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Tehama Tracker Today's games NBA Detroit Kings Cleveland Warriors 7 p.m. CSNC 7:30 p.m. CSNB On the tube COLLEGE FOOTBALL 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Bowling Green at Ohio GOLF 9 p.m.TGC — European PGA Tour, Singapore Open, first round NBA 5 p.m. ESPN — Philadelphia at New Orleans 7:30 p.m. ESPN — San Antonio at L.A. Clippers SOCCER 11:30 a.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Celtic vs. Barcelona at Glas- gow, Scotland 5 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Manchester United at Braga (same-day tape) NBCSN — MLS, playoffs, conference semifinal, second leg, DC United at New York 8 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS, playoffs, con- ference semifinal, second leg, San Jose vs. LA NCAA Sports MELKY CABRERA Agents partially cleared in scheme INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — The baseball players' union concluded Melky Cabr- era's agents didn't know about a scheme to create a phony website in a defense of his posi- tive drug test but said they failed to properly manage the employees of the firm who tried to carry out the scheme. Brothers Sam and Seth Levinson, the heads of ACES Inc., were probed by the Major League Baseball Players Association after MLB's investiga- tions department dis- covered the attempt to concoct evidence. Cabr- era, the San Francisco Giants outfielder who was the MVP of the All- Star game, was sus- pended 50 games in August after testing positive for testos- terone. ''After a thorough Etzler intends to play for McNeese By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor Red Bluff High senior Bryce Etzler intends Nov. 14 to sign a letter of intent to play softball at McNeese State University scholarship. under Division I school in Louisiana. McNeese State is a Etzler played short- stop and second base for the Lady Magic over the summer, which is con- sidered a top travel team in the nation and fin- ished ninth in the Pre- mier National Champi- onships in August. In May, Etzler and the Red Bluff Lady Spartans won a Division II championship over Shasta 4-0 in the title game. Etzler scored a run and batted in a run in that game. Etzler's preferred school. She turned down scholarships from col- leges in Texas and Alabama to play for the 107th ranked softball program in the nation. NHL LOCKOUT Talks go on as players' union, NHL meet again NEW YORK (AP) — The locked-out NHL play- ers' association returned to the bargaining table Tuesday, and this time brought Sidney Crosby along. On Day 52 of the lockout that has delayed the start of the hockey season and threatened to wipe it out completely, the league and the players sat down for the second round of negotiations in four days at an undisclosed site. Not only were NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and union special counsel Steve Fehr there, as they were for a marathon session by themselves Saturday. They were joined by Commissioner Gary Bettman, NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, a handful of team owners, and 13 players including Crosby, who has been an active participant in the process. ''We're hopeful that we'll start bargaining and we'll continue bargaining until we find a way to make a deal,'' Donald Fehr said Tuesday before talks started. ''Sometimes that goes in rather long sessions with short breaks and sometimes you take a few hours or half a day or a day to work on things before you come back together. I don't know which it will be. ''We certainly hope we'll be continuing to meet on a regular basis. I hope they do, too. I'm just not making any predictions.'' Fehr's brother Steve met with Daly on Saturday in a secret location, and neither provided many details of what was discussed, but both agreed that the meeting was productive. That was proven when the sides agreed to quickly meet again Tuesday. There had been no negotiations since talks broke off on Oct. 18 until Saturday. ''The players' view has always been to keep negotiating until we find a way to get agreement and you sort of stay at it day by day, so it's very good to be getting back to the table,'' Donald Fehr said. ''We hope that this time it produces more progress than we've seen in the past, and that we can find a way to make an agreement and to get the game back on the ice as soon as possible. ''We're hopeful that we'll start bargaining and Tuesday's negotiations in New York be kept secret, and the players' association adhered. Time is becoming a bigger factor every day that passes with- out a deal. The lockout, which went into effect Sept. 16 after the previous collective bargaining agree- ment expired, has already forced the cancellation of 327 regular-season games — including the New Year's Day outdoor Winter Classic in Michigan. Whether any of the games that have been called The NHL requested that the exact location for off through Nov. 30 can be rescheduled if an agree- ment is made soon hasn't been determined. But the NHL has already said that a full 82-game season won't be played. Back in October, the players' association responded to an NHL offer with three of its own, but See NHL, page 2B we'll continue bargaining until we find a way to make a deal.'' McNeese State was Ella Fleet investigation, we con- cluded none of the ACES principals were involved in or had knowledge of the Cabr- era scheme,'' union head Michael Weiner said Tuesday from Los Angeles, where he was attending agents' meet- ings. ''We also conclud- ed there was an issue with supervision of employees.'' Weiner said action had been taken against the Levinsons, but would not be more spe- cific, and said ACES remains eligible to rep- resent all players. 'We are pleased to have been cleared of wrongdoing by the players' association after its thorough inves- tigation, and we greatly appreciate the support we received from our players,'' Seth Levinson said in a statement. The union, whose conclusions were first reported by Yahoo!, denied the application for limited agent certifi- cation of Juan Nunez, whom ACES said was a consultant. Nunez took responsibility for fabri- cating a website that Cabrera was intending to rely on in the union's grievance to overturn the suspension. sel Dave Prouty said Nunez was indefinitely barred from certifica- tion as an agent of any kind. Limited certifica- tion allows agents to deal with players but Union general coun- does not permit them to negotiate with teams. The union also turned down the appli- cation for limited certi- fication by Juan Nunez's brother, Tirzon Nunez, but that denial was made without any restriction on reapplica- tion for any type of cer- tification, Prouty said. Prouty said there was no evidence of wrong- doing by Tirzon Nunez, but that he violated agent regulations by failing to cooperate 1B Wednesday November 7, 2012 MCT photo The players'union claim Melky Cabrera's agents were unaware of a scheme to defend his positive drug test. with the union's investi- gation. MLB banned Juan Nunez from clubhouses after he admitted the scheme. Nunez bought a website and attempted to alter it in a manner that would allow Cabr- era to claim the positive test was caused by a substance obtained through the website. ''For 27 years we have represented our clients with honesty and See GIANTS, page 2B DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Mercy Lady Warriors Volleyball The harder When opposing teams formulate game plans in an attempt to stop one player, it shows respect. It's what teams have been doing all season when the Mercy Warriors come up on their schedule. Senior Ella Fleet, Mercy's star hitter, has her team going into the post- season as the No. 1 seed. Mercy Warriors Football you work, the harder it is to surrender. — Vince Lombardi Mercy High's turn- around football season can be attributed to a few things. Improved condi- tioning, a backfield that overpowered many and Nick Feser's ability to make plays on both sides of the ball. Feser routinely helped his team on their road to the postseason this year. Nick Feser