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ByByRonaldBlum TheAssociatedPress Mike Trout, perhaps the top candidate to succeed the 40-year-old Yankees captain as the face of the game, seemed ready to assume the role with a tiebreaking triple and later a go-ahead double that earned him MVP honors. On a summer evening filled with reminders of generational change, the AL kept up nearly two decades of dominance by beating the National League 5-3 in the All-Star game Tues- day for its 13th win in 17 years. Miguel Cabrera homered to help give the AL champion home-field advantage for the World Series. No matter what else hap- pened, it seemed destined to be another special event for Jeter. He received a 63-second standing ovation when he walked to the plate leading off the bottom of the first, another rousing cheer when he led off the third and about two min- utes of applause after AL man- ager John Farrell sent Alexei Ramirez to shortstop to re- place him at the start of the fourth. As Frank Sinatra's record- ing of "New York, New York" boomed over the Target Field speakers and his parents watched from the stands, Jeter repeatedly waved to the crowd, exchanged handshakes and hugs in the AL dugout and then came back onto the field for a curtain call. ALL-STAR GAME ALtriumphsoverNL Jeter,Troutpavethewayforwin JEFFROBERSON—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS American League shortstop Derek Jeter, of the New York Yankees, singles during the third inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game on Tuesday in Minneapolis. JEFF ROBERSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American League's Mike Trout, of the Los Angeles Angels, makes a RBI triple in the first inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game on Tuesday in Minneapolis. By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press HOYLAKE, ENGLAND Tiger Woods was an hour into his practice round Tuesday at the British Open when he stood on the fifth tee with a foreign ob- ject in his hand. In golf vernacular, it's called a driver. Woods smashed it into the wind on the 528-yard hole and didn't need to watch where it landed to realize it was in the middle of the fairway. Later in the round, he hit another driver off the tee. That's twice as many than he hit over 72 holes when he won at Royal Liverpool eight years ago. "This is a different golf course when what we played in '06," Woods said. "It was hot, ball was flying. It was very dusty. Now we're making ball marks on the greens, which we weren't doing then." So much has changed in so many areas. Royal Liverpool, green and thick this time around, is still a firm and bouncy test of links golf. But it's nothing as it was in 2006, when the fairways were so baked and brown that Woods hit only one driver in BRITISH OPEN GOLF Open: a new golf course, a new Tiger Woods Tourney returns to Royal Liverpool where he won in 2006 PETER MORRISON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tiger Woods of the U.S. plays a shot off the fi h tee during a practice round Tuesday ahead of the British Open Golf championship at the Royal Liverpool golf club in Hoylake, England. The British Open starts on Thursday. By Ronald Blum The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS Athletics owner Lew Wolff is willing to re-exam- ine whether it would make sense to build a new ballpark at the site of Oakland Coliseum. Wolff has hoped for a new sta- dium in San Jose, California, but that is in the territory of the San Francisco Giants, who have blocked the A's from building there. Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appointed a committee in March 2009 to examine the is- sue, but the committee has not made any public report. Speaking Tuesday before the All-Star game, Wolff said a new ballpark on the Coliseum site was "an option to look at." "We don't have much of an op- tion right now anywhere except there," he said. "We're going to re- visit that." Wolff expects the Oakland- Alameda County Coliseum Au- thority to vote Wednesday on a 10-year lease for the team at the Coliseum. "If it isn't, it's my last time," he said. The Coliseum has hosted the A's since 1968 but has had sew- age and lighting problems. A lease vote was planned on June 27 but was postponed after representa- tives from the City of Oakland did not show up for the meeting. The NFL's Raiders are in the fi- nal year of their lease at the Coli- seum and are interested in build- ing a new stadium at the site. "We've provided for the Raid- ers. I don't think the Raiders are really behind any of this," Wolff said. "Their owner is a nice guy and I think he's just trying to do what we're trying to do, make sure that the other guy doesn't cause the other guy any prob- lems." MLB New Oakland ballpark re-examined Wolff willing to reconsider a er roadblocks in San Jose Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE A reputed street gang member convicted of stabbing San Francisco 49ers player Al- don Smith smiled at his attorneys Monday as a judge in Santa Clara County Superior Court sentenced him to three years of parole. Steven Raymond Barba, 28, in a plea agreement with the District Attorney's Office was allowed to use his time in county jail in San Jose as credit against a three-year sentence in state prison, defense attorney Thanh Ngo said. Barba was convicted last month of stabbing Smith in the leg twice, wounding him superfi- cially, at a party on June 30, 2012 thrown by Smith and his then- roommate, former 49ers tight end Delanie Walker at a rented luxury home outside of East San Jose, prosecutors said. Judge Hector Ramon today im- posed two concurrent three-year sentences of parole on Barba for assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ramon also sentenced Barba to three years in prison for the two crimes, but noted that Barba would not serve that time due his jail credits as part of a sentencing agreement with prosecutors. NFL NEWS Man sentenced for stabbing 49ers linebacker American palates have changed considerably over the years, but is the country ready for cappuccino-flavored Lay's? FOOD Lay'snewestflavor: Bacon mac and cheese? FULLSTORYONPAGEB4 The 37th annual Lions All-Star Football Game is scheduled for Saturday at Shasta Col- lege. The 8-man game is at 5p.m. with the 11-man game following at 7:30p.m. Tickets benefit Camp McCumber. FOOTBALL Lions All-Star games set for Saturday Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, 7Little Words and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice dolled out by Carolyn Hax. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today SEE PAGE B5 The Red Bluff 10-and 11-year- old Little League baseball All-Stars reached the Section 2title game in McKinleyville undefeated. Red Bluff plays 6 p.m. Wednesday against Chico Eastside or McKinleyville. LITTLE LEAGUE Red Bluff 10-11s playing for Section 2 title COLISEUM PAGE 2 SMITH PAGE 2 WOODS PAGE 2 ALL-STARS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, July 16, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1