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February 04, 2012

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Tehama Tracker Thursday's results BOYS SOCCER Live Oak Los Molinos Colusa Mercy GIRLS SOCCER Central Valley Corning 8 0 Caitlin McCoy: 2 goals, assist Patricia Ibarra: 2 goals Magdaelena Ramirez: goal, 2 asts Maria Diaz: goal, assist Jenny Santos: goal Mayra Sanchez: goal Saturday's games NBA Warriors Kings NHL Phoenix Sharks CSNC 5 p.m. Sunday's games SUPER BOWL XLVI New England N.Y. Giants NBC 3:29 p.m. Monday's games NBA New Orleans Kings 5 p.m. On the tube Saturday BOXING •7 p.m., HBO — Nonito Donaire (27-1- 0) vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1), for vacant WBO junior featherweight title; champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.(44-0-1) vs. Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1), for WBC middleweight title, at San Antonio GOLF • 5:30 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Qatar Masters, third round, at Doha, Qatar (same-day tape) • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, third round, at Scottsdale, Ariz. • Noon, CBS — PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, third round, at Scottsdale, Ariz. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 9 a.m., ESPN — Syracuse at St. John's •9 a.m., ESPN2 — Detroit at Butler • 10 a.m., CBS — Marquette at Notre Dame • 10 a.m., CSNB — Xavier at Memphis • 11 a.m., ESPN — Ohio St. at Wiscon- sin • 11 a.m., ESPN2 — Temple at Rhode Island • Noon, CSNB — Arizona at Stanford •1 p.m., ESPN — North Carolina at Maryland •1 p.m., ESPN2 — Middle Tenn.at Den- ver • 1 p.m., NBCSP — New Mexico at Boise St. •2 p.m., CSNC—Arizona State at Cal • 3 p.m., ESPN — Kentucky at South Carolina • 3 p.m., ESPN2 — Iowa St.at Oklahoma • 4 p.m., CSNB — Santa Clara at San Diego •5 p.m., ESPN2 — Mississippi at Alaba- ma •6 p.m., ESPN — Kansas at Missouri •7 p.m., ESPN2 — Indiana St. at Wichi- ta St. •8 p.m., CSNC — USC at Washington NBA • 4 p.m., NBATV —Orlando at Indiana • 5:30 p.m., WGN — Chicago at Milwau- kee •7 p.m., CSNB—Golden State at Sacramento •7 p.m., NBATV—Denver at Portland NFL •6 p.m., NBC — Ceremony, NFL Hon- ors, at Indianapolis NHL • 10 a.m., NHL N — Pittsburgh at Boston •4 p.m., NHLN — Los Angeles at Car- olina •5 p.m., CSNC—San Jose at Phoenix SOCCER • 4:55 a.m., ESPN2 — Premier League, Blackburn at Arsenal •7 a.m., FSC—Premier League, Ever- ton at Wigan • 9:30 a.m., FSC—Premier League, Fulham at Manchester City WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •2 p.m., CSNB — UCF at Memphis Sunday GOLF • 5:30 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Qatar Masters, final round, at Doha, Qatar (same-day tape) • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, final round, at Scottsdale, Ariz. • Noon, CBS — PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, final round, at Scottsdale, Ariz. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 10 a.m., CBS — Michigan at Mich. St. • 11 a.m., ESPN — Villanova at Pitts- burgh NBA •10 a.m., NBATV—Memphis at Boston NFL •3 p.m., NBC — Super Bowl XLVI NHL • 9:30 a.m., NBCSP — Boston at Wash- ington SOCCER • 7:30 a.m., FOX — Premier League, Manchester United at Chelsea WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •9 a.m., CSNB — UTEP at Rice • 11 a.m., CSNB — Missou at Texas Tech •1 p.m., CSNB — Washington at USC MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Monday •4 p.m., ESPN — UConn at Louisville •6 p.m., ESPN — Texas at Texas A&M NBA • 4:30 p.m., NBATV—Utah at New York •7 p.m., NBATV—Okla City at Portland NHL •5 p.m., NBCSN — Detroit at Phoenix SOCCER • 5:25 a.m., FSC—Premier League, Aston Villa at Newcastle • 11:55 a.m., ESPN2 — Premier League, Tottenham at Liverpool WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •4 p.m., ESPN2 — North Carolina at Duke •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Oklahoma at Baylor Super matchups everywhere when Pats meet Giants INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail- biter from four years ago, featur- ing many of the same key charac- ters. Madonna and plenty of Manning — Eli, and Peyton, too. This Super Bowl certainly has all the makings of another thriller, the perfect finish to a sea- son that began in turmoil and wound up the most successful in league history. The NFL couldn't have planned it any better. ''It's actually been a very fun week here,'' said Patriots quarter- back Tom Brady, seeking his fourth Super Bowl ring in 11 sea- sons, and doing it in the city where archrival Peyton Manning has worked for 13 years — if not for much longer, given his health issues and disagreements with Colts management. ''It's a bit surreal to be playing in Indy's home stadium and to be practic- ing at their facility.'' It's been even weirder for Eli Manning to have led the Giants here, only to find his superb sea- son and chase for a second cham- pionship overshadowed by big brother. The most popular storyline this week has been Peyton's pain in his neck. Or, rather, his status following three neck surgeries in 19 months; whether the Colts will keep him around, at the cost of a $28 million roster bonus due in March; and whether he's truly feuding with owner Jim Irsay's rebuilding organization. Eli, who will surpass his brother for NFL titles with a vic- tory Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadi- um — yes, Peyton's Place — claims his sibling's issues are irrelevant to this game, in which New York (12-7) is a 3-point underdog. ''I'm proud of Peyton. I've talked to him this week. None of that comes up,'' Eli said. ''When I talk to Peyton, he does a great job of trying to keep me relaxed. (We) talk a little football and talk about New England some. He's supported me this week. I know he's just working hard trying to get healthy and I'm going to sup- port him on that.'' While Eli would own two championships with a victory, to one for Peyton, Brady could tie his childhood quarterbacking hero, Joe Montana, and Terry Bradshaw with four. Coach Bill Belichick would equal Chuck Noll with the same number. To get it, the Patriots (15-3) must protect their crown jewel. Four years ago, Brady was Daily News photo by Tang Lor Players from the Los Molinos High School 1982 basketball team were presented with a banner Friday commemorating the 30th anniversary of their section championship, with seven of the 10 players accepting the honor.The team's win was the first bas- ketball section championship for the school. Los Molinos beat Modoc 51-47 for the title. Members of the 1982 Section AA Championship Boys Basketball Team include Mike Vadney, Rick Neves, Kristin Frank, Neil Bangs, Doug Einer, Pat McGuinness, Bill Himes, Jorge Arreola, Darin Isaksen and John Gurrola and Coach Moore. CSNB 7 p.m. 0 8 2 1 LosMo remembers champs Sports 1B Weekend February 4-5, 2012 MCT file photo David Tyree's catch highlighted the Giants and Patriots prior Super Bowl meeting. banged around so much by New York that it turned the Super Bowl in the Giants' favor. Yes, they needed David Tyree's miracle pin-the-ball- against-the-helmet catch, then Plaxico Burress' touchdown reception to shatter New Eng- land's perfect season. But that victory was built on the relentless pressure applied to Brady. The formula hasn't changed. ''We feel that we certainly have a very strong group of men in the front,'' Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. ''It's just the way we play and prefer to play. It's a pressure group, and we have played better in the back end as well, probably as a result of the ball having to come out faster than it has at certain times during the year.'' Brady certainly remembers the pain, physically and emotion- ally, from the beating he took on the field and the scoreboard. ''Any time you lose, it's a tough thing,'' Brady said. ''We've lost one Super Bowl. I remember waking up in Arizona the next morning after an hour of sleep thinking, 'That was a night- mare, that didn't happen.' After time, you learn to move on and get over it.'' The Giants got all over Brady again during their regular season 24-20 win at Foxborough, the last time the Patriots lost. That victory preceded a four-game slide, and New York eventually slipped to 7-7 before turning it around. Adding to the juicy potential of a down-to-the-wire reprise of 2008, both teams barely made it to Indy. The Patriots needed backup cornerback Sterling Moore stripping the ball from Baltimore receiver Lee Evans in the end zone in the final seconds, then for Billy Cundiff to miss a 32-yard field goal that would have forced overtime. The Giants went into overtime in San Francisco, using two botched punt returns by the 49ers to advance. ''We feel very fortunate to be here, and I'm pretty sure they do, too,'' Patriots Pro Bowl nose tackle Vince Wilfork. ''But we also know we deserve to be here, and they know they deserve it. We are two very good and very confident teams.'' Teams owned by two of the key figures in solving the 4 1/2- month lockout of the players last year. New England's Robert Kraft shuttled back and forth from the meetings to his dying wife's bedside late in the negoti- ating process. Myra Kraft passed away days before the lockout was resolved. His players wore a patch with her initials MHK on the left side of their jerseys this season. ''The fact that she was so dear to me and all of our players are wearing her initials above their heart is an endearing thing,'' Kraft said. ''What she represent- ed is important and I hope that special sense of spirit comes through.'' Giants owner John Mara played an equally important role in the labor negotiations, and when both teams reached the Super Bowl, Kraft mentioned ''a certain karma'' about the matchup. ''I'm not necessarily happy to be playing Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, I'll tell you that,'' Mara joked. ''But yeah, I'm very happy for Bob because he put his heart and soul into those negotia- tions during a very difficult time for him and his family, so I think the success they've had is well- deserved.'' When they finally kick off Sunday, the two biggest stars will be Brady and Manning — yes, Eli. Not halftime performer Madonna, but the quarterbacks on whose arms, wits and leader- ship this Super Bowl will turn. ''They are both leaders on the field,'' Wilfork said. ''I think that position you have to be smart, you have to be intelligent. I think you have to understand what's going on around you. I think both those guys have that.'' On Sunday, we'll see which one adds to his championship legacy with another Super Bowl ring.

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