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SPORTSB MONDAYJanuary 28, 2013
Sports editor: John Livingston 505-564-4648 [email protected]
today inSPORTS
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Titans interested inhiring Williams
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aperson familiar with the situa-tion says the Titans havetalked with suspended defen-sive coordinator GreggWilliams and are interested inhiring him.
The person said SundayTitans coach Mike Munchakhas talked with Williams abouta position on his staff. Theperson spoke to The Associat-ed Press on condition ofanonymity because the Titansdo not discuss personnelmoves until they are finalized.
Commissioner RogerGoodell suspended Williamsindefinitely for his role in theNew Orleans Saints bountyprogram. Williams must bereinstated by the NFL beforehe can be hired by any team.NFL spokesman Greg Aiellosays the league has not yetaddressed Williams potentialreinstatement.
Williams was the Saintsdefensive coordinator from2009-11 and was hired by St.Louis last season before hissuspension.
Messi scores 200thleague goal
BARCELONA, Spain —Lionel Messi scored fourgoals to pass the 200-mark inthe Spanish league, leadingBarcelona to a 5-1 rout ofOsasuna on Sunday night.
With his 22nd hat trick forBarcelona and fifth game offour goals or more, Messiincreased his La Liga goalstotal to 202. The 25-year-oldbecame the eighth player toreach 200, joining Telmo Zarra(251), Hugo Sanchez (234),Raul Gonzalez (228), Alfredodi Stefano (227), CesarRodriguez (223), Quini (219)and Pahino (210).
Messi has 44 goals thisseason, including 33 in LaLiga.
Cristiano Ronaldo scoredhis 20th career hat trick in an11-minute span to leaddefending champion RealMadrid over Getafe 4-0.
Barcelona (19-1-1) has an11-point lead over second-place Atletico Madrid (15-3-2),which was at Athletic Bilbaolater Sunday. Real Madrid (13-4-4) trails Barcelona by 15points.
Barcelona hosts Real onWednesday in the first leg ofthe Copa del Rey semifinals.
Aaron wins first USmen’s skating title
OMAHA, Neb. — MaxAaron sure knows how toshake things up, jumping fromfourth to first at the U.S. Fig-ure Skating Championshipson Sunday.
It was the first title for the20-year-old, who has donevery little of note since win-ning the U.S. junior title twoyears ago. But if he keeps thisup, there’s sure to be moresuccess in store. Aaron fin-ished with 255 points, almostfour better than Ross Miner.When Aaron saw his marks,his mouth dropped open andhe let out a roar.
Jeremy Abbott, who hadwon three of the last four U.S.titles, dropped to third with aflawed free skate.
Anthony hits 9 3sto beat Atlanta
NEW YORK — CarmeloAnthony tied a franchiserecord with nine 3-pointers,then converted a go-ahead,three-point play with 12.5 sec-onds left to cap a 42-pointnight and lead the New YorkKnicks to a 106-104 victoryover the Atlanta Hawks onSunday.
The Hawks shot a sea-son-high 60 percent from thefield but had their three-gamewinning streak snapped whenJosh Smith, burned on Antho-ny’s basket, missed a 3-point-er on Atlanta’s final posses-sion.
Amare Stoudemire andJ.R. Smith each had 18 pointsfor the Knicks, who were 16 of27 (59 percent) from 3-pointrange. Raymond Felton had12 points and 10 assists in hissecond game back from abroken right pinky.
Jeff Teague scored 27points for the Hawks. Smithadded 20 and Al Horford had16.
The Associated Press
PRO BOWLNFC blows outAFC | B3
By John PyeThe Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Aus-tralia — No shirt rippingor bare-chested flexing thistime.
Novak Djokovic com-pleted his work beforemidnight, defeating AndyMurray in four sets for histhird consecutive Aus-tralian Open title andfourth overall.
It was also the secondtime in three yearsDjokovic had beaten hislongtime friend in thisfinal. So the celebrationwas muted: a small victoryshuffle, raised arms, a kissfor the trophy. No grandhistrionics, although that’snot to say the moment waslost on him.
“Winning it three in arow, it’s incredible,”Djokovic said after his 6-7(2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 victo-ry Sunday night. “It’s verythrilling. I’m full of joyright now. It’s going togive me a lot of confidencefor the rest of the season,that’s for sure.”
Nine other men hadwon consecutive Aus-tralian titles in the Openera, but none three straightyears. One of them wasAndre Agassi, who pre-sented Djokovic with thetrophy.
A year ago, Djokovicbegan his season with anepic 5-hour, 53-minutefive-set win over RafaelNadal at the AustralianOpen, the longest GrandSlam final. He tore off hisshirt to celebrate, the TVreplays repeated constantlyat this tournament.
He mimicked that cele-bration after coming backto beat Stanislas Wawrinkain five hours in a surpris-ingly tough fourth-roundvictory this time.
Since then, he’s lookedevery bit the No. 1 player.He said he played “perfect-ly” in his 89-minute winover fourth-seeded DavidFerrer in the semifinalsThursday night. Murraystruggled to beat 17-timemajor winner Roger Feder-er in five sets in the semifi-nals Friday night, and still
had the bad blisters on hisfeet to show for it in thefinal.
In a final that had themakings of a classic whentwo of the best returners intennis were unable to get abreak of serve in the firsttwo sets that lasted 2:13,the difference may have
hinged on something aslight as a feather.
Preparing for a secondserve at 2-2 in the secondset tiebreaker, Murray wasrocking back about to tossthe ball when he stopped,paused and then walkedonto the court and tried tograb a small white feather
that was floating in hisview. He went back to thebaseline, bounced the ballanother eight times andserved too long.
After being called for adouble-fault, Murrayknocked the ball away inanger and flung his armdown. He didn’t get closefor the rest of the tiebreak-er and was the first to dropserve in the match — inthe eighth game of thethird set. Djokovic brokehim twice in the fourth set,which by then had turnedinto an easy march to vic-tory.
“It was strange,” saidDjokovic, adding that itswung the momentum hisway. “It obviously did. ...He made a crucial double-fault.”
Murray didn’t blame hisloss on the one distraction.
“I mean, I could haveserved. It just caught myeye before I served. Ithought it was a good ideato move it,” he said.“Maybe it wasn’t because Iobviously double-faulted.
Djokovic wins third straight Australian Open title
Andy Wong/The Associated PressNovak Djokovic tosses his racquet as he celebrateshis win over Andy Murray in the men’s final at theAustralian Open in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday.
See OPEN, B2
By Howard UlmanThe Associated Press
BOSTON — A dou-ble-overtime victoryagainst LeBron Jamesand the defending NBAchampions was difficultto celebrate for PaulPierce and the Celtics.
News of Rajon Ron-do’s season-ending kneeinjury spoiled the party.
“Everyone was reallyhappy for the win,”Pierce said after Bostonbeat the Miami Heat 100-98 Sunday. “It brought adark cloud in this roomwhen you heard thenews.”
When coach DocRivers told his playersafter the game, the joy ofending their six-gamelosing streak stopped,even if they had just out-lasted the team with thebest record in the EasternConference, which camein with a four-game win-ning streak.
Now the Celtics musttry to keep winning with-out their leader, who suf-fered a torn anterior cru-ciate ligament in his rightknee late in Fridaynight’s 123-112 win, alsoin double overtime, inAtlanta.
They won Sundayafter Pierce’s 22-footjumper with 31 secondsleft gave them a 99-98lead.
But making the play-
offs got harder as theCeltics try to hang on tothe eighth and final post-season spot in the confer-ence with a 2 1-2-gamelead over the Philadel-phia 76ers.
“Obviously, the Ron-do news is pretty tough. Iknew it before thegame,” Rivers said. “Ijust didn’t think it wasany time to tell any ofour guys.”
This game was thefirst in Boston for RayAllen since he left theCeltics after five seasonsand signed as a freeagent with Miami. Hescored 21 points.
Kevin Garnett had 24points and 11 rebounds,and Pierce added 17points, 13 rebounds and10 assists for the Celtics.
Rondo’s injury “putsthis team and the rest ofthe guys in a position tobe ready to step up,”Pierce said. Sunday’s win“was a perfect example.We showed we are capa-ble.”
James had 34 pointsfor the Heat, whose win-ning streak stopped atfour.
“As much as I’vebeen a rival with Bostonover the years, I neverwant to see anyone godown,” James said. “It’sterrible, not only for theirteam but for the league.”
Celtics beat Heat,Rondo out for theyear with torn ACL
Steven Senne/The Associated PressBoston Celtics guard Courtney Lee, left, and for-ward Kevin Garnett (5) celebrate on the sidelineafter a score against the Miami Heat as forwardJeff Green (8) and guard Jason Terry (4) walk upduring the fourth quarter of a game at TD Gardenin Boston, on Sunday.
In control
Lenny Ignelzi/The Associated PressTiger Woods hits his tee shot on the par three third hole on the South Course atTorrey Pines during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open PGA golf tournament Sunday, in San Diego.
Woods cruising at Torrey Pines
See BOSTON, B3
By Doug FergusonThe Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — Due tothe fog that wiped out anentire day of golf, theFarmers Insurance Openwas never going to end onSunday.
Tiger Woods just madeit look as if it was over.
Hands thrust in thepockets of his rain pants,Woods walked off TorreyPines in the chill of twi-light with a six-shot leadand only 11 more holesstanding in the way of win-ning on the public coursealong the Pacific Ocean forthe eighth time in his procareer.
He drove the ball withsuperb control in the thirdround on his way to a 3-under 69 to build a four-shot lead after threerounds. He lost controlwith his driver in thefourth round and still man-aged three birdies in sevenholes.
“All we can do tomor-row is go out and try to
make him think about it alittle bit and see what hap-pens,” said Nick Watney,one of two former winnersat Torrey Pines who facedthe tough task of trying tomake up six shots onWoods.
The other was defend-ing champion BrandtSnedeker.
“I’ve got a guy at thetop of the leaderboard thatdoesn’t like giving upleads,” Snedeker said. “SoI have to go catch him.”
Woods was at 17-underpar for the tournament andwill resume his round onthe par-3 eighth hole. CBSSports wants to televise theMonday finish — no sur-prise with Woods in thelead — so play won’t startuntil 2 p.m. EST.
Snedeker played 13holes of the final round.Watney played eight holes.Both were at 11-under par.
Woods played 25 holes.He started with a two-shotlead and tripled it beforedarkness suspended thefinal round.
“It was a long day ...and I played well today,”Woods said. “Overall, I’mvery pleased that I wasable to build on my lead.”
Thick fog washed outall of Saturday, forcingplayers to go from sunriseto sunset Sunday. They fin-ished the third round, tookabout 30 minutes for lunchand went right back ontothe golf course.
Woods finished 54holes at 14-under 202 andwas four shots ahead ofCanadian rookie BradFritsch. It was the 16thtime in his PGA Tourcareer that Woods had a54-hole lead of at leastfour shots.
If that wasn’t enough tomake the outcome lookinevitable, everything wasgoing his way in the finalhour.
His tee shot was so farleft on No. 2 that the ballfinished in the first cut ofrough in the sixth fairway.He still saved par.
By Teddy FeinbergLas Cruces Sun-News
LAS CRUCES - Themystery that is New Mexi-co State football knows noboundaries.
The mysteryof no bowl gamein 52 years.
A combined29-93 recordsince the lastwinning seasonin 2002. Justfour winningseasons since 1967.
The many coaches thathave fallen by the wayside.Since the days of WarrenWoodson (1958-67), none
of the names have goneunscathed.
The irony: DeWayneWalker leaving the pro-gram this past week on hisown volition, taking an
assistant coach-ing job in theNFL, could beconsidered a bet-ter alternativethan his Aggieposition, and hada better endingthan many of his
predecessors.From the days of Gil
Krueger and Fred Zech-man, to Jim Hess and TonySamuel, finding a better
fate than that of Walker’sis trying.
We look back at the his-tory, primarily the last twocoaches hired during theMcKinley Boston era asNMSU Athletics Director:Hal Mumme and Walker.
Hal Mumme (2005-08)Record: 11-38 (.224)Coming in: “Sure. We
will win here. I don’t feelany different this time thisyear than I did this timelast year. The only differ-ence is I know everybodybetter.” - Hal Mummeupon entering the 2006season. In 2005, the Aggieswent 0-12.
Going out: “We’ve hada good group of seniorsand they have worked hard... We do wish that wewould have won moregames and achieved ourgoals.” - Mumme enteringthe final game of his tenureduring the 2008 season.
Aggie legacy: Mummewas hired to replaceSamuel as NMSU waspreparing to enter theWestern Athletic Confer-ence from the Sun Belt.Mumme was brought in asa big name (formally thehead coach at Kentucky)with a pass-happy offense(coined the Air Raid). Adisastrous 0-12 first season
followed, headlined by areligious discriminationlawsuit that ended in a pri-vate settlement. The threeyears after saw the Aggiesmake signs of progress - astrong end to the 2006 sea-son, beating UTEP twiceduring Mumme’s tenureand a road win over WACpower Nevada. But it alsohad its shortcomings -close losses at times topoor teams, a one-dimen-sional offense and poorkicking game which result-ed bad field position andtime-of-possession differ-ential for the defense.
Can anyone succeed with NMSU football?
See NMSU, B2
See TIGER, B3
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High SchoolTUESDAY
Boys Basketball
Farmington at Shiprock 7 p.m.
Navajo Prep at Ramah 7 p.m.
Bloomfield at Aztec 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Piedra Vista at Los Lunas 6 p.m
Zuni at Navajo Prep 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Girls Basketball
Page, Ariz. at Shiprock 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Boys Basketball
Zuni at Navajo Prep 7 p..m
FRIDAY
Boys Basketball
Newcomb at Navajo Prep 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Aztec at Piedra Vista 7 p.m.
Farmington at Kirtland Central 7 p.m.
Thoreau at Shiprock 7 p.m.
Newcomb at Navajo Prep 5 p.m.
Bloomfield at Wingate 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Boys Basketball
Aztec at Piedra Vista 7 p.m.
Kirtland Central at Farmington 7 p.m.
Shiprock at Thoreau 7 p.m
Wingate at Bloomfield 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Kirtland Central at Navajo Prep 7 p.m.
Wrestling
Bloomfield at Ignacio, Colo. Invite 9 a.m.
TOURNAMENTS
Aztec, Kirtland Central at Robertson Invitational Feb.
1-2
Farmington at the Cardinal Tournament in Las Vegas,
NM Feb. 1-2
NFLPro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 27
At Honolulu
NFC 62, AFC 35
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 3
At New Orleans
Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 4 p.m. (CBS)
NBAEASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 27 15 .643 —
Brooklyn 26 18 .591 2
Boston 21 23 .477 7
Philadelphia 18 25 .419 9.5
Toronto 16 28 .364 12
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 28 13 .683 —
Atlanta 25 19 .568 4.5
Orlando 14 29 .326 15
Washington 11 31 .262 17.5
Charlotte 11 32 .256 18
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 26 17 .605 —
Indiana 26 18 .591 .5
Milwaukee 23 19 .548 2.5
Detroit 17 27 .386 9.5
Cleveland 13 32 .289 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 36 11 .766 —
Memphis 28 15 .651 6
Houston 24 22 .522 11.5
Dallas 19 25 .432 15.5
New Orleans 15 29 .341 19.5
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City34 11 .756 —
Denver 27 18 .600 7
Utah 24 20 .545 9.5
Portland 22 21 .512 11
Minnesota 17 24 .415 15
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 32 13 .711 —
Golden State 26 17 .605 5
L.A. Lakers 19 25 .432 12.5
Sacramento 16 29 .356 16
Phoenix 15 30 .333 17
Saturday's Games
Philadelphia 97, New York 80
Cleveland 99, Toronto 98
Washington 86, Chicago 73
Charlotte 102, Minnesota 101
Houston 119, Brooklyn 106
San Antonio 108, Phoenix 99
Milwaukee 109, Golden State 102
Denver 121, Sacramento 93
Utah 114, Indiana 110, OT
Portland 101, L.A. Clippers 100
Sunday's Games
Boston 100, Miami 98,2OT
L.A. Lakers 105, Oklahoma City 96
New Orleans 91, Memphis 83
Detroit 104, Orlando 102
New York 106, Atlanta 104
Dallas 110, Phoenix 95
Portland at L.A. Clippers, DNF by press time
Monday's Games
Memphis at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Golden State at Toronto, 5 p.m.
Sacramento at Washington, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Chicago, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Denver, 7 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 7 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Golden State at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
NHLEASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 4 3 0 1 7 11 7
Pittsburgh 5 3 2 0 6 15 14
N.Y. Islanders 5 2 2 1 5 18 18
N.Y. Rangers 5 2 3 0 4 14 16
Philadelphia 6 2 4 0 4 13 18
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 4 3 0 1 7 12 8
Ottawa 5 3 1 1 7 16 10
Montreal 4 3 1 0 6 13 7
Buffalo 5 2 3 0 4 13 15
Toronto 5 2 3 0 4 14 17
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 5 4 1 0 8 24 13
Winnipeg 5 3 1 1 7 15 14
Carolina 4 2 2 0 4 11 13
Washington 5 1 3 1 3 11 19
Florida 5 1 4 0 2 8 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 6 6 0 0 12 22 13
St. Louis 6 5 1 0 10 24 13
Detroit 5 2 2 1 5 11 16
Nashville 5 1 1 3 5 10 14
Columbus 5 1 3 1 3 9 18
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 5 2 2 1 5 13 15
Vancouver 5 2 2 1 5 14 16
Colorado 4 2 2 0 4 9 9
Edmonton 4 2 2 0 4 11 13
Calgary 4 1 2 1 3 11 15
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 5 5 0 0 10 23 8
Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 15 14
Dallas 5 2 2 1 5 11 12
Los Angeles 4 1 2 1 3 8 12
Phoenix 5 1 4 0 2 17 20
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Saturday's Games
San Jose 4, Colorado 0
N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 2
Chicago 3, Columbus 2
Philadelphia 7, Florida 1
St. Louis 4, Dallas 3
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2
Calgary 4, Edmonton 3
Anaheim 3, Nashville 2, SO
Sunday's Games
Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 1, SO
Washington 3, Buffalo 2
Montreal 4, New Jersey 3, OT
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 1
Chicago 2, Detroit 1, OT
St. Louis 5, Minnesota 4, OT
Winnipeg 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT
San Jose 4, Vancouver 1
Monday's Games
Boston at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
New Jersey at Boston, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.
Winnipeg at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.
Washington at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.
Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Columbus at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
NCAA BasketballTop 25 Sunday results
1. Duke (17-2) did not play. Next: at Wake Forest,
Wednesday.
2. Michigan (19-1) beat Illinois 74-60. Next: vs.
Northwestern, Wednesday.
3. Kansas (18-1) did not play. Next: at West Virginia,
Monday.
3. Syracuse (18-2) did not play. Next: at Pittsburgh,
Saturday.
5. Louisville (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Pittsburgh,
Monday.
6. Arizona (17-2) did not play. Next: at Washington,
Thursday.
7. Indiana (18-2) beat No. 13 Michigan State 75-70. Next:
at Purdue, Wednesday.
8. Florida (16-2) did not play. Next: vs. South Carolina,
Wednesday.
9. Butler (17-3) did not play. Next: at St. Louis, Thursday.
10. Gonzaga (19-2) did not play. Next: at Loyola
Marymount, Thursday.
11. Kansas State (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. Texas,
Wednesday.
12. Minnesota (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska,
Tuesday.
13. Michigan State (17-4) lost to No. 7 Indiana 75-70.
Next: vs. Illinois, Thursday.
14. Ohio State (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. Wisconsin,
Tuesday.
15. New Mexico (17-3) did not play. Next: at Wyoming,
Wednesday.
16. Oregon (18-2) did not play. Next: at Stanford,
Wednesday.
17. Creighton (18-3) beat Southern Illinois 81-51. Next:
vs. Murray State, Wednesday.
18. N.C. State (16-4) did not play. Next: at Virginia,
Tuesday.
19. VCU (16-5) did not play. Next: at Rhode Island,
Wednesday.
20. Wichita State (19-2) did not play. Next: vs. Indiana
State, Tuesday.
21. Cincinnati (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers,
Wednesday.
22. Missouri (15-4) did not play. Next: at LSU,
Wednesday.
23. Mississippi (17-2) did not play. Next: vs. Kentucky,
Tuesday.
24. Notre Dame (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Villanova,
Wednesday.
25. Miami (15-3) beat Florida State 71-47. Next: at
Virginia Tech, Wednesday.
MORE SCORES
EAST
Fairfield 61, St. Peter's 54
Iona 79, Loyola (Md.) 71
Lafayette 78, Lehigh 57
Manhattan 62, Rider 51
Niagara 66, Canisius 65
Northeastern 71, George Mason 51
Princeton 71, College of NJ 33
Siena 79, Marist 75
St. John's 71, Seton Hall 67
UConn 66, Rutgers 54
UMass 70, Richmond 65
SOUTH
Clemson 77, Virginia Tech 70
Miami 71, Florida St. 47
South Alabama 60, FIU 58
UNC Greensboro 77, Chattanooga 69
MIDWEST
Creighton 81, S. Illinois 51
Indiana 75, Michigan St. 70
Michigan 74, Illinois 60
Missouri St. 78, Drake 72
Purdue 65, Iowa 62, OT
FAR WEST
Colorado 81, California 71
Stanford 87, Utah 56
Australian OpenSunday
At Melbourne Park
Melbourne, Australia
Purse: $31.608 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Championship
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Andy Murray (3), Britain,
6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Mixed
Championship
Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden, Australia, def.
Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic,
6-3, 7-5.
TV ListingsMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN — Pittsburgh at Louisville
NBCSN — Delaware at Drexel
7 p.m.
ESPN — Kansas at West Virginia
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — Notre Dame at Tennessee
TransactionsHOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned F Peter Holland and D
Jordan Hendry to Norfolk (AHL). Recalled F Emerson
Etem and D Sami Vatanen from Norfolk.
DALLAS STARS — Recalled G Richard Bachman from
Texas (AHL). Placed G Cristopher Nilstorp on injured
reserve.
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Returned F Quinton Howden
and F Drew Shore to San Antonio (AHL).
NMSU
Where is he now?:Mumme landed as headcoach at McMurry Univer-sity, a Division III sportsinstitution, where heresigned on Friday afterhaving led the program toa bowl game in 2012.
DeWayne Walker(2009-2012)
Record: 10-40 (.200)Coming in: "You have
to be honest, you have tohave integrity, you have tohave character, you have toteach these young men tobe men. I want our guys tobe prepared for life beyondcollege." - Walker duringhis first day on the Aggiejob.
Going out: "I'm notgoing to lie, this was atough year .... I came hereto try and change this pro-gram and that's what Iwant to continue to do.There's been a lot of soulsearching." - Walker dur-ing an early-January con-versation following the2012 season.
Aggie legacy: A first-time head coach, Walkerpoured a lot into trying tomake Aggie football a win-ning outfit. Three of hisfour years saw NMSU
remain largely uncompeti-tive. The 2011 season wasthe exception, when theAggies were a respectable4-9 and took some stepsforward. At times Walkerlearned on the job, and hesuffered from coachingturnover - he essentiallyfired two offensive coordi-nators, saw one depart fol-lowing the 2010 seasonand another (current inter-im coach Doug Martin)advance to Boston Collegefor a year. He also enduredfour NMSU presidents infour years at the school(three as interim, as well asBarbara Couture). Walkerwas honest and spoke oftenabout the program's budgetconstraints and lack offinancial support, perhapsthe No. 1 factors that mustbe addressed in turningaround Aggie footballmoving forward.
Where is he now?:Walker accepted an NFLassistant job this pastweek, and will coachdefensive backs with theJacksonville Jaguars in2013.
Aggie football coachesin the modern era
Since the days of War-ren Woodson, no coach'srecord has gone unscathed.
A look back at past Aggiecoaches:
Warren WoodsonTenure: 1958-67Record: 63-36-6 (.626)Legacy: The most suc-
cessful coach in Aggie his-tory, Woodson was also ahard driver who ran hisprogram that way, leadingthe Aggies to their last twobowl games in 1959 and1960. He was ahead of histime offensively - imple-menting a balanced attack -and that fact is articulatedin some of his offensivetalent: QuarterbackCharley Johnson and run-ning backs Pervis Atkins,Bob Gaiters and Jim Bohl.Woodson's tenure endedwhen he was supposedlyforced into retirement byNMSU administration.Longtime Aggie fans recallhis departure as "TheCurse of Warren Wood-son," with some claiming itstill hangs over the pro-gram today.
Jim WoodTenure: 1968-72Record: 21-30-1 (.427)Legacy: After going
.500 three of his first fourseasons in charge of Aggiefootball, Wood oversaw aprogram that went 2-9 in1972. A shift in Aggie ath-
letics began, and the foot-ball program began itsdecline.
Jim BradleyTenure: 1973-77Record: 23-31-1 (.427)Legacy: Coming from
Mayfield High Schoolafter winning a state cham-pionship in football,Bradley had a moderatelysuccessful record with theAggies - at least in hind-sight. He led the team to ahandful of sub-.500records and finished over.500 three of his five yearsin the Missouri ValleyConference. The schooldidn't bring him back justbefore the football pro-gram moved into AggieMemorial Stadium, a sorepoint Bradley talked aboutlate into his high schoolcoaching career.
Gil KruegerTenure: 1978-82Record: 17-37-1 (.318)Legacy: A successful
coach of at NorthernMichigan University,Krueger got his shot atDivision-I New MexicoState. His first year sawhim bring a winning men-tality - a 5-1 league record,as the Aggies won the Mis-souri Valley Conferenceoutright. A strong assistant
coaching staff dwindled,however, and Kruegerwould go 11-32-1 in hisremaining three years atthe school.
Fred ZechmanTenure: 1983-85Record: 8-25 (.242)Legacy: A quarterbacks
coach at Ohio State (wherehe tutored Art Schlichter)the Aggies rolled the diceon an up-and-comingassistant coach through thecollege ranks. It wascounter to their previoushire of Krueger, who hadhead-coaching experience,although Zechman couldnever quite get it done atNMSU.
Mike KnollTenure: 1986-89Record: 4-40 (.091)Legacy: Parallel to the
hire of Zechman, NMSUwent the assistant-coachingranks again, hiring anotherhot up-and-comer from theMiami Hurricanes. Knoll,however, was a youngcoach who was in for arude awakening. After win-ning at Kansas in 1988 - avictory thought to possiblybe a turning-point momentfor the program - Knoll'sAggies were saddled witha 17-game losing streak his
final two years with theprogram.
Jim HessTenure: 1990-96Record: 22-55 (.286)Legacy: A highly-suc-
cessful coach at AngeloState and Stephen F.Austin, Hess understoodthe situation he steppedinto in Aggie land. Hesnapped the nation'slongest losing streak at 27,when he won the 1990 sea-son finale. A 6-5 record in1992 followed, then a 5-6mark in he following year.But, like those before him,the final years saw theteam taper, culminatingwith a 1-10 mark in 1996.
Tony SamuelTenure: 1997-2004Record: 34-57 (.363)Legacy: Perhaps the
most successful coach forthe Aggies during the mod-ern era. ConsideringSamuel had two winningseasons (while NMSU hasjust four the past 43 years),he had success on the field.Academic troubles werepresent during Samuel'stenure, and competitivelyhe was hurt when a core ofsolid assistant coachesmoved onto better opportu-nities elsewhere.
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"You know, at this levelit can come down to just afew points here or there.My biggest chance was atthe beginning of the sec-ond set — didn't quite getit. When Novak had hischance at the end of thethird, he got his."
Djokovic had fivebreak-point chances in theopening set, including fourafter having Murray at 0-40 in the seventh game, butwasn't able to convert anyof them.
Then he surrendered thetiebreaker with sixunforced errors. Murrayappeared to be the strongerof the two at the time. He'dbeaten Djokovic in theirlast Grand Slam encounter,the U.S. Open final, andhad the Serb so off balanceat times in the first set thathe slipped to the court andtook skin off his knee.
Murray held serve toopen the second set andhad three break points at 0-40 in the second game, butDjokovic dug himself outof trouble and held.
"After that I felt justmentally a little bit lighterand more confident on thecourt than I've done in thefirst hour or so," Djokovicsaid. "I was serving betteragainst him today in thefirst two sets than I've donein any of the match in thelast two years."
Djokovic said he lovesplaying at Rod Laver Are-na, where he won his firstmajor title in 2008. Henow has six Grand Slamtitles altogether. Federerhas won four of his 17majors at Melbourne Park,and Agassi is the only oth-er player to have won thatmany in Australia since1968.
Djokovic was just find-ing his way at the top levelwhen Agassi retired in2006, but he had watchedenough of the eight-timemajor winner to appreciatehis impact.
"He's I think one of theplayers that changed thegame — not just the gameitself, but also the way thepeople see it," Djokovicsaid. "So it was obviouslya big pleasure and honor
for me to receive the tro-phy from him."
Agassi was among theVIPs in the crowd, alongwith actor Kevin Spaceyand Victoria Azarenka,who won the women'sfinal in three sets againstLi Na the previous night.
Murray broke the 76-year drought for Britishmen at the majors when hewon the U.S. Open lastyear and said he'll leaveMelbourne slightly moreupbeat than he has afterdefeats here in previousyears.
"The last few monthshave been the best tennisof my life. I mean, I madeWimbledon final, won theOlympics, won the U.S.Open. You know, I wasclose here as well," hesaid. "No one's ever won aslam (immediately) afterwinning their first one. It'snot the easiest thing to do.And I got extremely close.
"So, you know, I haveto try and look at the posi-tives of the last fewmonths, and I think I'mgoing the right direction."
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Dita Alangkara/The Associated PressNovak Djokovic kisses his trophy after defeating Andy Murray in the men's final atthe Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday.
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High SchoolTUESDAY
Boys Basketball
Farmington at Shiprock 7 p.m.
Navajo Prep at Ramah 7 p.m.
Bloomfield at Aztec 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Piedra Vista at Los Lunas 6 p.m
Zuni at Navajo Prep 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Girls Basketball
Page, Ariz. at Shiprock 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Boys Basketball
Zuni at Navajo Prep 7 p..m
FRIDAY
Boys Basketball
Newcomb at Navajo Prep 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Aztec at Piedra Vista 7 p.m.
Farmington at Kirtland Central 7 p.m.
Thoreau at Shiprock 7 p.m.
Newcomb at Navajo Prep 5 p.m.
Bloomfield at Wingate 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Boys Basketball
Aztec at Piedra Vista 7 p.m.
Kirtland Central at Farmington 7 p.m.
Shiprock at Thoreau 7 p.m
Wingate at Bloomfield 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Kirtland Central at Navajo Prep 7 p.m.
Wrestling
Bloomfield at Ignacio, Colo. Invite 9 a.m.
TOURNAMENTS
Aztec, Kirtland Central at Robertson Invitational Feb.
1-2
Farmington at the Cardinal Tournament in Las Vegas,
NM Feb. 1-2
NFLPro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 27
At Honolulu
NFC 62, AFC 35
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 3
At New Orleans
Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 4 p.m. (CBS)
NBAEASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 27 15 .643 —
Brooklyn 26 18 .591 2
Boston 21 23 .477 7
Philadelphia 18 25 .419 9.5
Toronto 16 28 .364 12
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 28 13 .683 —
Atlanta 25 19 .568 4.5
Orlando 14 29 .326 15
Washington 11 31 .262 17.5
Charlotte 11 32 .256 18
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 26 17 .605 —
Indiana 26 18 .591 .5
Milwaukee 23 19 .548 2.5
Detroit 17 27 .386 9.5
Cleveland 13 32 .289 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 36 11 .766 —
Memphis 28 15 .651 6
Houston 24 22 .522 11.5
Dallas 19 25 .432 15.5
New Orleans 15 29 .341 19.5
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City34 11 .756 —
Denver 27 18 .600 7
Utah 24 20 .545 9.5
Portland 22 21 .512 11
Minnesota 17 24 .415 15
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 32 13 .711 —
Golden State 26 17 .605 5
L.A. Lakers 19 25 .432 12.5
Sacramento 16 29 .356 16
Phoenix 15 30 .333 17
Saturday's Games
Philadelphia 97, New York 80
Cleveland 99, Toronto 98
Washington 86, Chicago 73
Charlotte 102, Minnesota 101
Houston 119, Brooklyn 106
San Antonio 108, Phoenix 99
Milwaukee 109, Golden State 102
Denver 121, Sacramento 93
Utah 114, Indiana 110, OT
Portland 101, L.A. Clippers 100
Sunday's Games
Boston 100, Miami 98,2OT
L.A. Lakers 105, Oklahoma City 96
New Orleans 91, Memphis 83
Detroit 104, Orlando 102
New York 106, Atlanta 104
Dallas 110, Phoenix 95
Portland at L.A. Clippers, DNF by press time
Monday's Games
Memphis at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Golden State at Toronto, 5 p.m.
Sacramento at Washington, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Chicago, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Denver, 7 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 7 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Golden State at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
NHLEASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 4 3 0 1 7 11 7
Pittsburgh 5 3 2 0 6 15 14
N.Y. Islanders 5 2 2 1 5 18 18
N.Y. Rangers 5 2 3 0 4 14 16
Philadelphia 6 2 4 0 4 13 18
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 4 3 0 1 7 12 8
Ottawa 5 3 1 1 7 16 10
Montreal 4 3 1 0 6 13 7
Buffalo 5 2 3 0 4 13 15
Toronto 5 2 3 0 4 14 17
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 5 4 1 0 8 24 13
Winnipeg 5 3 1 1 7 15 14
Carolina 4 2 2 0 4 11 13
Washington 5 1 3 1 3 11 19
Florida 5 1 4 0 2 8 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 6 6 0 0 12 22 13
St. Louis 6 5 1 0 10 24 13
Detroit 5 2 2 1 5 11 16
Nashville 5 1 1 3 5 10 14
Columbus 5 1 3 1 3 9 18
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 5 2 2 1 5 13 15
Vancouver 5 2 2 1 5 14 16
Colorado 4 2 2 0 4 9 9
Edmonton 4 2 2 0 4 11 13
Calgary 4 1 2 1 3 11 15
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 5 5 0 0 10 23 8
Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 15 14
Dallas 5 2 2 1 5 11 12
Los Angeles 4 1 2 1 3 8 12
Phoenix 5 1 4 0 2 17 20
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Saturday's Games
San Jose 4, Colorado 0
N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 2
Chicago 3, Columbus 2
Philadelphia 7, Florida 1
St. Louis 4, Dallas 3
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2
Calgary 4, Edmonton 3
Anaheim 3, Nashville 2, SO
Sunday's Games
Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 1, SO
Washington 3, Buffalo 2
Montreal 4, New Jersey 3, OT
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 1
Chicago 2, Detroit 1, OT
St. Louis 5, Minnesota 4, OT
Winnipeg 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT
San Jose 4, Vancouver 1
Monday's Games
Boston at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
New Jersey at Boston, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.
Winnipeg at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.
Washington at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.
Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Columbus at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
NCAA BasketballTop 25 Sunday results
1. Duke (17-2) did not play. Next: at Wake Forest,
Wednesday.
2. Michigan (19-1) beat Illinois 74-60. Next: vs.
Northwestern, Wednesday.
3. Kansas (18-1) did not play. Next: at West Virginia,
Monday.
3. Syracuse (18-2) did not play. Next: at Pittsburgh,
Saturday.
5. Louisville (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Pittsburgh,
Monday.
6. Arizona (17-2) did not play. Next: at Washington,
Thursday.
7. Indiana (18-2) beat No. 13 Michigan State 75-70. Next:
at Purdue, Wednesday.
8. Florida (16-2) did not play. Next: vs. South Carolina,
Wednesday.
9. Butler (17-3) did not play. Next: at St. Louis, Thursday.
10. Gonzaga (19-2) did not play. Next: at Loyola
Marymount, Thursday.
11. Kansas State (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. Texas,
Wednesday.
12. Minnesota (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska,
Tuesday.
13. Michigan State (17-4) lost to No. 7 Indiana 75-70.
Next: vs. Illinois, Thursday.
14. Ohio State (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. Wisconsin,
Tuesday.
15. New Mexico (17-3) did not play. Next: at Wyoming,
Wednesday.
16. Oregon (18-2) did not play. Next: at Stanford,
Wednesday.
17. Creighton (18-3) beat Southern Illinois 81-51. Next:
vs. Murray State, Wednesday.
18. N.C. State (16-4) did not play. Next: at Virginia,
Tuesday.
19. VCU (16-5) did not play. Next: at Rhode Island,
Wednesday.
20. Wichita State (19-2) did not play. Next: vs. Indiana
State, Tuesday.
21. Cincinnati (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers,
Wednesday.
22. Missouri (15-4) did not play. Next: at LSU,
Wednesday.
23. Mississippi (17-2) did not play. Next: vs. Kentucky,
Tuesday.
24. Notre Dame (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Villanova,
Wednesday.
25. Miami (15-3) beat Florida State 71-47. Next: at
Virginia Tech, Wednesday.
MORE SCORES
EAST
Fairfield 61, St. Peter's 54
Iona 79, Loyola (Md.) 71
Lafayette 78, Lehigh 57
Manhattan 62, Rider 51
Niagara 66, Canisius 65
Northeastern 71, George Mason 51
Princeton 71, College of NJ 33
Siena 79, Marist 75
St. John's 71, Seton Hall 67
UConn 66, Rutgers 54
UMass 70, Richmond 65
SOUTH
Clemson 77, Virginia Tech 70
Miami 71, Florida St. 47
South Alabama 60, FIU 58
UNC Greensboro 77, Chattanooga 69
MIDWEST
Creighton 81, S. Illinois 51
Indiana 75, Michigan St. 70
Michigan 74, Illinois 60
Missouri St. 78, Drake 72
Purdue 65, Iowa 62, OT
FAR WEST
Colorado 81, California 71
Stanford 87, Utah 56
Australian OpenSunday
At Melbourne Park
Melbourne, Australia
Purse: $31.608 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Championship
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Andy Murray (3), Britain,
6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
Mixed
Championship
Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden, Australia, def.
Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic,
6-3, 7-5.
TV ListingsMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN — Pittsburgh at Louisville
NBCSN — Delaware at Drexel
7 p.m.
ESPN — Kansas at West Virginia
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — Notre Dame at Tennessee
TransactionsHOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned F Peter Holland and D
Jordan Hendry to Norfolk (AHL). Recalled F Emerson
Etem and D Sami Vatanen from Norfolk.
DALLAS STARS — Recalled G Richard Bachman from
Texas (AHL). Placed G Cristopher Nilstorp on injured
reserve.
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Returned F Quinton Howden
and F Drew Shore to San Antonio (AHL).
NMSU
Where is he now?:Mumme landed as headcoach at McMurry Univer-sity, a Division III sportsinstitution, where heresigned on Friday afterhaving led the program toa bowl game in 2012.
DeWayne Walker(2009-2012)
Record: 10-40 (.200)Coming in: "You have
to be honest, you have tohave integrity, you have tohave character, you have toteach these young men tobe men. I want our guys tobe prepared for life beyondcollege." - Walker duringhis first day on the Aggiejob.
Going out: "I'm notgoing to lie, this was atough year .... I came hereto try and change this pro-gram and that's what Iwant to continue to do.There's been a lot of soulsearching." - Walker dur-ing an early-January con-versation following the2012 season.
Aggie legacy: A first-time head coach, Walkerpoured a lot into trying tomake Aggie football a win-ning outfit. Three of hisfour years saw NMSU
remain largely uncompeti-tive. The 2011 season wasthe exception, when theAggies were a respectable4-9 and took some stepsforward. At times Walkerlearned on the job, and hesuffered from coachingturnover - he essentiallyfired two offensive coordi-nators, saw one depart fol-lowing the 2010 seasonand another (current inter-im coach Doug Martin)advance to Boston Collegefor a year. He also enduredfour NMSU presidents infour years at the school(three as interim, as well asBarbara Couture). Walkerwas honest and spoke oftenabout the program's budgetconstraints and lack offinancial support, perhapsthe No. 1 factors that mustbe addressed in turningaround Aggie footballmoving forward.
Where is he now?:Walker accepted an NFLassistant job this pastweek, and will coachdefensive backs with theJacksonville Jaguars in2013.
Aggie football coachesin the modern era
Since the days of War-ren Woodson, no coach'srecord has gone unscathed.
A look back at past Aggiecoaches:
Warren WoodsonTenure: 1958-67Record: 63-36-6 (.626)Legacy: The most suc-
cessful coach in Aggie his-tory, Woodson was also ahard driver who ran hisprogram that way, leadingthe Aggies to their last twobowl games in 1959 and1960. He was ahead of histime offensively - imple-menting a balanced attack -and that fact is articulatedin some of his offensivetalent: QuarterbackCharley Johnson and run-ning backs Pervis Atkins,Bob Gaiters and Jim Bohl.Woodson's tenure endedwhen he was supposedlyforced into retirement byNMSU administration.Longtime Aggie fans recallhis departure as "TheCurse of Warren Wood-son," with some claiming itstill hangs over the pro-gram today.
Jim WoodTenure: 1968-72Record: 21-30-1 (.427)Legacy: After going
.500 three of his first fourseasons in charge of Aggiefootball, Wood oversaw aprogram that went 2-9 in1972. A shift in Aggie ath-
letics began, and the foot-ball program began itsdecline.
Jim BradleyTenure: 1973-77Record: 23-31-1 (.427)Legacy: Coming from
Mayfield High Schoolafter winning a state cham-pionship in football,Bradley had a moderatelysuccessful record with theAggies - at least in hind-sight. He led the team to ahandful of sub-.500records and finished over.500 three of his five yearsin the Missouri ValleyConference. The schooldidn't bring him back justbefore the football pro-gram moved into AggieMemorial Stadium, a sorepoint Bradley talked aboutlate into his high schoolcoaching career.
Gil KruegerTenure: 1978-82Record: 17-37-1 (.318)Legacy: A successful
coach of at NorthernMichigan University,Krueger got his shot atDivision-I New MexicoState. His first year sawhim bring a winning men-tality - a 5-1 league record,as the Aggies won the Mis-souri Valley Conferenceoutright. A strong assistant
coaching staff dwindled,however, and Kruegerwould go 11-32-1 in hisremaining three years atthe school.
Fred ZechmanTenure: 1983-85Record: 8-25 (.242)Legacy: A quarterbacks
coach at Ohio State (wherehe tutored Art Schlichter)the Aggies rolled the diceon an up-and-comingassistant coach through thecollege ranks. It wascounter to their previoushire of Krueger, who hadhead-coaching experience,although Zechman couldnever quite get it done atNMSU.
Mike KnollTenure: 1986-89Record: 4-40 (.091)Legacy: Parallel to the
hire of Zechman, NMSUwent the assistant-coachingranks again, hiring anotherhot up-and-comer from theMiami Hurricanes. Knoll,however, was a youngcoach who was in for arude awakening. After win-ning at Kansas in 1988 - avictory thought to possiblybe a turning-point momentfor the program - Knoll'sAggies were saddled witha 17-game losing streak his
final two years with theprogram.
Jim HessTenure: 1990-96Record: 22-55 (.286)Legacy: A highly-suc-
cessful coach at AngeloState and Stephen F.Austin, Hess understoodthe situation he steppedinto in Aggie land. Hesnapped the nation'slongest losing streak at 27,when he won the 1990 sea-son finale. A 6-5 record in1992 followed, then a 5-6mark in he following year.But, like those before him,the final years saw theteam taper, culminatingwith a 1-10 mark in 1996.
Tony SamuelTenure: 1997-2004Record: 34-57 (.363)Legacy: Perhaps the
most successful coach forthe Aggies during the mod-ern era. ConsideringSamuel had two winningseasons (while NMSU hasjust four the past 43 years),he had success on the field.Academic troubles werepresent during Samuel'stenure, and competitivelyhe was hurt when a core ofsolid assistant coachesmoved onto better opportu-nities elsewhere.
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"You know, at this levelit can come down to just afew points here or there.My biggest chance was atthe beginning of the sec-ond set — didn't quite getit. When Novak had hischance at the end of thethird, he got his."
Djokovic had fivebreak-point chances in theopening set, including fourafter having Murray at 0-40 in the seventh game, butwasn't able to convert anyof them.
Then he surrendered thetiebreaker with sixunforced errors. Murrayappeared to be the strongerof the two at the time. He'dbeaten Djokovic in theirlast Grand Slam encounter,the U.S. Open final, andhad the Serb so off balanceat times in the first set thathe slipped to the court andtook skin off his knee.
Murray held serve toopen the second set andhad three break points at 0-40 in the second game, butDjokovic dug himself outof trouble and held.
"After that I felt justmentally a little bit lighterand more confident on thecourt than I've done in thefirst hour or so," Djokovicsaid. "I was serving betteragainst him today in thefirst two sets than I've donein any of the match in thelast two years."
Djokovic said he lovesplaying at Rod Laver Are-na, where he won his firstmajor title in 2008. Henow has six Grand Slamtitles altogether. Federerhas won four of his 17majors at Melbourne Park,and Agassi is the only oth-er player to have won thatmany in Australia since1968.
Djokovic was just find-ing his way at the top levelwhen Agassi retired in2006, but he had watchedenough of the eight-timemajor winner to appreciatehis impact.
"He's I think one of theplayers that changed thegame — not just the gameitself, but also the way thepeople see it," Djokovicsaid. "So it was obviouslya big pleasure and honor
for me to receive the tro-phy from him."
Agassi was among theVIPs in the crowd, alongwith actor Kevin Spaceyand Victoria Azarenka,who won the women'sfinal in three sets againstLi Na the previous night.
Murray broke the 76-year drought for Britishmen at the majors when hewon the U.S. Open lastyear and said he'll leaveMelbourne slightly moreupbeat than he has afterdefeats here in previousyears.
"The last few monthshave been the best tennisof my life. I mean, I madeWimbledon final, won theOlympics, won the U.S.Open. You know, I wasclose here as well," hesaid. "No one's ever won aslam (immediately) afterwinning their first one. It'snot the easiest thing to do.And I got extremely close.
"So, you know, I haveto try and look at the posi-tives of the last fewmonths, and I think I'mgoing the right direction."
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Dita Alangkara/The Associated PressNovak Djokovic kisses his trophy after defeating Andy Murray in the men's final atthe Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday.
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