SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Bruce Bochy made no plans for October. He fully planned to be working.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Athletics general manager Billy Beane says he expects to hear "very soon" from Commissioner Bud Selig about whether the club will be allowed to move south to San Jose and build a new ballpark.
Carson (2-1, 2-0) at Manogue (3-1, 3-1) Saturday, 1 p.m.
DAYTON - Dayton football coach Rob Turner readily admits that he knows very little about Wooster High's football team.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . .
Carson High's boys soccer team rolled to a 5-0 win over visiting McQueen in a Northern 4A match Wednesday night.
NEW YORK (AP) - Regular-season games could be at stake when NBA owners and players meet this weekend.
Jake Turner Dayton High Junior Football
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) - There has to be a simple solution for all the drivers who can't stretch their fuel to finish line. Follow the No. 14's lead.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Kevin Kouzmanoff had three hits and drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies sent the reigning World Series champions into an early offseason, beating the San Francisco Giants 6-3 Wednesday.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford are clicking so well that a lot of things simply go unsaid.
BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) - Coach Jim Harbaugh had the San Francisco 49ers pounding the pavement Wednesday.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson has no regrets regarding his team's first-round draft pick this year. After all, what's not to like about a 10-year veteran with three Super Bowl rings and six trips to the Pro Bowl?
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The occasional seizure and subsequent hospital stay apparently aren't enough to keep Jerry Kill from his mission of turning around Minnesota's moribund football program.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A grand jury reduced charges against Jordan Jefferson to a misdemeanor for his involvement in a bar fight and the LSU quarterback's suspension from the top-ranked Tigers was lifted soon after Wednesday night.
It was a case of too much Kenzie Tillitt.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh expects running back Frank Gore to play this week at Philadelphia despite a sprained right ankle that limited him in Sunday's win at Cincinnati.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - New England's 15-game winning streak over the Buffalo Bills is over. Now the Patriots are preparing for another improving team that struggled the past decade.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The developer behind a $1.2 billion plan to build a football stadium in downtown Los Angeles got a key boost Tuesday with a law that will help it avoid lengthy court fights.
NEW YORK (AP) - Smiling widely but even resorting to a memorable NBA cliche to avoid specifics, David Stern provided little insight into the direction of the league's labor situation.
SEATTLE (AP) - Trevor Cahill and two relievers held Seattle to just four hits while Josh Willingham and Scott Sizemore hit home runs in the Oakland Athletics 7-0 rout of the Mariners on Tuesday night.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Madison Bumgarner and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, Brandon Belt homered into McCovey Cove and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-0 on Tuesday night.
Turns out that sudden-death playoff Bill Haas won at East Lake was worth more than $11.44 million. It earned him a spot in the Presidents Cup.
Jim Silsby shot a 5-over-par 147 to win the Silver Oak Senior Men's Club gross championship and Alex Talmant shot a 129 to win the net championship.
Buoyed by balanced team efforts, the Carson Senators outran Douglas in both the girls and boys races during a Sierra League cross country dual meet on Tuesday afternoon at Kingsbury Elementary school.
CINCINNATI (AP) - Looking the place over, the San Francisco 49ers were reminded in a lot of ways that they weren't on the West Coast anymore.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Darren McFadden ran past, around and through the Jets unlike any back has since Rex Ryan turned New York into one of the NFL's biggest bullies after arriving two years ago.
SCHOOL: Carson High YEAR: Senior SPORT: Tennis
NORMAN, Okla. - Landry Jones threw for 448 yards and three touchdowns to Ryan Broyles, leading Oklahoma back from a rare home deficit.
PHOENIX (AP) - Ian Kennedy pitched six innings to earn his NL-best 21st win and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the San Francisco Giants 15-2 on Saturday night, eliminating the defending World Series champions from the postseason picture.
ANAHEIM, Calif (AP) - Jerome Williams won his fourth straight decision since joining the Angels last month, and Torii Hunter homered and drove in three runs Saturday night in a 4-2 victory over Oakland that kept Los Angeles' flickering AL wild card hopes alive.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Seth Doege scrambled, looked right and found a wide open Eric Ward with 44 seconds left to rally the Red Raiders to a 35-34 win over Nevada on Saturday night.
DENVER (AP) - Jon Jones defended his light heavyweight title by putting Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in a choke hold and forcing the veteran to tap out Saturday night at UFC 135.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Seth Doege scrambled, looked right and found a wide open Eric Ward with 44 seconds left to rally the Red Raiders to a 35-34 win over Nevada on Saturday night.
STANFORD - Carson High's girls cross-country team, led by April Shonnard and Alex Drozdoff, finished fourth at Saturday's Stanford Invitational.
The NIAA Board of Control meets on Oct. 3-4 in Las Vegas to approve or gve a thumbs down to the latest realignment proposal.
ATLANTA (AP) - Aaron Baddeley wanted to make a good impression on Greg Norman with hopes of being picked for the Presidents Cup.
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) - One and done? Title hopes up in smoke? For the Chase drivers who ran out of gas or good luck in the playoff opener, they have kept the faith that their championship pursuits aren't spoiled because of a bad start.
DUNSANY, Ireland (AP) - The United States staged a dramatic rally to win the afternoon fourball session 3-1 Saturday and tie Europe 8-all at the Solheim Cup.
REPORT CARD: CARSON 54, HUG 0
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have followed their defensive script to the letter during the team's 1-1 start: Stop the run and force opponents to pass to beat them.
There's a meeting of undefeateds on this week's schedule. In Buffalo, of all places.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Even though it's been almost two years since the Raiders last played the New York Jets, Oakland defensive tackle Tommy Kelly won't have to do much studying this week to prepare.
NEW YORK (AP) - The lockout has started doing real damage to the NBA's calendar.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Tight end Kevin Boss sure has picked the perfect game to make his regular season debut with the Oakland Raiders after sitting out the past two weeks with a knee sprain.
PHOENIX (AP) - Kirk Gibson sauntered out onto the field in his familiar, half-hunched gait, stopping at a spot on the grass just outside the third base bag.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The AL West used to be dominated by the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels, who combined to win nine division titles from 2000 through 2009. Now it's the Texas Rangers who are having all the fun.
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) - As rain hit the track, five drivers were parked waiting for a qualifying turn that might not come.
RENO - It might have been too much too early to call Friday's game at North Valleys a must-win situation for the Douglas High football team.
ATLANTA (AP) - Adam Scott is playing well enough to win the Tour Championship. With a little help, he could win a lot more.
We had two grim reminders last week of the danger inherent in all motor sports.
DAYTON - Dayton High turned in a complete game against the South Tahoe Vikings in a 49-20 win in a key Northern 3A football game Friday night.
The Dayton volleyball team improved to 5-1 in non-tournament play with a three-game sweep of South Tahoe Friday night. Dayton won 25-19, 25-15 and 25-16.
RENO - Forgive Nevada Wolf Pack coach Chris Ault for appearing to be a little envious this week.
ATLANTA (AP) - Tiger Woods might need a new partner for the Presidents Cup.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning .
Matt Nolan knows the pressures of playing quarterback in Carson High's complex system.
Dayton High's football team hopes to get over the .500 mark for the season when it hosts South Tahoe tonight (7 p.m.) in a critical Northern 3A football battle.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Even though it's been almost two years since the Raiders last played the New York Jets, Oakland defensive tackle Tommy Kelly won't have to do much studying this week to prepare.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles quarterback Michael Vick returned to practice Thursday, just four days after he suffered a concussion against the Falcons in Atlanta.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Vernon Davis has been matched up against Manny Lawson since both players were in college. Michael Crabtree and Joshua Morgan have been going against Nate Clements since the young receivers joined the San Francisco 49ers.
NEW YORK (AP) - No labor deal, no training camps and no telling what else the NBA could lose.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Dustin Keller's eyes light up whenever he takes off and there's a linebacker or safety trying to keep up with him.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Texas Rangers are testing their own patience with six games to go.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Matt Kemp went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and a career-high three doubles in his final home game of the season, Juan Rivera homered and drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Francisco 8-2 Thursday night, pushing the Giants to the brink of elimination in the NL West playoff race.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Brandon McCarthy does not enjoy losing and it's even more frustrating when its to the Texas Rangers.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Justin Christian had three hits and drove in three runs - all with two outs - and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 Wednesday night to keep their slim NL West playoff hopes alive.
MINDEN - The Douglas boys' soccer team battled to a hard-fought 1-1 tie against Manogue Wednesday afternoon.
For some reason, Carson High's soccer team has problems against Wooster, and Wednesday night was no exception.
SCHOOL: Dayton YEAR: Senior SPORT: Soccer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - 49ers wide receiver Braylon Edwards underwent a surgical procedure on his injured right knee and will be out for a while, though coach Jim Harbaugh refused to predict a timetable for Edwards' return or provide further details.
ATLANTA (AP) - Just being among the 30 players at the Tour Championship should be enough for Geoff Ogilvy.
Turned away by the Pac-12, the Big 12's most powerful members are trying to find ways to live together again after weeks of hurtling toward a break up.
RENO - Chris Ault is not happy with the Nevada Wolf Pack's quarterback situation.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Adrian Beltre and Michael Young have one number in mind, and it has nothing to do with their own impressive hit or home run totals.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Athletics have reached agreement on a three-year contract to keep Bob Melvin as their permanent manager, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Clayton Kershaw impressed just about everybody except himself in becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers' first 20-game winner in 21 years. Fittingly, his accomplishment came against a team he has dominated this season.
NEW YORK (AP) - Representatives for NBA owners and players will meet twice this week, perhaps only days before training camps would have to be postponed without a new labor deal.
NEW YORK (AP) - Twelve is enough for the Pac-12, putting the Big 12 in position to survive yet another round of conference realignment.
To win in the NFL, it takes more than great players. Teams must have quality backups, too, or at least serviceable ones.
Despite missing Josilyn Daggs, Kianha Pimental and Aaran Rumbaugh, Carson High rolled to an easy 4-0 victory over Wooster Tuesday night in a Sierra League girls soccer match.
Carson Middle School's eighth-grade girls basketball team has started the season with a 5-0 record.
WASHOE VALLEY - Carson High's girls cross country team swept past Galena 15-40 in a dual cross-country meet at Washoe State Park Tuesday afternoon.
SCHOOL: Carson High YEAR: Junior
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - With the game on the line and his mother in the stands, Buffalo Bills receiver David Nelson had one thought going over and over in his mind as he found himself wide open over the middle in the end zone.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jim Harbaugh had the San Francisco 49ers on the verge of moving back into the spotlight with a signature victory only two games into his NFL coaching tenure before it all washed away.
JOLIET, Ill. - Tony Stewart took himself out of title contention before the opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Steve Spagnuolo and the St. Louis Rams came to the Meadowlands bearing gifts and the New York Giants readily accepted them.
April Shonnard recorded the 10th-best time in the history of the Nevada Union Invitational to lead Carson High's cross country team to a second-place finish Saturday afternoon.
Michael Vick thrilled Georgia Dome fans for six seasons. Many of them felt betrayed by subsequent events that led to Vick doing jail time for his role in a dogfighting ring.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Chan Gailey has devised enough offensive game plans in his day - remember the Kordell Stewart "Slash" offense in Pittsburgh of the mid-1990s? - to appreciate a good power running attack when he sees one.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jason Garrett and Jim Harbaugh were NFL quarterbacks during some of the best days in the storied Dallas-San Francisco rivalry. Garrett witnessed it firsthand with the Cowboys, Harbaugh watched from afar.
Another colossal mistake has been made by the good folks who make decisions on realignment in Nevada high school athletics.
DAYTON - Dayton High avenged two early season losses by sweeping Lowry 25-21, 25-12 and 25-15 Saturday afternoon in a Northern 3A volleyball match.
The Atlantic Coast Conference has received application letters from Pittsburgh and Syracuse to join the league, a move that would leave the Big East scrambling to replace two of its longest tenured members.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Kenny Stills reached high to grab a 37-yard touchdown pass from Landry Jones midway through the fourth quarter, and Oklahoma's defense made the tiebreaking toss stand as the top-ranked Sooners beat No. 5 Florida State 23-13 on Saturday night.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - In just one round, Floyd Mayweather Jr. got a head butt, a kiss and a hug from Victor Ortiz.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Brad Keselowski used a dominating run Saturday to win the Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, where he hoped to carry some momentum into the opening round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Mike Ball ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns and Duke Williams intercepted a potential go-ahead pass in the end zone with 1:10 remaining to seal Nevada's 17-14 victory over San Jose State on Saturday.
DENVER (AP) - Carlos Beltran had an RBI double in a four-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants extended their winning streak to seven games with a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Boise State's Kellen Moore admits he has a little selfish streak. That's a good thing for the No. 4 Broncos.
DENVER (AP) - Madison Bumgarner allowed one unearned run in seven strong innings and hit a two-run double, helping the San Francisco Giants keep their playoff hopes alive with their sixth straight win, 9-1, over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
MINDEN - It was a game that the Douglas football team was never really out of, but never really found a way into either.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Pitcher Phil Coke yelled through the victorious clubhouse looking for Jim Leyland.
After a crushing defeat two weeks ago in Idaho, Carson High had plenty of time to lick its wounds and get ready for its Northern 4A opener against North Valleys.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Kyle Busch heads the list of favorites to win the NASCAR championship this season. He's followed by Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards, and Jeff Gordon ranks up there, too.
I'm going to start off this week with an update on a few of our local racers.
RENO The Nevada Wolf Pack defense went back to school this week.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ron Artest's bid to become Mr. World Peace was delayed, but not denied.
LEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Add pro golfers to the list of folks annoyed with Notre Dame these days.
LEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Coming off his best round of the year, Justin Rose figured it couldn't get much better in the BMW Championship. He was good enough Friday for a 3-under 68 and a share of lead with Mark Wilson.
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston coach Gary Kubiak expects running back Arian Foster to play on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Raiders free safety Michael Huff's sore groin has prevented him from fully practicing this week. He insists it won't keep him out of Sunday's game against Buffalo.
MINDEN - It has been 10 years since the Carson volleyball team has beaten its archrival.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - David DeJesus hit a three-run homer in the first, Brandon McCarthy pitched seven strong innings and the Oakland Athletics snapped Detroit's 12-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory on Thursday night, delaying the Tigers chance to clinch the AL Central Division title.
DENVER (AP) - Pablo Sandoval tripled in the sixth inning to complete the first cycle of his career and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday night to keep their slim postseason hopes alive.
DENVER (AP) - Pablo Sandoval tripled in the sixth inning to complete the first cycle of his career and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday night to keep their slim postseason hopes alive.
Carson High football coach Blair Roman admits he's been spoiled the last couple of years when it comes to the tight end position.
Like most coaches, Dayton High's Rob Turner doesn't believe in bringing sophomores up to the varsity unless they are going to get significant playing time.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A longtime assistant to Texas football coach Mack Brown was fired earlier this year for sexual harassment, according to documents obtained by ESPN.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) - California coach Jeff Tedford has been reprimanded by the Pac-12 Conference for criticizing officials days after a 36-33 overtime win at Colorado.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . .
ATLANTA (AP) - Former Washington Wizards guard Javaris Crittenton has been returned to Atlanta to face a murder charge in the shooting death of a woman, police said.
Eleven weeks into the lockout, NBA players and owners have at least one thing in common. Each side is unified, and wants everyone to know it.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Suspended Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor had a hearing Thursday on his bid to overturn his five-game ban.
NEW YORK (AP) - The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT - Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice):
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Darren McFadden started this season the way he ended the last one, making the big runs that ended talk about whether he would be another Oakland Raiders draft bust and started the conversation about where he ranks among elite NFL backs.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Ray McDonald's shoulder-length dreadlocks flap from his helmet as he shoves through the offensive line for a sack. A tattooed Justin Smith comes at the quarterback with an attacking mentality that has helped San Francisco's defense become one of the best in the NFL.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Newly promoted Giants CEO Larry Baer might be open to making a run at a premier free agent this winter, though his philosophy will still focus on building a franchise from the bottom up to develop a deep and talented farm system.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A booster says he's responsible for envelopes containing $200 in cash given to three Ohio State football players that led the NCAA to suspend them for two games apiece, a newspaper is reporting.
Flip on a college football game and the first reaction could be: "What in the world are they wearing?"
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn's Spirit must be one spirited bald eagle.
NEW YORK (AP) - Billy Hunter hoped to deliver good news when he meets with NBA players on Thursday in Las Vegas.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jered Weaver shrugged off his career-best 17th win of the season as if it were his first.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In less than two months, Carlos Beltran has been through a cross-country move to switch teams and a hand and wrist injury that landed him on the disabled list.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Alex Smith found himself in a few precarious positions in his first game under Jim Harbaugh: throwing blocks, diving for a touchdown and getting a bear hug from the new San Francisco 49ers coach.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - When Sebastian Janikowski lined up for a record-tying 63-yard field goal attempt there was little doubt he had the leg to get it there in the thin air of Denver.
NORTH VALLEYS (1-2) AT CARSON (0-1) Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Aaran Rumbaugh Carson High
MINDEN - While the Douglas boys' soccer team is seeing improvement every time out, coach Vince Brown said he's looking forward to seeing that ultimately translate to the scoreboard.
SEATTLE (AP) - Mariano Rivera earned his 600th save, moving within one of Trevor Hoffman's major league record, by closing out the New York Yankees' 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mark DeRosa hit a game-ending RBI single off second baseman Orlando Hudson's glove in the 12th inning, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Howie Kendrick homered twice, Erick Aybar scored the go-ahead run on a wild throw home in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels picked up a needed and rare win at the Oakland Coliseum, beating the Athletics 6-3 on Tuesday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Even with a lockout firmly in place across the NBA, the Minnesota Timberwolves have still managed to land one of the biggest free agents on the market.
NEW YORK (AP) - The long looks on players' faces and the anger in Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver's voice made it obvious: There was no progress Tuesday in talks to end the NBA lockout.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Running like mad, Ted Ginn Jr. almost raised the ball in the air before the goal line to start celebrating a touchdown on his 102-yard kickoff return.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Hue Jackson talked about building the Oakland Raiders into a bully ever since he got the head coaching job nearly eight months ago.
After two straight losses to open the Northern 4A volleyball season, Carson High was due for a victory.
MINDEN - Douglas' Kari TenBroeck was 3-0 on the day leading the Tigers to a 13-5 win over Carson in girls tennis action.
MINDEN - Much like the flashes of lightning lighting up the night sky south of Keith Roman Field on Tuesday night, the Douglas High girls' soccer team struck strong and quick against rival Carson High.
SCHOOL: Dayton High YEAR: Senior SPORT: Football
Gil Ayarbe has told the story of the flag countless times. Yet he takes his time as he tells it once more, savoring the memory.
SEATTLE (AP) - Keith Price wore his familiar grin and danced along with the beats playing through his headphones as he departed for an evening of celebration.
NEW YORK (AP) - Facing two match points against a beloved player whose name is already in the history books, Novak Djokovic clenched his jaw, nodded his head and flashed an ever-so-slight glimpse of a smile.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Dana Eveland combined with two relievers to throw a five-hitter, and the Los Angeles Dodgers delivered another blow to the San Francisco Giants' dismal playoff hopes with a 3-0 victory over the defending World Series champions.
RENO - The shutout streak ended, but the Carson High's girls soccer team
RENO - Carson High entered Saturday's soccer match against Damonte Ranch expecting a tough game, and they weren't disappointed.
Christa McGahuey took a trip to Michigan two weeks ago and came away with a full-ride softball scholarship to the University of Detroit-Mercy.
SEATTLE (AP) - Keith Price wore his familiar grin and danced along with the beats playing through his headphones as he departed for an evening of celebration.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Kevin Harvick stormed into the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship by winning at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers still are in learning mode as they prepare for today's season opener, and nobody really knows what to expect from the team's new offense.
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Stanford Routt had quite the target on his back last season as opposing quarterbacks repeatedly threw in his direction in order to avoid All Pro cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on the other side of the field.
From the Meadowlands to Arrowhead Stadium to Candlestick Park, the NFL on Sunday will remember the victims and heroes of the terrorist attacks of 10 years ago. Then it will fully open a season that was in doubt for 4 1/2 months during the lockout.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The lengthy dry spell against the Texas Rangers is finally over for the Oakland Athletics, thanks to Scott Sizemore.
ELKO - Dayton High's volleyball team won its second straight road match, topping Spring Creek 26-24, 25-17 and 25-14 on Saturday afternoon.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Adrian Peterson thinks he's the best running back in the game.
James-Michael Johnson has seen enough of LaMichael James already.
RENO - Coming in on the road against the hands down favorite to win the region, the Douglas football team was going to have to be on top of its game from the opening kick to stick around Friday night.
FALLON - Turnovers were the difference as the Dayton Dust Devils pulled out its second win of season on Friday at the Edward Arciniega Complex.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - NL Cy Young Award contender Clayton Kershaw outdueled two-time winner Tim Lincecum, pinch-hitter Jamey Carroll drove home the go-ahead run in the ninth and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday night.
ROP 41, Whittell 15 Yerington 53, West Wendover 13
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Colby Lewis pitched into the eighth inning for his first victory in nearly a month even while giving up another home run as the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 13-4 on Friday night.
The NFL relaxed its normally rigid uniform policy on Friday so players can commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
NEW YORK (AP) - Andy Roddick's legs felt fatigued. The crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium was hushed.
HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) - Stephen Dodd of Wales shot 6 under for the first 13 holes of his second round to stand 8 under for the tournament Friday before darkness forced 78 players to abandon their rounds at the KLM Open
NEW YORK (AP) - Terrelle Pryor will appeal his five-game NFL suspension, according to a person familiar with his case.
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) - California's state Senate on Friday sent Gov. Jerry Brown bipartisan legislation intended to speed up construction of a possible NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles, shrugging off concerns that it could draw a team from elsewhere in California.
James-Michael Johnson has seen enough of LaMichael James already.
Jeff Gordon secured his spot in NASCAR's 2011 Chase for the Championship with his historic 85th victory in the rain-delayed Atlanta race on Tuesday.
It was a different Tyler Firestone that showed up for the first day of summer practice at Dayton High.
Carson High's volleyball team lost its second straight 4A match Thursday night, but coach Robert Maw felt a whole lot better about his veteran squad than he did two days ago.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The NFL's goal to be the first major professional sports league to implement testing for human growth hormone appears a long way from coming to fruition.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Stanford Routt had quite the target on his back last season as opposing quarterbacks repeatedly threw in his direction in order to avoid All Pro cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on the other side of the field.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . .
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - A Super Bowl hangover and the NFL lockout weren't about to slow down Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. The New Orleans Saints just couldn't keep up.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning underwent more neck surgery Thursday, the third time in 19 months, and will miss not only the opening game but possibly the entire season.
ESPN is betting nearly $2 billion a year that fans are ready for even more football on even more platforms.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Warren Sapp will never forget the day he met Lee Roy Selmon.
NEW YORK (AP) - At one point, Andy Roddick looked up and saw a fan scaling a chain-link fence behind tiny Court 13, hoping to catch a peek of the 2003 U.S. Open champion's victory Thursday.
RENO - As dynamic duos go, the Nevada Wolf Pack defense has usually been Robin to the Pack offense's Batman.
Blair Roman made it official Wednesday afternoon. Matt Nolan is now the Senators' starting quarterback, and will start the Sept. 16 4A opener against North Valleys.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Guillermo Moscoso had no intention of giving up the ball easily. Oakland manager Bob Melvin had to wrestle it from him with two outs in the ninth inning.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants know time is running short on defending their World Series title.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - This weekend, safety Donte Whitner draws the daunting task of trying to shut down Seattle Pro Bowler Zach Miller.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Al Saunders was a teenager when he first worked for the Oakland Raiders, serving as a ball boy in Al Davis' first year as coach with the franchise in 1963.
MINDEN - Two late goals pushed the North Valleys boys' soccer team to a 4-2 win over Douglas Wednesday afternoon.
RENO - Angel Berroa homered twice and drove in four runs for Reno Wednesday night, leading the Aces to a 7-4 victory over the Sacramento River Cats in the opening game of the Pacific Conference Championship Series at Aces Ballpark.
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Jeff Gordon was sliding all over the track those final 10 laps, doing everything he could to hold off five-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson.
To put it simply, Carson High's volleyball team couldn't finish Tuesday night against Reno.
Carson High's girls soccer team rolled to its second straight win, knocking off Reed 4-0 Tuesday night at Carson High School.
WASHINGTON (AP) - After Stephen Strasburg left the game, the Los Angeles Dodgers had quite a time.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California reinstated tailback Marc Tyler from suspension Tuesday, clearing last season's leading rusher to play Saturday against Utah.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Braylon Edwards regularly lures quarterback Alex Smith back onto the field for some extra work, a few more throws to make sure they're clicking and on cue. Same goes for study sessions in the film room.
Bob Bittman won six straight matches to win the Thunder Canyon Country Club match-play championship last week.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brett Pill hit a two-run homer in his first big league at-bat, Eric Surkamp earned his first major league win and the San Francisco Giants had to escape a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning to beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 on Tuesday night.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Michael Taylor was running out his single in the ninth inning Tuesday night thinking he never thought the moment would happen.
ATLANTA (AP) - Kellen Moore and those BCS Busters from Boise State are off and running again, coming into the heart of mighty SEC country to beat up Georgia.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - In a rare opening matchup of top-five teams, both missing key players, Jarrett Lee admirably directed LSU's offense in place of suspended quarterback Jordan Jefferson.
WINNEMUCCA - Dayton High's volleyball team went 1-2 on the second day of the Lowry Invitational.
POCATELLO, Idaho - With the Highland High School student section celebrating their team's impending victory, the Carson High School offense was still playing just as when the game started.
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Carl Edwards worked his way from the back of the pack after a penalty in a pit stop early in the race and held off Kyle Busch to win the Nationwide Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After that much-publicized search for a third quarterback, Josh McCown was among 26 players released by the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday to get their roster to the 53-player limit for the regular season.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have released backup quarterback Trent Edwards and longtime linebacker Sam Williams as they reduced their roster to the 53-man limit.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first shutout in more than two years, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Motor Speedway's slippery track made an impression Saturday during qualifying for Sunday night's Sprint Cup race.
The Warriors have been picked by both the WAC media and coaches to win the conference this year. And the reason is senior quarterback Bryant Moniz, the only returning full-time starting quarterback in the league.
NEW YORK (AP) - Mardy Fish remembers how it feels to bump up against Novak Djokovic dragged down by the weight of two five-set matches.
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL notified its teams that no HGH testing will be conducted before the season begins next Thursday.
DAYTON - Dayton's defense held Truckee to just one offensive score in the first half, but couldn't overcome early turnovers as Truckee built up a 20-0 halftime lead en route to a 33-14 win Friday night.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As if there were any doubts, Alex Smith is the 49ers' starting quarterback heading into the regular season.
This isn't a typical season-opening game for Carson High's football team.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Carlos Beltran hit a go-ahead two-run home run among his four hits, Matt Cain calmly recovered from a rough first inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the first-place Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night to snap Arizona's season-best nine-game winning streak.
NEW YORK (AP) - That Maria Sharapova's shaky serving contributed to her early exit at the U.S. Open - to the tune of a dozen double-faults - came as no surprise. She's faced that problem for quite some time.
GARDNERVILLE - Alex Drozdoff and April Shonnard were in mid-season form at Friday's Class Races held at Lampe Park.
Pryor watches as Raiders fall to Seattle
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Hideki Matsui and Cliff Pennington both drove in three runs to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 9-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Bobby Hauck figured UNLV wasn't ready for a major upset like the Rebels pulled in 2003 against Wisconsin.
RENO - Reno's offense came to life in the eighth inning Thursday night, but the effort proved to be too little as the Fresno Grizzlies forced a series split with a 4-1 victory over the Aces in the series finale at Aces Ballpark.
NEW YORK (AP) - Neither her words nor her play indicated that Serena Williams was distracted one bit Thursday at the U.S. Open.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Titans running back Chris Johnson seems to be finding out about the downside of Twitter during his contract holdout.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ...
It was easy to overlook Jacob Myers last season. He weighed all of 150 pounds and was surrounded by older teammates who weighed between 210 and 270 pounds.
Adan Gomez has been a fixture on the soccer and basketball teams at Dayton High School the past couple of years.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - With Frank Gore getting the night off after signing a big deal, Anthony Dixon capped San Francisco's first two drives with 1-yard touchdown runs and the 49ers beat the San Diego Chargers 20-17 in an exhibition finale Thursday night.
CLEVELAND (AP) - Somehow, some way, they've scrapped, clawed and limped their way into contention. And now that September's here, the Cleveland Indians plan to hang around.
The lawyer for four men injured in a brawl involving LSU football players expects more arrests for the beating of one client who suffered three fractured vertebrae.
RENO, Nev.-Cole Gillespie's three-run homer in the first inning helped stake Reno to a 4-0 lead Wednesday night, and the Aces held on to for a 4-3 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies at Aces Ballpark.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Richard Childress guaranteed one of his drivers would dethrone Jimmie Johnson this year, and for a portion of this season, it seemed as if Kevin Harvick could indeed be the very guy to wrest the title from the five-time defending champion.
NEW YORK (AP) - Her 2011 U.S. Open done and tennis future in doubt because of an immune system disease, Venus Williams rode away from Arthur Ashe Stadium in the back seat of a car a little before 5 p.m. Wednesday.
