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2B Daily News – Saturday, October 15, 2011 Scoreboard NFL At A Glance By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 New England4 1 0 .800 N.Y. Jets 2 3 0 .400 Miami South 0 4 0 .000 WL T Pct Houston 3 2 0 .600 Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 Jacksonville 1 4 0 .200 Indianapolis 0 5 0 .000 North WL T Pct Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 Pittsburgh 3 2 0 .600 Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 West WL T Pct San Diego 4 1 0 .800 Raiders 3 2 0 .600 Kansas City 2 3 0 .400 Denver 1 4 0 .200 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East WL T Pct Washington 3 1 0 .750 N.Y. Giants 3 2 0 .600 Dallas 2 2 0 .500 Philadelphia 1 4 0 .200 South WL T Pct New Orleans4 1 0 .800 Tampa Bay 3 2 0 .600 Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 Carolina 1 4 0 .200 North WL T Pct Detroit 5 0 0 1.000 Green Bay 5 0 0 1.000 Chicago 2 3 0 .400 Minnesota 1 4 0 .200 CURRY Continued from page 1B starting Will (linebacker) on this football team, peri- od.'' Curry, who lost his start- ing job in Seattle to rookie K.J. Wright, first heard rumors he might be traded to Oakland beginning Wednesday. That was one day after his final practice with the Seahawks. Before being dealt to Oakland, the 6-foot-2, 255- pounder had only 22 tack- les. Curry has just 5 1/2 career sacks, but believes the Raiders defense is bet- ter suited to his skills. ''I'm starting with a clean slate and (Jackson) doesn't care what happened back in the past,'' Curry said. ''When he told me that I took a deep breath because that was my biggest concern — would the opinions pass on from club to club or from person to person?'' Curry's rapid ascension into Oakland's starting defense after just one day 49ERS Continued from page 1B Ford Field against a team San Francisco has beaten seven consecutive times and in 12 of their last 13 meetings. ''We want to play in big games,'' Harbaugh said Friday. ''This is an oppor- tunity, no question about it. It's where we want to be. But this is game six for us. Every single week, we go into these games with one intent and that's to do everything we can to pre- pare ourselves to win. That's all that's ever on our mind.'' Harbaugh's disciplined, detail-oriented approach has worked well for the 49ers in his first season with the team. San Fran- cisco is off to its best start since 2002 and has moved out to a two-game lead in the NFC West. The 49ers haven't start- ed 5-1 since 1998. To get there this year, they must get past one of the NFL's hottest teams. The Lions have won nine consecutive games dating back to last season, the longest streak in the league. Detroit shares the NFL's best record at 5-0 with defend- ing Super Bowl champion Green Bay. The 49ers have taken significant steps toward contending status the past two weeks after missing the playoffs each of the past eight seasons. They beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-23 on the road Oct. 2, then overwhelmed the Tampa Buccaneers 48- 3 at home last week to build their first three-game winning streak since 2006. But playing the hungry Lions before a raucous Ford Field crowd could West PF 49ers WL T Pct PA 4 1 0 .800 Seattle 2 3 0 .400 Arizona 1 4 0 .200 St. Louis 0 4 0 .000 ——— Sunday, Oct. 16 St. Louis at Green Bay, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Detroit, 10 a.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Houston at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. Dallas at New England, 1:15 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1:15 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5:20 p.m. Open: Arizona, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle, Tennessee Monday, Oct. 17 Miami at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m. MLB Postseason Baseball Glance By The Associated Press LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League All games televised by Fox Texas 3, Detroit 2 Saturday, Oct. 8: Texas 3, Detroit 2 Sunday, Oct. 9: Detroit at Texas, ppd. rain Monday, Oct. 10: Texas 7, Detroit 3, 11 innings Tuesday, Oct. 11: Detroit 5, Texas 2 Wednesday, Oct. 12: Texas 7, Detroit 3, 11 innings Thursday, Oct. 13: Detroit 7, Texas 5 Saturday, Oct. 15: Detroit (Scherzer 15-9) at Texas (Holland 16-5), 5:05 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 16: Detroit (Fister 11-13) at Texas (Lewis 14-10), 5:05 p.m. National League All games televised by TBS St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 2 Sunday, Oct. 9: Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 6 Monday, Oct. 10: St. Louis 12, Milwaukee 3 Wednesday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 4, Milwau- kee 3 Thursday, Oct. 13: Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 2 Friday, Oct. 14: St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 1 Sunday, Oct. 16: St. Louis (Jackson 12-9) at Milwaukee (Marcum 13-7), 1:05 or 5:05 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 17: St. Louis (Carpenter 11-9) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 17-10), 5:05 p.m. WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Wednesday, Oct. 19 at National League Thursday, Oct. 20 at National League Saturday, Oct. 22 at American League Sunday, Oct. 23 at American League x-Monday, Oct. 24 at American League x-Wednesday, Oct. 26 at National League x-Thursday, Oct. 27 at National League NHL At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pittsburgh 5 3 0 2 Philadelphia 3 3 0 0 N.Y. Islanders 3 2 1 New Jersey 3 2 1 0 N.Y. Rangers2 0 0 2 Northeast Division GP W L OT Toronto 2 2 0 0 Buffalo 3 2 1 0 Montreal 3 1 2 0 Boston 4 1 3 0 Ottawa 4 1 3 0 Southeast Division GP W L OT Washington 3 3 0 0 Carolina 5 2 2 1 Tampa Bay 4 1 2 1 Florida 2 1 1 0 Winnipeg 2 0 2 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Detroit 3 3 0 0 Chicago 3 2 1 0 Nashville 3 2 1 0 St. Louis 3 1 2 0 Columbus 4 0 3 1 Northwest Division GP W L OT GF GA Pts Colorado 4 3 1 0 Minnesota 4 2 1 1 Edmonton 2 1 0 1 Vancouver 4 1 2 1 Calgary 3 1 2 0 Pacific Division GP W L OT 4 3 1 0 Dallas Los Angeles 3 1 1 1 Phoenix 3 1 1 1 Sharks 1 1 0 0 Anaheim 2 1 1 0 Friday's Games Carolina 4, Buffalo 3 San Jose at Anaheim, late Saturday's Games Calgary at Toronto, 4 p.m. Colorado at Montreal, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Washington, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Phoenix, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Florida, 4:30 p.m. New Jersey at Nashville, 5 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 5 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose, 7 p.m. Sunday's Games St. Louis at Anaheim, 5 p.m. Moves Friday's Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Sent RHP Kyle Cofield, RHP Josh Kinney, RHP Shane Lindsay and LHP Leyson Septimo out- right to Charlotte (IL). Reinstated RHP Tony Pena from the 60-day DL and requested waivers for the purpose of granting his unconditional release. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Promoted Scott Radinsky to pitching coach. Named Dave Miller bullpen coach and Tom Wieden- bauer first base coach. MINNESOTA TWINS—Sent C Rene Rivera, INF Matt Tolbert, OF Jason Repko and RHP Anthony Slama outright to Rochester (IL). Reinstated RHP Nick Blackburn and INF Alexi Casilla from the 60-day DL. National League NEW YORK METS—Named Bob Geren bench coach. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—Fined Chicago Bears S Brandon Meriweather $25,000 for a hit that result- ed in an unnecessary roughness penalty during game at Detroit. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed DT Marcus Harrison. Released DB Phillip Adams. HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS—Activated D Adam Pardy from injured reserve. Assigned D Philip Larsen to Texas (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Announced F Jeremy Colliton cleared waivers and was assigned to Bridgeport (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned F Kyle Chipchura to Portland (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned G Braden Holtby to Hershey (AHL). Browns. ''We'll work from sunup to sundown to get him ready,'' Jackson said. ''In my mind I'm not making a trade to ease a guy into any- thing. We made a trade because I feel like this guy can help our football team. He's wanted here.'' Jackson, whose influ- ence in making personnel decisions has increased since 82-year-old team owner Al Davis died Oct. 8, also hinted the team might not be done dealing before Tuesday's trade deadline. The Raiders are espe- cially hurting in the sec- ondary, where right corner- back Chris Johnson and backup Chimdi Chekwa are both hurt. At least the offense is getting healthier. Wide receiver Louis Curry of practice was reminiscent of the trade the Raiders made with New England just before the 2009 season opener to get defensive lineman Richard Seymour. give the 49ers their best gauge yet of where they really stand among the NFL's best teams. ''Every time you step on the field, you find out where you're at,'' running back Frank Gore said. ''But everybody's really paying attention to us two teams who are starting to get on top going against each other. We're doing great, they're doing great. I know a lot of people want to see what happens.'' Like the rest of the 49ers, Gore is on a roll. The two-time Pro Bowler is coming off back-to-back 100-yard rushing games after start- ing the season slowly. Gore has rushed for 252 yards the past two weeks, climbing to ninth among the NFL's leading rushers with 400 yards and raising his per-carry average from 2.5 yards at the end of September to 4.3. Gore's recent breakout has lifted the entire San Francisco offense, which ranked 32nd in the league through September but has erupted the past two weeks. The 49ers have sus- tained their momentum throughout the week in practice and hit the road Friday with confidence it will continue. ''Locked, loaded, ready to leave fully loaded for Detroit,'' Harbaugh said. ''I feel like our team is up for the challenge, ready to go. Guys are focused, they understand what's at stake. I thought we had our best Wednesday practice of the season. Guys are fronting it up, they're banging, they're where they're sup- posed to be, they're fitting it correctly, bringing ener- gy, and they have focus, a purpose.'' Seymour arrived on a Sat- urday, practiced one day with his team then recorded two sacks against San Diego on Monday night. Curry, whose brother CARDS Continued from page 1B singling in a run. With two and on and two outs, Octavio Dotel relieved and struck out Braun. Dotel (1-0) struck out two in 1 1-3 hitless innings, combining with three other relievers for 4 1-3 innings of scoreless, two-hit relief. Jason Motte got four outs for his second save of the series, leaving Cardinals relievers 2-0 with a 1.66 ERA in 22 2-3 innings. St. Louis starters are 1-2 with a 6.04 ERA. Only one St. Louis starter has lasted long enough to qualify for a vic- tory, with Chris Carpenter working five innings in Game 3. The previous team to have a starter not Eric Barton played for the Raiders from 1999-2003, will get a crash course in Oakland's defense before Sunday's home game against the Cleveland pitch into the sixth in the first five games of a post- season series was the 1984 San Diego Padres in the World Series, according to STATS. With Milwaukee down 5-1 and trying to rally with two on in the eighth, lefty Marc Rzepczynski relieved and struck out Prince Fielder. Fielder is 0 for 4 with four strikeouts and two walks against Rzepczyns- ki. Zack Greinke (1-1) left pitches over the plate in some key spots and allowed five runs — just two earned — and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings with no strikeouts and two walks. Hart had three hits, breaking out from a 1 for 12 start to the series. Murphy, who has not played since undergoing surgery for a sports hernia in training camp, practiced without a setback and is expected to make his sea- son debut against the Browns. St. Louis had been hit- less in 15 at-bats with run- ners in scoring position — and 22 at-bats with runners on base — before Molina's RBI double off the right- field fence. Hart just missed on a leaping attempt at the right field fence. Hairston saved at least one run at third base with a spectacular diving catch to his left on Nick Punto's low liner for the second out. But when he botched Garcia's easy grounder, St. Louis was up 3-0. Garcia's RBI groundout made it 4-0 in he fourth, the first RBI by a Cardi- nals pitcher in the postsea- son since Jeff Suppan homered in the 2006 NLCS against the Mets. Albert Pujols had an RBI single in the sixth to TUBE (Continued from page 1B) • 10:30 p.m., SPEED — Formula One, Korean Grand Prix, at Yeongam, South Korea COLLEGE FOOTBALL •9 a.m., ESPN — Michigan at Michigan St. •9 a.m.. 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NOTES: Braun doubled in the first and has reached base safely in the opening inning of nine straight games, going 7 for 7 with a walk and hit by pitch. He has 22 hits in the postsea- son, matching the fran- chise record by Paul Moli- tor and Robin Yount. ... Chuck Berry, a St. Louis musical icon, performed the national anthem with his daughter, Ingrid. Wear- ing his trademark sailor's cap and a No. 84 Cardinals jersey (his age), Berry mostly watched and threw in occasional harmony. ... Cardinals Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith threw a one- hop first pitch with injured St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright on the receiv- ing end for the third straight night. Edwards rallies for Nationwide victory CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carl Edwards thought his race might be over after he smashed into the wall less than 50 miles into the 300-mile Nationwide race. Turns out his Mus- tang had plenty left. Edwards worked his way up from 27th to the front five laps from the end, moving past Kyle Busch on the final restart to win the Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage at Charlotte Motor Speedway. ''Running into the wall usually doesn't work out too well for you,'' said Edwards, the Sprint Cup series points leader. But after a couple of laps seeing if pieces would fall off of his Ford, Edwards found he still had a fast machine capable of making a move. ''That was pretty impressive,'' he said. ''It was screaming fast.'' The right side of Edwards' car was badly damaged after he hit the wall 32 laps into the race. Crew chief Mike Beam talked Edwards through it, telling him the car was strong enough to get him back in. ''And luckily, Carl drove his guts out,'' Beam said. Especially at the end as he took the lead from Busch with a push from Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne. Edwards had enough momentum to stick in front as Busch made one last charge on the final lap. It was Edwards' eighth Nationwide win this season and 37th in his career, tying him for third all time with Kevin Har- vick. Only Busch with 51 victories and Mark Martin with 49 have more. Roush Fenway Racing owner Jack Roush was as giddy about his car as he was about Edwards' effort. ''Carl wrecked his car today and the car decided it wouldn't give up,'' Roush said. ''It stood up under Carl and carried him to victory.'' It was Edwards' sixth straight top- two finish in NASCAR's second-tier series. Edwards will try to make it a clean sweep at Charlotte — and extend his one-point lead in the Chase for the championship standings — when he starts third in Saturday night's Bank of America 500. ''Way to fight back, guys,'' Edwards said after crossing the finish line. Busch ended second and Bayne third. Elliott Sadler placed fourth to earn a $100,000 bonus in the series Dash 4 Cash. Brad Keselowski had the dominant machine most of the race. He led 119 laps and strongly moved away from the pack on several midrace restarts. But Keselowski sliced a tire 28 laps from the finish and could not maintain position, slowly spinning just before the entrance to pit road. Keselowski came out 13th and worked his way up to sixth, a spot behind Brian Scott. Nationwide points leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was ninth and main- tained a 15-point lead over Sadler in the series standings with three races left. The race honored those who've dealt with breast cancer in their lives. During race introductions, the dri- vers met 101-year-old Nancy Sue Neal from Waxhaw, N.C. The state's oldest living breast cancer survivor served as the honorary race director.