Baylor remains No. 1 in AP poll with few changes at top
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Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictable season.
The Bears stayed well ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga in Monday’s poll, part of an unchanged top seven for the first time this season. In fact, the only change in the top 10 came with Villanova moving up a spot to No. 8 to swap positions with No. 9 Duke. That comes in a season that has seen seven different teams reach No. 1 this season, matching a record set during the 1982-83 season.
Baylor (17-1) hopped over Gonzaga last week to reach No. 1 for the second time in program history, then earned 44 of 64 first-place votes to keep a firm hold on the top spot after beating Oklahoma and Florida last week.
Louisville, Dayton, Villanova, Duke and Seton Hall rounded out the top 10. ACC PENALIZES NOTRE DAME, BREY FOR HIS OFFICIATING COMMENTS >> The Atlantic Coast Conference has fined Notre Dame $20,000 and publicly reprimanded Fighting Irish basketball coach Mike Brey for his comments about officiating after Saturday’s loss at Florida State.
The league announced the penalties, saying Brey’s comments “were in direct violation” of the league’s sportsmanship policy that states that public criticism of officiating “is not in the best interest of intercollegiate athletics.” MICHIGAN’S SIMPSON SUSPENDED, WILL MISS NEBRASKA GAME >> Michigan point guard Zavier Simpson has been suspended for an unspecified violation of team policies and will miss Tuesday night’s game at Nebraska.
Simpson, a senior, averages a team-high 33.8 minutes, along with 12.8 points. He also leads the nation with 8.3 assists per game.
College football
Women’s basketball
OREGON MOVES UP TO NO. 3 IN AP WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POLL >> Oregon moved up one spot in The Associated
Press women’s basketball poll to No. 3 after beating rival Oregon State twice in a 48-hour span.
The Ducks jumped UConn to move behind South Carolina and Baylor in the Top 25. The Gamecocks received 26 firstplace votes from the national media panel. Baylor garnered three and Louisville one.
UConn, which beat Tennessee and East Carolina last week, was fourth and Louisville fifth in the latest poll. Stanford, N.C. State, UCLA, Mississippi State and Oregon State round out the first 10 teams.
Baseball
D’BACKS ACQUIRE MARTE FROM PIRATES >> The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Starling Marte to the Diamondbacks for prospects Liover Peguero and pitcher Brennan Malone.
The Diamondbacks received cash considerations as part of the deal while Pittsburgh obtained $250,000 in international signing money. The 31-year-old Marte is coming off a stellar 2019 in which he hit .295 and set career-highs with 23 home runs and 81 RBIs. He has an $11.5 million salary this year, and his contract includes a $12.5 million team option for 2021 with a $1 million buyout.
AP SOURCE: REDS, CASTELLANOS AGREE TO $64M, 4-YEAR DEAL >> Free agent outfielder Nicholas Castellanos agreed to a $64 million, four-year deal in the Cincinnati Reds’ latest big-money move to emerge from years of losing, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
It’s the fourth significant move by the Reds, who have been among the most active teams in free agency since they wrapped up their sixth consecutive losing season. Cincinnati has committed $174 million to new players, including the two biggest free agent deals in club history.
Football
BROWNS AGREE TO BRING BACK BERRY AS NEW GM >> Andrew Berry is coming back to the Browns. This time as the boss.
Berry, who left Cleveland’s front office last year to work in Philadelphia, agreed to become the Browns’ new general manager and executive vice president, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Berry will get a fiveyear deal.
Soccer
FOX TO TELEVISE 2021 AND 2023 CONCACAF GOLD CUPS >> Fox will televise the 2021 and 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cups under an agreement for English-language U.S. rights reached between the network and the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
As part of the deal, Fox also will televise CONCACAF Olympic qualifying. The women’s tournament starts Tuesday and runs through Feb. 9. The men’s tournament is from March 20 through April 1.
North 31, South 17
Sunday, Jan. 26
HULA BOWL
At Honolulu
West 23, East 7
L.A. Lakers L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento Warriors
SOUTHWEST DIVISION
Dallas Houston Memphis San Antonio New Orleans
NORTHWEST DIVISION
Utah
Denver Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota
Toronto Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn New York
SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Miami Orlando Washington Charlotte Atlanta
CENTRAL DIVISION
Milwaukee Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland
Sunday's games
Denver 117, Houston 110 Toronto 110, San Antonio 106 New Orleans 123, Boston 108 New York 110, Brooklyn 97 L.A. Clippers 112, Orlando 97 Memphis 114, Phoenix 109 Atlanta 152, Washington 133 Portland 139, Indiana 129
Monday's games
Cleveland at Detroit, n. Orlando at Miami, n.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, n. Sacramento at Minnesota, n. San Antonio at Chicago, n. Houston at Utah, n.
Tuesday's games
Warriors at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New York at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 5 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, ppd.
Wednesday's games
36 33 19 16 10 28 28 22 20 18 32 32 28 20 15 32 30 30 19 13 31 21 15 15 12 40 30 18 17 12 10 14 27 29 37 17 17 24 25 29 13 14 19 27 31 14 15 17 26 34 14 26 30 31 35 6 17 30 30 34 .783 .702 .413 .356 .213 .622 .622 .478 .444 .383 .711 .696 .596 .426 .326 .696 .667 .638 .422 .277 .689 .447 .333 .326 .255 .870 .638 .375 .362 .261
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17 191⁄2 261⁄2
— 1⁄2 5 13 171⁄2
— 11⁄2 21⁄2 121⁄2 191⁄2
— 11 16 161⁄2
20
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23 231⁄2
28
Chicago at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Houston at Portland, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
— — 61⁄2 8 11
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
South Carolina (26) 19-1 746 Baylor (3) 17-1 716 Oregon 17-2 671 UConn 18-1 665 Louisville (1) 20-1 643 Stanford 18-2 599 N.C. State 19-1 552 UCLA 18-1 528 Mississippi St. 18-3 500 Oregon St. 16-4 479 DePaul 19-2 437 Gonzaga 20-1 382 Kentucky 15-3 380 Florida St. 17-3 379 Texas A&M 17-3 352 Arizona 16-3 288 Maryland 16-4 273 Iowa 17-3 240 Arizona St. 15-5 212 Indiana 15-5 152 South Dakota 19-2 127 Tennessee 16-4 125 Northwestern 17-3 111 Missouri St. 16-3 73 Arkansas 16-4 56
Princeton
44, Florida Gulf Coast 7, TCU 7, LSU 2, Rutgers 1, Stony Brook 1, Texas 1, West Virginia 1.
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Others receiving votes:
1. South Carolina (19-1) beat Georgia 88-53.
2. Baylor (17-1) did not play.
3. UConn (18-1) did not play.
4. Oregon (17-2) beat No. 7 Oregon State 66-57.
5. Louisville (20-1) beat Pittsburgh 83-49.
6. Stanford (18-2) beat Utah 82-49.
7. Oregon State (16-4) lost to No. 4 Oregon 66-57.
8. N.C. State (19-1) beat North Carolina 76-68.
9. Mississippi State (18-3) beat Mississippi 80-39.
10. UCLA (18-1) beat Washington State 66-50.
11. DePaul (19-2) beat Georgetown
92-66.
12. Kentucky (15-3) did not play.
13. Gonzaga (20-1) did not play.
14. Florida State (17-3) beat Miami 79-61.
15. Texas A&M (17-3) beat Missouri
72-53.
16. Arizona State (15-5) did not play.
17. Indiana (15-5) did not play.
18. Arizona (16-3) did not play.
19. Iowa (17-3) beat Michigan State 74-57.
20. Maryland (16-4) beat No. 22 Northwestern 70-61.
21. Arkansas (16-4) beat Florida 79-57.
22. Northwestern (17-3) lost No. 20 Maryland 70-61.
23. Tennessee (16-4) beat LSU 63-58.
24. South Dakota (19-2) beat Oral
Roberts 79-56.
25. West Virginia (13-5) lost to TCU
73-60.
Colorado 62, California 50 Oregon 66, Oregon St. 57 Southern Cal 81, Washington 78 Stanford 82, Utah 49
UCLA 66, Washington St. 50
Pts
Prv
1 2 4 3 5 6 8 10 9 7 11 13 12 14 15 18 20 19 16 17 24 23 22 — 21
Dominic Thiem (5), Austria, def. Gael Monfils (10), France, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.
Stan Wawrinka (15), Switzerland, def. Daniil Medvedev (4), Russia, 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Alexander Zverev (7), Germany, def. Andrey Rublev (17), Russia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Nick Kyrgios (23), Australia, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4).
WOMEN'S SINGLES
4TH ROUND
Simona Halep (4), Romania, def. Elise Mertens (16), Belgium, 6-4, 6-4.
Anett Kontaveit (28), Estonia, def. Iga Swiatek, Poland, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5.
Garbine Muguruza, Spain, def. Kiki Bertens (9), Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (30), Russia, def. Angelique Kerber (17), Germany, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-2.
NBA
NHL
Golf
Sunday s-Torrey Pines GC (South -Host Course); 7,765 yards; Par 72 n-Torrey Pines GC (North); 7,258 yards; Par 72
San Diego
$7.5 million
Purse: Final
Marc Leishman. 68n-72s-68s-65s_273 -15 Jon Rahm ............ 68n-71s-65s-70s_274 -14 Rory McIlroy ...... 67n-73s-67s-69s_276 -12 Brandt Snedek...69n-67s-72s-68s_276 -12 Tom Hoge ............ 71s-71n-67s-68s_277 -11 Tony Finau .......... 70s-70n-68s-70s_278 -10 Patrick Reed ....... 69n-69s-70s-70s_278 -10 Bubba Watson ...67s-73n-69s-69s_278 -10 Harry Higgs ......... 70n-68s-69s-72s_279 -9 Charley Hoffman.69n-74s-71s-65s_279 -9 Max Homa ............ 73s-68n-71s-67s_279 -9 Beau Hossler ....... 72s-66n-73s-68s_279 -9 Patrick Rodgers.. 70s-69n-72s-68s_279 -9 Tiger Woods ......... 69n-71s-69s-70s_279 -9 Maverick McNea .71s-71n-69s-69s_280 -8 Keegan Bradley ... 66n-72s-73s-70s_281 -7 Cameron Champ .71n-68s-68s-74s_281 -7 Jason Day ............. 73s-67n-72s-69s_281 -7 J.B. Holmes ........... 68s-69n-71s-73s_281 -7 Sung Kang ............ 69n-71s-67s-74s_281 -7 Zac Blair ............... 72s-66n-72s-72s_282 -6 Will Gordon ......... 75s-68n-69s-70s_282 -6 Russell Knox ......... 69s-74n-69s-70s_282 -6 Jason Kokrak ....... 69n-74s-69s-70s_282 -6 Collin Morikawa ..70n-69s-74s-69s_282 -6 Matthew Wolff ... 76s-66n-71s-69s_282 -6 Sebastian Cappel 66s-71n-71s-74s_282 -6 Tyler McCumber. 72n-68s-68s-74s_282 -6 Ryan Palmer ......... 72s-62n-71s-77s_282 -6
Sunday at Boca Rio Golf Club Boca Raton, Fla.
$2 million
6,701;
Purse: Yardage: Final
Par 72
Madelene Sagstrom.72-62-67-70—271 -17 Nasa Hataoka ........... 72-64-67-69—272 -16 Danielle Kang ............ 72-67-65-69—273 -15 Celine Boutier ............ 71-67-67-70—275 -13 Sei Young Kim ........... 68-69-67-73—277 -11 Moriya Jutanugarn ...72-67-67-72—278 -10 Cydney Clanton ........ 72-64-69-73—278 -10 Yui Kawamoto ............ 68-73-69-69—279 -9 Klara Spilkova ............. 72-68-68-71—279 -9 Jessica Korda .............. 66-73-69-71—279 -9 Charley Hull ............... 75-68-69-68—280 -8 Cristie Kerr .................. 72-71-69-68—280 -8 Xiyu Lin ........................ 69-72-67-72—280 -8 Jennifer Song .............. 72-64-72-72—280 -8 Lexi Thompson ........... 73-68-69-71—281 -7 Carlota Ciganda .......... 69-66-75-71—281 -7 Georgia Hall ................. 70-71-68-72—281 -7 Brooke M. Henderson72-68-68-73—281 -7 Morgan Pressel .......... 75-69-72-66—282 -6 Caroline Masson ......... 74-70-71-67—282 -6 Jennifer Kupcho ......... 77-67-70-68—282 -6 Jodi Ewart Shadoff ..... 71-71-71-69—282 -6 Austin Ernst ................. 71-70-70-71—282 -6 Dana Finkelstein .......... 70-71-70-71—282 -6 Jaye Marie Green ....... 73-66-70-73—282 -6 Bronte Law .................. 73-66-70-73—282 -6
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