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KATHYWILLENS—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Oakland Athletics second baseman Nick Punto (1) leaps trying to field the throw on a sixth-inning pickoff attempt a er the New York Yankees Ichiro Suzuki (31) stole second. ByMikeFitzpatrick TheAssociatedPress NEWYORK YoenisCespedeshomered twice, Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreak- ing shot in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics overcame a four- run deficit to beat the skidding New York Yankees 7-4 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. Donaldson connected off Jose Ramirez, who was making his major league debut, and added a pair of in- field singles. Cespedes also had three hits to help the A's move a season-best 15 games over .500 at 37-22, the best mark in the American League. Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits, in- cluding an early three-run homer, but the Yankees matched a season worst with their fourth consecutive defeat. They've been outscored 21-0 from the seventh inning on during the slide. An error by Derek Jeter hurt New York, which dropped to 1-5 on a seven- game homestand with its 12th loss in the last 16 at Yankee Stadium. Jesse Chavez (5-3) hung around for six innings, long enough to get the win when his teammates rallied. Dan Otero got Brian McCann on a weak grounder with runners at the corners to protect a one-run lead in the seventh. Otero also worked a scoreless eighth and Sean Doolittle got three quick outs for his seventh save, extending his career-best shut- out streak to 16 1-3 innings. Cespedes started Oakland's come- back with a leadoff homer to center in the fourth. Jed Lowrie hit a deep sacri- fice fly in the fifth, and Yankees starter Vidal Nuno was pulled one out shy of qualifying for a win. He left with a 4-2 lead after 92 pitches. Cespedes hit another leadoff shot in the sixth, this one off Matt Daley barely clearing the short porch in right field. Derek Norris reached on Jeter's throwing error from shortstop MLB A'sCespedeshomerstwice Donaldson connects for tiebreaking solo shot in seventh inning of win ATHLETICS7,YANKEES4 Up next: Today, Oakland at New York Yankees, 10:05a.m., TV on CSN. THESCORE Staff Report RED BLUFF The Red Bluff Bulls under-17 American Legion team beat the Chico Suns Blue 7-2 Tues- day in a nine-inning game. Eric Schreter pitched seven in- nings, allowing just one earned run. Walker Dodero pitched the fi- nal two innings, striking out three. Will Macdonald and Owen Swarthout each had two RBIs. Macdonald, Ryan Gamboa and Bryce Sinclair each doubled in the game. Schreter, Jack Murphy, Mac- donald and Swarthout had two- hit performances. Kolby Button and Murphy also had RBIs in the win. Next up for the Bulls is a June 10 home doubleheader against the Redding Tigers. The games start at 5:30 p.m. AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Bullsbeat Chico Suns Blue in 9 innings GIANTS 3, REDS 2 Up next: Today, San Francisco at Cincinnati Reds, 9:35a.m., TV on CSNBA. THESCORE BULLS 7, SUNS BLUE 2 Up next: Red Bluff hosts the Red- ding Tigers, doubleheader June 10, 5:30p.m. THESCORE By Joe Kay The Associated Press apjoekay on Twitter CINCINNATI Juan Perez hasn't gotten many at-bats in the majors. He didn't need a whole lot of expe- rience to know what was coming this time. Left-hander Tony Cin- grani was going to throw a first- pitch fastball. The young outfielder got it and hit it out. Perez and Michael Morse hom- ered with two outs in the sixth in- ning on Wednesday night, rallying the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' longest winning streak of the season at four games. San Francisco won for the 10th time in 13 games, improving the best record in the majors to 38-21. BASEBALL Morse, Perez homers lead Giants to win The Idaho hometown of released captive Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has canceled plans for a celebration later this month, citing security con- cerns a er it was inundated with negative emails and calls. HOMECOMING Bergdahl'shometown cancels celebration FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 Isaac Sanchez, who plays out of Sevillano Links, will make his PGA debut today at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis. Sanchez received a sponsor's exemption a er his appearance on "Big Break." LOCAL SPOTLIGHT Sanchez to make PGA debut Thursday The Red Bluff Spartans football program is holding a parents' night for freshman and junior varsity players at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Room 311at the high school. Come meet the coaches. SPARTANS FOOTBALL RBHS football program to hold parents' night By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SANTACLARA Colin Kaepernick insists he just happened to pull on a pair of socks with dollar bill prints all over them Wednesday morning — before he learned he had struck a new fortune with the San Francisco 49ers. "I had these on before I found out," he quipped. "Luck of the draw." In the tattooed quarterback, the Niners have their franchise man for the long haul. OneoftheNFL'smostdynamic young playcallers, Kaepernick received a $126 million, six-year contract extension Wednesday that keeps him with the organi- zation through the 2020 season. The deal includes $61 million in guaranteed money, a person with knowledge of the contract said, speaking on condition of ano- nymity because terms weren't disclosed. The sides had made it a top priority to get a deal done before the start of training camp next month. "They were able to get it done six weeks earlier than what I think everyone thought," Kaepe- rnick said. "I'm very excited to have it done at this point and we don't have to worry about talks or anything like that moving for- ward." Kaepernick, whose quick as- cent to the ranks of the NFL's elite under center has earned him rock star status, had been due to make less than $1 million this season. Now, the 26-year-old Kaeper- nick instantly becomes one of the league's richest stars. "I'm always striving to be in that group. An elite group in the NFL. Not necessarily pay, but as far as a player. Whatever comes along with that comes along with it," Kaepernick said. "I'm very grateful for it. ... I don't think my motivation is money-driven." Since taking over the starting job from Alex Smith two years ago, Kaepernick led the 49ers to their first Super Bowl in 18 years after the 2012 season — losing by three points to Baltimore — and then to the NFC championship game last season, a three-point defeat to the rival and eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Se- ahawks. Kaepernick even offered a shoutout to 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick Smith, saying, "I don't think I would be able to be at this point so quickly if he hadn't been such a great mentor to me and helped me along with things." Kaepernick's next mission: "Trying to win as many Super Bowls as I can," he said. "I think that's your goal as a player to try to win a Super Bowl every year that you're playing." A second-round draft pick out of Nevada in 2011, Kaepernick has thrived under former NFL quar- terback Jim Harbaugh — and the coach has said how much he wants the mobile, strong-armed QB around for the long haul. Ac- complishing an extension before the season is a big deal as the team begins its first year in $1.2 billion Levi's Stadium at team headquarters. "I really expect a real break- out year for Colin. Athletically, he looks bionic," Harbaugh said during the organized team activ- ity last week. "If you all remem- ber 'The Six Million Dollar Man,' that's what it looks like to me. He's very gifted and he always has been. He has the look and feel of a guy who's really going to break out, even more so than he already has. I'm really excited about everything about his game right now." Greetings and kind words came via Twitter posts from teammates. "Congrats to my boy @kaeper- nick7 on the extension! (hashtag) deserving (hashtag)hardest- workingdudeiknow," wrote full- back Bruce Miller. In a sensational playoff debut in January 2013 against Green Bay, Kap — as they call him — used his speedy legs to run for NFL KAEPERNICK GETS 6-YEAR EXTENSION 49ers star quarterback receives deal worth reported $126 million through 2020 season MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick answers question during a press conference on Wednesday in Santa Clara. Boko Haram militants are taking over villages in north- eastern Nigeria, killing and ter- rorizing civilians and political leaders, as the Islamic fighters come back from a year-long offensive aimed at them. NIGERIA Boko Haram seizing villages, witnesses say FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 49ERS PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, June 5, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1