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Tehama Tracker Friday's results FOOTBALL Las Plumas Corning Pleasant Valley Red Bluff late late Due to our print deadline, extended coverage of this game is available at redbluffdailynews.com Thursday's results 8-MAN FOOTBALL Mercy Champion C. Sports NEW YORK (AP) — That Maria Sharapova's shaky serving contributed to her early exit at the U.S. Open — to the tune of a dozen double-faults — came as no surprise. She's faced that problem for quite some time. That Sharapova's other 53 14 VOLLEYBALL Corning Sutter 0 3 Saturday's games VOLLEYBALL Corning at Hamilton Tournament Red Bluff Reno Tournament MLB Seattle Athletics SEA — (Pineda 9-8) OAK — (McCarthy 7-7) Arizona Giants 1:05 p.m. at strokes also were prob- lematic Friday could be explained away by the perpetual motion of her opponent in the third round, 26th-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy. That three-time major champion Sharapova's nerve would fail her in the crucible of a third set? Now that was the real stunner. Unbeaten this year in 12 previous matches that went the distance, the third-seeded Sharapova faltered down the stretch and dropped the last seven points of a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 loss to Pennetta that took 2 1/2 hours. ''She's a good fighter, you know. You can never give up with her. You have to be focused until the last game; until the last point, actually,'' Pen- netta said. ''But I think (at) 5-4, she's starting to feel a little bit of pres- sure.'' 6:05 p.m. ARI — (I.Kennedy 17-4) SF — (Lincecum 12-11) Sunday's games MLB Seattle Athletics SEA — (Beavan 3-4) OAK — (Cahill 9-13) Arizona Giants ARI — (D.Hudson 14-9) SF — (Vogelsong 10-5) On the tube SATURDAY AUTO RACING • 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Great Clips 300, at Hampton, Ga. COLLEGE FOOTBALL •9 a.m., ESPN — Akron at Ohio St. ª9 a.m., ESPN2 — Utah St. at Auburn ª9 a.m., CSNB — Miami (Ohio) at Missouri •9 a.m., CSNC — Kent State at Alabama • 12:30 p.m., ABC — Minnesota at Southern Cal • 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 — W. Michigan at Michigan • 12:30 p.m., CSNC — UCLA at Houston • 12:30 p.m., NBC — South Florida at Notre Dame • 1:45 p.m., ESPN — BYU at Missis- sippi •2 p.m., CSNB — San Jose St. at Stanford •4 p.m., CSNC — California at Fres- no St. •5 p.m., ABC — Oregon vs. LSU, at Arlington, Texas •5 p.m., ESPN — Boise St. vs. Geor- gia, at Atlanta •5 p.m., FX — Tulsa at Oklahoma •7 p.m., CSNC — Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss. • 7:15 p.m., ESPN2 — Colorado at Hawaii GOLF • Noon, TGC — PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, second round, at Norton, Mass. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL • 10 a.m., WGN — Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs •1 p.m., FOX — Texas at Boston TENNIS •8 a.m., CBS — U.S. Open, third round, at New York SUNDAY AUTO RACING • 4:30 p.m., ESPN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, AdvoCare 500, at Hamp- ton, Ga. COLLEGE FOOTBALL •9 a.m., ESPN — NCAA, FCS, Prairie View A&M vs. Bethune-Cook- man, at Orlando, Fla. • 12:30 p.m., ESPN — Marshall at West Virginia • 4:30 p.m., CSNB — SMU at Texas A&M GOLF • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, third round, at Norton, Mass. • Noon, NBC — PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, third round, at Norton, Mass. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL • 10:30 a.m., TBS — Texas at Boston • 11:10 a.m., WGN — Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs •5 p.m., ESPN2 — Chicago White Sox at Detroit PREP FOOTBALL • 11 a.m., ESPN2 — Archbishop Wood (Pa.) vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic, at Monroeville, Pa. TENNIS •8 a.m., CBS — U.S. Open, men's third and women's fourth round, at New York 1:05 p.m. After trailing 3-0 and 4-1 in the last set, Shara- pova turned things around briefly, getting to 4-all, 15-30 on Pennetta's serve. But the 2006 U.S. Open champion wouldn't win another point. ''I came back. I had chances. There's no doubt I had chances,'' Sharapo- va said. ''But I guess today was the day I didn't take them.'' Aside from all of those 1:05 p.m. double-faults — includ- ing two to begin the final game — Sharapova fin- ished with a total of 60 unforced errors, twice as high as her winner count. ''I didn't feel comfort- able with most of my game today,'' Sharapova said. Because of her Grand Slam pedigree and recent play, she was seen as someone who'd stick 1B Weekend September 3-4, 2011 Sharapova ousted at US Open Next for Nadal is 2002 Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian, who knocked out 30th-seeded Ivan Lju- bicic 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nadal's predecessor as U.S. Open champion, 18th-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, easily advanced, while other winners during the day session included three Americans: Donald Young, who upset No. 14 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 7-6 (7), 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1); No. 28 John Isner, who eliminat- ed Robby Ginepri; and Alex Bogomolov Jr., who beat Rogerio Dutra da Silva of Brazil. Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns the ball to Maria Sharapova of Russia dur- ing the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York Friday. around deep into the sec- ond week at Flushing Meadows. Instead, Shara- pova joined the reigning Wimbledon (Petra Kvito- va) and French Open (Li Na) champions in leaving quickly, while two-time defending U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters didn't enter because of injury. The man most consider the best without a major championship, No. 4 Andy Murray, appeared on his way out, too, after losing the first two sets against 41st-ranked Robin Haase of the Netherlands. But with Haase getting treated by a trainer for back problems between sets, Murray came all the way back to win 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-4. Murray was asked how he reversed course. ''I started chasing a lot of balls down,'' said the three-time Grand Slam finalist, who now faces No. 25 Feliciano Lopez, the player he beat in the quarterfinals at Wimble- don. ''At the beginning, I felt sluggish, felt slow. I started forcing myself to get every single ball.'' That's what defending champion Rafael Nadal generally appears to do on every point of every match. After a tough test in the first round, he did- n't need to scramble all that much in the second, though, building a 6-2, 6- 2 lead before Nicolas Mahut quit because of an abdominal injury he said prevented him from serv- ing at full strength. Asked to assess Nadal's form, Mahut replied: ''Maybe he does- n't have as much confi- dence as he had last year. ... But with Rafa, you never know.'' MCT photos Donald Young of the United States returns the ball to Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York Friday. Harbaugh: Smith starting SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As if there were any doubts, Alex Smith is the 49ers' starting quarterback heading into the regular sea- son. Coach Jim Harbaugh for- mally made the announce- ment after San Francisco's 20-17 victory at San Diego in Thursday night's exhibition finale. ''I'm pretty sure we can say that,'' Harbaugh said. ''He played with a very cool head and made good deci- sions. He played the way you want him to out there — calm, cool, collected.'' Smith went 8 for 10 for 45 and wasn't sacked. Harbaugh had said all along the No. 1 job was Smith's to lose, and the new coach appreciated his QB's leadership and initiative lead- ing workouts at nearby San Jose State during the lockout this summer in what was deemed ''Camp Alex.'' Smith, the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick out of Utah, took the majority of reps with the first-team offense during training camp, too. Now, he will be the guy going into the team's Sept. 11 opener against the defending NFC West champion Seattle Sea- hawks at Candlestick Park. Smith returned to the Niners for 2011 on a $5 million, one- year deal after a positive meeting with Harbaugh — an ex-NFL quarterback himself — during the spring. While Smith didn't throw MCT file photo 49ers quarterback Alex Smith prepares to throw against the Oakland Raiders Aug. 20 in San Francisco. a touchdown pass in his four preseason starts, Harbaugh has long believed he can suc- ceed in the first-year coach's West Coast offense despite his up-and-down tenure with this franchise. Smith was slightly behind after missing the initial six practices of training camp per the new labor rules for when free agents could start work- outs. He treated each day as a competition to win the job, never assuming anything. Rookie second-round pick Colin Kaepernick had com- peted for the job. Kaepernick threw two more interceptions Thursday night, giving him five during the team's 2-2 preseason. See SMITH, page 2B UFC puts heavyweight title fight on 1st Fox show ANAHEIM (AP) — The UFC is going big for its debut on Fox. UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will defend his title against Junior Dos Santos on Nov. 12 in the mixed martial arts league's first network broad- cast, UFC President Dana White announced Friday. Velasquez's five-round meeting with the Brazilian contender will be the only fight on a one-hour prime-time show from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. ''We really want to kick it off with a bang, and what better way than with the heavyweight championship?'' White asked. ''(The heavyweight title) is the most presti- gious championship in all of sports, and there's nothing more exciting than when you know it's going to be a great fight.'' White and Fox executives believe the bout will be the most-watched MMA event in North American history. They're also hoping it's an action-packed introduction to the once-banned sport for millions of curi- ous newcomers. ''There are going to be millions of peo- ple turning into the UFC that have never seen MMA before,'' White said. ''We're going to have to educate people.'' The UFC will incorporate elements of MMA 101 into the Fox broadcast, although the network and the UFC are still working on the particulars. They're also throwing a party, with tailgating and a Super Bowl- style red-carpet arrival ceremony in Ana- heim for a full-scale UFC card, even if only See UFC, page 2B At night, 2003 U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick was to face 18- year-old Jack Sock in an all-American matchup. The 22-year-old Young has been marked for greatness since he was a teen, but his results haven't lived up to that hype. ''I'd like to think I'm a pretty tough person, deep down,'' the 84th-ranked Young said. ''I just had to grow up a little bit. Every- body's light goes on at a See OPEN, page 2B CSNB CSNC CSNB