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Tehama Tracker Thursday's results Game 6 Texas St. Louis Series tied 3-3 Today's games FOOTBALL Corning Central Valley Oroville Red Bluff 7:30 p.m. 9 10 Sports 7:30 p.m. SOCCER Red Bluff Paradise NHL Sharks Detroit 4 p.m. CSNC On the tube AUTO RACING • 9:30 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Tums Fast Relief 500, at Martinsville, Va. • 11 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for Kroger 200, at Martinsville, Va. • 12:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, ''Happy Hour Series,'' final practice for Tums Fast Relief 500, at Martinsville, Va. BOXING •8 p.m., SHO — Welterweights, Javier Molina (9-0-0) vs. Artemio Reyes (13-1-0); middleweights, Bran- don Gonzales (14-0-0) vs. Ossie Duran (26-8-2), at Atlantic City, N.J. COLLEGE FOOTBALL •5 p.m., ESPN — BYU vs. TCU, at Arlington, Texas GOLF •6 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Andalucia Masters, second round, at Sotogrande, Spain • 11:30 a.m., TGC — Nationwide Tour Championship, second round, at Charleston, S.C. • 10 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, third round, at Selangor, Malaysia MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL • 4:30 p.m., FOX — World Series, game 7, Texas at St. Louis (if neces- sary) PAN AMERICAN GAMES •5 p.m., ESPN2 — Events TBA, at Guadalajara, Mexico PREP FOOTBALL •7 p.m., CSNB — Saguaro (Ariz.) at Chaparral (Ariz.) RODEO •6 p.m., VERSUS — PBR, World Finals, third round, at Las Vegas Lacrosse Around town Lacrosse season is almost here, and registration is open. This year Red Bluff Youth Lacrosse is planning to field Five teams (Boys JV, Girls High School, Co-ed U15, Co- ed U13, and Co-ed U11) In preparation for the upcoming season, there will be a lacrosse clinic at 2 p.m. Nov. 6 at Berrendos Middle School, 401 Chestnut Ave. The clinic will be free and open to boys and girls of all ages. Returning players that attend should bring all of their equipment and we will have equipment for those that need it. All that are interested in playing this year, registration is now open and registration will be available at the clinic. If you have any questions please contact Coach Corey at 530-736-2992, or by email at corey@levier.net. We expect a great season, come be a part of it. Youth Basketball Cornerstone Youth Basket- ball sign-ups will be happening at the following times and loca- tions: • Saturday Nov. 5 at Red Bluff High School Main Gym Lobby, Noon to 2 p.m. • Monday Nov 7 at Red Bluff High School Main Gym Lobby, 5-7 p.m. • Tuesday Nov 15 at Red Bluff High School Main Gym Lobby, 5-7 p.m. Also players can sign-up at Cornerstone Community Bank any weekday until Nov. 18. The basketball league is for girls and boys in first through sixth grades. There is a $50 fee, which includes a basketball. Player evaluations will be Sunday, Nov, 20 at Red Bluff High School Fieldhouse from 2 to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Angie Miller at 514- 2712. MCT photo The St. Louis Cardinals' Lance Berkman turns on a two-run home run in the first inning against the Texas Rangers in Game 6 of the World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Thursday. He hit a single in the bottom of the 10th inning to tie the game before David Freese's game-winning home run to straightaway center in the bottom of the 11th inning. Game 7 is set for tonight. 'Lord Fangio' rules 49ers' D NBAsides eager to get SANTA CLARA (AP) — Vic Fangio might be the only one at 49ers headquar- ters who doesn't mind hearing the pierc- ing tone of his ''maniacal'' voice. San Francisco's defensive coordinator will often leave messages on his voice- mail at the office just before falling asleep or if he wakes up in the middle of the night with an idea. Then he'll come back in the morning, listen to the recording and decide whether to put the plan to work. ''It's easier to talk into a phone at night than turn the lights on and find a piece of paper,'' Fangio said Thursday. Hard to question the method to his madness. The coordinator has turned the 49ers (5-1) defense into one of the NFL's best in his first year, engi- neering the same kind of turnaround he did at Stanford under head coach Jim Harbaugh. With San Francisco going for its fifth straight victory Sunday when the Cleveland Browns (3-3) visit Candlestick, Fangio's legend is starting to resurface. Stanford linebacker Shayne Skov nick- named the assistant coach ''Lord Fangio'' for his reverberating voice and the ''evil genius'' behind his schemes during Fan- gio's one year on The Farm. The name stuck more with every successful week, and now the Niners are embracing Fan- gio's ways, too. Even the myth around his nickname. ''His voice is definitely like somebody on 'Lord of the Rings.' I could see why they called him that,'' defensive tackle Ricky Jean-Francois said. A resurgent defense led by Fangio has carried the 49ers to the top of the NFC West. San Francisco is allowing only 16.2 points per game, second in the NFL behind John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens (13.8). The Niners also are sec- ond in the league at stopping the run (giv- ing up 74.7 yards per game) and have allowed only nine touchdowns in six games this year. Fangio's formula is no fluke. The straightforward, no-nonsense coach built Stanford into the Pac-10's top defense last season and already has put his stamp all over the 49ers unit. ''I think he's one of the all-time best defensive coordinators in the history of the league,'' Jim Harbaugh said. ''I think that's who he is. I think that's what his legacy will be some day.'' The architect behind San Francisco's blitz-happy defense brings a dif- ferent persona to the staff. While Harbaugh spends most of his time on the offensive side, ril- ing up players — and opposing coaches — with handshakes and hugs, Fangio has molded the 49ers into a powerful defenses rather quietly. He sits upstairs in the booth on game days to avoid the emotions and stay focused on his task. While he'll joke with players on occa- sion, he prefers to let his style do the talk- ing. ''He's brought a lot of confidence, a lot of swagger and an aggressive approach to the defense,'' said cornerback Carlos Rogers, who has intercepted three passes this season. ''With his 3-4 defense and his play calling, it allows a lot of guys to do so many different things that I don't think they were able to do in the past.'' Fangio, all of 53 years old, is in his 25th season as an NFL coach. He spent 11 years as a defensive coordinator with Carolina, Indianapolis and Houston. The defensive guru established his rep- utation as one of the premier linebacker coaches with the New Orleans Saints in the mid-1980s under Jim Mora. So it's no wonder making four-time Pro Bowl line- backer Patrick Willis the anchor of an experienced and talented 49ers defense has been at the root of Fangio's success. Shortly after he joined Harbaugh with the 49ers in January, Fangio had the gall to tell Willis he needed to improve as a pass-rusher. The linebacker accepted the message and made himself an even more polished player. deal in next few days NEW YORK (AP) — NBA owners and players called it an early night Thursday, with both pointing toward Friday as a decisive day for big moves to end the 119-day lockout. Or not. After two days of talks about the salary cap system, they will turn their attention back to the division of revenues, which derailed the negotiations last week. This time, Commissioner David Stern said the talks had produced enough familiarity and trust ''that will enable us to look forward to tomorrow, where we anticipate there will be some important and additional progress — or not.'' ''But I think (union executive director Billy Hunter) and I share that view, and we're looking forward to seeing whether something good can be made to happen.'' The sides again said there was some minor progress on the system issues after about 7 1/2 hours of talks. They decided to wrap it up and get some rest following a marathon 15-hour session Wednesday, and with union economist Kevin Murphy unavailable Thursday to discuss finances. Hunter said he thought the sides were ''within striking distance of a getting a deal'' on the system, but there's still no indication either side is ready to make the big move nec- essary to settling the BRI split. Owners have insisted they're not going beyond 50-50, which means the sides are still about $100 million apart annually, based on last season's revenues. Players have pro- posed reducing their guarantee from 57 percent down to 52.5, but they're unlikely to go much further without some concessions on the system issues. ''I think we're within reach and within striking distance of getting a deal,'' Hunter said. ''It's just a question of how receptive the NBA is and whether or not they want to do a deal.'' Asked when the significant move would happen, Hunter noticed Stern sitting in the back of his press conference and said to ask the commissioner. ''Tomorrow!'' Stern yelled out. ''There are no guarantees that we'll get it done, but we're going to give it one heck of a shot tomorrow,'' Stern said a few minutes later in his press conference. ''I think that Billy and the union's negotiators feel the same way. I know that ours do.'' If they don't, Stern will have to decide whether to add more cancellations to the two weeks that have already been lost. A full season might be difficult even with a deal this week. It takes roughly 30 days from agreement to games being played, so it's uncertain if there's still time for any basketball in November even before examining arena avail- ability. But 82 games would be a boost for the players, meaning they wouldn't miss the paycheck that seemed lost when the first two weeks were scrapped. Jr. Spartans' peewees grab top seed 4 p.m. 1B Friday October 28, 2011 Comeback Cards force game 7 tonight Courtesy photo The Red Bluff Jr. Spartans Peewee football team just completed a perfect 8-0 regular season, allowing just 12 points on the year.The Jr. Spartans enter the Northern California Federation of Youth Football playoffs, Saturday, when they face the Durham Trojans at Corning High School at Noon.The Corning Lions will host the Gridley Titans.