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Saturday, August 21, 2010 – Daily News – 3B QBs in spotlight during Bears-Raiders game Oakland Raiders CHICAGO (AP) — The Bears and Raiders might both be using quarterbacks they didn’t plan to in their preseason game. Injuries to two Oakland quarterbacks could result in playing time Saturday for the recently acquired Colt Brennan. Chicago backup Caleb Hanie’s shoulder sprain might force the Bears into using Matt Gutierrez after only three days of prac- tice with the team. ‘‘We have a couple guys down, but we’re in decent shape,’’ Bears coach Lovie Smith said. ‘‘We plan on playing our starters a little bit longer this week, getting into our normal routine of the second game of the pre- season.’’ Anything more than eight plays would be a bit longer for Jay Cutler in Chicago’s new offense. He got into only one series last week against the blitz-happy San Diego Chargers, com- pleting two passes in a drive to a field goal. Offensive coordinator Mike Martz on Wednesday acknowledged he pulled Cutler earlier than planned because the Chargers threw an assortment of blitzes at his new offense. Consider- ing Hanie was injured on a second-half sack, the con- cern may have been war- ranted. ‘‘I just wanted to make sure we are further along with what we do before we keep him in there under that kind of circumstance,’’ Martz said. Sixth-round draft pick Dan LeFevour figures to get most of the snaps for the Bears, possibly even all of those after Cutler leaves the game. LeFevour began training camp completely inexperi- enced in the offense. After going only 2-of-10 for 21 yards against San Diego, then throwing five intercep- tions in Monday’s practice, LeFevour began making progress. ‘‘Whether the outcome is good or bad, I think I San Francisco 49ers SANTA CLARA (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers didn’t get much from Reggie Smith during his first two NFL seasons. The young safety is making up for lost time this summer. Smith has emerged as one of the team’s defensive standouts this training camp, and that carried over to San Francisco’s preseason open- er last week when he returned an interception 91 yards for a touchdown to spark a 37-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. After recording just one tackle in minimal playing time the past two seasons, Smith appears to be earning a role in San Francisco’s coverage packages as the third safety behind starters Dashon Goldson and Michael Lewis. He often will replace Lewis on passing downs. ‘‘It’s about that third year when those players start to click and they start to get it,’’ defensive coordinator Greg Manusky said Friday. ‘‘I think that’s what you see happening with Reggie. He’s maturing as a player and he understands his role. He’s been doing it throughout training camp.’’ Smith again will see extensive playing time in Sunday’s nationally tele- vised exhibition against the Minnesota Vikings. He’s intent on making another strong impression. Smith was San Francis- co’s third-round draft pick in 2008, coming out early after his junior season at Okla- homa. He has gradually made the transition to safety after entering the NFL as a cornerback and playing that position throughout his rookie season. After the 49ers used a second-round draft pick to acquire safety Taylor Mays this spring, Smith figured it was time to step it up. ‘‘I felt like there was pres- sure going into training MLB West Division Texas A’s American League WL Pct GB 68 53 .562 — 61 60 .504 7 Angels 61 62 .496 8 Seattle 49 73 .402 19.5 East Division WL Pct GB New York 75 47 .615 — Tampa Bay 74 48 .607 1 Boston 69 54 .561 6.5 Toronto 64 57 .529 10.5 Baltimore 43 80 .350 32.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Minnesota 71 51 .582 — Chicago 66 55 .545 4.5 Detroit 59 63 .484 12 Kansas City 51 70 .421 19.5 Cleveland 50 72 .410 21 ————————————————— Friday’s results Oakland 5,Tampa Bay 4 Detroit 6, Cleveland 0 Minnesota 7, L.os Angeles 2 Seattle 6, New York 0 Texas 2, Baltimore 0 Toronto 16, Boston 2 Chicago at Kansas City, ppd., rain Saturday’s games Tampa Bay (Price 15-5) at Oak.(Bre.Anderson 3-4),6:05 p.m.,CSNC Seattle (J.Vargas 9-5) at New York (Vazquez 9-9), 10:05 a.m. Los Angeles (T.Bell 1-3) at Minnesota (Slowey 11-5), 1:10 p.m., FOX Texas (Cl.Lee 10-6) at Baltimore (Bergesen 4-9), 1:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 1-2) at Detroit (Scherzer 8-9), 4:05 p.m. Chicago (F.Garcia 10-5) at K.C.(Humber 0-0), 4:10 p.m., 1st game Toronto (R.Romero 10-7) at Boston (Matsuzaka 8-4), 4:10 p.m., MLBN Chicago (Undecided) at K.C.(Bullington 1-2), 7:10 p.m., 2nd, WGN Sunday’s games Tampa Bay at Oakland,1:05 p.m.,CSNC Cleveland at Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Seattle at New York, 10:05 a.m. Texas at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m. Toronto at Boston, 10:35 a.m. Chicago at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m., ESPN Thursday’s late result Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 3 learned something every play,’’ LeFevour said. ‘‘You’ve just got to keep doing that: keep your head up and stay confident and keep learning because your opportunity will come.’’ The Bears had only 168 yards passing and 48 yards rushing against San Diego, but offense wasn’t their only problem. They gave up 335 yards in the debut of defen- sive end Julius Peppers in a Bears uniform. ‘‘We didn’t do what we wanted to,’’ linebacker Brian Urlacher said. ‘‘We gave up a touchdown on defense and we gave up a long run. ‘‘We’ll get better. We know we have to improve. That’s what preseason is for. We will improve every week.’’ Like the Bears, the Raiders struggled offensive- ly in their preseason-open- ing 17-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys. All their points came from reserves in the game’s final 4:58. The Raiders’ offense suf- fered more setbacks this Smith making up for lost time camp,’’ Smith said. ‘‘Com- ing into my third year, I real- ly haven’t played too much. It was kind of like make-it- or-break-it time for me. So I feel like I have to have a big camp. And I think I’m on the right step.’’ MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB Padres 73 48 .603 — GIANTS 69 54 .561 5 Colorado 62 59 .512 11 Dodgers 62 61 .504 12 Arizona 48 75 .390 26 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 72 50 .590 — Philadelphia 69 52 .570 2.5 Florida 61 60 .504 10.5 New York 61 61 .500 11 Washington 52 70 .426 20 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 71 51 .582 — St. Louis 65 54 .546 4.5 Milwaukee 58 64 .475 13 Houston 53 68 .438 17.5 Chicago 50 73 .407 21.5 Pittsburgh 40 82 .328 31 ————————————————— Friday’s results San Francisco 6, St. Louis 3 Arizona 4, Colorado 3, 10 innings Atlanta 5, Chicago 3 Cincinnati 3, Los Angeles 1 Florida 9, Houston 0 Milwaukee 10, San Diego 6 New York 7, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 1, Washington 0 Saturday’s Games San Francisco (Lincecum 11-7) at St.L.(C.Carpenter 13-4),4:15 p.m.,CSNB Atlanta (Hanson 8-8) at Chicago (Gorzelanny 6-7), 1:10 p.m. New York (Niese 7-5) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 2-2), 4:05 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 5-3) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 8-5), 4:05 p.m. Houston (W.Rodriguez 9-11) at Florida (Volstad 6-9), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Correia 10-7) at Milwaukee (Narveson 9-7), 4:10 p.m. Colorado (Jimenez 17-3) at Arizona (Enright 3-2), 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 11-3) at Los Angeles (Billingsley 9-7), 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s games San Fran.at St.Louis,11:15 a.m.,CSNB Houston at Florida, 10:10 a.m. New York at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 11:20 a.m., WGN Cincinnati at Los Angeles, 1:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. Thursday’s late result Cincinnati 9, Arizona 5 Los Angeles 2, Colorado 0 WPS Women’s Professional Soccer WL T Pts GF GA x-Gold Pride 12 3 4 40 30 14 Philadelphia 10 6 4 34 35 27 Boston 8 6 5 29 29 21 Washington 6 8 7 25 29 30 Sky Blue FC 6 9 4 22 17 28 Chicago 5 10 6 21 15 23 Atlanta 4 10 5 17 15 28 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth ————————————————— Saturday’s game Atlanta at Boston, 2 p.m. Sunday’s games Philadelphia at Sky Blue FC, 1 p.m. FC Gold Pride at Chicago, 3 p.m. NFL Preseason Week 2 Friday’s result Cincinnati 22, Philadelphia 9 Saturday’s games Oakland at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Baltimore at Washington, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants, 4 p.m., NFLN Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 5 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 5 p.m. Dallas at San Diego, 6 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 6 p.m. Green Bay at Seattle, 7 p.m., NFLN Sunday’s game Minnesota at San Francisco,5 p.m.,NBC Monday’s Game Arizona at Tennessee, 5 p.m. NASCAR Irwin Tools Night Race Saturday, 4:30 p.m., ABC At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn. Lap length: .533 miles Lineup (Car number in parentheses) 1.(48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 123.475. 2. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 122.937. 3. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 122.764. 4. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 122.584. 5. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 122.497. 6.(39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 122.372. 7.(1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 122.287. 8.(42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 122.248. 9. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 122.178. 10. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 122.154. 11. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 122.131. 12. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 122.131. 13. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 122.022. 14. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 121.999. 15.(12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 121.999. 16. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 121.968. 17. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 121.952. 18. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 121.89. 19. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 121.867. 20. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 121.813. 21. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 121.79. 22.(47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 121.651. 23. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 121.512. 24. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 121.474. 25.(77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 121.466. 26. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 121.42. 27.(88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 121.382. 28. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 121.29. 29. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 121.274. 30.(09) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 121.113. 31. (26) Jeff Green, Ford, 120.999. 32. (66) Scott Riggs, Toyota, 120.953. 33. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 120.915. 34. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 120.915. 35.(55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 120.915. 36. (64) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 120.816. 37. (07) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 120.763. 38. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 120.71. 39. (37) Tony Raines, Ford, 119.678. 40.(7) Kevin Conway, Toyota, Owner Points. 41. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, Owner Points. 42.(71) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 43. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 120.664. week when Charlie Frye underwent season-ending right wrist surgery and Bruce Gradkowski missed more time with a groin strain. Neither will play Sat- urday, and Brennan, signed Aug. 7, will be the third QB. Kyle Boller will back up starter Jason Campbell against the Bears. Boller, signed by the Raiders in June after a season with St. Louis, led the late comeback last week. ‘‘He’s getting a new start and I think he’s making the most of it, certainly, and the way the situations worked out, with Bruce having the groin issue, it’s given him a bigger opportunity,’’ Raiders coach Tom Cable said. Cable is particularly con- cerned with how his offen- sive line protects his healthy quarterbacks against Pep- pers, defensive tackle Tom- mie Harris and the Bears’ North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB Calgary 21 9 .700 — Victoria 17 14 .548 4.5 Edmonton 14 14 .500 6 OUTLAWS 13 13 .500 6 St. George 7 17 .292 11 South Division Maui WL Pct. GB 16 3 .842 — Orange Co. 21 5 .808 -1.5 Tucson 14 19 .424 9 Yuma 11 17 .393 9.5 Tijuana 2 24 .077 17.5 ————————————————— Friday’s results Maui at Chico, late Edmonton 6, Calgary 0 Orange County 11, Yuma 0 Victoria 5, St.George 1, 9 innings, 1st game St. George at Victoria, late, 2nd game Tijuana at Tucson, late Saturday’s games Maui at Chico, 7:08 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Tijuana at Tucson, 7 p.m. Yuma at Orange County, 7:05 p.m. Sunday’s games Calgary at Edmonton, 1 p.m. Victoria at Yuma, 6:30 p.m. Tucson at Tijuana, 7 p.m. Maui at Orange County, 7:05 p.m. pass rush. ‘‘I think with the addition of Peppers, particularly that first group will have to deal with him and Harris and their good linebacking crew,’’ Cable said. ‘‘So the front seven will be a very good test for us early in that football game.’’ The Dallas offense ran plays from Oakland’s 16, 13, 9 and 10 without scoring a touchdown. The Raiders forced field goals on three of those possessions thanks largely to the efforts of two young players: ends Matt LITTLE LEAGUE At South Williamsport, Pa. Double Elimination x-if necessary UNITED STATES POOL A — MID-ATLANTIC, Toms River, N.J.; WEST, Waipahu, Hawaii; SOUTH- EAST, Columbus, Ga.; GREAT LAKES, Hamilton, Ohio. POOL B — NEW ENGLAND, Fairfield, Conn.; MIDWEST, Plymouth, Minn.; SOUTHWEST, Pearland, Texas; NORTH- WEST, Auburn, Wash. INTERNATIONAL POOL C — CARIBBEAN, Manati, Puerto Rico; JAPAN, Tokyo; MEXICO, Nuevo Laredo; EUROPE, Ramstein AFB, Ger- many. POOL D — MEA, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; LATIN AMERICA, Chitre, Panama;CANA- DA, Vancouver, British Columbia; ASIA- PACIFIC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Friday’s results Game 1 — Fairfield, Conn. 3, Auburn, Wash., 1 Game 2 — Pearland, Texas 10, Plymouth, Minn. 8 Game 3 — Manati, Puerto Rico 11, Ram- stein AFB, Germany 0, 4 innings, 10-run rule Game 4 — Tokyo 4, Nuevo Laredo, Mexi- co 2 Saturday’s games Game 5 — Toms River, N.J. vs. Hamilton, Ohio, 8 a.m., ESPN Game 6 — Chitre, Panama vs.Vancouver, British Columbia, 10 a.m., ESPN Game 7 — Columbus, Ga. vs.Waipahu, Hawaii, Noon, ABC Game 8 — Kaohsiung, Taiwan vs. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 3 p.m., ESPN Game 9 — Auburn, Wash. vs. Plymouth, Minn., 5 p.m., ESPN Sunday’s games Game 10 — Ramstein AFB, Germany vs. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 9 a.m., ESPN Game 11 — Game 5 loser vs. Game 7 loser, 11 a.m., ABC Game 12 — Game 6 loser vs. Game 8 loser, Noon, ESPN Game 13 — Manati, Puerto Rico vs.Tokyo, 3 p.m., ESPN2 Game 14 — Fairfield, Conn. vs. Pearland, Texas, 5 p.m., ESPN2 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 13 3 4 43 32 13 Salt Lake 11 4 6 39 36 16 FC Dallas 8 2 9 33 27 17 Seattle 8 8 5 29 23 25 Colorado 7 5 7 28 21 18 QUAKES 76 5 26 21 20 Houston 5 10 5 20 23 30 Chivas USA 5 10 4 19 22 25 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 11 5 4 37 28 19 New York 9 7 4 31 21 22 Toronto FC 7 7 5 26 21 21 Chicago 6 5 6 24 23 22 New England 6 10 3 21 19 29 Kansas City 5 9 5 20 15 22 Philadelphia 4 10 5 17 23 34 D.C. 3 14 3 12 13 35 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. ————————————————— Saturday’s games Los Angeles at San Jose, 1 p.m.,CSNC New York at Toronto FC, 10 a.m. Colorado at Columbus, 4:30 a.m. Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 5:30 p.m. New England at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Sunday’s game Philadelphia at D.C. United, 11 a.m. Shaughnessy and Lamarr Houston, who had two sacks each. ‘‘Any time you can start fast, as a young guy it defi- nitely builds your confi- dence, knowing that you belong,’’ Raiders defensive lineman Richard Seymour said. ‘‘Both of those guys have done it in practice, so it just kind of carries over to the game.’’ ARENA Arenabowl Friday’s result Spokane 69, Tampa Bay 57 PGA Wyndham Championship At Sedgefield Country Club Course Greensboro, N.C. Purse: $5.1 million Yardage: 7,117;Par: 70 Sat and Sun. 9 a.m., TGC, 11 a.m., CBS Second Round Leaders Brandt Snedeker 63-65 — 128 -12 Arjun Atwal Kevin Streelman 64-65 — 129 -11 Lucas Glover John Rollins 61-67 — 128 -12 64-65 — 129 -11 Webb Simpson 66-64 — 130 -10 Boo Weekley Tim Herron Jeev Milkha Singh 64-68 — 132 -8 Garrett Willis 64-68 — 132 -8 66-66 — 132 -8 64-65 — 129 -11 64-67 — 131 -9 67-64 — 131 -9 Justin Leonard 68-63 — 131 -9 Marc Leishman 66-66 — 132 -8 John Mallinger 65-67 — 132 -8 David Toms Jonathan Byrd 66-66 — 132 -8 Spencer Levin 65-67 — 132 -8 Scott Piercy Martin Laird Will MacKenzie 68-64 — 132 -8 66-66 — 132 -8 67-65 — 132 -8 WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB x-Indiana 21 12 .636 — x-New York 21 12 .636 — x-Washington 21 12 .636 — x-Atlanta 19 14 .576 2 Connecticut 17 16 .515 4 Chicago 14 19 .424 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB z-Seattle 27 6 .818 — x-Phoenix 15 18 .455 12 Sparks 13 20 .394 14 San Antonio 13 20 .394 14 Minnesota 12 21 .364 15 Tulsa 5 28 .152 22 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference ————————————————— Friday’s results Connecticut 78, Chicago 71 Los Angeles 98, Minnesota 91 San Antonio 75, Indiana 61 Seattle 78, Phoenix 73 Washington 75, New York 74 Saturday’s games Chicago at Tulsa, 5 p.m., NBATV Los Angeles at Seattle, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Tehama County’s Personal/Professional Service Directory Bankruptcy Attorney Local Bankruptcy Attorney Jocelyn C. 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