 points to win the 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Monday. The team title is Iowa’s 29th in the 57-year history of the event, and its seventh championship in a row.

The Hawkeyes crowned five individual champions, matching a school-record set in 2014, and placed 12 wrestlers on the podium.

Northern Iowa finished 2nd and Illinois 3rd in the team race.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Chase Garbers threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading California to a 35-20 win over Illinois in the Redbox Bowl. Christopher Brown Jr. ran for 120 yards on 20 carries, and Makai Polk caught five passes for season-high 105 yards as Cal (8-5) won its first bowl game since 2015.

UNDATED (AP) — Florida’s passing game was overshadowed by Lamical Perine as the sixth-ranked Gators won the Orange Bowl. Perine scored on a 61-yard run in the opening minute and carried 13 times for a career-high 138 yards as the Gators topped Virginia, 36-28. He finished with three touchdowns and 181 total yards of offense after entering the game with just 538 yards on the ground this season.

— Louisville rallied from a 14-point deficit by scoring 31 straight to beat Mississippi State, 38-28 in the Music City Bowl.

— Freshman Cory Munson kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal with no time left after a rules review to give Western Kentucky a 23-20 victory over Western Michigan in the First Responder Bowl.

Today:

Dec.  31

Belk Bowl — Kentucky vs. Virginia Tech

Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC

11:00

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Sun Bowl — Arizona State vs. Florida State

Sun Bowl El Paso, TX

1 p.m.

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​Liberty Bowl — Kansas State vs. Navy

Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN

2:45 p.m.

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Arizona Bowl — Georgia State vs. Wyoming

Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ

3:30 p.m.

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Alamo Bowl —  No. 11 Utah vs. Texas

Alamodome San Antonio, TX

6:30 p.m.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur and elected to keep general manager Dave Gettleman despite the two combining for nine wins over the past two seasons. Shurmur’s departure comes one day after the Giants completed a 4-12 season with a 34-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Co-owner John Mara says the decision to keep the 68-year-old Gettleman was based on giving him the chance to finish a major overall of the roster and the scouting system.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins team president Bruce Allen has been fired after 10 seasons. The Redskins went 62-97-1 with Allen serving as Snyder’s right-hand man, a stretch that featured only two playoff appearances and zero postseason victories. Washington never won more than 10 games under Allen and just concluded a 3-13 campaign. News of Allen dismissal came as Ron Rivera visited the Redskins about their head coaching vacancy.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox and 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel have finalized a three-year, $55.5 million contract. Keuchel will earn $18 million in salary each of the next three seasons. The White Sox hold a $20 million option for 2023 with a $1.5 million buyout. The 31-year-old left-hander won the Cy Young Award with the Houston Astros in 2015. He went 8-8 with a 3.75 ERA for the Atlanta Braves this year.

UNDATED (AP) — Gonzaga has stayed atop The Associated Press men’s basketball poll after picking up 63 of 65 first-place votes. Second-ranked Duke and No. 3 Kansas each had one first-place vote, with Oregon and Ohio State rounding out the top five. Sixth-ranked Baylor is followed by Louisville, Auburn, Memphis and Villanova. Iowa is ranked 23rd this week.

NEW YORK (AP) — Captain Alex Pietrangelo , goaltender Jordan Binnington and playoff MVP Ryan O’Reilly will represent the defending Stanley Cup champion Blues for All-Star festivities in St. Louis next month. St. Louis native Matthew Tkachuk of the Calgary Flames was also chosen as an All-Star. Washington’s Alex Ovechkin  was voted in by fans but opted to skip All-Star to rest his body for the stretch drive and playoffs. Capitals teammates John Carlson and Braden Holtby will go instead.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Atlanta       101   Orlando     93

Final Washington        123   Miami         105

Final OT    Minnesota 122   Brooklyn    115

Final Milwaukee 123   Chicago     102

Final Utah 104   Detroit        81

Final Phoenix     122   Portland     116

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Pittsburgh  5       Ottawa       2

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (1)Gonzaga        93     Detroit        72

Final (6)Baylor    83     Jackson St.         57

Final (9)Memphis        84     Tulane       73

Final (10)Villanova      68     Xavier        62

Final (20)Dayton          77     North Florida       59

COLLEGE

WOMENS BASKETBALL

• Loras 97, North Park University 67 (at Loras Holiday Tournament)
• UW Platteville 74, Lawrence 56 (at Loras Holiday Tourney)

(Loras and Platteville play for the title at 4 o’clock today)

• Pacific 75, Dubuque 61 (in Santa Cruz, CA)

Team USA’s U-17 squad scored the final five goals of the game to defeat the Dubuque Fighting Saints 7-5 on Sunday evening. Dubuque got off to a 4-2 lead in the first period, but the young U-17’s methodically pushed back to even the game early in the third and then push ahead in the final eight minutes.

Dubuque ends the 2019 portion of the season with a 19-5-1 record. That mark is fourth best in the USHL, behind only Waterloo, Team USA and Chicago. Dubuque will face Chicago twice and Waterloo four times in the first three weeks of January.

Iowa Routes KSU

Luka Garza scored 23 points and Ryan Kriener added a career-high 20 as No. 25 Iowa closed its non-conference schedule with a 93-51 win over Kennesaw State. Joe Wieskamp had 18 points for the Hawkeyes (10-3), who also had a season-high 14 steals. Former Wahlert prep Cordell Pemsl had 8 points and 1 rebound.

The Hawkeyes get back into the Big Ten schedule with a game against Penn State at the Palestra in Philadelphia on Saturday.

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Illini Win Over NC A &T

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 26 points and Illinois beat North Carolina A&T 95-64. The 7-foot freshman also grabbed nine rebounds, narrowly missing his seventh double-double in 13 games. Cockburn has more double-doubles this season than any other freshman in the country. He scored 23 points on two occasions earlier this season against Grand Canyon and Miami.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Oklahoma City 98 Toronto 97
Final Memphis 117 Charlotte 104
Final New Orleans 127 Houston 112
Final Denver 120 Sacramento 115
Final L.A. Lakers 108 Dallas 95
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final St. Louis 4 Winnipeg 1
Final SO Chicago 3 Columbus 2
Final OT New Jersey 4 Ottawa 3
Final N-Y Islanders 3 Minnesota 1
Final Boston 3 Buffalo 2
Final Florida 6 Montreal 5
Final Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 1
Final Dallas 4 Arizona 2
Final OT Philadelphia 2 Anaheim 1
Final Vancouver 5 Calgary 2
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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (22)West Virginia 67 (2)Ohio St. 59
Final (5)Kansas 72 Stanford 56
Final (6)Oregon 98 Alabama St. 59
Final (8)Auburn 86 Lipscomb 59
Final (11)Michigan 86 Mass.-Lowell 60
Final (13)Maryland 84 Bryant 70
Final (14)Michigan St. 95 W. Michigan 62
Final (16)Virginia 65 Navy 56
Final (20)Penn St. 90 Cornell 59
Final (23)Texas Tech 73 CS Bakersfield 58
Final (25)Iowa 93 Kennesaw St. 51

• DETROIT (AP) — Mason Crosby made a 33-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Green Bay Packers to a 23-20 win over the Detroit Lions to earn a first-round bye. The Packers fell behind by two touchdowns in the second quarter. They did not lead until Crosby made his second game-winning kick against Detroit this season. The Lions closed the season with nine straight losses for their longest losing streak in a season since going 0-16 in 2008. Green Bay won despite Aaron Rodgers going 27 of 55 for 323 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
• MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddy Piñeiro’s fourth field goal of the game for Chicago came from 22 yards with 10 seconds left, giving the Bears a 21-19 victory over Minnesota. The Vikings rested their regulars for the playoffs. Piñeiro finished the season with 11 straight made field goals, and the Bears went 8-8 to dodge what would have been a fifth losing record in six years. David Montgomery had 23 carries for 113 yards and a touchdown to cap a strong rookie season for the Bears. Mike Boone rushed 17 times for 148 yards and a score for the Vikings.
• The 49ers won the NFC West and the No. 1 seed in the conference playoffs with a 26-21 win over the Seahawks.
• The Eagles are NFC East champions after Boston Scott ran for three touchdowns in the second half of their 34-17 win over the Giants.
• The Chiefs closed out a 12-4 regular season with their sixth straight win, a highlight-laden 31-24 decision over the Chargers.
• The Titans have grabbed the second AFC wild card and earned a meeting with the Patriots next weekend by thumping the Texans, 35-14.
• The Saints finished a 13-3 campaign by thrashing the Panthers, 42-10. Drew Brees (breez) threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns, and Alvin Kamara ran for two scores as New Orleans handed Carolina its eighth straight loss.
• Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes to help the Cowboys crush the Redskins, 47-16
• The Ravens will carry a 12-game winning streak into the AFC divisional round after a 28-10 drubbing of the Steelers.
• Sam Darnold hit Jamison Crowder for a tiebreaking, 1-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to send the Jets past the playoff-bound Bills, 13-6.
• Tyler Higbee and Robert Woods caught touchdown passes from Jared Goff in the fourth quarter of the Rams’ 31-24 win over the Cardinals.
• The Raiders were losers in their final game as an Oakland franchise, 16-15 at Denver.
• Deion Jones returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage in overtime to give the Falcons a 28-22 win over the Buccaneers.
• Andy Dalton threw for a touchdown and ran for another in his farewell as a franchise quarterback, leading the Bengals past the Browns, 33-23.
• Gardner Minshew turned in his best performance in two months by throwing for 295 yards and three touchdowns and leading the Jaguars to a 38-20 victory over the Colts.

Local Hockey

Fighting Saints 3   Cedar Rapids Rough Riders 2

Boys Basketball

East Dubuque 54, Geneseo 52

Big Ten College Basketball

Wisconsin 68,  Tennessee  48

Purdue  97,  Central Michigan  62

Minnesota 89, Florida International 62

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks 111, Magic 110 (OT)

Chicago Bulls 116, Hawks 81

College Football Bowl

(3)Clemson beat 29,  (2) Ohio State 23 – Fiesta Bowl

Clemson to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game.

(13) Penn State 53, (15) Memphis 39 – Cotton Bowl

(14) Notre Dame  33, Iowa State 9 – Camping World Bowl

(1) LSU romped to a breathtaking 63, (4) Oklahoma 28 – Peach Bowl