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2B – Daily News – Monday, August 23, 2010 Niners handle Vikings in Favre’s return Minnesota 10 49ers 15 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brett Favre com- pleted one pass and also got clobbered on a sack that lost Minnesota 10 yards. Favre’s highly anticipated first game back with the Vikings lasted all of four unspectacular plays and one series in a 15-10 loss to the 49ers in a nationally televised preseason game Sunday at Candlestick Park, the only NFL show of the night. Favre completed a 13-yard pass to Adrian Peter- son on his first play from scrimmage but was sacked by Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis two plays later and the Vikings wound up punting. The 40-year-old quarterback took the field just four days after his first training camp practice of the year. He decided to return for a 20th season and make yet another run at a Super Bowl title. It’s hard to make much of the small sampling. Not that Favre’s numbers mattered to the Vikings, just thrilled to have him back. Alex Smith, Favre’s 49ers counterpart, went 9 of 13 for 88 yards in a solid first half. Willis had four tackles playing only nine snaps. After that single series, Favre headed to the bench and gave way to backup Tarvaris Jackson — who had been in line to be the starter before Jared Allen, Ryan Longwell and Steve Hutchinson flew to Mississippi early last week to recruit Favre back to the Twin Cities. Favre, sporting a 5-o’clock shadow peppered with gray, could be seen laughing on the sideline in the second half. Smith bounced back a week after stumbling through a subpar outing in which he completed 3 of 9 passes for 37 yards and only two first downs in a win at Indianapolis. David Carr and Nate Davis ral- lied the Niners to 34 straight points in the 37-17 victory. He made do for a 49ers offense missing three of its biggest stars: receiver Michael Crabtree, tight end Vernon Davis and running back Frank Gore. ‘‘We just came out against the No. 1 rush defense in the NFL and marched it down the field,’’ Smith said. ‘‘We were moving the chains and get- ting a bunch of third-down conversions and just took it down the field methodically.’’ Smith completed his first four passes for 48 yards and 5 of his first six on the Niners’ opening drive, including a 24-yard strike to backup tight end Delanie Walker that set up a 4-yard scoring run by rookie Anthony Dixon. After all the drama that surrounds Favre each offseason — will he or won’t he really retire? — he’s back in his No. 4 jersey and told his team- mates he’s as committed to this as ever. MCT photo Patrick Willis sacks Brett Favre during Sunday’s preseason game in San Francisco. And why not keep going? Favre is coming off a year in which he threw for 4,202 yards and 33 touchdowns and established career highs for completion rate (68.4), quarter- back rating (107.2) and fewest interceptions (seven). He was booed by the crowd Sunday when run- ning onto the field for the first time midway through the first quarter. Favre has been the Nin- ers’ nemesis for years. In late September last year, Favre hit Greg Lewis on a 32-yard touchdown with 2 seconds left as the Vikings stunned San Francisco 27-24 in Minneapo- lis. That was the first of six straight road losses — five in a row by a combined 19 points — for the 49ers that helped cost them a playoff trip and a winning season. Davis, San Francisco’s No. 3 QB and fifth-round pick last year, completed a pretty 60-yard pass to Ted Ginn Jr. in the third quarter with his foot plant- ed at the goal line when he released the ball. The pass set up Joe Nedney’s 28-yard field goal. Davis later had an 18-yard completion to Nate Byham. Longwell kicked a 40-yard field goal early in the second quarter for the Vikings’ first points. Min- nesota rookie quarterback Joe Webb broke loose up the middle for a 48-yard TD run with 1:54 to play, then Webb was sacked by Derek Walker in the end zone for a safety on the final play of the game. Former Stanford star and Heisman Trophy run- ner-up Toby Gerhart got his first of his four carries for Minnesota midway through the second quarter, a 3-yard gain. This marked the rookie’s first game back in the Bay Area since the Vikings selected him at No. 51 in the second round of this year’s draft. Gerhart, who rushed for 1,871 yards and 28 touchdowns for the Cardinal last year, also caught two short passes. Hawaii, Mexico, Panama survive at LLWS SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The straight brim of his powder blue cap pulled low over his forehead, 12- year-old Shiloh Baniaga struck an imposing pose with his cold stare from the mound. The pitcher came up huge with his team on the brink of elimination at the Little League World Series. Baniaga hit a homer in the top of the first, then struck out six and allowed three hits over five innings to lead Waipahu, Hawaii, to a 3-1 win Sunday over Toms River, N.J., in one of the best games yet at this year’s tour- nament. Both sides hit big homers and got solid pitching, but Baniaga did both by him- self. His homer into the hedges past the 225-foot wall in left-center gave him a boost before he took the hill. ‘‘It made me feel more confident,’’ he said coolly afterward. ‘‘I knew I had this game.’’ The other early games Sunday were blowouts: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, beat Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, 11-2; and Chitre, Panama, shut out Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 13-0. New Jersey, Germany and Saudi Arabia were knocked out of contention. Tokyo beat Manati, Puer- to Rico, 7-2 on Sunday evening, while Pearland, Texas, stayed unbeaten with a 14-1 rout of Fairfield, Conn. The early star was Bania- ga, who consistently coaxed New Jersey hitters into swinging at two-strike curve balls. His brother, Sheyne, got the nickname ‘‘Bub- bles’’ when he played on the Hawaii squad that won the 2005 Little League title. This year’s manager, Brian Yoshii, said he bestowed the younger Bani- aga with the nickname ‘‘’Bulldog’ ... because of the way he pitches, because he never gives up.’’ He got plenty of help from his defense, too, including 4-foot-11 second baseman Kahoea Akau’s leaping snare of a line drive to rob Zach Burns of a base hit with one out and a runner on first in the sixth. The players haven’t been in Hawaii since Aug. 4, but when teammates Akau and Baniaga were asked if they missed home, they said in unison ‘‘No’’ with big smiles and a shake of their heads. ‘‘Can you blame them? It’s once in a lifetime,’’ Yoshii said. New Jersey got strong defense, too, including Joey Rose’s running grab into the left-field tarp and his throw to nail Brysen Yoshii, the manager’s son, trying to tag for home. Catcher Jeff Cier- vo got the runner after reaching out for the throw and sweeping back with his glove. Despite the 0-2 start, New Jersey manager Paul Deceglie said there will be plenty his players will remember about their run at the World Series — on and off the field. ‘‘The family oriented MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 62 63 .496 8 A’s 69 54 .561 — 61 62 .496 8 Seattle 49 75 .395 20.5 East Division WL Pct GB New York 77 47 .621 — Tampa Bay 76 48 .613 1 Boston 71 54 .568 6.5 Toronto 64 59 .520 12.5 Baltimore 44 81 .352 33.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Minnesota 72 52 .581 — Chicago 67 57 .540 5 Detroit 61 63 .492 11 Kansas City 53 71 .427 19 Cleveland 50 74 .403 22 ————————————————— Sunday’s results Tampa Bay 3, Oakland 2 Boston 5, Toronto 0 Detroit 8, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 3, Chicago 2, 10 innings Minnesota 4, Los Angeles 0 New York 10, Seattle 0 Texas 6, Baltimore 4 Today’s games Kansas City (Chen 8-6) at Detroit (Bonderman 6-9), 4:05 p.m. New York (Nova 0-0) at Toronto (Morrow 9-6), 4:07 p.m. Seattle (Fister 4-8) at Boston (Lackey 11-7), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Blackburn 7-7) at Texas (Harden 4-4), 5:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (J.Shields 11-11) at Los Angeles (Kazmir 8-10), 7:05 p.m. Saturday’s results Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 4 Baltimore 8, Texas 6 Boston 5, Toronto 4, 11 innings Detroit 5, Cleveland 2 Kansas City 6, Chicago 5, 11 innings, 1st game Chicago 7, Kansas City 6, 10 innings, 2nd game Los Angeles 9, Minnesota 3 New York 9, Seattle 5 team that we have, remem- ber all that, so this way when they all have kids of their own, they’ll do the same thing,’’ he said. ‘‘That would make me proud.’’ Earlier Sunday, Mexico staved off elimination by torching Germany’s pitch- ing for 13 hits, including two homers and four RBIs for Enrique Penaloza. One of his shots sailed deep past the 225-foot wall over right- center, rolling down a drive- way as souvenir-seekers scurried after it. ‘‘That was by far the longest home run I hit in my life,’’ the 13-year-old Penaloza said through inter- preter Sergio Guzman. Kaleb Stokes and Tyler Ullmann each hit solo shots for the team from Germany comprised mainly of chil- dren of U.S. military or base workers. Panama 13, Saudi Arabia 0 Luis Bazan knocked in 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 73 51 .589 — Philadelphia 70 53 .569 2.5 Florida 62 61 .504 10.5 New York 62 62 .500 11 Washington 53 71 .427 20 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 72 52 .581 — St. Louis 67 54 .554 3.5 Milwaukee 59 65 .476 13 Houston 54 69 .439 17.5 Chicago 51 74 .408 21.5 Pittsburgh 41 83 .331 31 ————————————————— Sunday’s results St. Louis 9, San Francisco 0 Atlanta 16, Chicago 5 Cincinnati 5, Los Angeles 2 Colorado 1, Arizona 0 Houston 2, Florida 1 Philadelphia 6, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 2, New York 1 San Diego 7, Milwaukee 3 Today’s Games Cincinnati (Volquez 3-1) at San Fran.(M.Cain 9-10),7:15 p.m.,CSNB Chicago (Coleman 0-1) at Washington (L.Hernandez 8-8), 4:05 p.m. Houston (Myers 8-7) at Philadelphia (Blanton 5-6), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lohse 1-5) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 1-10), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 14-5) at Colorado (Hammel 8-7), 5:40 p.m. Saturday’s results St. Louis 5, San Francisco 1 Arizona 3, Colorado 1 Chicago 5, Atlanta 4 Florida 6, Houston 3 Los Angeles 8, Cincinnati 5 Milwaukee 6, San Diego 5 New York 5, Pittsburgh 1, 6 innings Washington 8, Philadelphia 1 North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB Calgary 21 11 .656 — Victoria 18 14 .563 3 Edmonton 16 14 .533 4 OUTLAWS 14 14 .500 5 St. George 7 18 .280 10.5 South Division Orange Co. 22 5 .815 — Maui Tucson 15 19 .441 10.5 Yuma WL Pct. GB 17 4 .810 2 11 18 .379 12 Tijuana 2 25 .074 20 ————————————————— Sunday’s results Edmonton 7, Calgary 6, 13 innings, 1st game Victoria 18, St.George 5 Tucson at Yuma, late Calgary at Edmonton, late., 2nd game Maui at Orange County, late Today’s games Calgary at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Victoria at Yuma, 6:30 p.m. Tucson at Tijuana, 7 p.m. Maui at Orange County, 7:05 p.m. Saturday’s results Chico 11, Maui 3 Edmonton 7, Calgary 6 Orange County 12, Yuma 3 Tucson 1, Tijuana 0, 3 innings, susp., rain 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 Final Leaderboard Arjun Atwal 61-67-65-67— 260 -20 David Toms 64-68-65-64— 261 -19 John Mallinger 65-67-68-62— 262 -18 Michael Sim 66-68-66-62— 262 -18 John Rollins 64-65-68-65— 262 -18 Justin Leonard 68-63-66-65— 262 -18 Lucas Glover 64-65-67-67— 263 -17 Webb Simpson 66-64-71-63— 264 -16 Chris Riley 67-69-64-64— 264 -16 Brandt Snedeker 63-65-69-67— 264 -16 Scott Piercy 66-66-64-68— 264 -16 three runs and Irving Indu- nis had three doubles and two RBIs to help Panama stay in contention in a game that ended after the top of the fourth because of Little League’s 10-run rule. Braden Barnett had both hits for Saudi Arabia, a team made up primarily of the children of Americans liv- ing abroad. Japan 7, Puerto Rico 2 Ryusuke Ikeda pitched 3 2-3 innings of scoreless relief and Japan took advan- tage of some defensive laps- es to score all of its runs in the first two innings and remain undefeated. Ikeda struck out seven and walked just one in place of starter Ryo Motegi, who allowed the first three runners to reach base in the top of the second. Yomar Valentin hit an RBI double and Victor Valentin added an RBI sin- gle for Puerto Rico. Texas, 14, Connecticut 1, 4 innings, 10-run rule Pearland’s powerful offense ran aggressively on the basepaths and took advantage of Connecticut miscues to go to 2-0. Beau Orlando led off the game with a homer, and added an RBI double in a seven-run second before the game was called after four innnings because of the 10- run rule. Connecticut will NFL Preseason Week 2 Sunday’s game San Francisco 15,Minnesota 10 Today’s Game Arizona at Tennessee, 5 p.m., ESPN Saturday’s games Oakland 32, Chicago 17 Baltimore 23, Washington 3 Dallas 16, San Diego 14 Detroit 25, Denver 20 Green Bay 27, Seattle 24 Miami 27, Jacksonville 26 New Orleans 38, Houston 20 N.Y. Jets 9, Carolina 3 Pittsburgh 24, N.Y. Giants 17 St. Louis 19, Cleveland 17 Tampa Bay 20, Kansas City 15 play an elimination game Monday night against Washington. WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB z-Washington 22 12 .647 — x-New York 22 12 .647 — x-Indiana 21 13 .618 1 x-Atlanta 19 15 .559 3 Connecticut 17 17 .500 5 Chicago 14 20 .412 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB z-Seattle 28 6 .824 — x-Phoenix 15 19 .441 13 x-San Antonio14 20 .412 14 x-Sparks 13 21 .382 15 Minnesota 13 21 .382 15 Tulsa 6 28 .176 22 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference ————————————————— Saturday’s results Seattle 76, Los Angeles 75 Tulsa 84, Chicago 71 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 83, Indiana 79, OT New York 88, Connecticut 87, OT San Antonio 83, Phoenix 82 Washington 90, Atlanta 81 End of Regular Season MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA 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. Saturday’s results Hamilton, Ohio 16, Toms River, N.J. 6 Vancouver, British Columbia 4, Chitre, Panama 2 Columbus, Ga. 6, Waipahu, Hawaii 2 Kaohsiung, Taiwan 18, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 0, 4 innings, 10-run rule Auburn, Wash. 5, Plymouth, Minn. 2, Ply- mouth eliminated Sunday’s results Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 11, Ramstein AFB, Germany 2, Ramstein eliminated Waipahu, Hawaii 3, Toms River, N.J. 1, Toms River eliminated Chitre, Panama 13, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 0, 4 innings, 10-run rule, Dhahran eliminat- ed Tokyo 7, Manati, Puerto Rico 2 Pearland, Texas 14, Fairfield, Conn. 1, 4 innings, 10-run rule Today’s games Consolation — Plymouth, Minn., vs. Ram- stein AFB, Germany, Noon Game 15 — Vancouver, British Columbia vs. Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2 p.m. Game 16 — Manati, Puerto Rico vs. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 4 p.m. Game 17 — Hamilton, Ohio vs.Columbus, Ga., 6 p.m. Game 18 — Fairfield, Conn. vs. Auburn, Wash., 8 p.m. Galaxy 13 4 4 43 32 14 Salt Lake 11 4 6 39 36 16 FC Dallas 9 2 9 36 28 17 QUAKES 86 5 29 22 20 Seattle 8 8 5 29 23 25 Colorado 7 6 7 28 22 21 Houston 6 10 5 23 27 33 Chivas USA 5 11 4 19 22 26 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 12 5 4 40 31 20 New York 10 7 4 34 25 23 Toronto FC 7 8 5 26 22 25 Chicago 6 6 6 24 26 26 Kansas City 6 9 5 23 19 23 New England 6 11 3 21 20 33 Philadelphia 4 11 5 17 23 36 D.C. 4 14 3 15 15 35 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. ————————————————— Sunday’s result D.C. United 2, Philadelphia 0 Saturday’s results San Jose 1,Los Angeles 0 Columbus 3, Colorado 1 FC Dallas 1, Chivas USA 0 Houston 4, Chicago 3 Kansas City 4, New England 1 New York 4, Toronto FC 1 WPS Women’s Professional Soccer WL T Pts GF GA y-Gold Pride 13 3 4 43 33 16 Philadelphia 10 7 4 34 35 28 Boston 8 7 5 29 31 24 Washington 6 8 7 25 29 30 Sky Blue FC 7 9 4 25 18 28 Chicago 5 11 6 21 17 26 Atlanta ————————————————— Sunday’s results FC Gold Pride 3, Chicago 2 Sky Blue FC 1, Philadelphia 0 Saturday’s result Atlanta 3, Boston 2 5 10 5 20 18 30 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth