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Tehama NorCal Championships Los Molinos Branson Today's games NFL Houston Detroit Washington Dallas New England New York 9:30 a.m. CBS 1:15 p.m. FOX 5:20 p.m. NBC On the tube COLLEGE FOOTBALL 4:30 p.m. ESPN — TCU at Texas GOLF Noon TGC — European PGA Tour, DP World Tour Championship, sec- ond round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 a.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, West Virginia vs. Marist, at Orlando, Fla. 11 a.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, Vanderbilt vs. Davidson, at Orlando, Fla. 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 — DirecTV Clas- sic, first round, Drexel vs. Saint Mary's (Cal), at Anaheim, Calif. 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, UTEP vs. Oklahoma, at Orlando, Fla. NBCSN — Battle 4 Atlantis, first round, Memphis vs.VCU, at Paradise Island, Bahamas 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, Clemson vs. Gonzaga, at Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. NBCSN — Battle 4 Atlantis, first round, Louisville vs. N. Iowa, at Paradise Island, Bahamas 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 — DirecTV Clas- sic, first round, Drake vs. California, at Anaheim, Calif. NFL 9:30 p.m. CBS — Houston at Detroit 1:15 p.m. FOX — Washington at Dal- las 5:30 p.m.NBC — New England at N.Y. Jets Bass Anglers Red Bluff Results Red Bluff Bass Anglers on Sunday fished Oroville Lake under cooperative weather. Doug Stewart took first place with 10.44 pounds. Doug Hill took second and Jesse Sisneros finished third. 3.02 Largemouth for the big fish of the tournament. For club information, call 527-4472. Judge says NCAA 'malicious' in USC probe LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NCAA was ''mali- cious'' in its investigation of a former Southern Cali- fornia assistant football coach who was linked in a report to a scandal sur- rounding Heisman Tro- phy-winning tailback Reg- gie Bush, a judge said Wednesday. The NCAA's report on ethical breaches by Todd McNair was flawed, and the former coach has shown a probability he can win his defamation claims, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Frederick Shaller said. His ruling states emails between an investigative committee member, an NCAA worker and a per- son who works in the agency's appeals division ''tend to show ill will or hatred'' toward McNair. Laura Wytsma, an attorney for the NCAA, declined comment but said during the hearing that the ruling would be appealed. A message to the agency was not immediately returned. to have the case dismissed, but Shaller disagreed. He said after reviewing sealed documents in the McNair inquiry, which was tied to a gift scandal involving Heisman Trophy-winner Reggie Bush, he was con- vinced that the actions of NCAA investigators were ''over the top.'' The NCAA had sought MCT photo 49ers' quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) scrambles out of the pocket Monday. Harbuagh signals Kaepernick will see more playing time regardless of Smith injury SANTA CLARA (AP) — Alex Smith is supportive of Colin Kaepernick's success, even if the second-year pro takes Smith's start- ing job as 49ers quarter- back. Smith plans to fight for his job once he is fully healthy — and he had yet to be medically cleared Wednesday. Yet coach Jim Harbaugh said that once Smith is available, the starting QB for the NFC West- leading Niners (7-2-1) could change week to week, and even during the course of a game. Harbaugh gave no indi- cation when he would select his No. 1 for Sun- day's game at New Orleans (5-5). a follow-up for his irregular heartbeat Tuesday and said ''believe we've got that one licked.'' He has quit chewing tobacco and given up the four or five Diet Cokes he was drinking daily. Harbaugh underwent Sisneros also caught a 3 0 Tracker Tuesday's results VOLLEYBALL Sports NCAA SOFTBALL | SIGNING CEREMONY Red Bluff's Etzler wrangles scholarship to D-I university By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor Bryce Etzler's future digs in southern Louisiana will be foreign except for maybe two things. The softball field and her school's mascot — the Cowgirl. The senior Red Bluff High softball star celebrat- ed Tuesday her decision to sign a letter of intent to play softball and study at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La., which is about three-and- a-half hours out of New Orleans and about 2,200 miles from Tehama Coun- ty. it's real even though it is," Etzler said at her signing ceremony at the Red Bluff Community Center. "It's still kind of a shock to me. I don't think it's actually kicked in that I'm going to a D-I school in Louisiana." "I still don't feel like 1B Thursday November 22, 2012 McNeese State's Divi- sion-I softball program plays in the Southland Conference, and Etzler declined scholarship opportunities from schools in Texas and Alabama before accepting a scholarship offer from McNeese, where she was recruited to play middle infield and plans to study business. was born and raised in Red Bluff said she antici- pates a hard transition period away from friends and family. The 17-year-old that Daily News photo by Andre Byik Red Bluff High softball star Bryce Etzler, middle, at her signing ceremony Tuesday at the Red Bluff Community Center. From left, Ron Etzler (grandfather), Gerry Etzler (grandmother), Matt Etzler (father), Bryce Etzler, Jill Etzler, sitting (mother), Ann Forward (grandmother), Dick Forward (grand- father) and Tami Brown (personal coach). ready," Etzler said. "There will be a lot of Skyping." Etzler, who has played "But I'm excited, I'm varsity softball since her freshman year and was a part of of the the Spartans' 49ERS Northern Section title wins against Chico three years ago and against Shasta last season, said she's been focused on col- lege since she was 12 years old. "You have to be dedi- cated in every way," said Etzler, who is described by friends as a caring per- son and and a teammate that will be there for peo- ple when they're down. "School, family. You're all in." With that dedication, Etzler said, comes sacri- fice. Family time and hanging out with friends has taken a back seat in her pursuit of playing competitively at a D-I uni- versity. And Etzler's spot on the SoCal 3D, a South- ern California fastpitch softball team, has her trav- eling thousands of miles on her weekends. SoCal 3D finished 13th at the Premier National Champi- onships in August. "I try to balance it but most of the time softball wins," she said. "It's just dedication of everything basically. And it's hard. It's hard to be OK with it." Etzler said her attrac- tion to McNeese State and Louisiana is rooted in its people. ing," she said. "The team, the coach. The school itself, they have a great business program, which is what I want to go into." She added that within 10 minutes of talking to a woman at a boutique, she was invited to dinner. Etzler's father, Matt, said despite the bigger community "it feels like home." "The people are amaz- it's important to know the time frames of the recruit- ing process. He added as advice that NHL LOCKOUT Bettman says sides still 'far apart' after new proposal NEW YORK (AP) — NHL talks quickly broke off again Wednes- day after the players made a new proposal they said left sides sep- arated by less than $40 million annually over a five-year contract and Commissioner Gary Bettman immediately rejected the plan, saying ''we're still far apart.'' On the 67th day of a lockout that already has led to the cancellation of more than a quarter of the regular season, the sides didn't set a date to get back togeth- er. nine players went to the NHL office in the morn- ing and spent about an hour making the pro- posal. After a 90-minute break, the sides met again for two hours, said there was nothing more to talk about for now and headed off for the Thanksgiving holi- day. ''I think it's frustrat- ing for everybody and disappointing for every- body that's it's taken this long and we're still far apart,'' there was as of today no reciprocity in any mean- ingful sense, no move- ment on the players' share, no movement on salary-arbitration eligi- bility, no movement on free agency eligibility, no agreement on a pen- sion plan,'' union head Donald Fehr said. Union officials and ''On the big things Bettman, in his third lockout as commission- er. said Fehr said players made a percentage- based proposal and said it reflected the econom- ic impact the work stop- page had caused to the NHL, which had $3.3 billion in hockey-relat- ed revenue last season. ''We have moved far more than halfway,'' Fehr said. ''It is about as good as we can do.'' College recruiters often start at eighth grade, Matt Etzler said, adding that prospective should be marketing themselves and reaching out to schools early. In a speech where Etzler thanked those who supported heron her run to McNeese, she began to tear up and said, "Now it's getting real." ——— athletes Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527- 2151, ext. 111 or at spor ts@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Follow him on Twitter:@TehamaSports