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ByJayCohen TheAssociatedPress CHICAGO JeffCarterscoredthree of Los Angeles' six straight goals, and the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Wednesday night to leave the Western Conference fi- nal tied at one game apiece. Drew Doughty and Tyler Toffoli also scored in Los Angeles' five-goal third period as the Kings became the first visiting team to win in Chi- cago this postseason. The Black- hawks won their first seven home playoff games this year, but the Kings skated right by Chicago after the de- fending Stanley Cup champions took a 2-0 lead in the second period. Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Saturday night in Los Angeles. Nick Leddy and Ben Smith scored for Chicago, which won 3-1 in Game 1 on Sunday. Corey Crawford made 25 saves. NHL PLAYOFFS Ki ng s ra ll y pa st B la ck ha wk s, e ve n se ri es Carter scores three of LA's six goals CHARLESREXARBOGAST—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Los Angeles Kings right wing Justin Williams scores during Game 2Wednesday in Chicago. The Nor Cal Hot Shots 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and JV teams just finished their succesful season. Pictured le to right are: Kylee Kitchell, Alexis Sherrell, Jessica Miller, Brittany Botell, Rylee DuFrain, Lexi Pritchard, Madelyn Flynn, Julia Brandt, Taylor McKerras, Kennady Sandow, Autumn Scholtzen, Maggie Winning, Karli Rodriguez, Skylar Glines, Rachel Rogers, Cleo DuFrain, Carly Storms, Omi Renfroe, Rayann Childers, Kylee Clatty, Megan Snodgrass, Nicole Renfroe, Hanna Dittner, Sydney Sinclair, Tayler Struther, Hayden Ellenberger, Tyler Ellenberger, Hailey Thompson, Aubrey Bell, Jayne Brandt, Eva Flynn, Lucy Acevado, Emma Forsberg, Marissa Mills, Lyndsey Forsberg, Kellie Stuehler-Smith, Laney Sulzer, Badegech Dittner, Hanna Hamre, Morgan Ellenberger, Jordan Brandt, Tori Bickert, Taylor Arrowsmith, Ella Dotson and Ellie Alvey. AAU BASKETBALL HOT SHOTS WRAP UP WITH MEDFORD WINS The commissioners believe that it is time for the model of the NCAA to change to allow the five major football confer- ences autonomy in their own legislation. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PAC12,BigTentalk autonomy plans FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 Jurgen Klinsmann chose an early 23players for his team in Germany, but for Brazil, the coach says he prefers to wait and see to make sure he selects the perfect team for the World Cup. WORLD CUP US soccer coach says he won't cut team yet FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 By Dick Scanlon The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Brandon Moss hit a solo homer for Oakland's only hit and the Athletics took advan- tage of the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays for a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. Oakland scored twice on two er- rors and a pair of walks in the second inning, helping the A's win for the first time since at least 1914 while getting only one hit, according to the team. Moss hit his 10th home run — and 11th extra-base hit in seven games — off Erik Bedard in the fourth in- ning. Oakland's fifth straight vic- tory, coupled with Detroit's loss ear- lier Wednesday, gave the A's the best record in the major leagues at 30-16. Tommy Milone (2-3) gave up two runs in 5 2-3 innings for the A's, who have won 11 of 12. Bedard (2-2) pitched 5 1-3 innings for the Rays. Four Rays relievers fin- ished the one-hitter. The homer by Moss was the first off Bedard since Sept. 16, 2013, breaking a homerless streak of 49 1-3 innings. Bedard struck out six, and the earned run he allowed was only the third in his last five starts. Throwing errors by Rays short- stop Yunel Escobar and second base- man Sean Rodriguez and two walks in the second inning helped the A's score their first two runs off Bedard. After Moss' sixth homer in 16 games made it 3-0, singles by Wil My- ers, James Loney and Escobar pro- duced two runs for Tampa Bay in the sixth and chased Milone. The Rays, who have lost four straight, loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but reliever Fer- nando Abad got Escobar to hit into a double play. Sean Doolittle pitched the ninth for his fourth save. Logan Forsythe was credited with a hit off Doolittle when his in- field popup caromed off a Tropicana Field catwalk and landed near the pitcher's mound. The umpires ruled the ball had struck the catwalk in fair territory. MLB Moss'HRisA'sonlyhitinwin A'S 3, TEAM RAYS 2 Up next: Oakland and Tampa Bay will meet again today at 1:10p.m. in Florida. THESCORE SPURS 112, THUNDER 77 Up next: Game 3between the Spurs and the Thunder takes place Sunday in Oklahoma at 5:30p.m. THESCORE By Raul Dominguez The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Tony Parker scored 22 points, Danny Green made seven 3-pointers and added 21, and the San Antonio Spurs used a dominant third quarter to deci- mate the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-77 on Wednesday night, rolling to a 2-0 lead in the Western Con- ference finals. Tim Duncan added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Manu Gino- bili and Boris Diaw had 11 points apiece off the bench. Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each had 15 points, but the third-quarter bar- rage made spectators of both — not that they accomplished much when they did play. The star duo combined to shoot 13 for 40, includ- ing 4 for 14 in the third quarter. Game 3 is Sunday at Oklahoma City. Playing without Serge Ibaka and given two days to adjust to dropping Game 1 by 17 points, the Thunder performed worse. Parker and Green each had eight points in the third quarter as San Antonio outscored Oklahoma City 33-18 in the period. It was a shocking turn for the Thunder, who started well. Oklahoma City opened more ag- gressive on both ends, especially defensively. The physicality dis- rupted the Spurs early and frus- trated them emotionally. Duncan was issued a technical with about 5 minutes left in the first quarter after complaining when Ed Malloy ruled he threw a hip into Durant. It turned out the Spurs veteran had little to worry about, as the Thunder finished just 4 for 9 on free throws. The Thunder scored five straight to open the game, with Westbrook's 3 capping the early run and producing what would be- come their largest lead of the se- ries at 5-0. Oklahoma City did not go un- der on pick-and-rolls as they did in Game 1, which allowed Parker more scoring opportunities. He took four shots in the opening five minutes. His first two baskets came on driving layups, including running right down the middle of the lane with Thabo Sefolosha trailing by a couple of steps. San Antonio continued to strug- gle with its shot, but righted itself with offensive rebounding. San Antonio closed the first half NBA PLAYOFFS Spurs roll 112-77 to go up 2-0 Staff Reports RED BLUFF The Nor Cal Hot Shots ended their season with a bang as all teams won their last games on Mother's Day in Med- ford, Ore. at the Kyle Singler In- vitational. The Hot Shots enjoyed a very successful season with five teams competing at local tour- naments. The teams are made up of play- ers from eight local schools. The AAU program has grown from one team to five teams over the past six years. Coaches of the Nor Cal Hot Shots include Kathy Brandt, An- gie Miller, Bob Miller, Kevin Gal- lagher, Eric Forsberg, and Elbie Doege. Program had 53 players this season U.S. Baseball Academy's annual My Pro Day will be held June 10at Foothill High School. Registration is $59 for players 6to 18. For more information about the skills evaluation visit myproday.com. YOUTH BASEBALL U.S. Baseball Academy offering My Pro Day Corning is set to play in the Division-IV semifinals today against Anderson, who upset Lassen on Wednesday. The game will be played at 4p.m. in Corning. SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS Lady Cardinals to play in semifinal today HOCKEY PAGE 2 CHRIS O'MEARA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Athletics second baseman Eric Sogard steps over Tampa Bay Rays' David DeJesus (7) while relaying the throw to first base to turn an eighth- inning double play on Yunel Escobar on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. SPURS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, May 22, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1