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Tehama Tracker Thursday's results MLB Athletics N.Y. Yankees Pennington: 2-4, HR, 4 RBI Sizemore: 1-3, HR, walk Today's games FOOTBALL Williams Los Molinos 7:30 p.m. FOOTBALL Scrimmage Corning Oroville MLB Athletics Boston 4:10 p.m. OAK — (G.Gonzalez 10-11) BOS— (Wakefield 6-5) Houston Giants HOU — (Happ 4-14) SF — (Bumgarner 7-12) On the tube AUTO RACING •5 a.m., SPEED — Formula One, practice for Grand Prix of Belgium, at Francorchamps, Belgium •9 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Irwin Tools Night Race, at Bristol, Tenn. • 11:30 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, ''Happy Hour Series,'' final practice for Irwin Tools Night Race, at Bristol, Tenn. • 12:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Food City 250, at Bristol, Tenn. •2 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Irwin Tools Night Race, at Bristol, Tenn. • 4:30 p.m., ESPN — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Food City 250, at Bristol, Tenn. CYCLING •1 p.m., VERSUS — USA Pro Chal- lenge, stage 4, Avon to Steamboat Springs, Colo. GOLF • 6:30 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Johnnie Walker Championship, second round, at Perthshire, Scotland • 10 a.m., TGC — USGA, U.S. Ama- teur Championship, round of 32 and round of 8 matches at Erin, Wis. • Noon, TGC — PGA Tour, The Bar- clays, second round, at Edison, N.J. • 3:30 p.m., TGC — Champions Tour, Boeing Classic, first round, at Sno- qualmie, Wash. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL •5 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, L.A. Angels at Texas or Pittsburgh at St. Louis •5 p.m., WGN — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee NFL FOOTBALL •5 p.m., CBS — Preseason, Green Bay at Indianapolis PREP FOOTBALL •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Armwood (Fla.) at Bishop Gorman (Nev.) TENNIS •9 a.m., ESPN2 — ATP World Tour, Winston-Salem Open, semifinal, at Winston-Salem, N.C. • 11 a.m., ESPN2 — WTA, New Haven Open, semifinal, at New Haven, Conn. •4 p.m., ESPN2 — WTA, New Haven Open, semifinal, at New Haven, Conn. Fish count Passed through RB Diversion Dam Aug. 24: 471 salmon, 0 steelhead Aug. 23: 410 salmon, 0 steelhead Aug. 22: 306 salmon, 0 steelhead Season: 4,264 salmon, 0 steelhead Around town Red Bluff City Basketball Program Teams interested in playing in the City Basket- ball Program must submit a League Entry Request form to the Parks and Recreation Department at the Community-Senior Center no later then Sept 9. A preliminary roster with names and addresses of the players must be included on the back of this form. The highest priority rating will be given to those teams having a city sponsor and the largest number of city residents on their preliminary ros- ters. Residents and spon- sor must be within the city limits of Red Bluff, and the number of city resident players on the preliminary roster must match the number of city resident players on the final roster. Once the above dead- line has passed, all those teams that have submitted the League Entry Request form will be notified of the time and date of the manager's meeting. Early registration fees will then be due in the amount of $400. For more information contact Deborah Carlisi at 527-8177. 7:15 p.m. 5 p.m. 22 9 Sports OAKLAND (AP) — Early in Hue Jackson's first training camp as Oakland Raiders head coach he staged movie night for his players. Instead of a Hollywood blockbuster, Jackson pulled out a historic film that depicted the histo- ry of a once-proud franchise that has fallen on tough times. Former stars talked about what it meant to be a Raider and highlights were shown from the team's glory days of three Super Bowl titles in eight seasons. ''My job is to make sure these guys under- stand the history of the Raiders and we did that,'' Jackson said. ''We really talked about the tape that was put together. If you ask our players, they'd say it was fantastic. I mean there have been some great players that have played here and we need to uphold that standard. The recent editions of the Raiders have fallen far short of the standard set in the 1960s, '70s and early '80s when Al Davis built one of pro football's best franchises. The Raiders have not had a winning record since 2002, losing 91 games in eight seasons for the league's second worst mark over that span. Jackson hopes to turn back the clock by building a team that can dominate physically to get Oakland back to the playoffs after improving to 8-8 last season. That .500 record ended seven straight years of at least 11 losses and prompted former coach Tom Cable to proclaim ''we're not losers any- more.'' That statement irked Davis and falls far short of Jackson's goals. ''I expect to win here,'' he said. ''I want our players to expect to win and I want our fans to have an expectation that this organization is making a comeback to where it rightfully belongs. And 8-8 doesn't cut it for me. I'm not interested in being 8-8. I'm interested in being great.'' Jackson helped transform a lackluster offense last season as coordinator. Behind a 1,000-yard rushing season from Darren McFadden, big plays from receiver-kick returner Jacoby Ford and improved play at quarterback from Jason Campbell, the Raiders more than doubled their scoring output from the previous year to finish sixth in the league with 410 points. Now Jackson tries to translate that improve- ment to the entire team. ''I don't know what the Raiders'offense was before that, but when he got here we were scor- See OAK, page 2B Darren McFadden keys the Oakland Raiders rushing attempt. Harbaugh gives Smith another shot SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jim Harbaugh is taking a big chance by giving quarterback Alex Smith a second chance. Or third, fourth or fifth chance depending who's counting. Smith has played for three different coaches and a new offensive coordinator in each of his seven seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. Change is all he knows. This time, he's thrilled about it. Smith's new boss, Harbaugh, is confident that he can be the one to turn the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick into a consistent winner at last when previous 49ers coaches Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary couldn't. Smith is back behind center this season for San Francisco when many thought — and much of the fan base sure hoped — he would be long gone. The lockout helped his cause coming back, too. And Smith's play very well could define Har- baugh's first year. ''I didn't have any expectations coming off last year and I didn't know what was going to happen,'' Smith said. ''To have him kind of have that trust in me and to see something on film that he liked and to have me come back, it definitely excited me. But it excited me, more so, just what he stood for, what the staff stood for, what they were trying to get done, how he envisioned the quarterback playing, all those things. A lot played into it.'' How long Smith lasts as the starter depends on performance. Rookie second-round pick Colin Kaepernick is waiting for his shot, and there are plenty of Smith skeptics who believe that time could come sooner than later. Team president Jed York made the high-pro- MCT file photo Alex Smith is getting another chance to prove himself as the 49ers' quarterback. file hire of Harbaugh in January and gave him a $25 million, five-year contract with the expecta- tions of an immediate turnaround. Harbaugh pulled it off right up the road at Stanford, so why not now in the NFL? ''To be successful this season, there are a lot of things we have to do well, maybe there are 1,000 things and we're on step 50 right now,'' Harbaugh said. ''We're certainly more than three or four steps away and we're trying to improve on all facets of the game at this point.'' That could take a while, and Harbaugh knows it. Already behind because of the lockout, new general manager Trent Baalke faced criticism early in training camp about not making a splash in free agency as former key players signed else- See SF, page 2B 1B Friday August 26, 2011 Raiders attempt return to glory MCT file photo CSNC CSNB From U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service