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ByJanieMccauley TheAssociatedPress SANTA CLARA TheSanFran- cisco 49ers are eager to move forward from a forgettable off- season. They made nearly as much news off the field as in free agency and the draft, although they accomplished their top priority by re-signing quarter- back Colin Kaepernick as the face of the franchise. Distractions were every- where in the days, weeks and months after San Francis- co's season ended in the NFC championship game against biggest rival Seattle, the even- tual Super Bowl champion. Two key faces have been absent as they seek new con- tracts, right guard Alex Boone and tight end Vernon Davis. On the defensive side, line- backer Aldon Smith and cor- nerback Chris Culliver each dealt with offseason arrests and court appearances. There was also news that the Browns inquired about trad- ing for coach Jim Harbaugh in January. Instead, the coach enters the fourth season of his $25 million, five-year contract in San Francisco. Now, the Niners kick off training camp eager to recap- ture the NFC West that Seattle stole away in 2013. Some things to watch as NFL TRAINING CAMP 49ersstartfreshafter forgettableoffseason Teammadetoomuchnewsoffthefieldwithholdouts,courtappearances THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick passes during an NFL football minicamp in Santa Clara in June. Kaepernick is rich with a new contract that got done before training camp, as everybody hoped. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The 49ers are bracing to be without two of their best linebackers, injured NaVorro Bowman (pictured above) and perhaps Aldon Smith , if he's suspended by the NFL. By Josh Dubow The Associated Press OAKLAND There was a common theme to the play- ers the Oakland Raiders brought in this offseason. Discarded or unwanted by their former teams, play- ers with a history of success in the NFL talked about the motivation of having a "chip on the shoulder" when they arrived in Oak- land. "Everybody here has something to prove and they're going to work and we all know we have some- thing left," new running back Maurice Jones-Drew said. "If it was from a bad year last year or just things didn't work out with the other team or whatever it may have been. As a whole, we're fighting for the same thing, which is respect." Jones, no longer wanted in Jacksonville, is one of many veterans with Pro Bowl or Super Bowl expe- rience looking for a fresh start in Oakland. He's joined by quarter- back Matt Schaub, run out of Houston; pass rushers Justin Tuck and LaMarr Woodley, too expensive for the New York Giants and Pittsburgh, respectively; and cornerbacks Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers, no longer needed in San Francisco. While almost all the no- table additions are at least 29 years old and likely on the downside of their ca- reers, they discount talk the Raiders have built con- tender for 2009 instead of 2014. They believe Oak- land can end a run of 11 straight non-winning sea- sons and become this year's surprise team. "I see no reason why we can't be that team this year, and that's what our focus has to be," Tuck said. Some things to watch during training camp for the Raiders: SCHAUB'S COMEBACK Schaub went from a 4,000- NFL TRAINING CAMP Raiders enter camp with 'chip' on shoulders Discarded players ready to show they can still play THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland's DJ Hayden runs drills during an NFL football minicamp in May. Giants pitcher Matt Cain was put on the disabled list on Monday with irritation in his right elbow, giving him three DL trips this season. GIANTS PitcherCaingoeson disabled list ... again REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/GIANTS/ Mercy High School will host its annual volleyball camps for sixth-through ninth-graders July 28-31. The cost is $40 and includes a shirt. For more information email ckeller@ mercy-high.org. YOUTH VOLLEYBALL Mercy Lady Warriors hosting camp The Sacramento Kings' Der- rick Williams is hosting a skills academy July 28-31at Shasta High School. The camps are open to boys and girls ages 5-18. For more information email sschuster@sushd.net. YOUTH BASKETBALL Kings' Williams hosting camp in Redding Calmer winds and cooler tem- peratures were allowing fire- fighters to go on the offensive Monday against a destructive wildfire in Washington State. WILDFIRES Better weather should help Washington fight FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Two same-day call-ups helped the San Francisco Giants stay ahead of the Los An- geles Dodgers. Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer to spoil Cliff Lee's return from the disabled list and Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Monday night. Hunter Pence had three hits and two RBIs, Buster Posey drove in two runs and the Giants are two percentage points ahead of Los Angeles for first place in the NL West. George Kontos (2-0) gave up one hit and struck out three in two innings in relief to earn the win. Santiago Casilla pitched the ninth for his sixth save in nine tries. Duvall and Kontos both arrived from Triple-A Fresno after mid- night to replace Matt Cain and Brandon Belt on the roster. "Any time you get up here, it doesn't matter how late," Duvall said. Kontos hopes his third trip to the big leagues this season is his last. "Every time I come up I expect to be here for the rest of my ca- reer," he said. Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong gave up four runs — three earned — and 11 hits in three-plus in- NATIONAL LEAGUE Duvall, Kontos help Giants top Phillies MICHAEL PEREZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong throws a pitch during the first inning. By Joseph Shufelberger jshufelberger@chicoer.com @JShufelberger on Twitter REDDING If the 37th annual Li- ons All-Star Football Game was a fight, it would have been stopped before halftime. The North led 34-0 at the break, powered by Connor Silve- ria's three touchdowns, and went on to a 47-0 victory late Saturday night at Shasta College Memorial Stadium for its sixth straight tri- umph in the series, the longest streak by either side in the game's history that pits the top gradu- ated high school seniors from the Oregon border to north of Sacra- mento in a North vs. South for- mat. Silveria, who had to have been the runner-up for the Ray Francis Award, given to the game's most valuable player, ran for two TDs and caught a 23-yard score in a night that belonged to the North. Instead, the MVP award went to defensive end Skyler Fergu- son of Enterprise after he spear- headed the shutout effort. Silveria, the Central Valley run- ning back who added a fourth TD early in the fourth quarter that left the North ahead 47-0, wasn't the lone standout, though. LIONS ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAMES North continues winning streak over South with 34-0 shutout 49ERS PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 LIONS PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, July 22, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1