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Tehama Tracker Friday's results MLB Giants Arizona Cabrera: 2-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Sandoval: 2-5, 2B, RBI Thursday's results BASEBALL Raley Field High School Baseball Series Red Bluff Rio Linda Chuy Ramirez: 3-4, 2 RBI Saturday's games MLB Giants Arizona SF — Bumgarner, 0-0 ARI — Hudson, 0-0 Seattle Athletics SEA — Hernandez, 0-0 OAK — Colon, 1-0 NBA Denver Warriors Kings L.A. Clippers NHL Los Angeles Sharks 7:30 p.m. CSNB Sunday's games MLB Giants Arizona SF — Cain, 0-0 ARI — Collmenter, 0-0 NBA Houston Kings 6 p.m. CSNC Monday's games MLB Giants Colorado SF — Zito, 0-0 COL — Chacin, 0-0 Kansas City Athletics KC—Mendoza, 0-0 OAK —TBD NBA Warriors Denver 6 p.m. CSNB Around town Volleyball fundraiser The Corning Volley- ball Booster Club is holding a co-ed 4-on-4 volleyball tournament fundraiser Saturday, May 12 at the high school. There will be 16 teams in four-team pool play with a three-match guarantee. team. Teams can either be two girls and two boys, three girls and one boy, or four girls. Team registration The cost is $45 per 7:05 p.m. CSNC 1:10 p.m. CSNB 1:10 p.m. CSNB 7:30 p.m. CSNB 7:30 p.m. CSNC 6:05 p.m. CSNC 1:10 p.m. FOX 2 7 5 4 Rodriguez medals twice Sports first place honors in both of Mercy's midweek golf matches this past week. Rodriguez fired a 3-over 75 at Arrowhead Country Club in Alturas, Tuesday, during a match with Modoc and Greenville on a windy and cold day. Modoc won the team competition with a 403 on a day with 25 to 50 mph winds. Steven Rodriguez took Mercy placed second with a 571 and Greenville shot a 583. Kelseyville at Adams Springs Golf Course. While Kelseyville beat On Thursday, Mercy met Mercy in the team competi- tion, Rodriguez once again had the low score, shooting a 77. placed fifth with a 91. Heather Nelson contin- ued to improve her game and fired a 113. Jordan Stasinowsky Courtesy photo The Mercy golf team is (from left): Chris Gray,William Gentry, Chris Bartlett, Steven Rodriguez, Jordan Stasinowsky, Heather Nelson, coach Jim Wilson and (not pictured) Jocelyn Chen. Couples turns back the clock AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — All signs pointed to this being a Masters for the ages. This wasn't what anyone had in mind — 52-year-old Fred Couples, silver hair and still cool as ever, drawing the loudest cheers Friday on his way to becoming the oldest player atop the leaderboard going into the weekend at Augusta National. ''Very shocking, and it Missing from the mix — another surprise — was club-kicking Tiger Woods. Just two weeks after Woods won Bay Hill by five shots and became an instant favorite for a fifth green jacket, he couldn't make a putt and then hit only two greens on the back nine. He kept dropping the club out of his hands in dis- gust, and it reached a boiling point on the par-3 16th when he turned and kicked his 9- iron some 15 yards.Woods didn't make a birdie after the third hole and shot 75, his highest score at Augusta since 2004. ''I can do this,'' Woods said. ''I've just got to be patient.'' was a great day,'' Couples said after a 5-under 67, which gave him a share of the lead with Jason Dufner. ''There was a lot going on there, and for me to be a part of it, it's really amazing.'' The buzz going into the Masters was built around all the best players on top of their games, and that ele- ment was very much in place. Rory McIlroy charged up the leaderboard. Lee Westwood is right there. So is Sergio Garcia and even Phil Mickelson. MCT photo Freddie Couples celebrates his round, Friday, at The Masters. row,'' McIlroy said. ''I feel like I've played solid golf the last two days — could have been a couple shots better, like probably every- one in the field is thinking. But I'm in a nice position, and I definitely would have taken it after the start yester- day.'' was not nearly as daunting as the 39 players ahead of him — especially McIlroy, who was only one shot back. The 22-year-old U.S. Open champion started this tournament with a double bogey and has been trending upward ever since. McIlroy made two early birdies and was on his way. He drove the ball with authority, allowing him to take on the flags. With a tough par save on the 18th, he shot a 69. ''I wouldn't say I'm in a position to win yet, but we'll see what happens tomor- The eight-shot deficit packets with rules are available at the Corning High School main office, by calling Mike Albee at 824-8046 or at corninghs.org/vballfundraiser. Registration packets need to be turned in by April 30. The first 16 teams to pay and turn in their forms will receive spots in the tournament. Money is non- refundable. Saturday, April 7 COLLEGE BASEBALL • 12:30 p.m., FSN — Kansas at Okla- homa St. GOLF • 12:30 p.m., CBS — Masters Tourna- ment, third round, at Augusta, Ga. HORSE RACING • 1:30 p.m., NBC — NTRA, Wood Memo- rial, at Ozone Park, N.Y.; Santa Anita Derby, at Arcadia; Ashland Stakes, at Lexington, Ky. MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY •4 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA, Division I tournament, championship game, Boston College vs. Ferris State, at Tampa, Fla. MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE • 10 a.m., ESPN — Virginia at North Car- olina MLB • 12:30 p.m., FOX — San Francisco at Arizona •4 p.m., MLB NETWORK — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay or Philadelphia at Pittsburgh •5 p.m., WGN — Chicago White Sox at Couples won the Masters in 1992 — McIlroy was not quite 3 back then — for his only green jacket, though he seems to give himself a chance whenever he shows up at Augusta. His back has been ailing him for close to two decades. It was so chilly when he teed off Friday that he had every reason to believe he was at the British Open. But he loves this course more than any other. He knows his way around. He knows how to score. No one — not even Jack Nick- laus — has a lower scoring average at the Masters of those who have played at least 100 rounds. ''Can I win?'' Couples said, repeating the question. ''I believe I can. Yes.'' Couples and Dufner, whose bogey from the bunker on the 18th hole gave Texas •6 p.m., CSNC—Seattle at Oakland NBA •5 p.m., ESPN — Orlando at Philadel- phia • 7:30 p.m., CSNB — Denver at Golden State • 7:30 p.m., CSNC — Sacramento at L.A. Clippers NHL • 10 a.m., NBC — Chicago at Detroit •1 p.m., NBCSN — Washington at N.Y. Rangers • 3:30 p.m., NBCSN — Philadelphia at Pittsburgh • 7:30 p.m., NBCSN — Los Angeles at San Jose PREP BASKETBALL •7 p.m., FSN — Boys, NIKE Hoop Sum- mit, United States Junior National Select Team vs.World Select Team, at Portland, Ore. SOCCER • 4:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Premier League, Tottenham at Sunderland •7 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Wigan at Chelsea him a 70, were at 5-under 139. Dufner overcame a double bogey on the par-3 fourth hole with birdies on two other par 3s. It's the sec- ond straight major where he has been tied for the lead going into the weekend, and he can only hope the out- come is a little different from the PGA Champi- onship last August. Dufner had a five-shot lead with four holes to play and wound up losing in a playoff to Keegan Bradley. ''Didn't quite work out, but carried over into this year,'' said Dufner, playing the Masters for only the sec- ond time. ''It gave me confi- dence that I can compete and play at a high level out here and do really nice things.'' gave way to pleasant sun- shine about the time Cou- ples revved up the gallery with three straight birdies to close out the front nine. He knocked down a pitching wedge from 105 yards to tap-in range, then rolled in a 35-foot putt up the hill on the ninth. The loudest cheer came on the par-3 16th, Cold, cloudy conditions • 9:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Premier League, Wolverhampton at Stoke City • Noon, FOX SOCCER — Serie A, Napoli at Lazio •1 p.m., ESPN — MLS, Los Angeles at Kansas City •4 p.m., CSNC—MLS, Vancouver at San Jose TENNIS • 10 a.m., ESPN2 — WTA, Family Circle Cup, semifinal, at Charleston, S.C. Sunday CYCLING •6 a.m., NBCSN — Paris-Roubaix, Saint-Quentin to Roubaix, France GOLF • 11 a.m., CBS — Masters Tournament, final round, at Augusta, Ga. MLB • 11:10 a.m., WGN — Washington at Chicago Cubs •1 p.m., CSNB—San Francisco at Ari- zona •5 p.m., ESPN — Chicago White Sox at Texas when his 18-foot birdie putt eased down a slope and dis- appeared. ''A great roar,'' Couples said. As much as he believes he can win, reality sets in when Couples looks down the list of players behind him — a lot of them. Westwood got nothing out of another good day with his iron, and a three-putt from short range on the 18th gave him a double bogey and cost him the lead. He had to settle for a 73, yet had few complaints just one shot behind. ''It you get out of posi- tion slightly on this golf course, it can punish you,'' Westwood said. ''And even if you don't get out of posi- tion, it can punish you. But I'm right in there for the weekend.'' The Masters is the one major where Garcia has struggled, and it didn't look good for him when he devel- oped an infection in the nail of his middle finger on the right hand. Maybe that was enough to take his mind off the course. He made six birdies in his round of 68. MOTORSPORTS • 11 a.m., SPEED — MotoGP Moto2, at Doha, Qatar (same-day tape) • Noon, SPEED — MotoGP World Championship, at Doha, Qatar NBA • 10 a.m., ABC — Chicago at New York •3 p.m., NBATV — Philadelphia at Boston •6 p.m., CSNC—Houston at Sacra- mento SOCCER • Midnight, FOX SOCCER—A-League, Major Semifinal, 2nd Leg, Brisbane at Central Coast • 5:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Queens Park Rangers at Man- chester United • 7:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Manchester City at Arsenal •Noon, FOX SOCCER — French Soc- cer, Olympique de Marseille at Paris Saint-Germain • 12:25 p.m., ESPN2 — Spanish Primera Division, Valencia at Real Madrid TENNIS • 10 a.m., ESPN2 — WTA, Family Circle 1B Weekend April 7-8, 2012 Giants drop opener 5-4 Chris Young and Paul Goldschmidt hit first- inning home runs off Tim Lincecum and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened defense of their NL West title with a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday. PHOENIX (AP) — Ryan Roberts' two-run double broke a sixth-inning tie as Arizona defeated Lincecum (0-1) for the fourth time in a row. Ian Kennedy (1-0) allowed three runs on nine hits in 6 2-3 innings to beat the Giants for the fourth straight decision. Pablo Sandoval's RBI double with two outs in the ninth pulled the Giants within a run. But J.J. Putz got Buster Posey on a grounder to earn the save. Melky Cabrera hit a two-run homer in his first game for San Francisco after coming over in a trade with Kansas City. Posey, the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year, singled twice. The young star catcher also walked in his first game back after the brutal left leg injury sus- tained in a home plate colli- sion last May 25 with Flori- da's Scott Cousins. After having to watch the Diamondbacks cele- brate their division crown when they clinched it with a victory over San Francis- co last Sept. 23 at Chase Field, the Giants waited through a pregame ceremo- ny while Arizona unveiled a big letter ''A'' sign desig- nating the title. Then the Diamondbacks got to Lincecum in a hurry. Willie Bloomquist led off with a single and Young, who hit .400 this spring with five home runs, hit a 2-2 pitch into the left- field seats. Lincecum struck out Justin Upton and Miguel Montero, but Gold- schmidt's towering home run to left on a 3-1 pitch made it 3-0. It was Gold- schmidt's third home run in 10 at bats against the two- time NL Cy Young Award winner. in the fifth when Angel Pagan led off with a double, and Cabrera's line drive to right bounced off the top of the fence in right and over for a home run. San Francisco got close The Giants tied it at 3 in the sixth after singles by Aubrey Huff and Brandon Belt. Ryan Theriot advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt, and Huff scored on Brandon Craw- ford's groundout. But Arizona regained the lead its next time up. Upton doubled and advanced to third on a deep fly out by Montero. Gold- schmidt walked and Jason Kubel reached when Posey couldn't handle his spin- ning hit in front of the plate. With the bases loaded, Roberts lined a double into the left-field corner for a 5- 3 lead, ending Lincecum's evening. five in a row in one stretch. He was 0-3 in four starts against Arizona last season. Lincecum struck out Cup, championship match, at Charleston, S.C. Monday MLB •10 a.m., MLB NETWORK — Miami at Philadelphia • 1 p.m., CSNB — San Francisco at Col- orado •4 p.m., ESPN — Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs •7 p.m., CSNC—Kansas City at Oak- land NBA •6 p.m., CSNB—Golden State at Den- ver •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Phoenix at Minneso- ta SOCCER •7 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Bolton at Newcastle •9:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Stoke City at Aston Villa • 11:55 a.m., ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea at Fulham