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1B Sports Tehama Tracker Friday���s results Weekend March 30, 2013 NCAA MEN���S TOURNAMENT 4. Michigan 87 1. Kansas 85 3. Michigan St. 61 2. Duke 71 12. Oregon 1. Louisville FGC 69 77 15. Fla. Gulf Coast LATE 3. Florida Thursday���s results BASEBALL Central Valley 9 Corning 5 Alex Wunsch 1-3, 2 RBI Cooper McCoy 2-3, 2 RBI Nick Hoag 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 runs Justin Pye 2-3, 2 runs Tyelar Nelson 1-3, 1 run Biggs Tournament 2 Los Molinos 12 Colusa Saturday���s games BASEBALL At Biggs Tournament Los Molinos TRACK & FIELD At Hornet Invitational Red Bluff 9 a.m. NBA Portland CSNB Warriors 7:30 p.m. NHL Phoenix CSNC Sharks 7:30 p.m. SPRING TRAINING Giants CSNC Athletics 1:05 p.m. Monday���s games NHL Vancouver Sharks CSNC 7:30 p.m. MLB Giants LA Dodgers Seattle Athletics CSNB 1:10 p.m. CSNC MLB PREVIEW Champion Giants back in action SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro made a pact over the winter as they weighed their baseball futures: They vowed to keep in touch during free agency. They did just that, and both landed right back where they thought they best belonged ��� with the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. Not a bad place to be lately. The Giants' starting lineup features World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval, reigning NL MVP Buster Posey and, of course, the guy with a perfect game at the front of the rotation in Matt Cain. Posey, on Friday, received a $167 million, nine-year contract, a deal that includes a club option for 2022 that could raise the value to $186 million over a decade. The agreement is the longest for a catcher and the largest in Giants history, surpassing Matt Cain���s $127.5 million, six-year contract signed before the start of last season. CEO Larry Baer, general manager Brian Sabean, manager Bruce Bochy and all their players realize just how rare it is to keep almost an entire roster together. Especially after a championship season. "I think that's the best thing we have," Pagan said. "The chemistry's the same. The atmosphere's going to be the same. The way we got along last year, it doesn't get any better than that." Sabean has kept his club intact, determined to make another special October run after capturing two World Series titles in the past three years. "When you get a good group that you can keep intact everybody involved is a little bit more comfortable to start a season," Sabean said. "What's interesting is a lot of these guys we didn't AP photo San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey received a $167 million, nineyear contract Friday. have in the past in the organization and a lot of these guys we didn't have for a whole year. It'll be interesting to see how they all jell at the beginning of the season and carry it out through the whole season." It started with bringing back lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt on a three-year contract, then Pagan for four years. Scutaro, the NL championship MVP, reached agreement on his three-year deal a day after Pagan got his multiyear deal in December. There are so many key returners for the Giants, who pulled off remarkable rallies in the division series and NL championship series before a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers to capture another improbable championship. "No question it's a pretty big advantage," Bochy said of the continuity. Pagan received a $40 million, four-year contract, Scutaro earned a $20 million, three-year deal and Affeldt came back on an $18 million, three-year contract. San Francisco even added a familiar face from the previous championship run from 2010, signing energetic outfielder Andres Torres as someone who can play all three positions. "He's going to help us a lot, and hopefully he's part of another championship team," Pagan said of Torres, who was sent to the Mets in the trade that brought Pagan to San Francisco before last season. "That's what we're here for." Scutaro, 37, hit .362 with three homers and 44 RBIs in 61 regular-season games with the Giants after he was acquired in a July 27 trade with Colorado. Hunter Pence, another midseason acquisition after being traded by the Phillies, is another reason the Giants were able to win six games last fall when facing elimination. "There are many different ways you can try to improve your team," righthander Ryan Vogelsong said. "I'm looking forward to seeing what this team can do for a full season." The Giants came back from a 2-0 deficit to Cincinnati in the division series and then rallied from 3-1 down in the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals, who visit San Francisco for the Giants' home opener. "It's exciting, because we have the same team that won the World Series," Sandoval said. "We know each other and we're going to come here to defend. We don't have to adjust to anything, just play our game. I hope all the guys stay healthy. If we're healthy, and not hurt, I think everything's going to be easy." Sandoval, the Kung Fu Panda, batted .369 during the postseason with five doubles, six homers and 13 RBIs. That's after he spent two stints on the DL last season and underwent surgery for a broken bone in his right hand. He'd already had the procedure on his left hand. "We got the hamate bone out of the way. There's no way he can hurt that again with both hands, so that's nice," Bochy said. After ending last season as a reliever ��� and a reliable one at that ��� two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum is determined to redeem himself and prove his worth as a starter in a contract year. He cut his hair short, a new look as he starts anew. He worked out with a personal trainer during the offseason to add about 10 pounds of strength, and tweaked his mechanics. "I tried to use last year as a gauge and not really anything to try to focus on," Lincecum said. "I know last year wasn't where I wanted to be, so when I feel like my body's in a right position and doing the things it needs to be, I'm going to get the success or at least what I want out of it." MLB PREVIEW A���s chase another division title 7:05 p.m. Around Town The Nor Cal Hot Shot Rim Wreckers boys AAU traveling basketball team will be holding a car wash today (Saturday, March 30), at Tom's Glass & Muffler in Red Bluff from noon to 4 p.m. This fundraiser helps local high school boys pay for uniforms and tournament entry fees to travel outside of Red Bluff. Oak Spring Golf Course golf classes start April 9 and run through May 7. Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Sign up at the Oak Creek Golf Course Pro Shop. Cost is $45. For more information, call the course at 5290674 or instructor Dave Schlom at 528-8635. On the tube Saturday BOXING ��� 7:15 p.m. HBO ��� Champion Khabib Allakhverdiev (18-0-0) vs. Breidis Prescott (26-4-0), for WBA junior welterweight title; Brandon Rios (31-0-1) vs. Mike Alvarado (33-1-0), for vacant WBO interim junior welterweight title, at Las Vegas COLLEGE SOFTBALL ��� 9 a.m. FSN ��� UCF at Tulsa GOLF ��� 10 a.m. TGC ��� PGA Tour, Houston Open, third round, at Humble, Texas Noon NBC ��� PGA Tour, Houston Open, third round, at Humble, Texas HORSE RACING ��� 3 p.m. NBCSN ��� NTRA, Florida Derby, at Hallandale, Fla. and Louisiana Derby, at New Orleans OAKLAND (AP) ��� The Oakland Athletics know that few will give them a chance to repeat in a division featuring sluggers Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and Mike Trout making up a loaded lineup for the Los Angeles Angels. Even with almost the same A's roster that pulled off an improbable late-season rally to stun the Texas Rangers on the season's final day last fall. No problem. They're plenty used to being overlooked in the East Bay, already second fiddle to the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. Yet the A's showed last October there's something special happening in Oakland, in spite of a roster once made up of little-known players built with the lowest payroll in baseball. Despite a rundown, often-empty ballpark they share with the NFL's Raiders. "This year is a little bit easier in the fact we have a lot of guys that have played together," manager Bob Melvin said. "Last year in camp we were trying to get guys just to know each other. It's a group that showed last year that they get along really well and are comfortable around each other." So much so this scrappy group pulled off a majors-best 14 walkoff wins and celebrated with all those whipped-cream pie celebrations. It made new catcher John Jaso want to be a part of the fun when he was in the other dugout with the Mariners. The A's will get their first test Monday night MEN���S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ��� 1:20 p.m. CBS ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, Marquette vs. Syracuse, at Washington ��� 3:55 p.m. CBS ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, Ohio State vs. Wichita State, at Los Angeles MEN���S COLLEGE LACROSSE ��� 4 p.m. NBCSN ��� Duke at Harvard SOCCER ��� 5:30 a.m. ESPN2 ��� Premier League, Manchester United at Sunderland ��� 12:30 p.m. NBCSN ��� MLS, Philadelphia at New York ��� 4 p.m. ESPN2 ��� Mexican Primera Division, Cruz Azul vs. Atlas, at Mexico City TENNIS ��� 9 a.m. CBS ��� ATP World Tour/WTA, Sony Open, women���s championship match, at Key Biscayne, Fla. against Seattle and ace Felix Hernandez. Oakland's rotation had five rookies at the end of last season, and they all have far more experience going into 2013. "We're all just confident in the type of pitchers we are. We try to be our own person, but together we have the same goal," Tommy Milone said. "We go out to compete. We have a friendly competition among ourselves that we're always trying to out do each other. It works from start to start. It makes for a more fun season." These A's had all kinds of fun in 2012. The club made major league history when it rallied to steal the division title from the Rangers, becoming the first team to capture a division or pennant after trailing by five games with fewer than 10 to play. Oakland then pushed Detroit to a deciding Game 5 in the AL division series before losing to Justin Verlander for the second time in the series. Melvin earned AL Manager of the Year honors for what he accomplished in his first full season as A's skipper. "We want to continue playing the caliber of baseball we played last year," pitcher A.J. Griffin said. Gold Glove right fielder Josh Reddick is sporting a bushy, overgrown beard that could serve as quite a distraction for those in the visiting dugout. "He looks like Rip Van Winkle," quipped Jaso. Whatever works around here. "We're the A's, for crying out loud. We've got a little history with that," Melvin said of the facial WOMEN���S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ��� 9 a.m. ESPN ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinal, Delaware vs. Kentucky, at Bridgeport, Conn. ��� 11:30 p.m. ESPN ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinal, Connecticut vs. Maryland, at Bridgeport, Conn. ��� 6 p.m. ESPN ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinal, Stanford vs. Georgia, at Spokane, Wash. ��� 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinal, California vs. LSU, at Spokane, Wash. Sunday BOWLING ��� 11:30 p.m. ESPN ��� PBA, Tournament of Champions, at Indianapolis COLLEGE BASEBALL ��� 11:30 p.m. FSN ��� TCU at Texas Tech GOLF ��� 6 a.m. TGC ��� European PGA Tour, Trophee Hassan II, final round, at Agadir, Morocco ��� 10 a.m. TGC ��� PGA Tour, Houston Open, final round, at Humble, Texas Noon NBC ��� PGA Tour, Houston Open, final round, at Humble, Texas MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ��� 5 p.m. ESPN ��� Texas at Houston MEN���S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ��� 11:10 a.m. CBS ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, teams TBD, at Indianapolis or Arlington, Texas ��� 1:55 p.m. CBS ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, teams TBD, at Indianapolis or Arlington, Texas NBA ��� 4 p.m. WGN ��� Detroit at Chicago NHL ��� 9:30 a.m. NBC ��� Chicago at Detroit hair tradition dating to the days of Rollie Fingers. "He worked hard on it." Oakland added center fielder Chris Young to join Reddick, Yoenis Cespedes and Coco Crisp in a deep outfield. The A's re-signed closer Grant Balfour and even brought back Bartolo Colon after his 50game suspension last August for a positive testosterone test. Colon still has five games remaining on the penalty to be served at the start of this year. Melvin expects no problems from Colon, who became a quiet clubhouse leader last season before the suspension. "He fit in very well here before and I see that being the same case," Melvin said. "I don't see any problems there." Melvin joked about his depth in the infield and outfield and the challenges of getting everybody in the lineup. "As far as formulas and so forth going into the season, it could be as easy as who shows up first to the ballpark, who comes bearing gifts," the skipper joked. "And along those lines. We'll figure it out. ... I think it's finding the formula during the season to find everybody the proper amount of playing time will be the trick." The A's won 94 games last season with a payroll of just $59.5 million. Oakland's free-swinging lineup hit 195 home runs last year before striking out 50 times against the Tigers. Everybody is counting on continuity and added experience being an advantage now. ��� 4:30 p.m. NBCSN ��� Boston at Buffalo TENNIS ��� 8:30 a.m. CBS ��� ATP World Tour/WTA, Sony Open, men���s championship match, at Key Biscayne, Fla. WOMEN���S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ��� 9 a.m. ESPN ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinal, Notre Dame vs. Kansas, at Norfolk, Va. ��� 11:30 a.m. ESPN2 ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinal, Duke vs. Nebraska, at Norfolk, Va. ��� 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinal, Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, at Oklahoma City ��� 4 p.m. ESPN2 ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinal, Baylor vs. Louisville, at Oklahoma City Monday MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ��� 10 a.m. ESPN ��� Boston at N.Y. Yankees ��� 10:30 a.m. WGN ��� Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh ��� 1 p.m. ESPN ��� San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers ��� 4 p.m. ESPN2 ��� Philadelphia at Atlanta ��� 7 p.m. ESPN2 ��� St. Louis at Arizona NHL ��� 4:30 p.m. NBCSN ��� Colorado at Detroit WOMEN���S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ��� 4:30 p.m. ESPN ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, DelawareKentucky winner vs. Connecticut-Maryland winner, at Bridgeport, Conn. ��� 6:30 p.m. ESPN ��� NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, StanfordGeorgia winner vs. California-LSU winner, at Spokane, Wash.