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Tehama Tracker Thursday's results VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Division-VI semifinal Mercy W Westwood LATE Today's games FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Division-II semifinal Corning Sutter 7 p.m. On the tube AUTO RACING •8 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, practice for Ford 200, at Homestead, Fla. • 9:30 a.m., ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for Ford 300, at Homestead, Fla. • Noon, ESPN2 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Ford 400, at Home- stead, Fla. • 1:30 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for Ford 200, at Homestead, Fla. •3 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, ''Happy Hour Series,'' final prac- tice for Ford 400, at Homestead, Fla. •5 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, Ford 200, at Homestead, Fla. COLLEGE FOOTBALL •5 p.m., ESPN — Oklahoma St. at Iowa St. GOLF • 9:30 a.m., TGC — LPGA, Titlehold- ers, second round, at Orlando, Fla. • Noon, TGC — PGA Tour, Presi- dents Cup, third round, at Melbourne, Australia MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 — 2K Sports Classic, third place game, Texas A&M-Mississippi St. loser vs. St. John's-Arizona loser, at New York •4 p.m., ESPN2 — 2K Sports Clas- sic, championship game, Texas A&M- Mississippi St. winner vs. St. John's- Arizona winner, at New York •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Puerto Rico Tip- Off, semifinal, teams TBD, at San Juan, Puerto Rico •7 p.m., CSNB—Stanford at UC Davis, 7 p.m. PREP FOOTBALL • 7:30 p.m., CSNC — CIF-SF Play- offs, first round, Lakewood at San Clemente Frank Gore will be ready vs. Arizona SANTA CLARA (AP) — Frank Gore showed up in the San Francisco 49ers' locker room Thurs- day wearing a blue, short- sleeved collared shirt. A dark blue patch on one side of his chest had ''Frank'' stitched in white letters. attire. Not the normal NFL While an outsider might've mistaken the two-time Pro Bowl run- ning back for a plumber, Gore's outfit made a state- ment inside 49ers head- quarters: He's back and ready to resume his blue- collar work. The two-time Pro Bowl running back said his injured right knee has healed and he expects to revive his chase of San Francisco records Sunday against the Arizona Cardi- nals, the same team that ended his season last year with a fractured hip. ''Things happen for a reason,'' Gore said. ''I'm back and I'll be ready.'' That could be bad news for another NFC West opponent. Gore had his franchise- record streak of five straight games with 100 or more yards rushing snapped last weekend against the New York Giants when he hyperex- tended his knee and was held to zero yards on six carries — his first career game without a yard. Gore has 7,196 career yards rushing and needs 149 more to pass late Hall of Famer Joe Perry (7,344) for the most in franchise history. Consider the pursuit back at full speed. Gore's absence from practice Wednesday — the first one he missed since a brief contract holdout at the start of training camp — turned out to be a deci- sion by coach Jim Har- baugh to give his running back some rest. Gore returned to practice Thurs- day with no brace support- ing his knee and the usual tape around his ankles. ''I want to be out there bad,'' he said. ''I'll play. I'll play good.'' NEW YORK (AP) — Clayton Kershaw might be the only one not comparing him with Sandy Koufax. Both left-handed aces for the Los Angeles Dodgers. And now both Cy Young Award winners. ''I'm still uncomfortable with it,'' Kershaw said Thursday after win- ning his first NL Cy Young in a run- way. ''I don't want to have any dis- respect for Mr. Koufax. He did it for a long time. He won a lot of awards and he won World Series. He threw no-hitters. Just a lot of things I'm not anywhere close to accomplishing yet. I have tremendous respect for him and would never want to ever put myself in the same category as him.'' Kershaw received 27 of 32 first- place votes and 207 points in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Philadelphia's Roy Halladay, last year's winner, was second with four first-place votes and 133 points. Phillies teammate Cliff Lee was third with 90 points, followed by Arizona's Ian Kennedy with 76 points. ''I always dreamed about playing in the big leagues. I never dreamed about doing anything special in the big leagues. I don't think any kid ever does,'' Kershaw said. ''The people I'm now associated with, just by having this award, is something that I never thought would ever hap- pen.'' Koufax, among the greatest left- handers in baseball history, won three Cy Youngs for the Dodgers in 1963, 1965 and 1966. Kershaw has a long was to go before he matches those accomplishments. ''Whenever you have a Cy Young next to your name, there's going to be expectations that go along with it,'' Kershaw said. ''Whenever I look at a pitcher and I see that he's won a Cy Young Award, I think, you know, this guy, he better be good. And that's what I MCT file photo Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw won the NL Cy Young Award,Thursday. hope to be. I hope people have that expectation for me.'' With a big curveball that might be the best in baseball, Kershaw won the NL's pitching triple crown. Pitching on a team that went 82-79, he led the league with a 2.28 ERA and 248 strikeouts and with a 21-5 record tied Kennedy for most wins. The 23-year-old left-hander, whose previous high for victories was 13 in 2010, dominated the league during the final two months of the season, going 8-0 with a 0.96 ERA in his final nine starts. Kershaw was 5-0 against the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants, going 4-0 with a 0.30 ERA in head-to-head matchups with Tim Lincecum, the 2008 and 2009 winner. Orel Hershiser, who won the 1988 Cy Young for the Dodgers, said Kershaw moved from '''good to great.'' ''He's just scratching the surface of what he can become and I know he can reach much higher limits,'' Hershiser said. Kershaw's .207 opponents' bat- ting average was the second-lowest in the major leagues among quali- fied pitchers, trailing only Detroit's Justin Verlander (.192), the unani- mous AL Cy Young winner. Ker- shaw was especially effective at Dodger Stadium, where he went 12- 1 with the lowest home ERA in the big leagues at 1.69. Los Angeles has a chance to sweep the two major NL awards. Matt Kemp is a favorite to win the MVP, which is announced Tuesday. It was the 10th Cy Young won by the Dodgers, following Don New- combe (1956), Don Drysdale (1962), Koufax, Mike Marshall (1974), Fernando Valenzuela (1981), Hershiser and Eric Gagne (2003). ''It's a really cool feeling and amazing for him,'' Gagne said. ''He's just getting started. He'll probably win a couple more of these.'' A bargain with a $500,000 salary, Kershaw did not have a bonus provi- sion. Halladay won $75,000 for fin- ishing second and Lee $50,000 for finishing third. A Dallas native who still lives in Texas, Kershaw said he comes from an area where ''football is king.'' Still, if kids want to emulate him, they can play baseball in the spring- time. ''Anything to stay away from lacrosse, in my opinion,'' he said, laughing. Tebow, Broncos top Jets 17-13 on last-minute drive DENVER (AP) — Tim Tebow's 20-yard touchdown run with 58 seconds left capped a 95-yard drive and sent the Den- ver Broncos to a 17-13 victory over the stunned New York Jets on Thursday night. Tebow saw the blitz and out- flanked safety Eric Smith around the left edge, then cut back and bulled his way past other Jets into the end zone. The Broncos (5-5) are 4-1 since Tebow replaced Kyle Orton. The Jets (5-5) lost their sec- ond heart-breaker in four days. Mark Sanchez's desperation pass toward the end zone was batted down as time expired. Raiders Oakland Minnesota Vikings OAKLAND (5-4) At MINNESOTA (2-7) OPENING LINE — Raiders by 1 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Oakland 5-3-1; Minnesota 4-4-1 SERIES RECORD — Raiders lead 9-4 LAST MEETING — Vikings beat Raiders 29-22, Nov. 18, 2007 LAST WEEK — Raiders beat Chargers 24-17; Vikings lost to Pack- ers 45-7 RAIDERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (9), RUSH (4), PASS (16) RAIDERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (26), RUSH (25), PASS (22) VIKINGS OFFENSE — OVERALL (18), RUSH (5), PASS (28) VIKINGS DEFENSE — OVERALL (23), RUSH (6), PASS (30) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Raiders 1-1 in QB Carson Palmer's two starts. After being acquired in trade from Cincinnati, Palmer has steadily improved in three outings, culminating with 14-for- 20 for 299 yards, two TDs and one interception last week in win over Chargers. ... With RB Darren McFadden hurting, Michael Bush stepped in to top 90 yards rushing each of last three games. Had 242 total yards last week. ... LB Kamerion Wimbley's four sacks vs. Chargers were most by Raider in single game since 1993. ... Vikings coach Leslie Fra- zier was defensive coordinator with Bengals in 2004 when Palmer, WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Raiders coach Hue Jackson all were there. .... Vikings DE Jared Allen leads NFL with 13 1/2 sacks after being cred- ited with one against Packers on Monday night. He has a sack in fran- chise-record 11 straight games. ... In five wins, Raiders defense allow- ing average of 69.6 yards rushing per game. In four losses, averaging 209.3. ... Vikings RB Adrian Peterson fifth in NFL with 846 yards rush- ing and tied for first with 10 TDs. ... Vikings 30th-ranked pass defense will be depleted. CB Antoine Winfield (broken clavicle) placed on IR this week. Vikings signed CB Benny Sapp to fill in. ... Rookie QB Chris- tian Ponder will make fourth start. He's 1-2, and has completed 53 per- cent of passes for 744 yards, three TDs, three interceptions. Nick Folk's 45-yard field goal broke a 10-10 tie with 9:14 remaining, and the Broncos found themselves facing a daunting task when they got the ball back with 5:54 left at their own 5. New York safety Jim Leon- hard could have throttled Den- ver's winning drive on the first play when he wrapped up Eddie Royal in the end zone on a throw to the right flat, but Royal wiggled free for 8 yards. Tebow ran just twice for 11 yards until the final drive, when he carried seven times for 58 yards in a performance reminis- cent of his miracle in Miami, when he was ineffective for 55 minutes, then led the Broncos to two TDs in the final 5 minutes of a game Denver won in over- Sunday 10 a.m. time. After completing just two passes in a win at Kansas City four days earlier, Tebow com- pleted 9 of 20 passes for 104 yards Thursday night. ''I said before, I trust him. I trust him with everything,'' teammate Von Miller said about Tebow. ''No matter how many interceptions he throws, no mat- Cardinals Arizona San Francisco 49ers ARIZONA (3-6) At SAN FRANCISCO (8-1) OPENING LINE — 49ers by 10 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Arizona 4-4-1; San Francisco 8-0-1 SERIES RECORD — 49ers lead 23-16 LAST MEETING — 49ers beat Cardinals 38-7, Jan. 2, 2011 LAST WEEK — Cardinals beat Eagles 21-17; 49ers beat Giants 27- 20 (17) (24) CARDINALS OFFENSE — OVERALL (20), RUSH (26), PASS CARDINALS DEFENSE — OVERALL (27), RUSH (21), PASS 49ERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (25T), RUSH (7), PASS (29) 49ERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (11), RUSH (1), PASS (26) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — 49ers have won last four meetings, including in last season's finale while coached by interim Jim Tomsula following firing of Mike Singletary after previous game. ... Cardinals have 13 total points in past two matchups — including 38-7 in teams' finale last season in battle for last place in NFC West. ... Car- dinals have won back-to-back games, something they didn't do all last season. ... Four of Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald's five TDs this season have come in road games, including two at Philly last week. ... 49ers average starting field position at home is 34.1 yard-line, best in NFL by home teams. ... San Francisco WR Michael Crabtree has 11 catches for 162 yards and two TDs in three career games vs. Cardinals. ... 49ers K David Akers is having career year. He has 91 points — making 23 of 25 field goals, including 5 for 5 from beyond 50, and all 22 of his PATS. He is on pace to set franchise record for points scored in single season. Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice had 138 points in 1987. ... San Francisco's top-ranked run defense hasn't allowed 100-yard rusher in 31 straight games, fourth-longest streak since 2000. Also, 49ers defense has forced NFL-leading 21 turnovers. ... 49ers missed two big stars in January meeting. Pro Bowl inside linebacker Patrick Willis didn't start for first time in career after undergoing a second surgery on broken right hand. Frank Gore sat out his fifth straight game to end season after fracturing right hip in Monday Night game at Arizona last Nov. 29. ... Gore had his franchise-record five straight games with 100 or more yards rushing end last week, when he injured his right knee and was held to zero yards on six carries — his first career game without a yard. Gore has 7,196 career yards rushing and needs 149 to pass late Hall of Famer Joe Perry (7,344) for most in franchise history. Gore has scored seven touchdowns in last nine games and 11 for career against Arizona. ... Cardinals backup John Skelton, second-year pro playing for injured Kevin Kol b (foot), 4-2 as starter. ter how many touchdowns he throws. I'm going to ride him to the end. I hope he shut up a bunch of his critics today.'' Before Denver's unorthodox option offense prevailed again, it appeared the Jets were going to win this one thanks to an odd- ball touchdown — left guard Matt Slauson's fumble recovery for a touchdown. 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