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2B Daily News – Friday, February 1, 2013 SUPER BOWL XLVII SOCCER Beckham joins Paris club, will donate salary MCT file photo San Francisco 49ers fans cheer for No. 80 as they retire Jerry Rice's jersey in 2010. Rice to Moss: check the stats NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hall of Famer Jerry Rice has no interest in a back-and-forth debate with Randy Moss during Super Bowl week about who's the greatest NFL wide receiver of all time. ''This is not about Randy and Jerry,'' Rice said Thursday. ''It's OK. I don't need to talk about being the best receiver. I don't need to do that. I don't need to pat myself on the back.'' Rice has a strong opinion on the matter, yet insists he won't come out and say he is the best ever. The former San Francisco 49ers star turned television man will offer one thought to Moss: Check the stats. ''I know he says you can't bring the stats into the scenario, but I think that's part of being the best receiver to play the game,'' Rice said Thursday. ''I'm just having fun with it right now. I think the thing is, I never took any plays off and I always gave 100 percent. Also, you put my numbers up against Randy's and my body of work compared to his, and there's a big difference.'' During media day Tuesday at the CRASH (Continued from page 1B) surgery. The family later said that Moore, of Krum, Texas, also had a complication involving his brain. Colten Moore was injured in a separate crash that same night. He suffered a separated pelvis in the spill. The family said in a statement they were grateful for all the prayers and support they have received from people around the world. X Games officials expressed their condolences and said Moore, a four-time X Games medalist, would be remembered ''for his natural passion for life and his deep love for his family and AKERS (Continued from page 1B) n't win when he played for Philadelphia. The question now: Can the 49ers really count on Akers? "Game of inches," Akers said Tuesday, surrounded by reporters at Super Bowl media day. "Six inches one way, three inches last week, a foot here. It's been one of those seasons where, if I had an answer for you, I would have changed it and the outcome would have been a lot different by now. "Has it been frustrating? Sure. Personally, it's been a roller coaster year." That included surgery in February for a double hernia, a ricochet for a record-tying 63-yard kick in the opener, a slew of missed kicks, and death threats on Twitter that prompted him to close his account. "The year kind of went up and down, up and down, up and down," he said. "It's like, what's going on here? It's frustrating." Superdome, Moss declared himself ''the greatest receiver ever to play this game.'' The 35-year-old Moss, who returned to the league this season after a year off, Moss made 28 catches for 434 yards and three touchdowns this season. In 2007, he broke Rice's single-season record for touchdown catches with 23. Rice had 22 in 1987. Rice had 14 1,000-yard seasons. Moss is second with 10. Rice, who played the first 16 of his 21 NFL seasons with San Francisco from 1985-2000, holds virtually every significant receiving mark. That includes most career receptions (1,549); yards receiving (22,895); total touchdowns (208); and combined net yards (23,546) in his career with San Francisco, Oakland and Seattle. Rice gives Moss the nod for pure talent and athletic ability, but that's not all it takes. ''The thing about me guys — and I still say this today — I think Randy Moss was the most talented,'' Rice said. ''But along with being the most talented, you have to work hard — every season, every play. I was not the most talented, but I was going to outwork you. He probably could have been the greatest player ever to play the game. He's 6-5, could run a 4.3. Could outjump you. Struck fear in the heart of the defense. But you have to have it here, in your heart.'' Rice later pointed out that he wasn't questioning Moss' heart, just emphasizing his own and the passion for the game. ''This is how I impacted the game,'' Rice said, holding up the sparkly 1988-89 championship ring on his middle right finger, ''with Super Bowl rings. I'm hoping he can go out there and win his first one and be a big factor.'' Before Rice spoke, during a media session for several in the lineup of ESPN commentators, he was announced as ''arguably the best wide receiver ...'' The woman couldn't finish before Rice interrupted. ''The second best,'' he quipped, laughing. Let the debate continue. friends.'' B.C. Vaught, Caleb Moore's agent for almost a decade, said he first saw Moore when he was racing an ATV in Minnesota and signed him up to star in some action sports movies. Later, Moore wanted to make the switch from ATVs to snowmobiles and Vaught helped him. A natural talent, it only took Moore two weeks to master a difficult backflip. Moore honed his skills in Krum, a town about 5,000 people 50 miles northwest of Dallas that rarely sees snow. Instead, he worked on tricks by launching his sled into a foam pit. After a brief training run on snow ramps in Michigan, he was ready for his sport's biggest stage — the 2010 Winter X Games. In that contest, Moore captured a bronze in freestyle and finished sixth in best trick. Two years later, his biography on ESPN said, ''Caleb Moore has gone from 'beginner's luck' to 'serious threat.''' That was hardly a surprise to Vaught, who said, ''Whatever he wanted to do, he did it.'' Vaught said Moore didn't believe his sport was too extreme, but rather ''it was a lifestyle.'' He was good at it — along with ATV racing — as he accumulated a garage full of trophies. Fellow snowmobile rider Levi LaVallee recently described Moore as a ''fierce competitor.'' ''A very creative mind,'' LaVallee said. ''I've watched him try some crazy, crazy tricks and some of them were successful, some of them not so much. But he was first guy to get back on a sled and go try it again. It shows a lot of heart.'' X Games officials said in a statement that they would conduct a thorough review of freestyle snowmobiling events and adopt any appropriate changes. ''For 18 years, we have worked closely on safety issues with athletes, course designers and other experts. Still, when the world's best compete at the highest level in any sport, risks remain,'' they said, noting that Moore was hurt performing a move he had done several times before. The 49ers share that mystified frustration, and at the start of the postseason signed Billy Cundiff to provide some competition. That came after a regular-season finale against Arizona, when the 49ers twice went for it on fourth down instead of letting Akers try an ostensibly makeable field goal. "He's continued to work, he's continued to kick the ball through the uprights during practice and pregames, and unfortunately he's kicked a few in games that didn't go through the uprights. He's just grinding," long snapper Brian Jennings said. "It's a brutal, brutal business being a placekicker." San Francisco released Cundiff heading into the conference title game. Had they kept him, it would have potentially created a strange story line, with Cundiff facing the Ravens. It was Cundiff's 32-yard miss at the end of last season's AFC championship game that kept Baltimore out of the Super Bowl. Akers said he can't remember another time in his 14 seasons when a competing kicker was brought in so late in the season. Then again, he has never had a season like this one, when he has fielded dozens of emails and letters filled with unsolicited advice from fans. "Supplements, training regimen, techniques," he said, recalling one sage who told him that he, as a left-footed kicker, should never kick from the right hash mark. He rolls his eyes still at the suggestion. "They're not really face-to-face comments, so you don't really have a need to respond. You kind of laugh at it and throw it away. I've been doing this for a long time, and for people to think that we're not thinking and checking into the people who know us the best. ... You can't just change something dramatically. That would be ludicrous to do, when you've really had success with the model you've been using." Before signing with the 49ers in 2011, Akers spent the previous 12 seasons with Philadelphia, leading the Eagles in scoring in 11 of those, the most in team history. He ranks second in the NFL with 164 postseason points, trailing only Adam Vinatieri's 196. Akers also has scored at least a point in his 23 postseason games, second to Vinatieri's streak of 25 games. In addition, Akers is one of the few 49ers on the current roster who have played in a Super Bowl. His Eagles lost to New England in Jacksonville, Fla., eight years ago. He can draw on that big-game experience, as well as all the seasoning he got in his other 22 postseason games. "This is what I do," he said. "I enjoy it, I have a lot of pride, I want to have success. I've been doing it for quite a while. But it's not exactly who I am, either. I look at my family, the health we have, the people I have in my life, and we love each other. I look at that and think that my job is great, it's a wonderful experience, but it doesn't necessarily define you as a person." PARIS (AP) — In a lucrative career that has seen him earn millions around the world, David Beckham has joined Paris Saint-Germain pledging to play for free and donate his salary to a children's charity. The former England captain rejected other offers and signed a five-month contract for the ambitious French club on Thursday in a stunning move that came as the transfer window was starting to close. No details were given on how much the 37-year-old star will be paid or which charity will get the money. ''It's something we (decided) together; it's one of the things we talked about from the start. But this all happened so quick,'' Beckham said. ''I thought what a great idea it would be, that the salary would go to a children's charity in Paris.'' Beckham's glamorous career has seen him win titles with Manchester United, Real Madrid and the Los Angeles Galaxy. ''Every club I have played for throughout the world, I have been successful with. I have been successful with Manchester United, and I have always said that I would never want to play for another English club,'' Beckham said. ''It's the team that I support, that I always dreamt of playing for.'' Beckham recently finished a six-year stint in the United States with the Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Whether he can still be a force in European soccer is uncertain, especially with so many talented players in a PSG team that has cost nearly (euro) 270 million ($366 million) to assemble since its Qatari owners, QSI, took over in June, 2011. ''I am very lucky. I am 37 years old and I got offered a lot of offers, more offers now than I have probably had in my career, at my age,'' Beckham said. ''I am very honored about that. I chose Paris because I can see what the club are trying to do, the players the club are trying to bring in. It's an exciting city, always has been, always will be.'' The immaculately dressed Beckham was a model of elegance and calm as camera crews and photographers jostled for position amid the frenzy. He joked that he feels much younger than his age. ''To be the elder statesman, I'm very proud of that,'' he said. ''No matter what my age is, I still feel 21 years old most days.'' CARDS in in the second half and they still managed to score more goals than the starters," Llamas said. Corning senior Ricardo Acevedo joined in the fun with a goal of his own in the 71st minute before junior Thomas Lowe struck a ball for a score five minutes later. Up next for the Cardinals is a trip to Lassen (2-10, 2-5 NAL) at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. Corning previously downed Lassen 8-0 on Jan. 22. ——— (Continued from page 1B) a score. The Cards would go into the half up 2-0 after a nice play from senior Juan Serrano, who touchpassed a free kick outside just outside the Miners' box to senior Hector Loera for a strike that passed the keeper's left and into the net. Yreka then gave Corning a gift in the form of an own goal early in the second half before Uriostegui knocked in his second goal of the game in the 63rd minute to give the Cards a 4-0 lead. 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Islanders 5, New Jersey 4, OT Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 St. Louis 4, Columbus 1 Florida 6, Winnipeg 3 Colorado 6, Calgary 3 Nashville at Los Angeles, late Today's Games Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers WARRIORS L.A. Lakers KINGS Phoenix Southwest San Antonio Memphis Houston Dallas New Orleans Northwest Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland Minnesota W 34 28 20 17 16 L 13 17 26 30 30 Pct GB .723 — .622 5 .435 13.5 .362 17 .348 17.5 W 37 29 25 19 15 L 11 16 23 26 31 Pct GB .771 — .644 6.5 .521 12 .422 16.5 .326 21 W 35 29 25 23 17 L 11 18 21 22 25 Pct GB .761 — .617 6.5 .543 10 .511 11.5 .405 16 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Toronto Central Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland Southeast W 28 27 22 19 16 L 15 19 23 26 30 Pct GB .651 — .587 2.5 .489 7 .422 10 .348 13.5 W 28 27 24 17 13 L 17 19 20 29 33 Pct GB .622 — .587 1.5 .545 3.5 .370 11.5 .283 15.5 W L Pct GB Miami 29 13 .690 — Atlanta 26 19 .578 4.5 Orlando 14 31 .311 16.5 Washington 11 33 .250 19 Charlotte 11 34 .244 19.5 —————————————————— Thursday's results Dallas at Warriors, late Oklahoma City 106, Memphis 89 Today's games L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 4 p.m. Miami at Indiana, 4 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Sacramento at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Memphis, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 6 p.m. Portland at Utah, 6 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.