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By Noah Trister The Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, MIcH. » Josh Smith scored 24 points and Rodney Stuckey added 23 to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 99- 89 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Andre Drummond added 15 points and eight rebounds for Detroit, outscoring DeMarcus Cousins in a matchup of two of the NBA's top young big men. Cousins had 13 points and 14 re - bounds but shot 5 of 15 from the field. Detroit trailed 54-52 at half- time, but outscored the Kings 20-11 in the third quarter. Rudy Gay scored 20 points and Isaiah Thomas added 19 points and eight assists for Sac - ramento. The Pistons snapped a three- game losing streak and pulled to within three games of At - lanta for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons will need a strong finish to make the post - season, and they've shown lit- tle sign of one. But they put the Kings away with impressive starts to the third and fourth quarters. Detroit began the third on an 8-0 run thanks to a dunk by Drummond and 3-pointers by Smith and Brandon Jennings. An alley-oop from Smith to Drummond on the break made it 69-60. It was 72-65 after three, and Detroit started the fourth with six straight points. The Pistons won despite a rough shooting night from their two point guards. Jennings and Will Bynum combined to go 5 of 24 — although they did finish with 13 assists between them. Cousins dunked on Drum - mond early in the game, giving the Kings a 12-6 lead, but the Pistons kept him under control for the most part. Drummond blocked a shot by Cousins out of bounds later in the first quarter. Greg Monroe, who was drafted two spots after Cous - ins in 2010, had six points and 12 rebounds for Detroit. NBA Pistons clamp down on Kings in 99-89 win Drummond bests Cousins in battle of two of league's top young big men AP Photo — DuAne Burleson Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko (33) is guarded by sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) as he goes to the basket during the second half tuesday in Auburn hills, Mich. pistons 99, kings 89 Up next: today's, Kings at Philadelphia 76ers, 4 p.m., on tV on Csn. THE SCORE By The Associated Press GOODYEAR , ARIz . » Buster Posey had a three-run homer off Tony Cingrani among his three hits, leading the San Francisco Giants over the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 Tuesday. Posey added an RBI double and a single as the Giants over - came a three-run deficit. The Reds scored three quick runs off Tim Hudson. Todd Frazier doubled home two runs in the first. Billy Ham - ilton doubled home Skip Schu- maker, who started in left field, giving the Reds the lead after two innings. Hunter Pence started his second game after resting a sore shoulder. He tripled after Posey's home run. Ehire Adrianza hit his sec - ond home run of the spring, a two-run shot off Cingrani, who allowed six runs after pitching seven scoreless innings, includ - ing the first two innings of this appearance. Schumaker, who signed a two-year deal with the Reds in November, doubled and hit a solo home run off Hudson. He is hitting .550 this spring. GRAY SETS DOwN fIRST 11 » Sonny Gray retired the first 11 in four scoreless innings and Jed Lowrie hit his first home run of the spring for Oakland on Tuesday before the San Di - ego Padres rallied for a 6-5 vic- tory over the Athletics. Gray allowed only Will Ven- able's ground single while strik- ing out two with no walks in 45 pitches. He was helped by Sam Fuld's sliding catch in the third. SpRING BASEBALL Posey drives in four runs to lead Giants AP Photo - Chris CArlson the Cincinnati reds' ramon santiago fields a ball hit by the san Francisco Giants' Buster Posey on March 6 in scottsdale, Ariz. Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and tony Parker had 20 as the san Antonio spurs beat the Chicago Bulls 104-96 on tuesday night as san Antonio won its seventh straight and 10th in its last 11. NBA ROUNDUp Spurs beat Bulls for seventh straight victory FULL stoRY on pAgE b2 the Corning Cardinals track and field team will visit harri- son stadium in oroville for the fourth annual norm MacKen- zie Friendship Meet at 2 p.m. today. las Plumas is the host. SpRING SpORTS Corning High track and field team in action it's March, national nutrition Month, when the Academy of nutrition and Dietetics spot- lights the important role of healthful eating and physical activity to control weight and prevent chronic disease. HEALTH National Nutrition Month encourages using a plan FULL stoRY on pAgE b4 Fresh off their second- straight Division iV title win, the Cardinal boys host encina Prep at 7 p.m. today in the CiF state playoffs. the lady Cards travel to West Campus in sacramento at 7 p.m. BASkETBALL pLAYOffS Corning boys, girls tip off in state playoffs By Janie Mccauley The Associated Press SAN fRANcIScO » Jonathan Mar- tin, the offensive tackle who ac- cused a Miami Dolphins teammate of bullying, was traded to the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday night and will be reunited with his col - lege coach, Jim Harbaugh. The Dolphins announced the move on Tuesday night on the first day of NFL free agency. San Fran - cisco then confirmed the trade, saying only that it would send an undisclosed draft choice to Miami and that Martin still must pass a physical to complete the deal. Martin's move cross country brings him back to the Bay Area to play again, and he has been at Stanford taking classes. Also Tueslday, as hard-hitting safety Donte Whitner headed out of the Bay Area for his hometown of Cleveland, the San Francisco 49ers wasted little time finding someone to fill his position. Safety Antoine Bethea agreed to a $23 million, four-year contract with the Niners. Bethea announced on Twitter he had joined the 49ers, saying: "Glad to be a Niner!! Going to the Bay!!!" A person with knowledge of Bethea's contract provided details of the financial terms, speaking on condition of anonymity because fi - nancial terms weren't announced and the 49ers had yet to acknowl- edge the signing. Also Tuesday, veteran place kicker Phil Dawson received a new two-year contract after a sen - sational first season in San Fran- cisco. Dawson announced on his Twitter page that he had re-signed, then the team made it formal. The sides had discussions over the past two weeks. "My experience being on the in - side did nothing but confirm what I already knew to be true, that San Francisco is a super attractive place to play and my experience last season only furthered that notion in my mind," Dawson said. "Coming into free agency, my No. 1 goal was to remain a 49er. Fortu - nately that was able to work out." Whitner, meanwhile, announced on Twitter he would join the Browns: "To all my former team - mates and coaches. I love you all! I will always cherish you guys!" he wrote. For the second straight March, San Francisco watched a top safety leave for a big contract else - where. Last year, Dashon Goldson departed for Tampa Bay and 2013 top draft pick Eric Reid replaced him. The 29-year-old Bethea had 110 tackles, two interceptions and a sack last season, his sixth straight year starting every game for the Indianapolis Colts. "The thing I love about the 49ers is when they lose someone they pick someone up, which we certainly did that with Antoine," Dawson said. "I'm excited to get to know him and certainly I've followed him through the years. We're going to try to keep on plugging forward NfL fREE AGENcY 49ers sign Martin in deal with Dolphins Also acquire Gabbert as new backup quarterback AP File Photo — MArCio Jose sAnChez in a 2013 photo, the san Francisco 49ers' Carlos rogers (22) runs against the st. louis rams' tavon Austin (11) aer intercepting a pass in san Francisco. the 49ers released rogers on tuesday. 49ERS » pAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com wednesday, March 12, 2014 » More At FACEbook.CoM/RbDAiLYnEWs AnD tWittER.CoM/REDbLUFFnEWs B1