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ByBethHarris TheAssociatedPress LOS ANGELES Clayton Ker- shaw isn't sure what to expect from the new-look Mets, whose dramatic transformation in the second half of the season led to an NL East title. The Los Angeles Dodg- ers ace faced a mostly differ- ent New York lineup before the July trade deadline. Even veteran Mets infielder David Wright was out at the time. "There's a lot of guys that I'll be seeing for the first time this season," Kershaw said Thurs- day. "Definitely a completely different team. Obviously, a lot better than what we faced in July." The Dodgers aren't the same team that got chased out of the Division Series by St. Louis a year ago. They shipped out Matt Kemp, Hanley Ramirez and Juan Uribe (now a Met), and ushered in veterans Jimmy Rollins, Howie Kend- rick and Yasmani Grandal. When Kershaw takes the mound for Friday night's opener at Dodger Stadium, he'll be trying to earn just the second postseason win of his career after going 0-4 in his last two series against the Car- dinals. N.L. DIVISION SERIES Kershaw,Dodgersto battledifferentMets New York has made major transformation in second half of year to take NL East title PHOTOSBYMARKJ.TERRILL—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, right, talks with starting pitcher Brett Anderson during workouts Wednesday in Los Angeles in preparation for the National League Division Series against the New York Mets that is set to begin on Friday, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw smiles before being taken out in the fourth inning Sunday against the San Diego Padres in Los Angeles. Kershaw reached 300strikeouts in a season during the third inning. By Kristie Rieken The Associated Press HOUSTON Andre Johnson proved to his former team that he still has plenty left. Johnson caught two touch- down passes from Matt Hassel- beck, including one for 2 yards in the fourth quarter, to help the Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 27-20 on Thurs- day night. Released by Houston in March after 12 seasons with the team, Johnson had six catches for 77 yards. The Colts (3-2) extended their AFC South winning streak to an NFL-record 16 games. Brian Hoyer, who replaced Ryan Mallett for Houston (1-4) in the second quarter, threw a pass up for grabs that was inter- cepted by Mike Adams with less than 2 minutes left. The 40-year-old Hasselbeck was filling in for Andrew Luck, who missed his second straight game with a shoulder injury. Hasselbeck may not have been 100 percent, either, after missing practice Tuesday with an illness. Johnson extended the lead to 27-17 with the 2-yard reception with about 10 minutes left. The Texans intercepted Hassel- beck's pass in the end zone ear- lier in that drive, but the play NFL Johnson's 2 TDs lead Colts over Texans Hasselbeck fills in for injured Indianapolis star QB Luck, helps extend division streak GEORGE BRIDGES — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Indianapolis Colts' Andre Johnson (81) is upended by the Houston Texans' Kevin Johnson (30) during the first half Thursday in Houston. Friday: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers, 6:45p.m., TV on TBS. TUNEIN Staff Reports The Mercy High swim team traveled to Durham High School Wednesday for a meet with Oro- ville, Winters and Durham. Team results were not avail- able, but the boys team contin- ued to have success with strong relay performances. The team of Anthony Aviles, Marcus Kuchle, Holiday Rider and Nicholas Ke- ane was first in the 200 medley and second in the 200 free relay. Male top performers: Aviles was first in the 100 freestyle (58:33) and second in the 50 free- style. Keane was first in the 100 butterfly (1:08.29), Kuchle was second in the 100 breaststroke, and Rider was second in the 500 freestyle. Nate Bennett was third in the 100 breaststroke. Female top performers: Mi- kaela Weber was first in the 100 (1:18.03) backstroke and third in the 100 butterfly. Minji Park earned third in both the 50 free- style and the 100 freestyle. Weber, Park, Katelyn Tobin and Emilia Gray were third in both the 200 medley relay and the 200 free- style relay. A number of Warriors swim- mers recorded best times for the season: Nate Bennett — 50 free- style and 100 breaststroke; Sean Brennock — 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle; Marcus Kuchle — 100 breaststroke; William Landaker — 100 freestyle; Holiday Rider — 500 freestyle; Theo Zang — 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle; Jisu Choi — 100 freestyle; Emilia Gray — 100 backstroke; Sydney Jones — 100 freestyle; Mikaela Weber — 100 butterfly Next up for Mercy is a trip to West Valley at 3:30 p.m. Wednes- day, Oct. 14. SWIMMING Mercy swimmers record best times By Michael Wagaman The Associated Press ALAMEDA Sebastian Janikowski remembers clearly the criticism Al Davis, then the Oakland Raiders' owner, received for making him a first-round draft pick in 2000. Sixteen seasons later, the Pol- ish-born kicker believes he's put the controversy to rest. Already owner of nearly every significant team kicking record and currently 16th on the NFL's career scoring list, the 37-year- old Janikowski will add to his im- pressive resume Sunday when he breaks Tim Brown's franchise re- cord for most games played. Janikowski, who has missed just four games in his career, has played in 240 overall and is one of only two players remaining from the Raiders' last playoff team in 2002. Safety Charles Woodson is the other, though he is in his second tour with the team af- ter spending seven seasons with Green Bay. "I feel great," Janikowski said Thursday in a rare meeting with reporters. "I've stayed away from injuries. Maybe six, seven, eight more years, you never know, I'll still be kicking." That would be fine with the Raiders, who have come to rely on Janikowski as their most reli- NFL Janikowski to set record for games played for Raiders Sunday: Denver Broncos at Oak- land Raiders, 1:25p.m., TV on CBS. TUNEIN Majority Leader Kevin McCar- thy withdrew Thursday from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House, shocking fellow Republicans just before voting was to begin and plunging Congress into chaos. CONGRESS McCarthywithdraws bid for House speaker FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 A er a U.S. airstrike that killed at least 22people at a hos- pital run by Doctors Without Borders in northern Afghani- stan, the medical charity said Thursday it is continuing to press for an investigation. AFGHANISTAN AIRSTRIKE A er apology, charity presses probe request FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 San Francisco linebacker Ahmad Brooks le the team this week a er his sister, Krsunthia Brooks, died of lupus. Brooks will not be available against the New York Giants on Sunday. NFL 49ers linebacker Brooks out for Sunday's game Los Molinos will host Mercy at 7tonight in the Little Tehama County Shootout game. Red Bluff will host Chico at 7:30 p.m. and Corning will visit West Valley in Cottonwood at 7:30p.m. FOOTBALL TONIGHT Bulldogs to host Warriors in Shootout RAIDERS PAGE 2 PLAYOFFS PAGE 2 COLTS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, October 9, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1