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2B – Daily News – Thursday, November 11, 2010 Reds win 3 Gold Gloves NEW YORK (AP) — The new ver- sion of the Big Red Machine plays some pretty slick defense, too. Cincinnati third baseman Scott Rolen won his eighth Gold Glove on Wednesday, one of three Reds players to be honored following the team’s first playoff appearance in 15 years. Second baseman Brandon Phillips and pitcher Bronson Arroyo also were among the National League recipients announced by Rawlings. It’s the first time Cincinnati has had more than one winner in a season since the days of the Big Red Machine, when catcher Johnny Bench, second baseman Joe Morgan, shortstop Dave Concepcion and center fielder Cesar Geronimo won four straight years from 1974-77. ‘‘I think our defense won a lot of games this year,’’ Rolen said. St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina and Philadelphia outfielder Shane Victori- no each garnered their third Gold Glove in a row. Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez joined Arroyo as first-time winners. ‘‘It was definitely a shock,’’ Arroyo said. ‘‘Honestly, it never even crossed my mind once throughout my entire career.’’ Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols won for the second time (2006), and speedy Houston center fielder Michael Bourn was a repeat winner. ‘‘Michael’s second Gold Glove comes as no surprise to anyone who has watched him play,’’ Astros general manager Ed Wade said. ‘‘You see the ball leave the bat, and you say, ’No way that one gets caught,’ and then Michael runs it down. Some guys make plays look tougher than they are. Michael makes the impossible catch look rou- tine. It’s nice to see his hard work get recognized.’’ Phillips also won in 2008 before Orlando Hudson took the NL award at second base last year. Rolen was selected for the first time since 2006. His eight Gold Gloves rank third at his position behind Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson (16) and Mike Schmidt (10). On a conference call with all three Reds winners, the 35-year-old Rolen joked that he and general manager Walt Jocketty had already discussed a six-to-eight-year contract extension for ‘‘unlimited dollars’’ so he could chase Schmidt and Robinson. ‘‘I think Mike Schmidt was the best third baseman to ever play the game,’’ Rolen said. ‘‘To be with those guys obviously is an amazing compliment.’’ Cincinnati tied for the major league lead with a club-record .988 fielding percentage, a big reason the resurgent Reds won the NL Central before losing to Philadelphia in a first-round playoff sweep. They committed only 72 errors, 17 fewer than the previous team record set last year. ‘‘Having a great defensive infield is such a bonus,’’ Arroyo said. ‘‘To have the year that we had defensively defi- nitely contributed to us making the playoffs.’’ Rolen thinks other Cincinnati play- ers such as first baseman Joey Votto, a leading contender for NL MVP this year, and outfielders Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs could be future Gold Glove winners, too. ‘‘As we put this team together,’’ Jocketty said, ‘‘one of the things that we emphasized was improving our defense. 49ers SANTA CLARA (AP) — Troy Smith has never much cared what people thought of his size, shak- ing off those skeptics who called him too small to be an NFL quarter- back. Not that much differ- ent, really, from 49ers coach Mike Singletary during his days as a Hall of Fame middle line- backer — at all of 6 feet tall. ‘‘What you guys are going to say is I’ve got a prototypical sportswriter or media person (build) — 6-foot, handsome,’’ Smith joked. ‘‘I totally understand to a certain extent what is quote, unquote expected at the position. Players are players and guys are going to be guys and there’s nothing you can do about it. You’ve just got to line up and lace ’em up every single day. I am who I am.’’ And anybody who thought to tell Smith to play another position? ‘‘If they did, I shut them down real fast,’’ he said. Smith is now getting his shot as the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers — at least, it appears, through this weekend. There’s a slim chance the plan could change in the next A’s (Continued from page 1B) The A’s then got 30 days to reach a contract agree- ment. ‘‘We think we have a little bit of depth,’’ Beane said. ‘‘Hopefully the negotiations with Iwakuma are successful and we should be in pretty good shape.’’ The 29-year-old righty was 10-9 with a 2.82 ERA in 28 games this season with four complete games and one shutout. He struck out 153 and walked 36 in 201 innings. Left-hander Josh Out- man, who missed last year recovering from Tommy John surgery, also could be an option to start. He made a good impression in the instructional league this fall. The A’s stayed in the divi- sion chase until late in the season — losing out to the AL champion Texas Rangers — and finished 81- 81 for second place in the few days if Alex Smith is healthy enough to go by Sunday’s game with St. Louis. That seems like a longshot. He hasn’t even been cleared medically. Singletary said Troy Smith would take all the snaps with the first-team offense in practice, though he didn’t rule out Alex Smith taking back his old job if his separat- ed, non-throwing left shoulder has improved enough to play against the Rams. Alex Smith was injured in a loss at Carolina on Oct. 24. ‘‘If Alex were healthy, I think right now he’d still be the quarterback,’’ Singletary said. ‘‘He threw a little bit the other day but we just have to be smart about him as well. Alex is smart enough to know that the worst thing he can do is go out there and play with a hurt shoulder and worsen the injury.’’ Troy Smith rallied the Niners to a 24-16 win over the Broncos in Lon- don on Oct. 31 — and the team certainly wants to see if he can do it again. San Francisco (2-6) is coming off its bye week having won two of three games following a sur- prising 0-5 start. A little momentum for a team that is still in contention in the mediocre NFC West it was picked to win before the season began. AL West. That was despite using the disabled list 23 times, two shy of the fran- chise record set in 2008. Oakland fired head athletic trainer Steve Sayles, so find- ing his replacement is also on the to-do list. Beane said the A’s would begin inter- viewing candidates next week. Kansas City general man- ager Dayton Moore said Mazzaro will be in the team’s rotation next season. The 24-year-old right-han- der went 6-8 with a 4.27 ERA in 24 appearances, including 18 starts, last sea- son. When Anderson was sidelined with an elbow injury, Mazzaro moved into the rotation June 8 and made 17 consecutive starts. ‘‘This deal allows us to further increase our pitching depth at the major and minor league levels,’’ Moore said. ‘‘Vin Mazzaro fits into our rotation for next season while Justin Marks is a young left-hander who we see starting 2011 at (Class A) Wilmington.’’ ‘‘We are very pleased and also very proud of these guys,’’ he added. ‘‘I think it’s a great accomplishment for our organization and these guys in par- ticular.’’ By winning, Phillips receives a $250,000 increase in his salary next year to $11.25 million. Molina, Pujols, Rolen and Victorino each get $50,000 bonuses, and Bourn and Tulowitzki receive $25,000 apiece. ‘‘It’s an honor to be recognized by the managers and coaches as one of the top defensive players in the league along with all the other deserving can- didates,’’ Victorino said in a Phillies statement. ‘‘I take a lot of pride in my defense and this award means a lot to me.’’ Molina, who threw out 44 percent of opposing basestealers, joined Mike Matheny (2000, 2003-04) and Tom Pagnozzi (1991-92, 1994) as Cardinals catchers to win three times. Rawlings has awarded Gold Gloves since 1957. Managers and coaches vote for players in their leagues before the end of the regular season, but they can’t choose members of their own teams. The AL awards were announced Tuesday, with three New York Yankees infielders honored. GOLD GLOVES 2010 National League Winners Player, team and gold gloves won. C — Yadier Molina, St. Louis, 3 1B — Albert Pujols, St. Louis, 2 2B — Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati, 2 3B — Scott Rolen, Cincinnati, 8 SS — Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado, 1 OF — Shane Victorino, Philadelphia, 3 OF — Michael Bourn, Houston, 2 OF — Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado, 1 Troy Smith San Francisco’s starting QB for now San Francisco Troy Smith ran for a late touchdown against Denver and hit Michael Crabtree on a 28-yard TD with 7:23 left. Frank Gore added another TD on a 3-yard run with 3:47 remaining. Smith, the 2006 Heis- man Trophy winner from Ohio State, was 12 for 19 for 196 yards after a slow start. Singletary is confi- dent he knows enough of the playbook to lead the Niners. The 49ers faxed study materials to his home in Cleveland last week when players were off. Singletary doesn’t care that Smith is just 6- foot and 217 pounds, small by NFL quarter- back standards. ‘‘I put it this way: You look at Michael Vick, he’s not the ideal size of a quarterback. You look at Drew Brees and he’s not the ideal size of a quar- terback,’’ Singletary said. ‘‘To me, I’m the last guy that’s going to look at somebody’s size.’’ Alex Smith, the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick out of Utah, has complet- ed 143 of 242 passes for 1,554 yards and nine touchdowns with nine interceptions and 13 sacks. He has a subpar ODDS Glantz-Culver Line For Nov.11 NCAAFootball Today Pittsburgh at UAB at Buffalo Boise St. 5.5(46.5) at Connecticut 2 (67) East Carolina Friday 3 (46.5) 34.5(63) NFL Today at Atlanta 1 (43.5) Sunday at Indianapolis 7 (47) at Jacksonville 2 (50) Tennessee Minnesota at Buffalo N.Y.Jets at San Francisco 6 (38) at Arizona 1 (43) 3 (41) at N.Y.Giants 14(45.5) at Pittsburgh Philadelphia 1 (43) 1 (40.5) 3 (43.5) at Tampa Bay 6.5(36.5) Kansas City Baltimore Cincinnati Houston at Miami at Chicago Detroit 3 (37.5) at Cleveland Carolina at Denver St.Louis Seattle Dallas 4.5 (45) NewEngland Monday 3 (42) atWashington NCAABasketball Today at Maryland at Pittsburgh 22 at Illinois at Texas 14.5 Coll.of Charleston Ill.-Chicago Toledo 28.5 20 NBA Today at Miami at Chicago L.A.Lakers 7.5 8.5 3 NHL Today at N.Y.Rangers-170 at Boston -140 at Washington-200 Philadelphia -120 at Atlanta -125 at Detroit -260 at Ottawa -110 at St.Louis -170 at Los Angeles-170 at San Jose -260 Buffalo +150 Montreal+120 Tampa Bay +170 at Carolina +100 Minnesota +105 Edmonton +220 Vancouver -110 Nashville +150 Dallas +150 N.Y.Islanders +220 Boston Golden State at Denver Louisiana Tech Ball St. at Idaho CARDS (Continued from page 1B) Jackson kept feeding the third-leading hitter in the state throughout the contest, including on the final point of Game 1, where Quigley floored her seventh kill to close out the set, 25-12. In Game 2, Jackson and Paradise (23-16) went almost exclusively to Quigley, with the four-year varsity player converting five of Jackson’s six assists and pushing Paradise ahead, 10- 4. Paradise sophomore Michaela Mundt delivered the team’s lone kill in the second game. The Bobcats extended the lead to 15-8 on a pair of Corning setting errors, which prompted Albee to replace his stating setter with reserve Miriam Miranda. With the 5-2, junior quar- terbacking the Cardinals, Corning scored a mini 3-0 run to cut the deficit to 16-12 before a serving error gave momentum back to Par- adise. “We started off awesome passing the ball like we should, but mentally we lost our focus,” Albee said. “When all six of us play together we do a real good job, (but) tonight we had some mental battles.” RB (Continued from page 2B) 75.0 quarterback rating. Smith doubts he will be ready by Sunday. He said he would be exam- ined again by a doctor in the coming days. ‘‘As far as functioning goes, I think I could go out and run around and throw,’’ he said. ‘‘I think the other part of the func- tion is putting the shoul- der pads on and being able to sustain hits and staying out there.’’ While both quarter- backs named Smith hope to be the guy down the stretch for San Francisco, it’s unclear who ultimate- ly will be behind center after Sunday. If Troy Smith flops, it will likely be Alex Smith again. If Troy Smith shines, Sin- gletary will have a tough choice on his hands. Troy Smith is focused only on preparing him- self for this week, unsure about the future. ‘‘I don’t know. You got the pen. You tell me,’’ he said of his starting sta- tus down the road. ‘‘I hope so.’’ NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division Lakers WL Pct GB 8 0 1.000 — WARRIORS 62 .750 2 KINGS 33 .500 4 Phoenix 3 4 .429 4.5 Clippers 1 7 .125 7 Southwest Division WL Pct GB New Orleans 7 0 1.000 — San Antonio 5 1 .833 1.5 Dallas 5 2 .714 2 Memphis 4 5 .444 4 Houston 1 6 .143 6 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Portland 6 3 .667 — Utah Okla. City 4 3 .571 1 Denver 5 3 .625 .5 4 4 .500 1.5 Minnesota 1 7 .125 4.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB Boston 6 2 .750 — New Jersey 3 5 .375 3 New York 3 5 .375 3 Philadelphia 2 6 .250 4 Toronto 1 7 .125 5 Southeast Division WL Pct GB Orlando 5 2 .714 — Atlanta Miami 6 3 .667 — 5 3 .625 .5 Washington 2 4 .333 2.5 Charlotte 2 6 .250 3.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cleveland 4 4 .500 — Chicago 3 3 .500 — Indiana 3 3 .500 — Milwaukee 4 5 .444 .5 Detroit 2 6 .250 2 ————————————————— Wednesday’s results Golden State 122, New York 117 Minnesota at Sacramento, late Charlotte 101, Toronto 96 Dallas 106, Memphis 91 Milwaukee 108, Atlanta 91 New Jersey 95, Cleveland 87 Oklahoma City 109, Philadelphia 103 Utah 104, Orlando 94 Washington 98, Houston 91 L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, late Today’s games Golden State at Chicago, 5 p.m.,CSNB Boston at Miami, 5 p.m., TNT L.A. Lakers at Denver, 7:30 p.m., TNT Tuesday’s late results L.A. Lakers 99, Minnesota 94 Portland 100, Detroit 78 Ayers credited Bayli Johnson and Morgan Weaver’s play setting blocks as one of the reasons Red Bluff was able to contain Mansfield. In the end, the defending champion Lady Vikings proved to be too much as they improved to 42-5 on the season. The Lady Spartans ended LEE (Continued from page 1B) STATS, LLC. He received a nice ova- tion during pregame intro- ductions, and the Knicks honored him with a video tribute during a first-quarter timeout. Lee converted a three- point play to open the second half, triggering a 19-6 burst. The Warriors scored the final nine points of it, extending their lead to 79-62 with 5:45 left on Curry’s technical free throw. The lead grew to 19 before the Knicks stormed back, pulling to 85-81 on Felton’s four-point play with 55 seconds remaining. Stoudemire, Toney Dou- glas and Stoudemire again NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division Kings Ducks Dallas WL OT Pts GF GA 10 3 0 20 39 26 8 7 1 17 43 52 8 5 0 16 43 37 Phoenix 5 5 5 15 37 46 SHARKS 65 2 14 36 33 Central Division St. Louis 9 2 2 20 33 26 Detroit WL OT Pts GF GA 9 3 1 19 42 34 Columbus 9 5 0 18 40 33 Chicago 8 9 1 17 51 53 Nashville 5 5 3 13 31 38 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 8 4 2 18 40 34 Minnesota 7 4 2 16 32 30 Colorado 7 6 1 15 47 46 Calgary 7 7 0 14 39 40 Edmonton 4 7 2 10 35 48 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 9 4 2 20 45 34 N.Y. Rangers 7 7 1 15 41 43 Pittsburgh 7 8 1 15 47 46 N.Y. Islanders4 8 2 10 35 50 New Jersey 4 10 2 10 29 53 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Montreal 9 5 1 19 36 33 Boston Ottawa 5 9 2 12 42 52 8 3 1 17 40 24 8 6 1 17 41 42 Toronto 5 7 3 13 32 42 Buffalo Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Washington 11 4 0 22 52 37 Tampa Bay 8 4 2 18 43 39 Carolina 8 7 0 16 48 45 Atlanta Florida 6 6 3 15 46 56 6 7 0 12 40 33 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ————————————————— Wednesday’s results Boston 7, Pittsburgh 4 Buffalo 5, New Jersey 4, SO Columbus 8, St. Louis 1 Florida 4, Toronto 1 Phoenix 2, Chicago 1 N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, late Today’s games Islanders at San Jose,7:30 p.m.,CSNC Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Montreal at Boston, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 4 p.m., CSNC Tampa Bay at Washington, 4 p.m., NHLN Edmonton at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s late results Anaheim 3, San Jose 2,OT Calgary 4, Colorado 2 Monday’s game Philadelphia at Washington, 5:30 p.m. West St. Louis 4 4 0 .500 140 141 Seattle Arizona 3 5 0 .375 157 225 49ERS 26 0 East WL T Pct PF PA 4 4 0 .500 130 181 .250 137 178 WL T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 6 2 0 .750 216 160 Philadelphia 5 3 0 .625 198 181 Washington 4 4 0 .500 155 170 Dallas South 1 7 0 .125 161 232 WL T Pct PF PA Atlanta 6 2 0 .750 196 154 New Orleans 6 3 0 .667 201 151 Tampa Bay 5 3 0 .625 157 190 Carolina 1 7 0 .125 88 184 North WL T Pct PF PA Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 221 143 Chicago 5 3 0 .625 148 133 Minnesota 3 5 0 .375 156 168 Detroit 2 6 0 .250 203 188 ————————————————— Today’s game Baltimore at Atlanta, 5:20 p.m., NFLN Sunday’s games St. Louis at San Francisco, 1:15 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Detroit at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Houston at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Miami, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Denver, 1:05 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1:15 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 1:15 p.m. New England at Pittsburgh, 5:20 p.m. West Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 183 145 RAIDERS 54 0 WL T Pct PF PA .556 235 188 Chargers 4 5 0 .444 239 197 Denver East 2 6 0 .250 154 223 WL T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 6 2 0 .750 182 130 New England 6 2 0 .750 219 188 Miami Buffalo South WL T Pct PF PA Tennessee 5 3 0 .625 224 150 Indianapolis 5 3 0 .625 217 168 Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 165 226 Houston 4 4 0 .500 193 226 North WL T Pct PF PA Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 175 139 Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 174 123 Cleveland 3 5 0 .375 152 156 Cincinnati 2 6 0 .250 167 190 NFC 4 4 0 .500 143 175 0 8 0 .000 150 233 The Bobcats outscored the Cardinals, 8-4 the rest of the way to win the second game, 25-16 and grab a 2-0 lead in the match. Paradise maintained its momentum surge in the third, jumping out to an 11-1 lead behind six consecutive serves from senior Grace Prator. But Corning retrieved the serve and made one last run behind middle hitter Brittney Garrett. The 5-10, senior converted six of her team- high 11 kills – most of which coming on offspeed shots over the Paradise block and into the dead center of the court – to trim the deficit down to six. “We didn’t cover that tip at all,” Paradise coach John Parks said. “They were hit- ting everything deep and when they started rolling the tips, we called it but no one stepped up to take it.” Parks’ bunch eventually closed out Game 3 and the match, 25-11 to advance to its first section title match since 2004 and second in school history. “We wanted it; we haven’t made it to section playoffs in a really, really long time, so we really want- ed it,” Quigley said. Jeff Larson is the sports editor at the Paradise Post. their season with a record of 17-24. “It was a roller coaster. We had our highs and had our lows,” coach Ayers said of her first year as Lady Spartans coach. With just three seniors departing and strong years from the junior varsity and freshmen programs a bounce back in 2011 looks probable. Ayers said just the chal- lenge of making the varsity team next fall should help improve the Spartans. converted three-point plays as the Knicks quickly wiped out another double-digit deficit in the fourth, knotting it at 107 with 3:49 to go. Ellis, who came in as the NBA’s scoring leader, played 40 minutes after injuring his back two nights earlier dur- ing a fourth-quarter fall in a victory at Toronto. Lee went 6 for 8 for 12 points in the first quarter, when the Warriors shot 62 percent en route to a 34-32 lead. Golden State had a small lead for most of the second before taking a 60-56 edge into halftime. NCAABASKETBALL Wednesday’s Top 25 results No. 5 Pittsburgh 97, Illinois-Chicago 54 No. 13 Illinois 84, Toledo 45 NFL AFC