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Tehama Tracker Sunday's results NBA L.A. Clippers Warriors LATE Saturday's results NFL Raiders Kansas City Palmer 16-26, 237 yards, TD Bush 23 carries, 70 yards 49ers Seattle 17 19 Smith 14-26, 179 yards Gore 23 carries, 83 yards, TD Today's games Independence Bowl North Carolina Missouri NBA L.A. Lakers Kings Chicago Warriors NHL Anaheim Sharks 7:30 p.m. CSNC On the tube NBA Basketball •4 p.m., NBATV — Houston at Orlando NFL FOOTBALL • 5:30 p.m.. ESPN — Atlanta at New Orleans NHL HOCKEY • 4:30 p.m., VERSUS — Dallas at St. Louis NFL Playoff Scenarios By The Associated Press Week 16 AFC CLINCHED: New England-East Division and first-round bye; Houston-South Divi- sion; Baltimore and Pittsburgh-wild-card spots. NEW ENGLAND — Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: Win or tie OR Baltimore loss or tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie BALTIMORE — Clinches AFC North Division and first- round bye with: Win OR Tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie OR Pittsburgh loss — Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: Win AND New England loss PITTSBURGH — Clinches AFC North Division and first- round bye with: Win AND Baltimore loss or tie OR Tie AND Baltimore loss OR — Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: Win AND Baltimore loss or tie AND New England loss DENVER — Clinches AFC West Division with: Win OR Tie AND Oakland loss or tie OR Oakland loss OAKLAND — Clinches AFC West Division with: Win AND Denver loss or tie OR Tie AND Denver loss — Clinches wild-card spot with: Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie OR Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win CINCINNATI — Clinches wild-card spot with: Win or tie N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie N.Y.Jets loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie N.Y. JETS — Clinch wild-card spot with: Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie TENNESSEE — Clinches wild-card spot with: Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND Oakland loss or tie Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND Denver loss or tie Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland win AND Denver win NFC CLINCHED: Green Bay-North Division and first-round bye; San Francisco-West Division; New Orleans and Detroit-wild- card spots. GREEN BAY — Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: Win or tie either remaining game OR San Francisco loss or tie SAN FRANCISCO — Clinches first-round bye with: Win OR Tie AND New Orleans loss or tie either remaining game OR New Orleans loss either remaining game — Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: Win AND two Green Bay losses NEW ORLEANS — Clinches NFC South Division with: Win or tie either remaining game OR Atlanta loss or tie either remaining game — Clinches first-round bye with: Win both remaining games AND San Francisco loss or tie OR Win and tie remaining games AND San Francisco loss N.Y. GIANTS — Clinch NFC East Division with: Win or tie DALLAS — Clinches NFC East Division with: Win ATLANTA — Clinches NFC South Division with: Win both remaining games AND New Orleans loses both remaining games — Clinches wild-card spot with: Win or tie either remaining game OR Chicago loss or tie in either remaining game CHICAGO — Clinches wild-card spot with: Win both remaining games AND Atlanta loses both remaining games 7 p.m. CSNC+ 7:30 p.m. CSNB 2 p.m. ESPN2 13 16 Sports DALLAS (AP) — NBA Com- missioner David Stern opened his lockout-delayed season by hearing boos from Mavericks fans. Stern was in Dallas for the NBA finals rematch between the Maver- icks and Heat, and he was on the court for the start of the Mavs' ban- ner-raising ceremony honoring their first championship. The jeers came as soon as he started speak- ing, but he quickly turned them into cheers by offering his congratula- tions to team owner Mark Cuban. Cuban's often contentious rela- tionship with Stern could've been as much of a reason for the boos as the lockout, which pushed the opener from Nov. 1 to Christmas and cut the season by 16 games. Cuban and Miami's Micky Ari- son were among five owners who voted against the labor deal. Stern said ''it doesn't send any signal whatsoever'' that the two owners in the most recent finals were against the agreement. Stern said Arison only objected to the revenue sharing. He also pointed out that Cuban was part of the labor relations committee and the planning committee. ''(Cuban) might not have been enamored with the final outcome because it takes away the advantage that overspending can give you,'' Stern said. Stern also said he could have done a better job of explaining his reasons for blocking a proposed trade of Chris Paul from the league- owned Hornets to the Lakers, only to later agree to a deal that sent Paul to the Clippers. He said that ''lost in the frenzy'' over his action was the fact he quashed the deal in his role as the owners' representative look- ing out for the best interests of the Hornets — not as the commission- er looking out for the best interests of the league as a whole. ''Our view was that the best thing was for New Orleans to be a young team,'' he said. Stern blamed himself for not clarifying that sooner. ''I don't think it affected the integrity of the league,'' he said. ''I do think I could have done a better communications job. ... It's a job that, as the owners' representative, I was stuck with. But I think that it was better to have me do it than a group of owners do it because I have the singular focus of doing what's best.'' The booing Mavs fans may not have realized they had Stern to thank for getting Lamar Odom to Dallas. Odom was supposed to have been in the Lakers-Hornets deal; when he wasn't, he was so upset that the club didn't want him 1B Monday December 26, 2011 NBACommissioner Stern hears boos at Dallas MCT photo Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) has his shot blocked by Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3), as Heat center Joel Anthony (50) helps out, during the first half in Dallas Sunday. that he asked to be traded. After the Dallas-Miami game, Stern was headed to Oklahoma City for the opener between the Thunder and Orlando. Magic star Dwight Howard is trying to force his way to the team of his prefer- ence, just like Paul did. Asked if that was bad for the league, Stern said it's always happened, using Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain as examples. 49ers hold off Seahawks 19-17 Raiders stay alive with OT win SEATTLE (AP) — Larry Grant never stopped pursuing and came up with the defensive play of the day when San Francis- co needed it. Grant tackled Seattle quarterback Tar- varis Jackson from behind, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Donte Whitner with 1:07 remaining, and the 49ers held on for a 19-17 win over the Seahawks on Sat- urday. David Akers kicked four field goals for the 49ers, setting an NFL record with his 42nd of the season. He connected from 39 yards with 2:57 left to give San Francisco the lead. The NFC West champions remained in position for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs and a first-round bye thanks to an impressive second-half effort on defense that was capped by Grant's hustle play. The loss eliminated Seattle (7-8) from playoff contention. Frank Gore had a 4-yard touchdown run on San Francisco's first drive of the second half. Marshawn Lynch scored on a 4-yard run with 6:41 remaining to give Seattle a 17-16 lead. It was his 11th straight game with a score and the first touchdown rushing allowed by San Francisco (12-3) this season. Lynch finished with 107 yards on 21 car- ries, the first back to run for 100 yards against the 49ers since Week 11 of the 2009 season. San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith protected the ball as he has all season and his biggest throw set up Akers' decisive kick. On second-and-18 from his own 31, Smith threw deep for Michael Crabtree, who got just enough separation from Brandon Browner to haul in the 41-yard reception. The 49ers didn't advance any further, but NFL At A Glance By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WL T Pct y-N England12 3 0 .800 N.Y. Jets 8 7 0 .533 Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 Miami South 5 10 0 .333 WL T Pct y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 Indianapolis 2 13 0 .133 North WL T Pct x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 x-Pittsburgh11 4 0 .733 Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 West WL T Pct Denver 8 7 0 .533 Raiders 8 7 0 .533 San Diego 7 8 0 .467 Kansas City 6 9 0 .400 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 Dallas WL T Pct 8 7 0 .533 were in range for Akers to give them the lead. Smith finished 14 of 26 for 179 yards, while Crabtree had five catches for 85 yards. The bigger contributions came from Gore and his backup, Kendall Hunter. Gore fin- ished with 83 yards rushing, while Hunter added 73 on just 12 carries. The 49ers had 227 yards of offense in the second half and held Seattle to 72 yards. San Francisco coaches ran through the press box in the final seconds yelling, ''Merry Christmas every- body!'' The 49ers could head into next week's regular-season finale at St. Louis with the No. 2 seed locked up if Atlanta wins at New Orleans on Mon- day night. They are still alive for the No. 1 seed, but would need Green Bay to lose its final two games. But all San Francisco needs is a win over the lowly Rams to clinch a home playoff game and a weekend of rest. Meanwhile, the Seahawks' three-game winning streak ended along with their play- off hopes. Seattle already needed an unlike- ly scenario to get to the postseason thanks to Detroit's win over San Diego on Saturday, but the loss to the 49ers dashed those hopes. Seattle did make it interesting thanks to its special teams. Heath Farwell blocked Andy Lee's punt and the ball bounced inside the San Francisco 5 with less than 7 minutes remaining. On the next play, Lynch scooted around the left edge and just inside the pylon, setting off a shower of Skittles flying out of the stands. The candy covered the blue-painted end zone to the point where workers with industrial blowers came out to try and clear the field. They were back minutes later with brooms and pans trying to clean up. Scoreboard Philadelphia 7 8 0 .467 Washington 5 10 0 .333 South WL T Pct x-N Orleans11 3 0 .786 Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 North WL T Pct y-Green Bay13 1 0 .929 x-Detroit 10 5 0 .667 Chicago 7 7 0 .500 Minnesota 3 12 0 .200 West WL T Pct y-49ers 12 3 0 Seattle 7 8 0 .467 Arizona 7 8 0 .467 St. Louis 2 13 0 .133 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Thursday's Game Indianapolis 19, Houston 16 Saturday's Games Oakland 16, Kansas City 13, OT Tennessee 23, Jacksonville 17 Pittsburgh 27, St. Louis 0 Buffalo 40, Denver 14 Carolina 48, Tampa Bay 16 Minnesota 33, Washington 26 Baltimore 20, Cleveland 14 New England 27, Miami 24 N.Y. Giants 29, N.Y. Jets 14 Cincinnati 23, Arizona 16 Detroit 38, San Diego 10 San Francisco 19, Seattle 17 Philadelphia 20, Dallas 7 Sunday's Game Chicago at Green Bay, late Monday's Game Atlanta at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Houston, 10 a.m. Buffalo at New England, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. San Diego at Oakland, 1:15 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 1:15 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 1:15 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1:15 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1:15 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m. NBA At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB New York 1 0 1.000 — New Jersey 0 0 .000 1/2 Philadelphia 0 0 .000 1/2 Toronto 0 0 .000 1/2 Boston 0 1 .000 1 Southeast Division WL Pct GB 1 0 1.000 — Miami Atlanta 0 0 .000 1/2 Charlotte 0 0 .000 1/2 Orlando 0 0 .000 1/2 Washington 0 0 .000 1/2 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 0 0 .000 — Cleveland 0 0 .000 — Detroit 0 0 .000 — Indiana 0 0 .000 — Milwaukee 0 0 .000 — WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division WL Pct GB Houston 0 0 .000 — Memphis 0 0 .000 — New Orleans0 0 .000 — San Antonio 0 0 .000 — Dallas Warriors 0 0 .000 — L.A. Clippers0 0 .000 — L.A. Lakers 0 0 .000 — Phoenix 0 0 .000 — Kings 0 0 .000 — 0 1 .000 1/2 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Denver 0 0 .000 — Minnesota 0 0 .000 — Okla City 0 0 .000 — Portland 0 0 .000 — Utah 0 0 .000 — Pacific Division WL Pct GB ——— Saturday's Games No games scheduled Sunday's Games New York 106, Boston 104 Miami 105, Dallas 94 Chicago at L.A. Lakers, late Orlando at Oklahoma City, late L.A. Clippers at Golden State, late Monday's Games Toronto at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m. Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland, 7 p.m. Chicago at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday's Games Atlanta at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Miami, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at Portland, 7 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carson Palmer knew that Darrius Heyward-Bey, perhaps the Oakland Raiders' fastest wide receiver, could beat the Kansas City Chiefs defense if he went deep down the field. The Raiders just had to wait for the right moment. It came on the first play of overtime. Heyward-Bey beat safety Kendrick Lewis down the left side and Palmer hit him for a 53-yard gain, setting up Sebas- tian Janikowski's 36-yard field goal 2:13 into overtime Satur- day for a 16-13 win that kept the Raiders' playoff hopes alive and eliminated Kansas City from contention. ''It was the right time to call it,'' Palmer said. ''I wanted it earlier, but we saved it for the right time. The protection was flaw- less and the route was great.'' It was just about the only thing that was flawless. The Raiders committed 15 penalties for 92 yards, one of them — a delay of game — wiping out an audacious fake field goal that would have gone for a 36-yard touchdown pass. Palmer also threw a pair of interceptions and the Raiders converted only 3 of 11 third-down opportunities. ''An ugly win is better than a pretty loss,'' Palmer said. Especially given the stakes. Oakland (8-7) can win the AFC West by beating San Diego next week and getting some help from — of all teams — the Chiefs, who travel to Denver for a game that's become meaningless to them. ''The man told me, 'Hue, we'll win it in the end.' I believe that,'' said Raiders coach Hue Jackson, reflecting on a conversation he had with Al Davis before the Raiders owner died in October. ''I don't know how it's going to hap- pen. I don't care how it's going to happen.'' Oakland led 13-6 late in the fourth quarter when Kyle Orton connected with Dexter McCluster for a 49-yard gain, setting up a short TD toss to Dwayne Bowe with 1:02 remaining in regulation. The Raiders went three-and-out in short order, giving Kansas City the ball back with only enough time to get into field-goal range. Orton hit Bowe for 25 yards and Terrance Copper for 11 more to set up Ryan Succop, whose 49-yard try was blocked as time ran out. It was the second field goal that Succop had blocked.