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Thursday's result SPRING TRAINING Athletics 10 Cincinnati 1B Sports Tehama Tracker Friday March 22, 2013 9 SPRING TRAINING NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OAK — Donaldson 2-4, 2 RBI CIN — Frazier 1-2, 2 RBI A's top Reds, 10-9 Colorado LATE Giants Today's games BASEBALL Corning Red Bluff 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. Mercy Liberty 3:30 p.m. Los Molinos Redding Christian 3:30 p.m. SOFTBALL At Anderson Tournament Red Bluff AP photo Oregon players celebrate on the court during the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament against Oklahoma State in San Jose Thursday. Oregon won 68-55. Corning Mercy Liberty 3:30 p.m. Los Molinos Redding Christian 3:30 p.m. TRACK & FELD Eagle Classic Relays at West Valley Red Bluff 10 a.m. SPRING TRAINING Giants Colorado 1:10 p.m. White Sox Athletics No. 12 Oregon cruises past OSU SAN JOSE (AP) — Dominic Artis anticipated Marcus Smart's pass and took the interception the other way for a layup early to set the tone for Oregon. Despite the seedings and the all the pregame hype surrounding Oklahoma State's star, the Ducks had the better team and the better freshman point guard Thursday night. Artis had 13 points, four steals and helped slow down Smart while fellow freshman Damyean Dotson led the way with 17 points to help 12th-seeded Oregon extend a run that began in the Pac-12 tournaTurn to page 2B for a wrap of ment by beatThursday's NCAA men's basketing the fifthseeded Cowball tournament games boys 68-55 in the second man guards. They're the future of round of the NCAAs on Thurs- our program and to get experiday. ence like that, it was really ''We wanted to be aggressive important.'' on the boards, we wanted to be Arsalan Kazemi added 11 aggressive defensively and we points and 17 rebounds to give wanted to be aggressive offenthe Ducks (27-8) their first toursively,'' coach Dana Altman said. nament win in six years. ''I thought our guys did a great Oregon advanced to play job of that. DA got it started off fourth-seeded St Louis (27-6) on with a steal and layup early. I'm really happy for these two freshSee DUCKS, page 2B GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Johnny Cueto insists there's still enough time to get set for opening day. Derek Norris homered as the Oakland Athletics roughed up Cueto and beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-9 Thursday. Cueto allowed five runs on five hits and two walks in 1 2-3 inning. The Reds have not announced their opening day starter, but Cueto's turn would come up then. He blamed his mechanics for the tough outing. ''My fastball was up and out over the plate,'' Cueto said. ''I was flying open. I knew what was happening but couldn't correct it. In the bullpen all my pitches were down.'' Cueto said he had no concerns about being ready for the opener against the Los Angeles Angels on April 1. ''I'm ready,'' Cueto See A'S, page 2B 7:05 p.m. Dominican Rep. wins WBC, 3-0 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cheers of ''Dominicana! Dominicana!'' rang out through the rain at AT&T Park all the way to the lively streets of Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic has its World Baseball Classic crown, at last. Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run double in the first inning that held up, and the Dominican Republic capped a dominant, unbeaten run through the WBC with a 3-0 win against Puerto Rico for the championship Tuesday night. Erick Aybar added an RBI double to back winner Samuel Deduno, and the demonstrative Dominican righty threw his arms into the air in delight after watching a run-saving defensive gem by center fielder Alejandro De Aza in a tough fifth. The Dominican fans — fanaticos, indeed — didn't let the Bay Area's wet weather keep them from dancing in the stands, waving flags and tooting horns. Flags became makeshift ponchos. It was fitting, too, perhaps, considering the World Series champion Giants clinched the NL pennant against the Cardinals in a downpour on this very field last fall. On the tube AUTO RACING 11:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Auto Club 400, at Fontana, Calif. 1:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Royal Purple 300, at Fontana, Calif. 4 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Auto Club 400, at Fontana, Calif. 1 a.m. NBCSN — Formula One, qualifying for Malaysia Grand Prix, at Sepang, Malaysia BOXING 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Middleweights, Don George (24-3-1) vs. David Lopez (4113-0), at Chicago EXTREME SPORTS 10 a.m. ESPN — X Games, at Tignes, France 4 p.m. ESPN — X Games, at Tignes, France (same-day tape) SUPER BOWL BLACKOUT NFL Expert: Device malfunction to blame NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A partial power outage during this year's Super Bowl occurred because a relay device with a design defect malfunctioned, an outside expert confirmed Thursday. Entergy, which supplies electricity to the Superdome, and the stadium's management company hired forensic engineer John Palmer to perform an independent analysis of the Feb. 3 outage. Palmer is president of Palmer Engineering & Forensics in Kaysville, Utah. Entergy has said it believed the outage was caused by an electrical relay device that it installed specifically to prevent a power failure at the dome. Palmer's report says the primary cause of the disruption was a malfunction or ''misoperation'' of the relay. The report also notes the relay had a design defect, and under testing it did not perform entirely as its instruction manual said it was supposed to. It says the factory default setting of the relay was inappropriate. Finally, it says there was ''inadequate communication between the manufacturer and the utility.'' Palmer said his findings are based on information available as of the date of the report. ''If additional information becomes available that affects these opinions and conclusions, this engineer reserves the right to supplement this report,'' he wrote. ''We are pleased that Dr. Palmer's independent analysis has verified the root cause of the outage and confirmed that the relay operated in an unintended and unpredictable manner,'' said Charles Rice, president and CEO of Entergy New Orleans. ''It has been our objective all along to identify the cause of the outage, learn from it, and prevent such an occurrence from happening again. The device has been permanently removed from service.'' MCT file photo San Francisco's Anthony Dixon (24), Darcel McBath (28) and Perrish Cox (20) celebrate a fourth-down stop against the Atlanta Falcons in January. Niners sign safety Darcel McBath SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed free agent safety and special teams standout Darcel McBath to a one-year contract, adding depth to the secondary. McBath is the second safety added by Super Bowl runner-up San Francisco since the start of free agency. The NFC champion Niners signed Craig Dahl to a threeyear contract Saturday, another move to help fill See 49ERS, page 2B TENNIS Former star Jennifer Capriati charged with stalking, battery NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former tennis star Jennifer Capriati has been charged after police said she punched her ex-boyfriend on Valentine's Day while he was working out at a gym. Palm Beach County court GOLF 9:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, first round, at Saucier, Miss. Noon TGC — PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, second round, at Orlando, Fla. 3:30 p.m. TGC — LPGA, Kia Classic, second round, at Carlsbad, Calif. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. WGN — Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee, at Phoenix MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 a.m. CBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Albany (NY) vs. Duke, at Philadelphia 9:30 p.m. TRUTV — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Mississippi vs. Wisconsin, at Kansas City, Mo. 10:30 a.m. TBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Temple vs. N.C. State, at Dayton, Ohio records show Capriati was charged by prosecutors Wednesday. She has been issued a summons to appear before a judge April 17 on stalking and battery charges, though she has not been arrested. No attorney for Capriati 11 a.m. TNT — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Pacific vs. Miami, at Austin, Texas 11:30 a.m. CBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Cincinnati vs. Creighton, at Philadelphia Noon TRUTV — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, La Salle vs. Kansas State, at Kansas City, Mo. 1 p.m. TBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, James Madison vs. Indiana, at Dayton, Ohio 1:30 p.m. TNT — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Colorado vs. Illinois, at Austin, Texas 3:45 p.m. TBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Florida Gulf Coast vs. Georgetown, at Philadelphia 4 p.m. CBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Iona vs. Ohio St., at Dayton, Ohio was listed. North Palm Beach police say Ivan Brannan was working out when the 36-year-old Capriati approached him and yelled at him. Brannan told police that he tried to get away by walking to the men's locker 4:15 p.m. TNT — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Villanova vs. North Carolina, at Kansas City, Mo. TRUTV — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Northwesern St. vs. Florida, at Austin, Texas 6:15 p.m. TBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Oklahoma vs. San Diego St., at Philadelphia 6:30 p.m. CBS — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Iowa St. vs. Notre Dame, at Dayton, Ohio 6:45 p.m. TNT — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, W. Kentucky vs. Kansas, at Kansas City, Mo. 6:55 p.m. TRUTV — NCAA Division I tournament, second round, Minnesota vs. UCLA, at Austin, Texas MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY 2 p.m. NBCSN — Hockey East tournament, semifinal, Boston U. vs. room, but Capriati blocked his path and punched him in the chest. Brannan told police he and Capriati broke up in 2012 and that she has harassed and stalked him since then. Boston College, at Boston 5 p.m. NBCSN — Hockey East tournament, semifinal, Providence vs. Mass.-Lowell, at Boston SOCCER 12:55 p.m. ESPN2 — Men's national teams, World Cup Qualifier, Spain vs. Finland, at Gijon, Spain 7 p.m. ESPN — Men's national teams, World Cup qualifier, United States vs. Costa Rica, at Commerce City, Colo. Around town The Red Bluff Tritons swim team is holding tryouts for swimmers aged 5 to 18 on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Physical Therapy and Wellness Center at 2498 S. Main St. Fees are $85 for the first swimmer, $75 for the second and $45 for each additional swimmer.