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2B – Daily News – Monday, November 15, 2010 Scoreboard NFL By The Associated Press All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 7 2 0 .778 208 150 New England7 2 0 .778 258 214 Miami WL T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 240 185 Tennessee 5 4 0 .556 241 179 Jacksonville 5 4 0 .556 196 250 Houston 4 5 0 .444 217 257 North WL T Pct PF PA Baltimore 6 3 0 .667 196 165 Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 200 162 Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 172 182 Cincinnati 2 7 0 .222 184 213 West WL T Pct PF PA Raiders 54 0 .556 235 188 Kansas City 5 4 0 .556 212 194 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 239 197 Denver 3 6 0 .333 203 252 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East WL T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 236 193 Philadelphia 5 3 0 .625 198 181 Washington 4 4 0 .500 155 170 Dallas South 2 7 0 .222 194 252 WL T Pct PF PA Atlanta 7 2 0 .778 222 175 New Orleans6 3 0 .667 201 151 Tampa Bay 6 3 0 .667 188 206 Carolina 1 8 0 .111 104 215 North WL T Pct PF PA 49ERS Continued from page 1B meeting of Heisman-win- ning quarterbacks since Carson Palmer and Vinny Testaverde faced off six years ago. Nobody will get any trophies after this often- ugly game — but thanks to their division’s profound mediocrity, San Francisco is back in the chase for its first playoff berth since 2002, just two games behind leader Seattle. St. Louis fell a game back of first place after losing on the road for the 20th time in 22 games. ‘‘Somehow we’ve got to find that killer instinct,’’ said Bradford, who went 30 of 42 for 251 yards and a touchdown in his fourth road loss. ‘‘We have to be able to put teams away when the game is on the line.’’ The 49ers overcame 14 penalties — including two that wiped out fourth- quarter touchdown passes to Crabtree and Vernon 5 4 0 .556 172 192 Buffalo 1 8 0 .111 164 245 South ——— Thursday’s Games Atlanta 26, Baltimore 21 Sunday’s Games Chicago 27, Minnesota 13 Miami 29, Tennessee 17 Buffalo 14, Detroit 12 Jacksonville 31, Houston 24 N.Y. Jets 26, Cleveland 20, OT Indianapolis 23, Cincinnati 17 Tampa Bay 31, Carolina 16 Denver 49, Kansas City 29 Dallas 33, N.Y. Giants 20 San Francisco 23, St. Louis 20, OT Seattle 36, Arizona 18 New England 39, Pittsburgh 26 Open: Oakland, San Diego, Green Bay, New Orleans Monday’s Game Philadelphia at Washington, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 Chicago at Miami, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21 Detroit at Dallas, 1 p.m. Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Washington at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Houston at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Arizona at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Carolina, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m. Davis — and the late loss of starting left tackle Joe Staley to a broken leg with outstanding drives on their final two possessions. St. Louis couldn’t stop Smith from leading a 76-yard march for Crabtree’s catch, followed by a 55- yard drive for Nedney’s winner. Coach Mike Singletary wouldn’t pick his starter for next week, but it’s fair- ly clear Troy Smith ener- gizes his teammates in ways Alex Smith hasn’t mastered. ‘‘When we go out there, it’s just like we’re little kids,’’ said Gore, who rushed for 87 yards and caught three passes for 67 more, including a pivotal fourth-down recep- tion during the final regu- lation drive. ‘‘It feels good, because going back to the first eight games, something was always going wrong for us.’’ After Bradford and Steven Jackson led the Rams (4-5) back for Josh Brown’s 33-yard field goal on the final snap of regula- PACQUIAO Continued from page 1B the tone for the fight. It wasn’t entirely easy, though. Pacquiao said Margarito hurt him in the middle rounds with shots to the head and the body, though he was unable to land more than one of two punches at a time. When he did manage to land, more often than not Pacquiao was there to fire right back with volleys of his own that found their mark Chicago 6 3 0 .667 175 146 Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 221 143 Minnesota 3 6 0 .333 169 195 Detroit West 2 7 0 .222 215 202 WL T Pct PF PA Seattle 5 4 0 .556 166 199 St. Louis 4 5 0 .444 160 164 49ers 36 0 .333 160 198 Arizona 3 6 0 .333 175 261 Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Indianapolis at New England, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 Denver at San Diego, 8:30 p.m. NBA By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB Boston 8 2 .800 — New Jersey 3 6 .3334 1/2 New York 3 7 .300 5 Philadelphia 2 8 .200 6 Toronto 2 8 .200 6 Southeast Division WL Pct GB Orlando 6 3 .667 — Atlanta 7 4 .636 — Miami 6 4 .600 1/2 Charlotte 3 7 .3003 1/2 Washington 2 6 .2503 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 5 3 .625 — Milwaukee 5 5 .500 1 Indiana 4 4 .500 1 Cleveland 4 5 .4441 1/2 Detroit 4 6 .400 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division WL Pct GB New Orleans8 0 1.000— San Antonio 8 1 .889 1/2 Dallas 6 2 .750 2 Memphis 4 6 .400 5 Houston 3 6 .3335 1/2 Northwest Division WL Pct GB 7 3 .700 — Utah Denver 5 4 .5561 1/2 Oklahoma City 5 4 .5561 1/2 tion, St. Louis couldn’t get a first down after winning the overtime coin toss. Smith swiftly moved the 49ers 55 yards, con- verting on third down for the first time in the game when St. Louis’ Osh- iomogho Atogwe was called for a 22-yard pass interference penalty. Nedney then made his third field goal despite injuring his leg on the opening kickoff of San Francisco’s fifth straight win over St. Louis. Danny Amendola caught an early TD pass for St. Louis, which went ahead 17-10 late in the third quarter on Jackson’s 13-yard TD run through traffic. Jackson rushed for 81 yards and made a tough 25-yard catch to set up the tying field goal for the Rams, who have lost seven straight road games. ‘‘Stick together. Every- one stick together,’’ Jack- son said. ‘‘Everyone trust in what we’re trying to get done, what we’re trying to establish here. We have seven games to go. almost every time. ‘‘Manny is the best fighter in the world,’’ said Margarito’s trainer, Robert Garcia. ‘‘He is just too fast — very, very quick.’’ While there was no contro- versy in the ring, there was a dispute in the dressing room before the fight when a mem- ber of Pacquiao’s camp saw a weight-loss supplement in Margarito’s gear and demand- ed his blood be tested immedi- ately for possible banned sub- stances. Texas boxing officials Portland 6 5 .5451 1/2 Minnesota 3 8 .2734 1/2 Pacific Division WL Pct GB L.A. Lakers 8 2 .800 — Golden State6 4 .600 2 Phoenix 5 4 .5562 1/2 Sacramento 3 6 .3334 1/2 L.A. Clippers1 9 .100 7 ——— Saturday’s Games Utah 96, Charlotte 95 Orlando 91, New Jersey 90 Indiana 99, Cleveland 85 Miami 109, Toronto 100 Chicago 103, Washington 96 Boston 116, Memphis 110, OT New Orleans 107, Portland 87 Milwaukee 79, Golden State 72 San Antonio 116, Philadelphia 93 Sunday’s Games Atlanta 111, Minnesota 105 Detroit 100, Sacramento 94 San Antonio 117, Oklahoma City 104 Houston 104, New York 96 Phoenix 121, L.A. Lakers 116 Monday’s Games Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Memphis at Orlando, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m. Detroit at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. New Jersey at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m. Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 8:30 p.m. New York at Denver, 9 p.m. Although this is a tough one to swallow ... we’re still in the middle of things.’’ Gore caught two big passes on the 49ers’ 76- yard go-ahead drive in the final minutes of regula- tion, including an inex- plicably wide-open 23- yard reception on fourth- and-18 when a stop would have finished it for St. Louis. ‘‘Nothing more frus- trating,’’ Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said. ‘‘You never relax, but a good quarterback got it to a good back twice. There’s no excuse for that. Really, that can’t happen.’’ Notes: Staley was on crutches after the game. He broke his left fibula. ... A first-quarter penalty also erased a long inter- ception return by San Francisco CB Nate Clements. ... St. Louis also lost LT Rodger Saffold to an ankle injury in the first half, but Spagnuolo didn’t think the injury would be a long-term problem. ruled that would not be neces- sary, and the fight went on. Roach also made sure he was in the dressing room to watch the hands of Margarito, who is still banned in Califor- nia for a hand wrapping scan- dal, get wrapped. But it was Margarito’s corner who demanded Roach also rewrap his fighter’s hands in a display of gamemanship. Once the fight started it did- n’t matter. Pacquiao landed some big left hands early, cut- ting Margarito beneath the NHL By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia17 11 4 2 24 5837 N.Y. Rangers17 9 7 1 19 5247 Pittsburgh 18 9 8 1 19 5649 New Jersey 17 5 10 2 12 3356 N.Y. Islanders 17 4 10 3 1137 58 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 17 11 5 1 23 4636 Ottawa 17 9 7 1 19 4548 Boston 14 8 5 1 17 4129 Buffalo 18 6 9 3 15 4757 Toronto 16 5 8 3 13 3547 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 18 13 4 1 27 6647 Tampa Bay 17 8 7 2 18 4854 Atlanta 18 7 8 3 17 5767 Carolina 17 8 9 0 16 5160 Florida 15 7 8 0 14 4439 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 15 11 3 1 23 5137 St. Louis 15 9 3 3 21 3834 Chicago 20 9 9 2 20 5759 Columbus 15 9 6 0 18 4138 Nashville 15 7 5 3 17 3843 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 16 10 4 2 22 5139 Minnesota 16 8 6 2 18 3838 KINGS Continued from page 1B Evans scored 20 points and Carl Landry had 19 points and eight rebounds for the Kings. Luther Head added 13 for Sacramento, which shot 45 percent, but made only 14 of 21 free throws. After Villanueva’s two free throws gave Detroit a four-point lead, a dri- ving basket by DeMarcus Cousins pulled the Kings within 94-92 with 1:52 remaining. But Prince answered with a pull-up jumper in the lane. Ahead 75-72 to open the fourth quarter, Vil- lanueva made a jumper and followed with a 3- pointer, putting the Pis- tons up by eight points at the 10:17 mark. It had been a quiet first three quarters for Villanueva, who had just two points after scoring a season- high 30 in Detroit’s over- time win Friday against the Los Angeles Clip- right eye and causing it to swell. By the middle of the fight he couldn’t see out of that eye and his left eye began closing, too. The fight was for the WBC 154-pound title even though the contract weight was 150 pounds. Margarito weighed 150 at Friday’s weigh-in, but was 165 on the unofficial HBO scale before the fight while Pacquiao, who had been 144.6, was 148 pounds. Pacquiao also gave away 4 1/2 inches in height and was at Colorado 16 8 7 1 17 5350 Calgary 16 7 9 0 14 4649 Edmonton 16 4 9 3 11 4266 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles15 12 3 0 24 4728 Anaheim 19 10 7 2 22 5057 Phoenix 17 7 5 5 19 4753 San Jose 15 8 5 2 18 4237 Dallas 15 8 7 0 16 4644 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday’s Games Nashville 4, Chicago 3, SO Ottawa 2, Boston 0 Buffalo 3, Washington 2, OT Vancouver 5, Toronto 3 Montreal 7, Carolina 2 Philadelphia 5, Florida 2 Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 2 Detroit 3, Colorado 1 Phoenix 5, St. Louis 3 San Jose 4, Calgary 3 Los Angeles 5, N.Y. Islanders 1 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 8, Edmonton 2 Washington 6, Atlanta 4 Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago 3, Anaheim 2, OT Monday’s Games New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Colorado, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Nashville at Toronto, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Dallas, 9 p.m. pers. It was a frustrating game for the highly tout- ed Cousins, the fifth pick in the 2010 draft. He had six points, eight rebounds and six turnovers. The Kings’ backup center missed several easy opportuni- ties from close range in the opening half and committed three fouls and three turnovers in just under nine minutes. ‘‘I can’t control the refs,’’ said Cousins, who had four fouls and looked tentative for much of the game. ‘‘If I get the calls, I get them. If I don’t I just try to play through it, that’s basketball. That’s the way it is.’’ NOTES: Cousins drew a technical foul follow- ing an offensive foul in the second quarter. ... Beno Udrih, the Kings’ second-leading scorer, had no points in the first half. He finished with five. ... Detroit attempted only one 3-pointer in the first half and finished 3 of 9. a six-inch reach disadvantage, but that didn’t matter either. Pacquiao earned a guaran- teed $15 million, though he is likely to make millions more on his cut of the television rev- enues. He planned to give a concert at Lake Tahoe on Tuesday and then return to his political duties in the Philip- pines. ‘‘I have another job after this,’’ Pacquiao said. ‘‘I’m going back to the Philippines to do my other job and be a public servant.’’ Edwards ends winless streak Support our classrooms, keep kids reading. DONATE YOUR VACATION newspaper dollars to the Newspaper In Education Program HELP OUR CHILDREN AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The moderator started to ask Carl Edwards about breaking his 70-race winless streak when he interrupted. ‘‘I’m well aware of that,’’ Edwards said, smil- ing while adjusting his chair. Indeed it had been a long time since Edwards had taken the checkers; his last Sprint Cup win was Nov. 16, 2008, at Homestead. He ended the drought in convincing fashion, leading every practice session, capturing the pole and finishing off the perfect weekend by win- ning a fuel-strategy race at Phoenix International Speedway on Sunday. With most of the field cutting it close on fuel, Edwards was able to keep For more details call Circulation Department (530) 527-2151 D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 PHONE: (530) 527-2151 FAX: (530) 527-5774 545 Diamond Avenue • P.O. Box 220 • Red Bluff, CA 96080 just enough in the tank to cross the checkers, circle back and punctuate the win with his patented backflip. That wasn’t enough, though; he also charged into the crowd through an open gate and heaved the checkered flag into the stands. Yeah, Edwards was happy to get that anchor off his car. ‘‘I have a lot of confi- dence and we all work really hard, so we expect to win,’’ said Edwards, who also won the Nation- wide race Saturday. ‘‘We’ve had a lot of suc- cess before and with that comes a little more expec- tation, not just outside but within. I’m very proud how this team came together this past two years since we last won.’’ Edwards was compet- ing for season champi- onships just a couple of years ago, winning 16 career races, but suddenly couldn’t find his way to the checkers. He came close with a second in Chicago earlier this sea- son and was good enough to qualify for the Chase for the Championship, but kept hearing the questions about why he couldn’t win. Edwards ended the dis- cussion in emphatically, leading five times for 93 laps, overtaking Denny Hamlin with about 45 laps left and holding off Ryan Newman to the line. ‘‘It had been far too long since we had been in Victory Circle with Carl,’’ team owner Jack Rousch said. ‘‘Everybody expects Carl to win and Carl expects to win, so we’re proud.’’ It came down to fuel mileage. Because of the way the cautions fell, most of the leaders weren’t sure if they’d be able to make it to the end. After the last caution, Edwards came out racing hard, but noticed some of the others were slowing down, evi- dently to save fuel. He backed off for a little while, but still had a ner- vous feeling in his stom- ach over the final two laps. ‘‘I don’t know the anal- ogy, but you’re putting yourself out there and you’ve chosen this path just hoping it works out, that the race goes the dis- tance, that the fuel I was saving was just the right amount,’’ said Edwards, fourth in the Chase points, 218 behind Hamlin. ‘‘There’s so much to be gained by winning a race and it’s such a gutsy call, you just have to sit and wait. Those are some long laps, those last few laps.’’ ——— HARVICK’S NEAR DISASTER: Kevin Har- vick’s Chase chances nearly wobbled away with a lost lugnut. Fortunately, he was able to recover and keep the leaders within reach. Third in the Chase standings entering the day, Harvick quickly made up ground after starting 29th. He hovered around the top 10 most of the day and was running fifth late in the race, right behind Jimmie Johnson and Hamlin, the two dri- vers he was chasing.