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ByBenWalker TheAssociatedPress KANSAS CITY, MO. Madison Bumgarner and the San Fran- cisco Giants put a sudden stop to the Kansas City Royals' per- fect postseason roll. Bumgarner pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Hunter Pence homered early and the Giants showed off their Oc- tober poise, shutting down the Royals 7-1 Tuesday night in the World Series opener. From the get-go, the Giants simply did everything right to win their seventh straight World Series game. There's a reason Bumgarner and these guys in black and orange are trying for their third title in five years. The Royals, meanwhile, looked nothing like the fresh team that had become baseball's darlings by starting the playoffs with eight wins in a row — pitch- ing, hitting and fielding all de- serted them. The fates seemed to change from the very first batter, in fact. Gregor Blanco led off with a soft line drive to center field and AL Championship Series MVP Lo- renzo Cain charged, then backed off as the ball fell for a single. It would've taken a near miracle to WORLD SERIES Bumgarner,Giants stopRoyalsinopener SanFrancisco'sbigle -handerputssudden stop to Kansas City's perfect postseason roll DAVIDJ.PHILLIP—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws during the first inning of Game 1of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. DAVID J. PHILLIP — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence hits a double during the fourth inning of Game 1of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. By David Pollak Bay Area News Group BOSTON The San Jose Sharks were kicking themselves Tuesday night over the one that got away. Oh, San Jose was a resilient team in its 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins — bouncing back from a poor outing the previous game and overcoming a one-goal defi- cit at TD Garden to carry a lead into the third period. But Boston was more resil- ient when it mattered most, an opportunistic team that scored three unanswered goals in the fi- nal period and didn't let a four- minute high-sticking penalty as the clock ticked down bother them. "That's a game we needed to get at least a point," said Logan Couture, whose two goals paced San Jose's offense. "We kind of let that one slip away. Those goals that we gave up, they were very preventable. It's not like they were making great plays — we were giving them their chances." Goalie Antti Niemi suffered his first loss of the young season NHL Sharks blow late lead in tough road loss Bruins score three times in third period to top San Jose, which was coming off a poor outing ELISE AMENDOLA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bruins le wing Daniel Paille tries to get a shot off against Sharks goalie Antti Niemi as defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic reaches for the puck during the first period in Boston on Tuesday. BRUINS5,SHARKS3 Up next: Thursday, Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, 7:30p.m., TV on CSNCA. THESCORE GIANTS 7, ROYALS 1 Series: San Francisco leads 1-0. Today: San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals, 5:07p.m., TV on FOX. THESCORE Staff Reports FAIR OAKS Whitney Armstrong and Grace Mora scored, Sarah Boone made nine saves and the Lady Cardinals got a 2-1 road win at Bella Vista on Monday in their last regular season game of the season. Bella Vista's goalie was whis- tled for a penalty stroke 11:30 into the game. Armstrong took the stroke and drove it hard into the right cor- ner for an early 1-0 Corning lead. Mora then scored on a beauti- ful hard hit to the opposite cor- ner for a score. Bella Vista got one goal back, but Boone shut the door from there helped by strong defensive play from Madison Phillips and Gate Fears. Ashlee Mishoe and Kristin Cox also had a strong game in defen- sive midfield for Corning. The Eastern Athletic League postseason tournament begins Friday. FIELD HOCKEY Corning ends league season with road win Amstrong, Mora score for Cardinals in 2-1 victory By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press SACRAMENTO A plot of land in the downtown area is being cleared for a new arena, a sign of how far the Sacramento Kings have come since a pending sale threatened to relocate the fran- chise to Seattle only 17 months ago. On the court, the progress of the team's rebuilding project is more difficult to measure. The ownership group, led by Silicon Valley software tycoon Vi- vek Ranadive, has stabilized the organization. General manager Pete D'Alessandro and coach Mi- chael Malone are heading into their second seasons, and only two players — DeMarcus Cous- ins and Jason Thompson — were on the roster when they began. While the franchise endured constant changes last year, the Kings are counting on continuity to make strides this season. They have missed the playoffs eight straight years, and though a post- season berth remains unlikely, posting a 28-54 record again will not be tolerated. "Last year when the season started, I said it wasn't going to be about wins and losses," Ranadive said. "When I came here and we bought the team, there was dys- function in the locker room, there wasn't mutual respect, the arena was literally falling apart, the roof was falling down. So we brought in a new team, we restored stabil- ity, we restored respect, we put in a strong culture. "But this year, let's be clear: it is about wins and losses." The Kings will count on Cous- ins, Rudy Gay and new point guard Darren Collison to shoul- der the load on the floor this sea- son. Sacramento also is hoping second-year guard Ben McLemore and rookie Nik Stauskas can grow and blend in with veterans such as Thompson, Carl Landry, Reg- gie Evans and Ramon Sessions — and do so quickly. Ranadive has refused to say how many wins he expects this season. But, he said, he wants to NBA Kings measure success this year on 'wins and losses' Fending off demands to ban travel from Ebola-stricken West Africa, the Obama administration tightened the nation's defenses by requiring that arrivals from the zone go through five U.S. airports. FIVE AIRPORTS USexpandsEbola checks for travelers FULL STORY ON PAGE B5 Red Bluff's own world cham- pion archer Paige Pearce will be giving a demonstration from 4p.m. to 7p.m. Friday at the Tehama County Library. Refreshments will be served. ARCHERY Meet world champion archer Paige Pearce The Corning Cardinals host the Northern Athletic League for a meet at 3:30p.m. Mercy is at the Division 2swimming championships at Anderson at 1p.m. TODAY'S SCHEDULE Corning hosts NAL cross country meet The Mormon church is ad- dressing the mystery that has surrounded undergarments worn by its faithful with a new video explaining the practice in-depth while admonishing ridicule from outsiders. 'TEMPLE GARMENTS' Mormons address rites of undergarments FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 SHARKS PAGE 2 KINGS PAGE 2 SERIES PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, October 22, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1