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Friday's results SPRING TRAINING Texas 2 Giants 1B Sports Tehama Tracker Weekend March 16, 2013 5 TEX — Allen 1-1, 1 RBI SF — Cain 5 IP, 0 ER Athletics 2 TIE Arizona NFL Raiders sign LB Nick Roach 2 OAK — Jaso 1-2, 1 RBI ARZ — Parra 2-3, 1 RBI SOFTBALL Los Molinos Tournament 17 Quincy 7 Los Molinos Saturday's games SOFTBALL ALAMEDA (AP) — The Oakland Raiders found the potential replacement for disappointing former first-round pick Rolando McClain, agreeing to a free-agent contract on Friday with former Chicago linebacker Nick Roach. The Raiders announced the deal with Roach, who is the second linebacker signed by the team this week, following a three-year, $6 million deal given to Kaluka Maiava on Wednesday. Maiava is expected to replace Philip Wheeler, who left to sign a five-year, $26 million deal with Miami earlier this week. The deal with Roach fills the hole in the middle created by McClain's disappointing play. ''It just seemed like Oakland was an opportunity that was too good to pass up,'' Roach said. McClain, the eighth overall pick in the 2010 draft, has been mostly a disappointment in Oakland. He struggled during his first two years and then clashed with coach Dennis Allen and his staff last season. McClain had his role significantly reduced last season and then was suspended for two games for conduct detrimental to the team. He did not play after the suspension, playing the role of a scout team running back in practice instead. McClain is not expected back next season. Omar Gaither stepped in for McClain last year but is currently a free agent. Roach, a former undrafted free agent out of Northwestern, spent the past six seasons with the Bears playing alongside stars Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs. ''It's been great,'' he said. ''Those guys are friends of mine and more importantly they are great examples of how to be a pro and how to be suc- See ROACH, page 2B Los Molinos Tournament Los Molinos SPRING TRAINING SPRING TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL RODEO Giants' Cain throws 5 shutout innings Cincinnati Giants 1:05 p.m. LA Angels Athletics 1:05 p.m. NHL San Jose CSNC Los Angeles 7:30 p.m. Sunday's games SPRING TRAINING Colorado Giants 3:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs Athletics 1:05 p.m. NBA Courtesy photo Warriors CSNB Houston 4 p.m. Kings CSNC LA Lakers 6:30 p.m. Monday's games GOLF Wolfpack Invitational at Gold Hills Red Bluff Mercy 9 a.m. SPRING TRAINING The District 1 cowboys and cowgirls who will head to a prestigious rodeo in Plymouth on March 22-24 to compete against other top wranglers in the state. From back left, Erin Clendenen, Cara Hencratt, Chelsey Bushnell, Caity Campbell, Bailey Bean, Lily Bertelsen, Quincy Crum, Brushton Minton, Brody Gill, Colton Campbell and Chase Alvernaz. From bottom left, Dalton Alvis, Melissa Morrow, Camo Jones, Keeley Vaughan, Bobby Vaughan, Taylor Renihan, Wyatt Brown, Cody Ellis, Jesse Stratton, Courtney Wood and Garrett Sadita. Top cowgirls, boys head to Plymouth The top 3 cowboys and cowgirls in California High School Rodeo District 1, which comprises Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties, will be heading to the prestigious Challenge of the Champions Rodeo in Plymouth from March 22-24. There, the star rodeo athletes in their respective events will compete among California's other eight districts. Below are the top 3 District 1 athletes in each event: Barrels 1. Keeley Vaughan 2. Chelsey Bushnell 3. Courtney Wood Pole Bending 1. Cara Hencratt See RODEO, page 2B Seattle Athletics 1:05 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER Corning girls net All-Northern Athletic League honors NBA Warriors CSNB New Orleans 5 p.m. NHL San Jose CSNC Anaheim 7 p.m. Around town Red Bluff Bulls American Legion Baseball is holding its final sign-up for its 19u and 17u teams on Sunday, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Red Bluff VFW hall at 735 Oak St. All players between the ages of 15-19 that are interested in playing this summer must sign up on or before this date. To sign up before, contact Mike Weibling at 530-366-1596. The registration fee is $50. ——— Redding Riptide See TOWN, page 2B Follow us on Twitter for live game coverage, exclusive online articles and more. @TehamaSports Six members of the Corning Cardinals girls soccer team received AllLeague honors Thursday at a team banquet. From back left, Kaitlyn Huntley (All-League Honorable Mention), Caitlin McCoy (AllLeague MVP), Raylee Sutfin (All-League), Laura Madera (All League) and Patricia Ibarra (All-League). In front is Anissa Munoz, who received an All-League honor. The Cardinals finished the year 12-7-1 and 7-2-1 in league. On the tube Saturday AUTO RACING 9 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn. 10 a.m. SPEED — American Le Mans Series, 12 Hours of Sebring, at Sebring, Fla. 11 a.m. ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300, at Bristol, Tenn. 7:30 p.m. SPEED — American Le Mans Series, 12 Hours of Sebring, end of race, at Sebring, Fla. (same-day tape) 10:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, qualifying for Gatornationals, at Gainesville, Fla. (delayed tape) NBCSN — Formula One, Australian Grand Prix, at Melbourne, Australia BASEBALL 10 a.m. MLB — World Baseball Classic, second round, Puerto Rico-United States winner vs. Dominican Republic, at Miami BOXING 7:15 p.m. HBO — Welterweights, Jessie Vargas (21-0-0) vs. Wale Omotoso (230-0); champion Timothy Bradley Jr. (290-0) vs. Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1-0), for WBO welterweight title, at Carson, Calif. GOLF 10 a.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, third round, at Tampa Bay, Fla. Courtesy photo Noon. NBC — PGA Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, third round, at Tampa Bay, Fla. 1 p.m. TGC — LPGA, Founders Cup, third round, at Phoenix 4:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, second round, at Newport Beach, Calif. (same-day tape) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. WGN — Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City, at Mesa, Ariz. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8:30 a.m. CBS — Conference USA, championship, Southern Miss.-UTEP winner vs. Memphis-Tulsa winner, at Tulsa, Okla. ESPN2 — America East Conference, championship, Albany (NY) at Vermont 10 a.m. ABC — Southeastern Conference, semifinal, Florida-LSU winner vs. Alabama-Tennessee winner, at Nashville, Tenn. ESPN — Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, Miami-Boston College winner vs. Virginia-N.C. State winner, at Greensboro, N.C. 10:40 a.m. CBS — Big Ten Conference, semifinal, Indiana-Illinois winner vs. Wisconsin-Michigan winner, at Chicago Noon ABC — Southeastern Conference, semifinal, Kentucky-Vanderbilt winner vs. Mississippi-Missouri winner, at Nashville, Tenn. ESPN — Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, Duke-Maryland winner vs. North Carolina-Florida St.-Clemson winner, at Greensboro, N.C. 1 p.m. CBS — Big Ten Conference, semifinal, Ohio State-Nebraska winner vs. Michigan St.-Iowa winner, at Chicago 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Southwestern Athletic Conference, championship, Jackson St.-Prairie View winner vs. Texas Southern-Alabama A&M winner, at Garland, Texas 3 p.m. CBS — Mountain West Conference, championship, New Mexico-San Diego St. winner vs. UNLV-Colorado St. winner, at Las Vegas ESPN — Big 12 Conference, championship, Iowa St.-Kansas winner vs. Kansas State-Oklahoma St. winner,at Kansas City, Mo. 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Mid-American Conference, championship, Akron-Kent St. winner vs. Ohio-Western Michigan winner, at Cleveland 5:30 p.m. ESPN — Big East Conference, championship, Georgetown-Syracuse winner vs. Louisville-Notre Dame winner, at New York ESPN2 — Southland Conference, championship, Stephen F. Austin-SE Louisiana winner vs. Northwestern St.Sam Houston St. winner, at Katy, Texas 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Big West Conference, championship, Long Beach St.-UC Irvine winner vs. Pacific-Cal Poly winner, at Anaheim, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPN — Pac-12 Conference, championship, UCLA-Arizona winner vs. Utah-Oregon winner, at Las Vegas MOTORSPORTS 4:30 p.m. SPEED — Supercross, at Indianapolis SOCCER 9:30 a.m. NBC — MLS, D.C. United at New York Noon NBCSN — MLS, Chicago at Kansas City 5 p.m. NBCSN — MLS, Portland at Seattle Sunday AUTO RACING 4 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Gatornationals, at Gainesville, Fla. (same-day tape) 9:30 a.m. FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Food City 500, at Bristol, Tenn. BASEBALL 6 p.m. MLB — World Baseball Classic, semifinal, teams TBD, at San Francisco COLLEGE SOFTBALL 9 a.m. FSN — East Carolina at UAB GOLF 6 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Avantha Masters, final round, at Delhi, India (same-day tape) 10 a.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, final round, at Tampa Bay, Fla. Noon NBC — PGA Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, final round, at Tampa Bay, Fla. 1 p.m. TGC — LPGA, Founders Cup, final round, at Phoenix 4:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, final round, at Newport Beach, Calif. (same-day tape) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. WGN — Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland, at Phoenix MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 10 a.m. ABC — Southeastern Conference, championship, teams TBD, at SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Cain didn't looked much like the San Francisco Giants' opening day starter in his four previous spring starts. He did Friday against the Texas Rangers. The right-hander gave up two hits in five scoreless innings and Hunter Pence and Andres Torres backed him with two-run home runs in a 5-2 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 12,106 at Scottsdale Stadium. Cain also got defensive help from batterymate Buster Posey, the reigning National League MVP. Posey threw out Elvis Andrus and Jim Adduci as they attempted to steal second base. ''I felt good in the bullpen (warming up before the game),'' said Cain, who was 16-5 in 32 starts for the World Series champions in 2012. ''I thought about where I wanted to throw. I was confident throwing whatever I wanted. The misses weren't as big.'' Cain called Posey's throws to second ''pretty ridiculous.'' ''Those guys can run. He backhanded the ball on the second one (before throwing,'' Cain said. Cain knows he can help Posey keep baserunners off balance by varying his times to the plate and not allowing them to get a true See GIANTS, page 2B Nashville, Tenn. CBS — Atlantic 10 Conference, championship, teams TBD, at Brooklyn, N.Y. ESPN — Atlantic Coast Conference, championship, teams TBD, at Greensboro, N.C. 12:30 p.m. CBS — Big Ten Conference, championship, teams TBD, at Chicago 3 p.m. CBS — NCAA Division I tournament, Selection Show, at Indianapolis NBA 12:30 p.m. ABC — New York at L.A. Clippers NHL 9:30 a.m. NBC — Boston at Pittsburgh 4:30 p.m. NBCSN — Buffalo at Washington SOCCER 10 a.m. ESPN2 — MLS, Houston at Dallas TENNIS Noon ESPN2 — ATP World Tour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, men's and women's championships, at Indian Wells, Calif. Monday MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 10 a.m. ESPN — Preseason, Philadelphia vs. Atlanta, at Orlando, Fla. NBA BASKETBALL 5 p.m. ESPN — Miami at Boston 7:30 p.m. ESPN — New York at Utah NHL HOCKEY 4:30 p.m. NBCSN — Philadelphia at Tampa Bay