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Ben Margot — the associated Press oakland raiders quarterback Matt schaub speaks during a news conference Friday at the team's practice facility in alameda. the raiders traded a dra pick for schaub. By Josh Dubow The Associated Press ALAMEDA » Matt Schaub and the Oakland Raiders are both hoping to put the mistakes of 2013 in the past. The Raiders acquired Schaub from Houston on Friday for a sixth- round draft pick, giving the quarter - back a second chance after he lost his starting job with the Texans last season. "A fresh start can do a lot of things for a player and a team and I'm one of those guys," Schaub said. "Last year did not go as I had planned, given my prior nine years before that. I'm look - ing for a fresh start, I'm excited for the opportunity here." The deal also is a second chance for Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie, whose trade last spring for Matt Flynn was a bust when he couldn't win the starting job and was eventually released early in the season. Coach Dennis Allen said Schaub comes in as the starter after Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin were incon - sistent last year in Oakland's second straight four-win season. Schaub was Houston's starter from 2007 until last season, when he was benched in favor of Case Keenum after a terrible start to the year. The Texans were expected to contend for a Super Bowl last season, but instead became the NFL's worst team, sink - ing to 2-14, which tied the worst re- cord in franchise history. It was clear after last season that Schaub didn't have a future in Hous- ton, but his departure looked to be imminent on Thursday night when the Texans signed veteran quarter- back Ryan Fitzpatrick. "We weren't going to let last sea- son deter us from the player and the track record that he has shown over his career," offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. "He was our No. 1 target from Day 1, and it was just a matter of getting the deal done." Along with failing in the Flynn trade, McKenzie also wasted a fourth-round draft pick on quarter - back Tyler Wilson, who did not make the roster out of training camp. nfL Raiders get Schaub in trade Oakland sends sixth-round dra\ pick to Houston for veteran quarterback By Greg Beacham The Associated Press fOnTAnA » Although Matt Kens- eth thinks track position is less important on Fontana's well-aged asphalt than on other NASCAR ovals, he is still excited to start up front Sunday. Kenseth won the pole Friday, edging Brad Keselowski in another knockout qualifying session high - lighted by now-familiar faces. Kenseth won his first pole of the season, turning a lap in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at 187.315 mph. He beat Keselowski's 187.105 to earn the 12th pole of his NAS - CAR career. "This is probably one of the best tracks we go to as far as passing, with all the different lanes," Kens - eth said. "Unless you get stuck on the top, there's a lot of options here. This place is really wide. It's very challenging as a driver, but very fun, as well, because you can look around and if your car is running a certain way, you can find a groove that will help your car and move ar ou nd a l ot ." Five-time Fontana champion Jimmie Johnson was third at 38.516, followed by fellow Califor - nia native Kevin Harvick. Clint Bowyer came in fifth. The drivers emerged from the fourth edition of NASCAR's new knockout qualifying format — and the first on a 2-mile oval — with more praise for the fan-friendly style. The 43-car field was trimmed to 24 for the 10-minute second round, followed by a five-minute final round for the top 12 cars. Kenseth and his team weren't the swiftest to figure out the new qualifying format, but their speed overcame any problems. Kens - eth finished second in the second round of qualifying before leading the final session. Kenseth has won three times at Fontana, most recently in 2009, but had never won the pole in 21 previ - ous races. "We unloaded and had some re- ally good speed," Kenseth said. "We worked on race trim a little bit. Wasn't driving quite like we hoped, but we did have some good speed." Keselowski has started up front in all four races under the new qualifying format, winning the pole at Phoenix and finishing sec - ond three times. Fontana's weathered track hasn't been changed much for 17 consecutive years, and most driv - ers love its degradation, which is tough on tires and friendly to gifted drivers hoping to pass. Once known for boring races, its reputa - tion seemingly has improved with each passing year of seasoning. nAscAr sprinT cup Kenseth claims pole for Sunday in Fontana two almost simultaneous signatures on opposite sides of europe deepened the divide between east and West, as russia formally annexed crimea and the european Union pulled Ukraine closer. WOrLD Crimea goes east, Ukraine goes west FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 sign-ups for returning football players and all cheerlead- ers will be held from noon to 4 p.m. sunday at red Bluff high's field house. open football sign-ups will be held March 30. ArOunD TOWn Red Bluff Jr. Spartan football, cheer sign-ups red Bluff and corning high's soball teams are scheduled to compete in the anderson's cubs classic tourney satur- day, March 22. sprinG spOrTs Red Bluff, Corning soball teams on road The Associated Press sT. LOuis » Chasson Randle scored 23 points and No. 10 seed Stanford made an impression in its first NCAA appearance since 2008, leading almost start to fin - ish in a 58-53 victory over sev- enth-seeded New Mexico on Fri- day. The Cardinal (22-12) built an early 16-point lead then held on after New Mexico rallied to tie it midway through the second half. They got four crucial free throws from reserve Robbie Lemons and Randle in the final half-minute af - ter New Mexico had cut the def- icit to two points. They will play Kansas on Sunday in the third round. Cameron Bairstow had 24 points and eight rebounds but the Lobos (27-7) got off-days from their other top threats. Kendall Williams and Alex Kirk, who to - gether average 30 points, com- bined for just six. Stanford got away with an off- day from Dwight Powell, who missed all eight shots, fouled out and scored three points. Powell averages 14.2 points, second on the team. Midwest Regional MErcEr 78, DuKE 71 » Jakob Gol- lon scored 20 points and Mercer pulled off the biggest upset in the tournament so far by knock- ing off Duke. The 14th-seeded and senior- laden Bears scored 11 straight points during the late 20-5 run that clinched the biggest victory in school history. It was the sec - ond one-and-done in three years for the third-seeded Blue Devils. WicHiTA sTATE 64, cAL pOLY 37 » Cleananthony Early had 23 points and unbeaten Wichita State faced no resistance from Cal Poly, going to 35-0 for the best start in NCAA history with a rout of Cal Poly. The Shockers (35-0) domi - nated from the tip-off against the only team with a sub-.500 record in the tournament. With the exception of Early, most of the glaring numbers were on defense. The losers managed 13 points in the first half and shot 21 percent. TEnnEssEE 86, MAssAcHusETTs 67 » Jarnell Stokes scored a ca- reer-high 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Tennessee. Jordan McRae added 21 points for the Volunteers (23-12), the No. 11 seed in the Midwest Regional. Tennessee had little trouble with the sixth-seeded Minutemen (24- 9), shooting 54 percent from the field and handling UMass' full- court pressure in a surprisingly one-sided performance that in - cluded another solid defensive showing. South Regional KAnsAs 80, EAsTErn KEnTucKY 69 » Andrew Wiggins scored 19 points, Jamari Traylor and Perry Ellis had double-doubles and sec- ond-seeded Kansas pulled away down the stretch to beat pesky Eastern Kentucky. Traylor finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Ellis had 14 points and 13 boards for the Jay - hawks (25-9), who trailed 56-53 with 9 minutes to go before their game-ending charge. sTEpHEn f. AusTin 77, VirGiniA cOMMOnWEALTH 75 (OT) » Des- mond Haymon scored on an im- probable four-point play with 3.6 seconds left in regulation and hit a big 3-pointer in overtime to lead No. 12 seed Stephen F. Austin to a win over fifth-seeded Virginia Commonwealth. VCU (23-10) was firmly in con - trol for most of the second half be- fore SFA (32-2) rallied in the clos- ing seconds. West Regional BAYLOr 74, nEBrAsKA 60 » Cory Jefferson scored 16 points and sixth-seeded Baylor kept 11th- seeded Nebraska winless in its NCAA tournament history. The Bears (25-11) have won ncAA TOurnAMEnT STANFORD SHOCKS NO. 7 NEW MEXICO Randle scores 23 points as No. 10 seed Cardinal advance into third round to face Kansas charlie riedel — the associated Press new Mexico's Kendall Williams (10) passes around stanford's John gage in the second half in the ncaa tournament Friday in st. louis. STANFORD 58, NEW MEXICO 53 Up next: stanford vs. Kansas at time tBa sunday. THE SCORE Police across the country may be intercepting phone calls or text messages to find sus- pects using a technology tool known as stingray. But they're refusing to turn over details about its use. sunsHinE WEEK Police phone-tracking contracts oen secret FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 TOurnEY » pAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com saturday, March 22, 2014 » More at FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS and TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1