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Tehama Tracker Sunday's results MLB PLAYOFFS St. Louis Milwaukee Cardinals win NLCS NFL Detroit 49ers 19 25 Gore: 15 carries, 141 yards, TD Crabtree: 9 catches, 77 yards Raiders Cleveland 24 17 McFadden: 20 carries, 91 yards, TD Hey-Bey: 6 catches, 82 yards Today's games FIELD HOCKEY Corning Chico NHL Sharks Anaheim 7:30 p.m. CSNC On the tube MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL •5 p.m., TBS — Playoffs, National League Championship Series, game 7, St. Louis at Milwaukee (if needed) NFL FOOTBALL • 5:30 p.m., ESPN — Miami at N.Y. Jets NHL HOCKEY •4 p.m., VERSUS — Colorado at Toronto PAN AMERICAN GAMES • 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Events TBA, at Guadalajara, Mexico YANG WINS VAULT TITLE WITH HARDEST VAULT EVER DONE TOKYO (AP) — Yang Hak-seon of South Korea won the men's vault title at the world gymnastics champi- onships in impressive fashion Sunday, doing the hardest vault ever attempt- ed. Yang's handspring front triple twist — twisting three times while doing a somersault in a stretched-out position — has a start value of 7.4, two-tenths of a point higher than any other vault done, and four-tenths higher than the vault most of the top men do. And Yang did it nearly perfectly, getting so much height he probably could have thrown another half-twist in there, and needing only a small step on the land- ing to steady himself. He scored a 16.566, finishing two- tenths ahead of Russia's Anton Golot- sutskov, the Olympic bronze medalist. Makoto Okiguchi of Japan was third. NASCAR'S KENSETH STILL SEARCHING FOR SPONSOR CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Roush Fenway Racing will run Matt Kenseth's team next year even if the 2003 NASCAR champion does not have a sponsor. Kenseth won Saturday night's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was his third victory of the season and moved him into the thick of the cham- pionship race. After the race, he dryly thanked his sponsors and noted it's not too late for the companies to change their mind and return to the No. 17 Ford next season. Kenseth does not have a pri- mary sponsor in place for next year. But team owner Jack Roush says he'll run the car out of pocket if nec- essary. LANCE ARMSTRONG TO RACE IN XTERRA WORLDS KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Lance Armstrong will compete in the XTER- RA Worlds off-road triathlon. ''XTERRA World Champs next wknd. I'm in! Looking fwd to racing,'' the seven-time Tour de France winner tweeted Sunday, a week before the swimming, cycling and running com- petition in Maui. Last month in Colorado, Armstrong was fifth in the XTERRA USA Cham- pionship, finishing the 1,500-meter swim, 17.7-mile mountain bike ride and 6.1-mile trail run in 2 hours, 29 minutes, 25 seconds. The Hawaii event features a 1,500- meter swim, 18.3-mile mountain bike ride that climbs more than 4,000 feet up and down the lower slopes of the West Maui Mountains, and a 6.1-mile trail run that traverses forest trails and beach sand. SHARP SHOOTERS ADD TO AMERICAN MEDAL TALLY GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Ready. Aim. Gold! Daryl Szarenski, a three-time Olympian and member of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, set a pair of Pan American Games records Sunday and won the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol. ''It's always fun to win,'' said Szaren- ski, who already holds the Pan Am record in the upcoming 50-meter pis- tol. ''You can't beat that.'' Szarenski's gold, his second overall at the Pan Am Games after first win- ning in 2003, started off another stellar day for the United States in Guadala- jara. Americans went 1-2 in two swim- ming events, and earned a silver and a bronze in two others.The equestrian team added another gold in the team dressage, and Americans picked up a pair of bronze medals in taekwondo. ''To be a part of that team and add to that effort to be winners, that's just awesome,'' said Szarenski, a sergeant first class on active duty in the Army who scored 583 points to set a com- petition record in the qualifying round. Szarenski competed at the last three Olympics, but has never won a medal. His victory Sunday, however, earned the United States a second quota spot for the 2012 London Olympics, mak- ing the native of Saginaw, Mich., a good bet to participate in a fourth. ''I'm pretty confident to make it,'' said Szarenski, who will compete in the free pistol Wednesday. ''It's not going to be easy and I'm going to have to shoot for it, but I think I'm on top and I got a really good chance. ''I'm not counting on it, but I think I'm going to be there.'' And after moving up the final plac- ings each time he has competed, Szarenski likes his chances for the London Games. ''I guess I'm a slow learner because every time I keep getting better and better,'' Szarenski said. ''It'll be nice to go a fourth time and take another shot at it.'' MCT photo Raiders quarterback Kyle Boller scrambles against the Browns, Sunday. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A day that at age 82. began with a tribute and celebration to late owner Al Davis ended with questions about the Oakland Raiders' future following a serious injury to starting quarterback Jason Campbell. The Raiders overcame Campbell's bro- ken collarbone by getting a 101-yard kick- off return from Jacoby Ford and Kevin Boss' 35-yard touchdown catch from punter Shane Lechler on a fake field goal in a 24-17 victory Sunday over the Cleveland Browns in the first home game since Davis' death. ''This football team will be fine,'' coach Hue Jackson said. ''This team is a little bit more resilient than everyone thinks they are.'' They showed that Sunday after Camp- bell was knocked out late in the first half when he landed hard on his shoulder after being hit at the end of a scramble by Chris Gocong and Scott Fujita. Kyle Boller entered in relief and strug- gled at times but the Raiders (4-2) got enough big plays on special teams to hold off the Browns (2-3) and win consecutive games for the first time this season. ''We honored one of the greatest Raiders ever in Coach Davis,'' Jackson said. ''I know he's looking down saying 'Just win, baby.' That's what we did. That's what we do here. We win. I don't care what it looks like. I don't care if it's pretty it's ugly or whatever.'' It was an emotional day at the Coliseum with many old-time Raiders coming back to honor Davis, the man who had been the face of the franchise for nearly a half-century before dying Oct. 8 of an undisclosed illness Coaches and team officials all wore black shirts with a simple two-letter mes- sage supplanted on the Raiders shield: ''AL.'' The most poignant moment came during a halftime ceremony with dozens of former players standing in a circle around the Raiders emblem at midfield. Super Bowl-winning coach John Madden then lit a caldron on the plaza level in the corner of the stadium with the public address announcer saying the fire will ''burn forev- er'' for fans to remember Davis. On a day full of tributes, the one Davis would have appreciated most is the one on the scoreboard. ''We all knew the task at hand and we just made sure we made the most of it,'' cor- nerback Stanford Routt said. Boller completed a 27-yard swing pass to Ford that set up Sebastian Janikowski's 48-yard field goal that made it 17-7 late in the third quarter. Oakland then took over again at the Cleveland 25 after a botched handoff between McCoy and Montario Hardesty. That's when Jackson and special teams coach John Fassel once again successfully went to their book of tricks. On fourth down from the 35, Lechler — the holder — threw to a wide-open Boss in the flat and Boss raced to the end zone for the score that made it 24-7. ''It's just taking advantage of what the defense is doing,'' Boss said. ''It's a pretty simple pass and a pretty simple catch. I think all the credit goes to Coach Fassel for being able to recognize it's something we should take advantage of. And to Coach Jackson for having the guts to call the play.'' 3:30 p.m. 12 6 Lion tamers — 49ers get past Detroit DETROIT (AP) — Jim Har- baugh charged across the field, lift- ing his shirt to expose his belly to attempt a chest bump. He extended his right hand to Jim Schwartz for a shake and slapped him on the back with his left hand. Schwartz didn't like what was done or said — claiming he heard an expletive — and went charging after Harbaugh. What an emotion- filled scene following a meeting of turnaround teams that matched pregame hype in San Francisco's 25-19 victory over Detroit on Sun- day. The NFC might have a nasty new rivalry no one saw coming. After the 49ers knocked the Lions from the unbeaten ranks on Alex Smith's touchdown pass with 1:51 left, both coaches added some highlights — or lowlights — of their own. Harbaugh took the blame in one breath — and a shot in the next. ''That's totally on me,'' Har- baugh said. ''I shook his hand too hard.'' NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the incident will be reviewed. Harbaugh, a first-year NFL coach who played at Michigan, had to be separated from Schwartz more than once after Schwartz came run- ning and lunging toward him as both teams were going to the tunnel. ''I went to congratulate coach Harbaugh and got shoved out of the way,'' Schwartz said. ''I didn't expect an obscenity at that point. Obviously, when you win a game like that, you are excited, but there is a protocol that goes with this league.'' Players from the 49ers (5-1) and Lions (5-1) gathered and appeared to restore order — probably Sports because they were worn out from a hard-hitting, penalty-filled game with four lead changes after half- time. ''Ironically, I was playing peace- maker,'' Detroit defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said. ''But this is an emotional sport.'' Smith's fourth-down, 6-yard pass to Delanie Walker gave San Francisco the go-ahead touchdown with 1:51 left. The play stood after video review didn't show definitely whether Walker's right knee was down before the ball reached the goal line. David Akers gave San Francisco a six-point lead with 1:02 to go with a 37-yard field goal. Detroit had a chance to drive for a winning TD, but couldn't get a first down against a swarming Raiders honor Davis with 24-17 win over Browns 1B Monday October 17, 2011 MCT photo 49ers' Delanie Walker (46) celebrates a reception against the Lions, Sunday. defense that hit and confused quar- terback Matthew Stafford from the start. That last drive started with San Francisco's fifth sack and ended with a catch and lateral — 69 yards short of the end zone — to trigger Harbaugh's exuberant celebration. ''It fires me up a lot,'' Harbaugh said. ''If that offends you or any- body else, then so be it.'' Pujols, Cardinals take wild ride to World Series MILWAUKEE (AP) — An afterthought in early Sep- tember, the St. Louis Cardinals are taking their wild ride all the way to the World Series. David Freese hit a three-run homer in the first and manager Tony La Russa turned again to his brilliant bullpen for seven sturdy innings as St. Louis captured its 18th pennant with a 12-6 victory over the bumbling Mil- waukee Brewers on Sunday night. Albert Pujols and the wild-card Cardinals took out the heavily favored Phillies in the first round, then dis- patched the division-rival Brewers on their own turf in Game 6 of the NL championship series. Looking for its second title in six seasons, St. Louis opens the World Series at home Wednesday night with ace Chris Carpenter on the mound against the AL cham- pion Texas Rangers. Trailing by 10 1/2 games in the wild-card race on Aug. 25, the Cardinals surged down the stretch and took advantage of a monumental collapse by Atlanta to win a playoff spot on the final night of the regular season. Now, bolstered by a group of no-name relievers who keep answering La Russa's call, the Cardinals are back in the World Series for the first time since beating Detroit in 2006. What a relief! It was a disappointing end to a scintillating season for Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun and the NL Central champi- on Brewers, who finished with a franchise-record 96 wins, six games ahead of St. Louis. Baseball's best home team collapsed in the NLCS, though, losing twice at Miller Park in an error-filled flop. It was likely Fielder's final game with the Brewers, too. He's a free agent after the season. Rafael Furcal and Pujols hit solo homers off Chris Narveson and St. Louis built a 9-4 lead by the time the bullpen took over for Edwin Jackson in the third inning. The group of Fernando Salas, Marc Rzepczynski, Octavio Dotel, Lance Lynn and Jason Motte allowed two runs the rest of the way. For the series, St. Louis relievers finished 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA over 28 2-3 innings. NFL By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct New England5 1 0 .833 Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 N.Y. Jets 2 3 0 .400 Miami South 0 4 0 .000 WL T Pct Tennessee 3 2 0 .600 Houston 3 3 0 .500 Jacksonville 1 5 0 .167 Indianapolis 0 6 0 .000 North WL T Pct Baltimore 4 1 0 .800 Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 Pittsburgh 4 2 0 .667 Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 West WL T Pct San Diego 4 1 0 .800 Raiders 4 2 0 .667 Kansas City 2 3 0 .400 Denver 1 4 0 .200 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East WL T Pct N.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 Washington 3 2 0 .600 Dallas 2 3 0 .400 Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 South WL T Pct Tampa Bay 4 2 0 .667 New Orleans4 2 0 .667 Atlanta 3 3 0 .500 Carolina 1 5 0 .167 North WL T Pct Green Bay 6 0 0 1.000 Detroit 5 1 0 .833 49ers Chicago 3 3 0 .500 Minnesota 1 5 0 .167 West WL T Pct 5 1 0 .833 Seattle 2 3 0 .400 Arizona 1 4 0 .200 St. Louis 0 5 0 .000 ——— Sunday's Games Green Bay 24, St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 17, Jacksonville 13 Philadelphia 20, Washington 13 San Francisco 25, Detroit 19 Atlanta 31, Carolina 17 Cincinnati 27, Indianapolis 17 N.Y. Giants 27, Buffalo 24 Oakland 24, Cleveland 17 Baltimore 29, Houston 14 New England 20, Dallas 16 Tampa Bay 26, New Orleans 20 Chicago 39, Minnesota 10 Open: Arizona, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle, Tennessee Monday's Game Miami at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Washington at Carolina, 10 a.m. San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Seattle at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Denver at Miami, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 10 a.m. Chicago vs.Tampa Bay in London, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 1:15 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 1:15 p.m. Indianapolis at New Orleans, 5:20 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, N.Y. Giants, New England, Philadelphia, San Francisco Monday, Oct. 24 Baltimore at Jacksonville, 5:30 p.m.