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ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter The Red Bluff Tritons held their 55th annual Invitational over the weekend with swim- mers from across the north state attending including lo- cal teams Sun Oaks Aquatics Racing and the Corning Manta Rays. "An event this size cannot take place without the partici- pation of parents, and we have the best parents around," Tri- tons President Amber Murray said. The Tritons' Preston Bee- man, 7, won five races. He won the 50-yard freestyle (43.41), 100-yard freestyle (1:43.18), 25- yard breaststroke (26.04), 50- yard breaststroke (52.21) and 100-yard individual medley (1:58.92). His 50-yard breast- stroke time set a pool record. Corning's Kara Beckwith, 12, won the 50-yard backstroke (36.57), 100-yard backstroke (1:19.40) and 50-yard butter- fly (34.1). Macaiah Niles, 5, gave the Tritons wins in the 100-yard freestyle (3:20.46), the 25-yard backstroke (45.12) and 50-yard backstroke (2:13.59). Tritons swimmer Julia Bel- lon, 18, took first place in the 500-yard freestyle (7:46.9) and 50-yard butterfly (36.79). SOAR swimmer Elizabeth Fletcher, 14, won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:23.97) and 200- yard breaststroke (2:58.76). SWIMMING Stellarperformances atTritonsInvitational PrestonBeemanwinsfiveracesin7-8age group with teams from across north state SOAR'sCarsonSouzaswimsattheRedBluffTritonsInvitationalovertheweekend. Corning Manta Rays swimmer Tayler Snow participates in the freestyle. Online: To view complete results of the 55th annual Red Bluff Tritons Invitational visit TINYURL.COM/Q4SHG2D. By Janie McCauley The Associated Press OAKLAND The small-budget Oakland Athletics are base- ball's best team at the break in a division featuring some of the sport's highest-paid stars. The San Francisco Giants are right in the chase for the NL West title despite recent stum- bles. Bay Area baseball has deliv- ered a stellar first half. It's only mid-July and there is already talk of a special October and, perhaps, the first Bay Bridge Series since 1989. California could have four teams still playing into Octo- ber. The two organizations in Northern California have set the tone. "It'd be hard to find two teams in the same city doing as well as we are," said Giants right-hander Tim Hudson, who began his career with the A's. "It's really exciting for all of the fans from both sides of the bay. They've had the opportunity over the years to have some really fun teams to watch, World Series-caliber teams every year. New York can't say that, L.A. can't really say that. It's been fun." Oakland, a major league- best 59-36 and the two-time BASEBALL A's, Giants provide Bay Area high hopes Both teams delivered stellar first-half play, stoking talk of Bay Bridge World Series ERIC RISBERG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Hudson throws against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of their interleague game Thursday, July 10, in San Francisco. By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press OAKLAND Brandon Rush and the Golden State Warriors are headed for a reunion. Rush and the Warriors agreed to a two-year, $2.5 million con- tract Wednesday. Rush's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said the small forward will hold the option in the second year of the deal. Rush was Golden State's top reserve and best perimeter de- fender during the 2011-12 season before tearing the anterior cruci- ate ligament in his left knee in the team's 2012-13 home opener. He was traded to Utah last sum- mer as part of a salary shedding move that allowed the Warriors to sign Andre Iguodala away from Denver. Rush played just 38 games for the Jazz last season after return- ing from that devastating knee in- jury. He held a workout for teams in Las Vegas recently before sign- ing with the Warriors, who had pursued Rush from the start of free agency July 1. Bartelstein said Warriors gen- NBA Warriors, Rush sign 2-year deal for reunion Forward rejoins former team in Golden State BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE In this April 7, 2012, file photo, the Golden State Warriors' Brandon Rush (le ) drives the ball against the Denver Nuggets' Arron Afflalo. By Beth Harris The Associated Press LOSANGELES Kevin Durant won two ESPY Awards, including male athlete of the year, and mixed martial arts star Ronda Rousey earned female athlete honors, becoming the first UFC fighter to claim a trophy in the biggest cat- egory at the show honoring the year's best performances Wednes- day night. Durant also won best NBA player, ending LeBron James' two- year reign in both categories. "Everybody helped me out along the way," the Oklahoma City Thunder star said. "My beau- tiful mom watching at home who couldn't be here. My favorite teammate, Russell Westbrook." Durant beat out fellow male athlete nominees Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers, Peyton Man- ning of the Denver Broncos and boxer Floyd Mayweather during the show hosted by rapper Drake at the Nokia Theatre. Rousey, the first female UFC champion, won over WNBA star Maya Moore, Olympic champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin and Brenna Stewart of national champion Connecticut. The winners in most catego- ESPY AWARDS NBA's Durant, MMA's Rousey win top athlete of year honors A high-priced prostitute ac- cused of abandoning a Google executive a er shooting him up with a fatal dose of heroin would never have wanted him to die because he was paying her well, her attorney said. COURTS Attorney:Prostitutehad no reason to kill client FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 Red Bluff Roller Derby will hold a car wash and bake sale 10a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday at Tom's Glass and Muffler. Get your car washed by your favor- ite Derby girl for a suggested donation of $5. ROLLER DERBY Car wash and bake sale scheduled for Saturday 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 You've probably decided who gets the house or that family heirloom up in the attic when you die. But what about your email account and all those photos stored online? Rela- tives might want access. DIGITAL FILES What happens to online accounts when you die? FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 SWIMMING PAGE 2 RUSH PAGE 2 BASEBALL PAGE 2 ESPY PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, July 17, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1