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1B Sports Tiger tamed at Tour Champ. ATLANTA (AP) — Henrik Stenson looked like he couldn't miss Thursday in the Tour Championship. Tiger Woods didn't make a thing. Stenson ran off five birdies over a six-hole stretch on the front nine at East Lake. His last birdie, a 5-iron from 223 yards to 4 feet on the par-3 18th hole, gave him a 6-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Masters champion Adam Scott. Scott made six birdies in seven holes for a 29 on the back nine. ''First seven holes is probably as good a proximity to the hotel as I've ever had,'' Stenson said. ''Seven iron shots and made five birdies out of that.'' There were birdies galore on a warm, relatively calm afternoon at East Lake — except for Woods. Woods missed a short birdie putt on his opening hole that set the tone for the day. He was the only player in the 30-man field to go without a birdie. It was only the seventh time in his PGA Tour career — and third time at East Lake — that he went an entire round without a birdie. Woods shot a 73, matching his highest opening round of the year on the PGA Tour. He walked past reporters without comment. Stenson, the No. 2 seed and the hottest player in golf over the last three months, and Scott (No. 3) only have to win the Tour Championship to capture the FedEx Cup and the $10 million prize. Steve Stricker rallied late with three straight birdies for a 66, tied with Billy Horschel. Stenson began his big run with four straight tournaments in the top 3 — including two majors and a World Golf Championship — and then won the Deutsche Bank Championship. But he was coming off a mediocre performance in the BMW Championship last week that left him so angry he smashed and broke his driver on the final hole, and then smashed up a locker at Conway Farms. Plus, he was coping with a sore wrist from last weekend that hurt so much he only played nine holes this week in practice. It was the latest example of the Swede's temper, and he handled it with an apology to Conway Farms and self-deprecating humor. ''I really knew I had to be in a good frame of mind coming out there if I wanted to play good golf this week,'' Stenson said. ''As some of you noticed, I wasn't that on Monday when I finished up in Chicago. So it was a good turnaround mentally." Bumgarner throws gem in win NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Bumgarner and the Giants felt right at home during the first leg of their extended stay in the Big Apple. Bumgarner struck out 10 in seven innings of four-hit ball, outpitching Jonathon Niese to lead San Francisco over the New York Mets 2-1 Thursday. Juan Perez went 3 for 3 with an RBI single in his hometown, and the World Series champions won for the eighth time in 11 games. After taking two of three from the Mets, the Giants won't even change hotels — they remain in New York this weekend to play three interleague games at Yankee Stadium. Scores of San Francisco fans filled an otherwise empty Citi Field all series, and the Giants received a loud ovation as they walked off following the final out. ''It's nice to have a good fan base like that,'' Bumgarner said. ''Especially this far away, it makes it a lot of fun when they care that much about us.'' Bumgarner (13-9) has gone 19 straight starts without yielding more than three earned runs, the longest streak by a San Francisco pitcher since Tim Lincecum's 19 in a row from 2007-08. The previous Giants hurler to do it during one season was Ed Whitson in 1980, according to STATS. Niese (7-8) threw seven solid innings for the Mets, who rallied for four runs in the ninth to win 5-4 on Wednesday night. They batted .184 while going 4-7 on their penultimate homestand. ''I established all of my pitches, threw them all for AP photo San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Thursday in New York. strikes, got my cutter working on both sides of the plate,'' Niese said. With a runner on second, Javier Lopez retired pinchhitters Lucas Duda and Anthony Recker for his first save since Sept. 11 last year. Recker struck out to end a crisp game that took 2 hours, 37 minutes. Giants closer Sergio Romo, who had a blown save Wednesday, was rested after throwing 50 pitches over the previous two days. Bumgarner caught a potentially painful break in the sixth. With runners at the corners, Wilmer Flores hit a sharp grounder that ALAMEDA (AP) — Oakland rookie cornerback D.J. Hayden has never played against Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. He figures the two will become well-acquainted Monday night in Denver. In what will be the biggest test of his young NFL career, Hayden figures to get his most extensive playing time yet as the Raiders attempt to slow down the red-hot Broncos and a Manning-led offense that has scored more than 40 points in each of its first two games. Hayden, the 12th overall pick in this year's draft, is eager to find out how he'll stand up against the future Hall of Fame quarterback. ''Your technique has to be even better this week,'' Hayden said Thursday. ''Your technique, alignment, assignments, key reads ... it all has to be better because you're going against a great player. Just OK is not going to cut it.'' Hayden is the youngest and least experienced member of the Raiders' defensive secondary, and that has made him a target for opposing quarterbacks. Indianapolis' Andrew Luck sought him out repeatedly in the opener, and Jacksonville's Chad Henne followed suit in going after the first-round draft pick multiple times last week. In Manning, Hayden and the Raiders (1-1) face an entirely different type of challenge altogether. Denver's quarterback has already thrown for more yards and touchdowns without an interception in two games than any player in NFL history. The 37-year-old Manning also has a 109.0 passer rating while continuing his steady climb Red Bluff Little League will hold its annual Election Meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Red Bluff CommunitySenior Center. Tehama Tracker FOOTBALL Red Bluff at Corning, 7:30 p.m.; Mercy at Greenville, 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL Corning, Los Molinos, Mercy at Red Bluff Tournament MLB San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Sports on TV AUTO RACING 6:30 a.m. NBCSN — Formula One, practice for Singapore Grand Prix 9 a.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, prac- appeared headed up the middle for a tying single. But the ball smacked off Bumgarner's left shin and pinballed right to first baseman Buster Posey for the third out. ''Felt a lot better when we got him out,'' Bumgarner said. Bumgarner walked back to the dugout with no problem, then retired Eric Young Jr. with two on to end the seventh after a visit from pitching coach Dave Righetti. Following his 13th career game with double-digit strikeouts, Bumgarner needs one more K to reach 200 in a season for the first time. The All-Star left-hander surpassed 200 innings for the third consecutive year. ''Feels good. I mean, that's what all starters are trying to do, really,'' Bumgarner said. ''That's the main concern for me really is the innings, trying to get to 200 every year. So I've kind of been keeping an eye on it here the last month or so.'' Jean Machi pitched a perfect eighth. San Francisco scored twice in the fourth after Hector Sanchez hit a one-out double. Joaquin Arias blooped a single and Perez, who went to high school in New York City, delivered an RBI single. Perez also walked during a perfect day at the plate and set a career high for hits. ''It's like a dream come true, coming back home in front of my friends, family, people that watched me play when I was little,'' Perez said. ''It's a moment that I would say I'll never forget.'' Ehire Adrianza, making his first major league start, beat out a double-play ball to drive in another run. Perez was among the Giants rookies who found cowboy hats, boots and orange-and-black acoustic guitars waiting for them at their lockers after the game — costumes for some goodnatured hazing. Hayden to get tested by Manning tice for Sylvania 300, at Loudon, N.H. 12:30 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Sylvania 300, at Loudon, N.H. 5 p.m. FS1 — ARCA, ZLOOP 150, at Sparta, Ky. CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Edmonton at Winnipeg COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 p.m. ESPN — Boise St. at Fresno St. GOLF 6 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Open d'Italia, second round, at Turin, Italy 10 a.m. TGC — PGA Tour, TOUR Championship, second round, at Atlanta 3:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Hawaii Championship, first round, at Kapolei, Hawaii SOCCER 7 p.m. NBCSN — MLS, Colorado at Portland AP photo D.J. Hayden of the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 15. up the NFL's career passing charts. ''He's an accurate quarterback,'' Hayden said. ''He tries to see what the defense is doing and looks at the leverages and goes from there. We have to get pressure up front through the pocket.'' The Raiders have gotten off to a surprisingly fast start defensively this season. They lead the NFL with nine sacks and are allowing just 15 points a game while running defensive coordinator Jason Tarver's blitz-happy schemes. How much Oakland will blitz Manning is debatable since few, if any, quarterbacks in the NFL today have as quick a release time as Denver's quarterback. ''Precision, execution, precision,'' Tarver said in explaining the best method to beat Manning. ''That's what he does so that's what you have to do to play with this type of offense. We need to make sure the pocket is the way we want, not the way they want it.'' Hayden has had a thin line of success this season. Against the Colts in the opener, Hayden gave up three completions that all went for first downs. The following week in Indianapolis, Hayden improved his coverage but still found Henne repeatedly searching for him and then throwing in his direction. That's part of the learning curve for young cornerbacks in the NFL, and Hayden has already noticed a difference. ''I just have to finish and be more aggressive on the ball,'' he said. ''When the ball's thrown and they're about to catch it, be more aggressive on the breaks. If I do that, I should be all right.'' Notes: Backup center Andre Gurode practiced at left guard with Oakland's first-team offense for the second straight day while starter Lucas Nix rests a sore ankle. Gurode was a fivetime Pro Bowl offensive lineman with Dallas. ... LB Kevin Burnett left practice feeling ill. ... Tight end David Ausberry (shoulder), safety Tyvon Branch (ankle) and tackle Menelik Watson (knee) did not practice. PREP ROUNDUP RBLL election meeting Today's schedule Friday September 20, 2013 TENNIS Red Bluff 8, Shasta 1 The Red Bluff Lady Spartans on Tuesday defeated the Shasta Wolves, 8-1 in a strong team showing. Red Bluff 's singles players didn't drop a set as No. 1 Aislynn Lair defeated her counterpart, 60, 6-0. Erika Ellis won, 6-0, 6-3. Josie Clements prevailed, 6-0, 6-2. Emmaline Iverson went on to win, 6-0, 6-2. Rylee DuFrain won 6-2, 6-1, and Victoria Yates notched a 6-1, 6-1 win. On the doubles side, Lair and Iverson won their match, 10-1. Ellis and Clements added an 8-4 win. Shasta's Cassie Spain and Ruby Baldry teamed up for the Wolves' sole 8-6 win. VOLLEYBALL Los Molinos 3, Chester 0 The Los Molinos Lady Bulldogs cruised to a 25-7, 25-9, 258 victory over the visiting Chester Volcanoes on Wednesday. Clarivel Castillo led the Bulldogs (20-0) in kills with 15. Emily Bailey added seven digs, and Kaitlyn Seaman notched 22 assists. The Bulldogs next compete in the Red Bluff tournament, which starts today. Corning 3, Hamilton 1 The Corning Lady Cardinals notched a road victory against Hamilton, 23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-17. The Cards were led by Emerie Eller, who notched 17 points on serve, including five aces. She also added 11 assists. Maria Schromm had seven digs on the night, and Kaylee Shoemaker notched four kills. Corning (6-5) also is scheduled to play in the Red Bluff tournament today.