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2B Daily News – Saturday, October 29, 2011 Scoreboard NFL At A Glance By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct N. England 5 1 0 .833 Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 Miami South 0 6 0 .000 WL T Pct Houston 4 3 0 .571 Tennessee 3 3 0 .500 Jacksonville 2 5 0 .286 Indianapolis 0 7 0 .000 North WL T Pct Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 West WL T Pct San Diego 4 2 0 .667 Raiders 4 3 0 .571 Kansas City 3 3 0 .500 Denver 2 4 0 .333 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East N.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 Dallas WL T Pct 3 3 0 .500 Washington 3 3 0 .500 Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 South WL T Pct New Orleans5 2 0 .714 Tampa Bay 4 3 0 .571 Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 Carolina 2 5 0 .286 North WL T Pct Green Bay 7 0 0 1.000 Detroit 5 2 0 .714 Chicago 4 3 0 .571 Minnesota 1 6 0 .143 West 49ers WL T Pct 5 1 0 .833 Seattle 2 4 0 .333 Arizona 1 5 0 .167 St. Louis 0 6 0 .000 ——— Sunday, Oct. 30 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 10 a.m. New Orleans at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m. Miami at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Carolina, 10 a.m. Arizona at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Detroit at Denver, 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at San Francisco, 1:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Seattle, 1:15 p.m. New England at Pittsburgh, 1:15 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 5:20 p.m. Open: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay Monday, Oct. 31 San Diego at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 Seattle at Dallas, 10 a.m. Miami at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Houston, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Washington, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Denver at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Tennessee, 1:05 p.m. Green Bay at San Diego, 1:15 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 1:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New England, 1:15 p.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5:20 p.m. Open: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota Monday, Nov. 7 Chicago at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. MOVES Friday's Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Assigned RHP Chris Jakubauskas and C Jake Fox outright to Norfolk (IL). DETROIT TIGERS — Exercised their 2012 option on RHP Jose Valverde. Gore looks to keep ground game on a roll SANTA CLARA (AP) — Frank Gore is eager to keep a good thing going. The San Francisco 49ers are off to their best start in Gore's seven years with the team, with the two-time Pro Bowl run- ning back serving as the offensive catalyst during a four-game winning streak the Niners took into their bye week. Gore had one of the best three-game stretches of his career before the bye, rushing for 393 yards on 50 carries in wins over the Eagles, Buccaneers and Lions. With rookies Kendall Hunter and Bruce Miller complementing Gore in the backfield, the 49ers have climbed to sixth in the NFL in rush- ing offense despite rank- ing 27th in the league in total offense. The 49ers (5-1) will look to sustain the high performance of their run- ning game this week against the visiting Cleve- land Browns. CARDS Continued from page 1B in nine years, Josh Hamilton and Michael Young had RBI doubles in the first against Carpenter, the first pitcher in a decade to make three starts in one Series. But St. Louis came right back in the bot- tom half off Matt Harrison, who walked two batters before the big hit by Freese. Craig, starting because of an injury to Matt Holliday, hit his third home run of the Series with one out in the third, sending a 91 mph pitch to the opposite field in right. The ball landed in Car- dinals bullpen to the delight of the Busch Stadium record crowd of 47,399. Craig also made an out- standing catch in the sixth, jumping to snag a drive by Nelson Cruz that appeared likely to hit the top of the left-field wall. St. Louis added two runs off the bullpen in the fifth without getting a hit. Yadier Molina walked with the bases loaded for the second straight night, this time with Scott Feldman pitching, and ace C.J. Wilson came in and hit Rafael Furcal with his first pitch, forcing in another run. Texas pitchers tied a Series record with 40 walks and also hit four batters. Other than Craig's homer, all the Cardinals' runs reached base by walk or hit National League HOUSTON ASTROS — Claimed C Craig Tatum off waivers from Baltimore. Agreed to terms with OF Brandon Barnes on a minor league contract. Named Tim Bittner Mid-Atlantic amateur scout, Gavin Dickey South Texas ama- teur scout and John Martin Central and North Florida amateur scout. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined Seattle DE Red Bryant $15,000, Miami S Yeremiah Bell $15,000, Kansas City LB $15,000, Kansas City CB Brandon Flowers $10,000, Baltimore S Bernard Pollard $10,000, Oakland LB Aaron Curry $10,000 and Oakland CB Stanford Routt $7,500 for their actions during last week's games. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Activated CB Adam ''Pacman'' Jones from the physi- cally-unable-to-perform list. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released CB Leigh Bodden. Signed CB Josh Victorian to the practice squad. Released CB Malcolm Williams from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned LW Patrick Maroon and LW Jean-Francois Jacques to Syracuse (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled F Matt Calvert from Springfield (AHL). Assigned LW Maksim Mayorov and D David Savard to Springfield. EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled D Jeff Petry from Oklahoma City (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Traded C Cal O'Reilly to Phoenix for a 2012 fourth- round draft pick. PHOENIX COYOTES — Assigned D Chris Summers to Portland (AHL). WINNIPEG JETS — Assigned F Aaron Gagnon to St. John's (AHL). COLLEGE BIG 12 CONFERENCE — Announced the Board of Directors voted unanimous- ly to accept West Virginia as a full con- ference member effective July 1, 2012. Thornton's 2 goals lead Sharks past Red Wings, 4-2 DETROIT (AP) — The San Jose Sharks still have a slight edge over the Detroit Red Wings. Joe Thornton scored twice and Antti Niemi made 30 saves in San Jose's 4-2 win over Detroit on Friday night. San Jose has eliminated Detroit in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs the past two seasons. It was a seven-game set last spring in which the Red Wings rallied from a 3-0 series deficit to force a decisive Game 7. Six of the seven games in that were decided by one goal and only Thornton's empty-netter in the final minute prevent- ed Friday's contest from being another one-goal affair. ''Every game against them seems to be a one-goal game,'' Thornton said. ''These are two good, competitive teams, and it's become a pretty good rivalry the last cou- ple of years.'' Raiders owner Al Davis died of heart failure OAKLAND (AP) — The cause of former Oak- land Raiders owner Al Davis' death has been deter- mined to have been heart failure. MCT photo Detroit Lions defenders pursue the 49er's Frank Gore Oct. 16 in Detroit. batter. On Thursday night, the Cardinals were twice down to their final strike before an exhilarating 10-9, 11-inning victory in one of baseball's greatest games. Craig homered in the eighth to start the comeback from a 7-4 deficit. Freese, who grew up in the St. Louis area, hit a tying, two-run double in the ninth, Lance Berkman had a tying single in a two-run 10th and Freese won the game with a leadoff home run in the 11th. ''You hear people say anyone can get the last three outs,'' Texas manager Ron Washington said Friday afternoon. ''No, no, no, no. You've got to have a special, special soul, special mental- ity, special aggressiveness, something, to get those last outs. We didn't get them.'' Carpenter, pitching on three days' rest for only the second time in his career, allowed five hits and two walks in the first six innings, striking out five. He threw 89 pitches. Harrison gave up three runs, five hits and three walks in four innings, and Feldman relieved in the fifth. St. Louis won its first title since 2006 and became the 19th team to overturn a 3-2 Series deficit. The Rangers were trying for their first championship in the 51-sea- son history of a franchise that started as the expansion Washington Senators in 1961. Womathlon November 19th , 2011 at Tehama Family Fitness Center Attention Ladies! Test your strength, endurance, and perseverance at this competition! Saturday November 19th Events: • Hex Bar Body Weight Dead Lift for Max Reps in 1 minute • Bench Press 3 Attempts for Max Weight • 25 lbs Kettlebell Snatch for Max Reps in 2 Minutes • Pull up Bar Hang For Time • Medley- TBA • 1.5 Mile Run for Time Cost: Pre Register by 11/1 $15 • Late Registration $25 *Minors must have parent signature Weigh-ins at 8am-First Lift at 9am For More Info Contact Troy 530-528-8656 Tehama Family Fitness Center 2498 South Main St. • 528-8656 www.tehamafamilyfitness.com The death certificate issued by Alameda County says Davis died at age 82 at 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 8 from an abnormal hearth rhythm, congestive heart failure and a heart muscle disease. He died at the Oakland Airport Hilton, where he lived during much of the football season. According to the certifi- cate, Davis also had a form of skin cancer and had undergone throat surgery three days before his death. He also underwent heart surgery in 1996. Stanford hoping for a big win at USC LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stan- ford's Andrew Luck will finish just ahead of Southern California's Matt Barkley in just about every football metric that counts if both quarter- backs head to the NFL next year. The Pac-12 standings, head-to-head victo- ries, Heisman Trophy voting, pro draft boards — Barkley realizes he'll probably always be looking up at Luck. Barkley won't feel second-best if his 20th-ranked Trojans can figure out some way Saturday night to stop the juggernaut that's been built around his Northern California coun- terpart. Two of the nation's top quarter- backs face each other for the third time in their college careers when No. 4 Stanford (7-0, 5-0 Pac-12) looks to extend its 15-game winning streak with a third straight victory at the Coliseum over USC (6-1, 3-1). Luck and Barkley have only a passing acquaintance, seeing each other a few times off the gridiron at media events, so there's hardly a per- sonal rivalry. What's personal to Barkley is the feeling he gets when he thinks about Stanford's two victories over the Trojans during his tenure — the first in a historic blowout in 2009, the second on a field goal as time expired last season. ''I don't like the thought of losing or being embarrassed like that in my NBA Continued from page 1B Union president Fisher said it was difficult to say why talks broke down, or when they would start up again. ''We're here, we've always been here, but today just wasn't the day to try and finish this out,'' he said. Fisher said there were still too many system restrictions in the owners' proposal. Players want to keep a system similar to the old one, and fear own- ers' ideas would limit player movement. And though they might be inclined to give up one if they received more con- cessions on the other, players make it sound as if they are the ones doing all the giving back. The old cap system allowed teams to exceed it through the use of a num- head,'' Barkley said. ''I guess it's kind of a pride thing, wanting to prepare so well that that doesn't happen, so I don't have to go through that, don't have to face a loss like that. I think it picks up the intensity when we're preparing for a game if that's in my mind.'' Luck left last season's victory over USC with more relief than excite- ment after engineering a last-minute drive to the decisive field goal. That victory was the start of Stanford's current winning streak, and the Cardi- nal haven't even been in a tight spot since last November, winning a record 10 straight games by at least 25 points. ''He's a great guy, great football player,'' Luck said of Barkley. ''It's fun to watch him play. I really do enjoy watching him play on TV. Except for this week, obviously.'' The role reversal in USC's oldest rivalry between the Pac-12's two pri- vate California schools still seems strange to the Trojans fans who are expected to sell out the Coliseum for this meeting. In fact, anybody looking to track Stanford's rise as an improb- able college football power can find major landmarks in the Cardinal's victories in the last two trips to USC's historic home. In a night game in 2007, coach Jim Harbaugh's Cardinal recorded one of the most improbable upsets in recent ber of exceptions, many of which the league wants to tweak or even eliminate. Hunter has called a hard cap a ''blood issue'' to players, and though the league has backed off its initial proposal calling for one, players think the changes owners want would work like one. ''We've told them that we don't want a hard cap. We don't want a hard cap any kind of way, either an obvious hard cap or a hard cap that may not be as obvious to most people but we know it works like a hard cap,'' Hunter said. ''And so you get there, and then all of a sudden they say, 'Well, we also have to have our number.' And you say, 'Well wait a minute, you're not negoti- ating in good faith.''' But if players think what's being proposed is a hard cap, here's another warning: Deputy Commis- sioner Adam Silver won't rule out the league seeking history, snapping the No. 2 Trojans' conference-record 35-game winning streak with a one-point victory as a 41-point underdog. Two years ago, Stanford returned for the highest- scoring performance ever against USC, cementing its rivalry reversal with a 55-21 thrashing. ''That doesn't sit well with any- body who cares about this program, but that's a great team they've built up,'' USC linebacker Chris Galippo said. ''We can't do anything about the past. We just have to try to get it back to the way it was.'' In a measure of just how com- pletely this rivalry has shifted in only two years, USC might even be proud if it's only able to end Stanford's streak of 25-point-plus victories — the longest such stretch by any school since at least the 1930s. USC's dynasty might be dead, but the Trojans are quietly thriving in their new role as undermanned under- dogs while navigating a half-decade of NCAA sanctions. After several unimpressive wins this season, they looked sharp in a 14-point victory at Notre Dame last week, capping a three-game winning streak. While USC assistant head coach Monte Kiffin spent this week work- ing on ways to pressure Luck, Stan- ford coach David Shaw's staff has been worried about a Trojans offense rounding into potent form. one. ''Our response is then let's have a hard cap, which is what we want- ed,'' he said. ''We don't think it's a hard cap. ... We've all been wasting our time if they believe this is a hard cap. We've been spending liter- ally hundreds of hours negotiating the specifics of a system, where they're now saying is the equiva- lent of a hard cap. We've been clear from the begin- ning from a league stand- point we would prefer a hard cap.'' When players offered to reduce their guarantee from 57 percent to 53 per- cent, Hunter said that would have transferred about $1.1 billion to own- ers over six years. Now, at 52.5, he said that would grow to more than $1.5 billion. But even a 50-50 split would be too high for some hardline owners, because it would reduce only $280 million of the $300 million they said they lost last season. Own- ers initially proposed a BRI split that players said would have had them around 40 percent. Though they will miss a paycheck on Nov. 15, Hunter said each player would have received a minimum of $100,000 from the escrow money that was returned to them to make up the difference after salaries fell short of the guaranteed 57 percent of revenues last season. The small groups that were meeting grew a bit Friday. Union vice presi- dents Chris Paul — wear- ing a Yankees cap for his trip to New York — and Theo Ratliff joined the talks, and economist Kevin Murphy returned after he was unavailable Thursday. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban stayed for the session after taking part Thursday.