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Tuesday Boys Hoops — Chico at Red Bluff, 7:30 p.m. Boys Hoops — Corning at Orland, 7 p.m. Boys Hoops — Mercy at Liberty Christian, 7 p.m. Girls Hoops — Mercy at Liberty Christian, 5:30 p.m. Girls Hoops — Orland at Corning, 7 p.m. Girls Hoops — Red Bluff at Chico, 7:30 p.m. Sports 1B Tuesday January 4, 2011 Turkoglu leads Magic over Warriors Warriors 90 Orlando 110 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Hedo Turkoglu had 10 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists and Dwight Howard added 22 points and 17 rebounds, leading the Orlando Magic to a 110-90 victo- ry over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. Jason Richardson scored 20 points for the Magic, who had 66 points in the second half after trailing 53-44 at halftime. Monta Ellis led Golden State with 20 points and Dorell Wright added 17 points. The Warriors played without starting center David Lee, who bruised his back in a loss at Miami and is day to day. The Magic, who were just 3 of 11 on 3-pointers in the first half, hit a flurry of 3s in the third quar- ter and early in the fourth to easi- ly erase the nine-point halftime deficit. Orlando was 12 of 21 on 3-pointers in the second half. Richardson started the second half with a 3-pointer and Jameer Nelson followed with two more 3s, the second one gave Orlando a 64-62 lead with 5:21 left in the third period. Gilbert Arenas nailed the final 3-pointer of the period just before the buzzer, pushing the Magic lead to 79-71. Ryan Anderson drained two 3s early in the fourth quarter, the second one giving Orlando an 89-75 lead with 9:33 left. Golden State never got closer than 10 the rest of the game. Anderson and J.J. Redick each had 13 points, Nelson and Arenas had 11 apiece and Brandon Bass added 10 points. The Warriors were led in the first half by Wright with 12 points. The undersized Warriors used a surprising 25-17 rebounding edge to control the action throughout the first half. Curry had four offensive rebounds from his point guard position. His rebound and assist to backup cen- ter Dan Gadzuric gave Golden State a 48-37 lead with 4:11 left Orlando got 11 points and eight rebounds from Howard in the first two periods, but the Top Fuelers win in Corning MCT photo Golden State’s Stephon Curry battles with Orlando’s Jason Richardson for the ball. in the second period. Magic center seldom saw the ball despite playing against backups Lou Amundson and Gadzuric most of the half. Browns fire Mangini, Vikings hire Frazier National Football League Browns look for next coach BEREA, Ohio (AP) — As Eric Mangini packed pic- ture frames and two years of football into boxes, Browns president Mike Holmgren was already looking for his replacement. One day after another lost season, the search was under way in Cleveland for a new coach, the one as Holmgren put it, ‘‘can eventually someday lead us to the championship. That is my only goal.’’ Attention Jon Gruden, John Fox, Jim Harbaugh, Marty Mornhinweg, Brad Childress and others: Holm- gren may have you on his list. For now, though, Holmgren doesn’t have his own name on it. But that could change. Granted a second season by Holmgren, Mangini was fired on Monday, dismissed less than two years after being hired by owner Randy Lerner, who was con- vinced he had found the next Bill Belichick. The Browns went 5-11 for the second straight season, and although they showed some significant progress under Mangini, it wasn’t enough. Vikings happy with Frazier EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Touting Leslie Fra- Courtesy photo Top Fueler wrestlers who placed at the Dec. 11 Corning Takedown Tournament included: (from back left) Miguel Blanchard, second place; Zack Howard, third place; Daniel Hurd, third place; Katie Grissom, first place; Dylan Smith, third place; Michaela Clough, first place; Brandon Marsh, second place; Brandon Shira, third place; Tanner Gantenbein, first place; Owen Staggs, second place; Wesley Hamdrite, third place; Kadin Blanchard, third place; Triston Vaillette, first place; and Riley Blanchard, consolation. zier’s communication style, crisis management skills and credibility with players, the Minnesota Vikings decided to strip the interim tag from the former NFL cornerback and make him their head coach. Frazier stressed a team-first mentality on Monday, and a belief that ‘‘it’s only a matter of time’’ before the championship-deprived franchise wins a Super Bowl. He vowed a thorough examination of the roster, the staff and the scheme on both sides of the ball to get the Vikings back to the playoffs, following a dramatic 6-10 failure that came after an NFC runner-up finish the sea- son before. The Vikings started 3-7 before Frazier took over Nov. 22 for the fired Brad Childress. They went 3- 3 under the 51-year-old longtime assistant coach the rest of the way. Stanford rolls by Virginia Tech at Orange Bowl Virginia Tech 40 Stanford 12 MIAMI (AP) — John Elway flashed his familiar grin and Jim Harbaugh gave a jubilant shout from the sideline as Andrew Luck sprinted up the field to join an end zone cele- bration. Nearly a quarter remained in the Orange Bowl, but the Stanford Cardinal were on the way to their first bowl victo- ry in 14 years. And it was a blowout. Luck, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns Monday night to lead fifth- ranked Stanford past No. 12 Virginia Tech 40-12. It was a performance reminiscent of Elway, the former Stanford quarterback who is expected to become the Denver Broncos’ chief football executive this week. He served as an honorary captain, and ex-Stanford QB Jim Plunkett was also on hand to lend support. The Cardinal (12-1) likely will end the season ranked in the top 5 for the first time since the unbeaten 1940 team fin- ished No. 2. Their success comes only four years after they went 1-11 and hired Harbaugh as coach to lead a turnaround. Virginia Tech (11-3), playing in a bowl game for the 18th consecutive year, fell to 1-27 against top-5 teams. Stanford threw a completion for a bizarre safety and blew two extra points, but overcame those mistakes with six plays gaining more than 30 yards. Two came in succession on a two-play, 97-yard ‘‘drive,’’ and the Cardinal outscored Tech 27-0 in the second half. Coby Fleener caught scoring passes of 41, 58 and 38 yards from Luck, all in the final 21 minutes. Zach Ertz had a 25-yard TD reception, Jeremy Stewart scored on a 60-yard run and Stepfan Taylor added a 56-yard run. Fullback-line- backer Owen Marecic scored on a 1-yard run and had a sack. Luck went 18 for 23 and was chosen the Orange Bowl most valuable player. Fleener had six catches for 173 yards for the Cardinal, who outgained Tech 534-288. The game might have been the last at Stanford for Luck and Harbaugh. Luck is projected as the likely first pick in the NFL draft. MCT photo Stanford’s Andrew Luck slides in front of Virginia Tech’s Eddie Whitley for a first down.