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Wednesday MLB—Marlins at Giants, 4 p.m., CSNB MLB— Cardinals at Mets, 4 p.m., ESPN MLB — Athletics at Rangers, 5 p.m., CSNC MLS— Manchester United v. MLSAll-Stars, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 Sports 1B RB kids clean up at Jr. Olympics Wednesday July 28, 2010 Former Raider Jack Tatum dies at 61 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — He was called the ‘‘Assassin.’’ Jack Tatum was one of the hardest hitters in the NFL, a Pro Bowl safety who intimidated opposing players with bone-jarring tackles that helped make his Oakland Raiders one of toughest teams of its era. He’s also a player who Courtesy photo Ellie Fletcher, Julia Brandt, Jayne Brandt, Adam Swarthout and Holiday Rider take time out of their weekend at the Junior Olympic Long Course Championships at the Roseville Aquatic Center. There were thirty teams and 681 of the best swimmers in the Sierra Nevada Swimming Association at the four-day Junior Olympic Long Course Championships at the Roseville Aquatic Center. Swimmers came from as far away as Solano to Reno and Lodi to Weaverville, but five of the best came from Red Bluff. Julia Brandt was named to the Sierra Nevada Swimming Western Zone Team becoming the first girl from Red Bluff to earn such an honor. Brandt finished the meet sev- enth place overall in the 9-10 girls division and made waves by achieving three new AAA times in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:34.67), in which she placed sec- ond; during a third place finish in the 50-meter breaststroke (43.41) and in the 50-meter butterfly (37.35). She also added three new AA times picking them up in the 200- meter individual medley (3:06.95), the 100-meter individual medley (1:17.26 and in the 100-meter but- terfly (1:37.23). She missed a fourth AA time by .02 of a second. Brandt will be a part of the Sier- ra Nevada Swimming Western Zone Team during a six-day meet in San Jose competing against the best swimmers from Montana to New Mexico west. She wasn’t the only local swim- mer to find success at Roseville. Holiday Rider, 9, picked up two medals in the 9-10 boys division. He scored a fifth place in the 50- meter backstroke (40.75) and a seventh place finish in the 100- meter backstroke (1:31.01. Rider also competed in four more events. Courtesy photo Julia Brandt competes in the 50-meter butterfly at the Roseville Aquatic Center. Rangers beat A’s on 10th-inning HR ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit a two- run homer in the bottom of the 10th to lift Texas to a 3- 1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night after Rangers starter Cliff Lee struck out a career-high 13 and scattered five hits in a nine-inning no-decision. With the game tied at 1, Josh Hamil- ton drew a one-out walk off Michael Wertz (2-2) and Cruz followed by lofting a 1-1 pitch high into the left field seats. Lee, who remains stuck on 99 career victories, had the most strikeouts for the Rangers since Aaron Sele’s 13 on Aug. 12, 1999, against Detroit. Lee didn’t walk a batter and has issued only seven walks in 17 starts this season. Oakland advanced a runner to third with two outs in the 10th, but Neftali Feliz (2-2) struck out pinch-hitter Cliff Pennington. The A’s only run against Lee was unearned in the sixth with the help of a two-base error on second base- man Ian Kinsler. Lee has lasted at least eight innings in eight straight starts, the longest streak in the majors since Toronto’s Pat Hentgen had 12 in a row in 1996. Lee is 1-1 with two no-decisions in his four starts since he was acquired by Texas in a trade with Seattle on July 9. Over that span, Lee has issued only one walk in 35 1-3 innings, and that was intentional. A’s starter Gio Gonzalez allowed eight baserunners in the first four innings, then retired the final six he faced before leaving after six innings and 111 pitches. Gonzalez gave up one run and five hits, struck out six and walked three. In the Texas first, Michael Young drew a one-out walk and raced home ahead of Vladimir Guerrero’s double. Young dislodged the ball from catcher Kurt Suzuki’s glove on his slide to the plate. Guerrero had been in a 4-for-31 slump over his pre- vious eight games and had gone without an RBI for a season-long nine straight games. The A’s tied it at 1 in the sixth with the help of a Bengie Molina’s error. Coco Crisp singled, and took off for second on a steal attempt. Neither second baseman Kinsler nor shortstop Elvis Andrus went over to cover Molina’s throw, and Crisp moved to third when the ball skipped into center field for an error on Kinsler. Suzuki’s single drove in Crisp. In the 8-and-under girls division Jayne Brandt earned a pair of ninth place medals in the 50-meter but- terfly and 50-meter freestyle. Ellie Fletcher placed 18th in the 100-meter breaststroke and 19th in the 50-meter breaststroke. Adam Swarthout also qualified for the meet and placed 17th in the 50-meter breaststroke. will always be tied to one of the game’s most tragic moments — a hit in a pre- season game that left New England Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley paralyzed from the neck down. Tatum died Tuesday at age 61 in an Oakland hos- pital. The cause was a mas- sive heart attack, according to friend and former Ohio State teammate John Hicks. Tatum had battled diabetes and other health problems for years, Hicks said. The collision with Stin- gley happened Aug. 12, 1978, at Oakland Colise- um. Stingley was cutting inside when he lunged for a pass which fell incomplete. Bearing down at full speed from the opposite direction, Tatum met Stingley while the receiver was off balance and leaning forward. Sting- ley crumpled to the ground, his fourth and fifth verte- brae severed. Over the years, Stingley would regain limited use of his body, but he spent the rest of his life in an electric wheelchair. He died in 2007. There were never words of consolation or an apolo- gy from Tatum, and the two players never spoke after the hit. ‘‘It was tough on him, too,’’ Hicks said of Tatum. ‘‘He wasn’t the same per- son after that (hit). For years he was almost a recluse.’’ Tatum said he tried to visit Stingley at an Oakland hospital shortly after the hit but was turned away by Stingley’s family. Seymour, Raiders arrive at training camp NAPA (AP) — When the team bus rolled into the Oakland Raiders’ training camp on Tuesday, there was a bit of a surprise when the first per- son walked off. There was five-time Pro Bowler Richard Seymour coming off a bus filled almost entirely with rook- ies and other inexperienced players ready to report to his first training camp with the Raiders. While some veterans slapped with the franchise tag choose to miss some of training camp before signing their tender, Seymour ended any doubt about a holdout more than a month ago when he signed his for $12.398 million. ‘‘Camp is the foundation that you build your success on for the season,’’ he said. ‘‘During the season, you’re spending so much time with game plans and focusing in on your oppo- nents that you really don’t have the time to work on a lot of individual things. This is my time where I really get into me and focus in on the things I need to do to make myself a better player. Come in and knock some of the rust off and be ready to go.’’ The Raiders acquired Seymour just before the start of last season by sending a 2011 first-round pick to New England. Seymour made an SANTA CLARA (AP) — Vernon Davis is host- ing his own version of a bonspiel — better known as a curling tournament. The San Francisco 49ers’ Pro Bowl tight end is calling Bay Area curlers, and those just eager to learn or help a good cause, to the ice for a charity event Wednesday night in San Jose at the impressive debut just days after arriv- ing in Oakland, recording two sacks in a season-opening loss to San Diego. But Seymour had only two more sacks in the final 15 games and was unable to solve the Raiders’ run defense woes. The Raiders finished the sea- son 5-11, their NFL-worst seventh straight season with at least 11 losses. Oakland finished 29th in run defense at 155.5 yards per game. Fixing the run defense has been one of the key tasks this off- season. Oakland used its first two draft picks on middle linebacker Rolando McClain and defensive line- man Lamarr Houston. They also signed two-time Pro Bowler John Henderson in June to bolster the mid- dle of the line. ‘‘I love stopping the run,’’ said Henderson, who joined the team after offseason workouts. ‘‘That’s my thing. I like to sack the quarterback too but I always like stopping the run.’’ The only Raiders player who remains unsigned is McClain, the eighth overall pick. Oakland has signed its other eight draft picks and hopes to have McClain under con- tract before practice begins Thursday. very place he first tried curling last November and loved it. Davis hopes his function, called ‘‘Curling with the Stars,’’ will do well enough that he can hold it again next year. Perhaps even making it an annual event. Scheduled to attend are 2010 Olympic curlers John Benton and Chris Plys and coach Phill Drob- The defensive additions from last year are notable, but the biggest change for the Raiders is at quarter- back, where JaMarcus Russell has been released and Jason Campbell is expected to take over as starter. Russell entered camp a year ago solidly entrenched as the starter after a promising finish to the 2008 season. Russell was fined upon his arrival for being overweight, a sign of things to come. He struggled mightily in camp and when the season started before finally losing his job to Bruce Gradkowski midway through the campaign. He completed 48.8 percent of his passes, with three touchdowns, 11 intercep- tions and a 50.0 passer rating that was the lowest in 11 years. He was even- tually released on May 6, shortly after the team’s mandatory minicamp. Campbell started 52 games for Washington since being a first-round pick in 2005. He has thrown for 55 touchdowns, 38 interceptions and has a passer rating of 82.3 in his career. He is coming off his best season, completing 64.5 percent of his passes with 20 touchdowns, 15 interceptions and a passer rating of 86.4. But the Redskins went 4-12 last season. The Raiders acquired Campbell during the draft for a 2012 fourth- round draft pick. 49ers TE Davis hosts charity curling tourney nick. Davis watched the U.S. men’s four- some compete in Vancouver for a weekend in Febru- ary as the team’s honorary captain. He brought up the idea for this event at the time. ‘‘It’s a great opportuni- ty to get out and show everybody what curling is about,’’ Davis said. ‘‘It’s fair to say I’m the No. 1 curling fan.’’ He expects around 50 people for the function, having sold a half- dozen sheets of ice time. They will receive instruction from the Olympians before the friendly competition.