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The Cubs got on the board first after Corning fumbled the opening kick- off, giving Anderson the ball on the Corning 16. The extra point missed. After failing to sustain a drive, the Cardinals' An- drew Hernandez fell on a Cubs fumble to give Corn- ing the ball at the Ander- son 26. It wouldn't take Alex Davila long to score as he took it in from 22 yards out, putting Corn- ing up 7-6 with 7:42 left in the first. The Cubs took the lead back with 3:53 left in the first, but on the next drive Davila broke free for more than 40 yards to the red zone. Wyatt Haydon took it in for the score from the 4 and Corning finished the first with a 14-13 lead. The Cubs would score on a keeper and take the ball back at the Corning 34 on an interception, leading to another score. With the running game stalled the Cardinals found success through the air, with a Hayden pass to Cole Parker for a touch- down bring Corning back within a touchdown at 27- 20 with 3:23 left in the half. The Cubs snapped off an 80-yard touchdown run on the next drive but the Car- dinals answered right back with a 55-yard pass from Haydon to Davila to the Anderson 7 just inside of 2 minutes left in the half. Haydon took it in on a keeper and the Cardinals took the ball back on an interception but missed a long field goal from the 35 with just 9 seconds left in the half. At the half, it was the Cubs 34, the Car- dinals 26. The second half was mostly Anderson, which scored on the opening drive, took the ball back on a punt out of bounds and scored again to go up 47- 26 with 3 minutes left in the third. Davila took it in for a score with 30 seconds left in the third, but Ander- son would respond with a score to open the fourth quarter to take a 54-33 lead that would stand af- ter the Cubs recovered a fumble and sustained a 5:30 drive before turning it over on downs with 3:30 left to play. With the Cardinals un- able to move the ball, An- derson ran out the clock in the final minute for the win. Studer said he thinks his team should be able to beat Yreka, which is 5-4 over- all and 1-3 in league play after a win over the win- less Central Valley Friday night, 43-14. Improvements in the passing game were encour- aging, Studer said, partic- ularly better protection of the quarterback and run- ning better routes. "Next week is make or break," Studer said of the match-up with the Miners, scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Fri- day at Corning. Corning is now 4-5 over- all and 1-3 in league play. Cards FROMPAGE1 season 4-5 overall and 3-4 in league play. RedBluff6, Enterprise 49 REDDING The Enterprise Hornets proved too much for the Spartans Friday night in a lopsided loss on the road for Red Bluff. Cameron Ortega was named overall player of the game for the Spar- tans and Sean Stanley was named defensive player of the game. Ortega had 13 yards on 5 carries, hauled in 5 re- ceptions for 53 yards and made an interception; Stanley led the team with 8 tackles; Wesley Claw- son threw 14 for 36 for 236 yards, a touchdown and 3 interceptions; Conner McKenzie had 96 receiv- ing yards and the Spar- tans lone touchdown; Loen Langley had 12 rush- ing and 43 receiving yards and Lane Pritchard had 44 receiving yards. Dylan Gar- cia had a fumble recovery. The Spartans, 1-8 over- all and 0-5 in league play, are scheduled to close out the season at 7:30 p.m. Fri- day when they host the 9-0 Pleasant Valley Vikings. Mercy FROM PAGE 1 11th in the 50 freestyle. Holiday Rider was 5th in the 500 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. Nick Ke- ane was 9th in the 100 but- terfly. The relay team of Aviles, Kuchle, Keane and Rider was 4th in the 200 med- ley relay and Nate Bennett joined Aviles, Rider and Kuchle for 5th in the 200 freestyle relay. Among the girls Katelyn Tobin was 8th in the 100 backstroke and the 200 freestyle. Minji Park was 15th in the 50 freestyle. Mikaela Weber was 12th in the 100 butterfly and 14th in the 100 backstroke. We- ber, Park, Tobin and Emilia Gray were 8th in both the 200 freestyle and medley relays. At Saturday's Section Master's Championships at Shasta College Aviles fin- ished his season with a 9th place in the 50 freestyle, Holiday Rider was 11th in the 500 freestyle, Marcus Kuchle was 12th in the 100 breaststroke and Nick Ke- ane was 14th in the 100 butterfly. The four Mercy boys were 5th in the 200 med- ley relay, and Nate Ben- nett joined Aviles, Keane, and Kuchle for 7th in the 200 freestyle relay. Weber, Park, Tobin and Gray were 12th in the 200 freestyle relay and 13th in the 200 medley relay. Swimming FROM PAGE 1 COLLEGEFOOTBALL Northern Illinois at Toledo:5p.m.,ESPN2. COLLEGE GOLF East Lake Cup, Day 2: 11a.m., GOLF. NHL Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues: 5:30p.m., NBCSN 5:30p.m. Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks: 7:30p.m., CSN. SOCCER UEFA, Champions League: 7a.m., FS1. UEFA, Champions League FS1: 11:30a.m., ESPN2. TENNIS ATP, BNP Paribas Masters, Third Round: 1:30a.m., TENNIS. On the air CHIP THOMPSON - DAILY NEWS The Cardinals' Drew Fissori (22) runs Friday night against the Anderson Cubs. Scoreboard Football AMERICANCONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 7 0 01.000 168 112 Oakland 4 3 0 .571 178 173 Kansas City 3 5 0 .375 195 182 San Diego 2 6 0 .250 191 227 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 0 01.000 249 133 N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 172 139 Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 176 173 Miami 3 4 0 .429 154 173 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 4 0 .429 147 174 Houston 3 5 0 .375 174 205 Jacksonville 2 5 0 .286 147 207 Tennessee 1 6 0 .143 125 159 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 7 0 01.000 198 132 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 168 147 Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 167 216 Baltimore 2 6 0 .250 190 214 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 6 2 0 .750 263 153 St. Louis 4 3 0 .571 135 125 Seattle 4 4 0 .500 167 140 San Francisco2 6 0 .250 109 207 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 4 4 0 .500 215 208 Washington 3 4 0 .429 148 168 Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 160 137 Dallas 2 5 0 .286 133 171 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 6 0 01.000 162 110 Atlanta 6 2 0 .750 213 173 New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 213 234 Tampa Bay 3 4 0 .429 163 199 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 174 130 Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 147 122 Chicago 2 5 0 .286 140 202 Detroit 1 7 0 .125 149 245 Thursday's game New England 36, Miami 7 Sunday's games Kansas City 45, Detroit 10 St. Louis 27, San Francisco 6 New Orleans 52, N.Y. Giants 49 Minnesota 23, Chicago 20 Houston 20, Tennessee 6 Tampa Bay 23, Atlanta 20, OT Arizona 34, Cleveland 20 Baltimore 29, San Diego 26 Cincinnati 16, Pittsburgh 10 Oakland 34, N.Y. Jets 20 Seattle 13, Dallas 12 Denver 29, Green Bay 10 Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadel- phia, Washington Monday's game Indianapolis at Carolina, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 Cleveland at Cincinnati, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 Tennessee at New Orleans, 10 a.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m. Washington at New England, 10 a.m. Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Oakland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. Denver at Indianapolis, 1:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Hous- ton, Kansas City, Seattle Monday, Nov. 9 Chicago at San Diego, 5:30 p.m. College football TOP 25 SCHEDULE No. 20 Toledo vs. Northern Illinois, 8 p.m. No. 2 Baylor at Kansas State, 7:30 p.m. No. 24 Mississippi State at Missouri, 9 p.m. No. 23 Temple at SMU, 8 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m. No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 17 Florida State, 3:30 p.m. No. 4 LSU at No. 7 Alabama, 8 p.m. No. 5 TCU at No. 12 Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m. No. 6 Michigan State at Nebraska, 7 p.m. No. 8 Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, Noon No. 9 Stanford at Colorado, 1 p.m. No. 10 Iowa at Indiana, 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, Noon No. 13 Utah at Washington, 7:30 p.m. No. 14 Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, 7 p.m. No. 15 Memphis vs. Navy, 7 p.m. No. 16 Michigan vs. Rutgers, 3:30 p.m. No. 18 Houston vs. Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Mississippi vs. Arkansas, 3:30 p.m. No. 21 North Carolina vs. Duke, Noon No. 22 UCLA at Oregon State, 4:30 p.m. No. 25 Texas A&M vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m. Basketball WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Clippers 3 0 1.000 — Golden State 3 0 1.000 — Phoenix 2 1 .667 1 Sacramento 1 2 .333 2 Lakers 0 3 .000 3 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 3 1 .750 — Dallas 2 1 .667 1/2 Memphis 2 1 .667 1/2 Houston 1 3 .250 2 New Orleans 0 3 .000 21/2 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 3 1 .750 — Minnesota 2 1 .667 1/2 Utah 2 1 .667 1/2 Portland 2 2 .500 1 Denver 1 2 .333 11/2 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 3 0 1.000 — New York 2 2 .500 11/2 Boston 1 2 .333 2 Philadelphia 0 3 .000 3 Brooklyn 0 4 .000 31/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 3 1 .750 — Washington 2 1 .667 1/2 Miami 2 1 .667 1/2 Orlando 0 3 .000 21/2 Charlotte 0 3 .000 21/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 3 0 1.000 — Chicago 3 1 .750 1/2 Cleveland 3 1 .750 1/2 Milwaukee 1 3 .250 21/2 Indiana 0 3 .000 3 Sunday's games Atlanta 94, Charlotte 92 San Antonio 95, Boston 87 Toronto 106, Milwaukee 87 Miami 109, Houston 89 Chicago 92, Orlando 87 Oklahoma City 117, Denver 93 Dallas 103, Lakers 93 Monday's games Cleveland 107, Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 103, Brooklyn 96 San Antonio 94, New York 84 Portland 106, Minnesota 101 Houston 110, Oklahoma City 105 Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday's games Chicago at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at New Orleans, 5 p.m. To ro nt o a t D al la s, 5 :3 0 p .m . Memphis at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Denver at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday's games Boston at Indiana, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Washington, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Orlando at Houston, 5 p.m. Toronto at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. New York at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Portland at Utah, 6 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Clippers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. College Basketball AP TOP 25 COLLEGE POLL The top 25 teams in The Associ- ated Press' preseason 2015-16 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2014-15 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year's final ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. North Carolina (35)26-12 1,566 15 2. Kentucky (10) 38-1 1,520 1 3. Maryland (14) 28-7 1,487 12 4. Kansas (5) 27-9 1,410 10 5. Duke 35-4 1,350 4 6. Virginia (1) 30-4 1,347 6 7. Iowa St. 25-9 1,185 9 8. Oklahoma 24-11 1,088 13 9. Gonzaga 35-3 1,047 7 10. Wichita St. 30-5 1,032 14 11. Villanova 33-3 1,013 2 12. Arizona 34-4 917 5 13. Michigan St. 27-12 838 23 14. California 18-15 757 — 15. Indiana 20-14 755 — 16. Utah 26-9 499 19 17. Wisconsin 36-4 433 3 18. Vanderbilt 21-14 393 — 19. Notre Dame 32-6 360 8 20. UConn 20-15 307 — 2 1. L SU 2 2- 11 2 68 — 22. Baylor 24-10 265 16 23. Purdue 21-13 236 — 24. Butler 23-11 223 24 25. Michigan 16-16 126 — Others receiving votes: Oregon 116, SMU 112, West Virginia 84, Texas A&M 72, Cincinnati 63, Miami 48, Louisville 46, Georgetown 23, NC State 19, Florida St. 18, Texas 18, Rhode Island 17, Dayton 12, Xavier 12, Providence 10, Iowa 6, BYU 5, Valparaiso 5, Boise St. 4, Old Dominion 3, Oklahoma St. 2, San Diego St. 2, UCLA 2, Cent. Michigan 1, Iona 1, UC Irvine 1, Yale 1. Ballots Online: http://collegebasketball. ap.org/poll NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 11 7 4 0 14 26 25 Vancouver 11 5 2 4 14 32 25 San Jose 11 6 5 0 12 31 28 Arizona 11 5 5 1 11 30 32 Edmonton 12 4 8 0 8 32 39 Calgary 12 3 8 1 7 27 50 Anaheim 11 2 7 2 6 14 29 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 12 9 3 0 18 41 34 St. Louis 11 8 2 1 17 30 23 Minnesota 11 7 2 2 16 35 32 Nashville 11 7 2 2 16 32 25 Winnipeg 12 7 4 1 15 36 33 Chicago 12 7 5 0 14 28 26 Colorado 11 3 7 1 7 27 33 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 13 11 2 0 22 50 24 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 14 33 34 Boston 10 6 3 1 13 39 31 Florida 11 5 4 2 12 32 23 Ottawa 11 5 4 2 12 35 36 Detroit 11 5 5 1 11 28 30 Buffalo 12 5 7 0 10 28 35 Toronto 11 2 7 2 6 24 36 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 10 8 2 0 16 34 23 N.Y. Rangers 11 7 2 2 16 31 21 N.Y. Islanders 12 6 3 3 15 36 30 Pittsburgh 11 7 4 0 14 24 20 New Jersey 11 6 4 1 13 28 29 Philadelphia 10 4 4 2 10 21 29 Carolina 12 5 7 0 10 26 34 Columbus 12 2 10 0 4 25 46 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday's games San Jose 4, Colorado 3 Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 3 Montreal 5, Winnipeg 1 Buffalo 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Anaheim 4, Nashville 2 Monday's games Toronto 4, Dallas 1 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Tuesday's games Dallas at Boston, 4 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday's games Winnipeg at Toronto, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Florida at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Soccer MLS PLAYOFFS Conference semifinals EASTERN CONFERENCE New York Red Bulls (1) vs. D.C. United (4) Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: New York Red Bulls 1, D.C. United 0 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: D.C. United at New York Red Bulls, 3 p.m. Columbus (2) vs. Montreal (3) Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: Montreal 2, Columbus 1 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Montreal at Columbus, 5 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE FC Dallas (1) vs. Seattle (4) Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: Seattle 2, FC Dallas 1 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Seattle at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver (2) vs. Portland (3) Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: Vancouver 0, Portland 0 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: Potland at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Tennis ATP WORLD TOUR BNP PARIBAS MASTERS RESULTS Monday At Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris Purse: $3.62 million (Masters 1000) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles First Round Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-4, 6-4. Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-3, 6-2. Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 7-5, 6-3. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-5, 6-3. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Aljaz Bedene, Britain, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3. Benoit Paire, France, def. Gael Monfils, France, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 6-4, 6-1. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Tuesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Chicago 31/2 (193) at Charlotte at Miami 3 (196) Atlanta at Detroit 51/2 (2011/2) Indiana at New Orleans 31/2 (205) Orlando Toronto 11/2 (2041/2) at Dallas Memphis 5 (1971/2) at Sacramento Denver 1 (208) at La Lakers NHL Tuesday Favorite Line Underdog at Boston -125/+115 Dallas at Ny Rangers -130/+120 Washington at Ny Islanders OFF New Jersey at Montreal -160/+150 Ottawa Tampa Bay -120/+110 at Detroit at St. Louis OFF Los Angeles at Edmonton -130/+120 Philadelphia at Colorado -132/+122 Calgary at San Jose -160/+150 Columbus College Football Tuesday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Toledo 8 (60) N Illinois Wednesday at Bowling Green 201/2 (651/2) Ohio Thursday Baylor 17 (691/2) at Kansas St Buffalo 21/2 (48) at Kent St at Appalachian St 12 (62) Arkansas St at W Michigan 15 (631/2) Ball State Mississippi St 8 (39) at Missouri Nevada 4 (551/2) at Fresno St Friday Temple 12 (591/2) at SMU Rice 7 (601/2) at UTEP BYU 121/2 (561/2) at San Jose ST Saturday Illinois PK (53) at Purdue at North Carolina 8 (531/2) Duke at W Kentucky 241/2 (63) FAU at West Virginia 71/2 (79) Texas Tech at Georgia 14 (55) Kentucky Louisiana-Lafayette 4 (63) at Georgia St Iowa 7 (601/2) at Indiana at E. Carolina 31/2 (54) So. Florida at Florida 211/2 (391/2) Vanderbilt at FIU 19 (51) Charlotte at Louisville 111/2 (511/2) Syracuse at Houston 9 (69) Cincinnati at UMass 2 (521/2) Akron at Miami (OHIO) 61/2 41/2 (61);E Michigan at Michigan 22 (OFF) Rutgers at Air Force 171/2 (521/2) Army NC State 31/2 (40) at Boston College at N'western 3 (40) Penn State at Texas State 161/2 (75) New Mexico St at Tulane OFF (OFF) UCONN at Texas 291/2 (55) Kansas at Wyoming OFF (OFF) Colorado St Stanford 15 (60) at Colorado at Tulsa 161/2 (64) UCF Utah State 131/2 (581/2) at New Mexico at Washington 11/2 (51) Utah at USC 171/2 (OFF) Arizona at Tennessee 161/2 (561/2) So. Carolina at Oklahoma 261/2 (63) Iowa State TCU 41/2 (79) at Oklahoma St UCLA 171/2 (57) at Oregon St at Clemson 121/2 (56) Florida St at Memphis 81/2 (66) Navy Wisconsin 121/2 (481/2) at Maryland at Louisiana Tech 30 (62) North Texas at Alabama 61/2 (51) LSU at Troy 10 (56) Louisiana-Monroe at UNLV 10 (55) Hawaii at Oregon 41/2 (76) California at UTSA 11 (55) Old Dominion Notre Dame 8 (52) at Pittsburgh at Mid. Tennessee 31/2 (57) Marshall at Mississippi 11 (56) Arkansas at Ohio State 231/2 (511/2) Minnesota at Texas A&M 71/2 (56) Auburn at Wash. St 3 (651/2) Arizona St at Miami OFF (OFF) Virginia at So. Alabama 91/2 (64) Idaho Michigan St 41/2 (58) at Nebraska NFL Thursday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Cincinnati 101/2 (46) Cleveland Sunday at Pittsburgh 41/2 (47) Oakland at NY Jets OFF (OFF) Jacksonville at M in ne so ta 2 1 /2 ( 39 1 /2 ) St . L ou is at Buffalo 3 (441/2) Miami at New Orleans 8 (OFF) Tennessee at New England 14 (511/2) Washington Green Bay 21/2 (OFF) at Carolina Atlanta 41/2 (441/2) at San Francisco NY Giants 21/2 (48) at Tampa Bay Denver 31/2 (OFF) at Indianapolis Philadelphia 3 (44) at Dallas Monday at San Diego 4 (491/2) Chicago Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles: Reinstated RHP Dylan Bundy from the 60-day DL. Los Angeles Angels: Agreed to terms with Charlie Nagy, pitching coach, on a two-year contract. New York Yankees: Named Alan Cockrell hitting coach and Marcus Thames as- sistant hitting coach. Reinstated RHP Sergio Santos from the 60-day Dl, and announced Santos refused an outright assignment and elected to become a free agent. Reinstated RHP Diego Moreno from the 60-day DL and sent him outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). National League Cincinnati Reds: Reinstated RHP Homer Bailey, C Devin Mesoraco, SS Zack Cozart and RHP Jon Moscot from the 60- day DL. Sent RHP Sam LeCure outright to Louisville (IL). Declined the 2016 mutual option on RHP Burke Badenhop and the club option on Inf/Of Skip Schumaker. Miami Marlins: Named Don Mattingly manager and signed him to a four-year contract. Milwaukee Brewers: Named Derek Johnson pitching coach and Pat Murphy bench coach. Announced bullpen coach Lee Tunnell will return next season. St. Louis Cardinals: Exercised their 2016 club option on LHP Jaime Garcia. Declined their 2016 club option on RHP Jonathan Broxton. Assigned INF Pete Kozma and Cs Ed Easley and Travis Tar- tamella outright to Memphis (PCL). Washington Nationals: Declined their 2016 club option on OF Nate McLouth and 2016 mutual option on RHP Casey Janssen. American Association Amarillo Thunderheads: Traded INF Christian Ibarra to Windy City to com- plete an earlier trade. Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks: Exercised the 2016 options on LHPs Jonathan Chudy, Nick Cooney and Tyler Alexander, Ofs Drew Muren and Joe Dunigan, C Michael Leach, INF Zach Penprase, and RHPs Mike Nesseth, Benji Waite and Taylor Stanton. By Jerry McDonald BayAreaNewsGroup ALAMEDA Fresh off a win over a quality East Coast opponent, the Raiders bandwagon was picking up speed Monday. At 4-3 and presently in a wild-card position, the Raiders head to Pittsburgh (4-4) with a chance to go from novelty act to big-time story as the season hits its midpoint. All of which seems to mildly amuse Raiders coach Jack Del Rio, who was having a hard time coming to grips with his team's potential problem with overconfidence at his weekly news conference. "We're a 4-3 team. We've battled each and ev- ery week," Del Rio said. "We're going to continue to battle each and every week. These kinds of ques- tions are kind of silly to me. There are talented people all across the league play- ing and coaching. We've got a really talented team that we're going into their place, with plenty of chal- lenges in front of us. "Those kinds of thoughts are the furthest thing from my mind." The Raiders' 34-20 win overtheNewYorkJets,com- ingaftera37-29victoryover theSanDiegoChargers, has enhanced the confidence level of the entire team but young players in particular. "We're all human be- ings. As you're asked to sacrifice and commit to certain processes, the de- mands that are placed, the things that we're seeking to do as a team, you get to buy in," Del Rio said. "Cer- tainly getting the reward for putting forth that kind of effort and seeing some fruit, it absolutely helps the belief part come along." The schedule lines up well for the Raiders. They visit a Steelers team that is without run- ning back Le'Veon Bell, who was lost for the sea- son with a torn MCL. Then the Raiders come back home to visit Minne- sota (5-2) before taking to the road with games at De- troit and Tennessee, teams that at present have com- bined for a 2-13 record. Del Rio's stated goal of an AFC West title may be unlikely with Denver at 7-0, but given the Raiders' play of late and what's up next, it's reasonable to assume they can remain in post- season contention. "We've got plenty of challenges in front of us and plenty to worry about in terms of being a better team going forward with so much work to be done," Del Rio said. RAIDERS Del Rio not jumping on the bandwagon Coach trying to keep team grounded a er quality win against Jets | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 2 B