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ByClayBailey TheAssociatedPress MEMPHIS, TENN. Courtney Lee scored on a lob pass as time expired to cap a furi- ous fourth-quarter rally, and the Memphis Grizzlies came from 26 points down to beat the Sacramento Kings 111-110 on Thursday night. The outcome wasn't decided until after a lengthy review by officials who were trying to de- termine if the inbounds pass from Vince Carter with less than a second left was tipped by the Kings, and also to deter- mine if Lee got the shot off be- fore the horn sounded. Mike Conley led Mem- phis with 22 points and 11 as- sists, while Marc Gasol had 20 points. Lee's reverse layup gave him 16 points on 6-of-9 shoot- ing. Rudy Gay scored 25 points, while DeMarcus Cousins added 22 points and 12 re- bounds for the Kings, who lost their third straight. Sacramento held a 110-109 lead, but Ben McLemore, who finished with 17 points, missed a pair of free throws and Mem- phis grabbed the rebound with 0.3 seconds remaining. Carter inbounded the ball for the Grizzlies. Gasol set a pick up top of the key, but Gay and Jason Thompson failed to switch on defense, freeing Lee for the final shot. The victory extended Mem- phis' regular-season home winning streak to 18. But that seemed in doubt through most of the game. Sacramento, which led by 26 in the first half, still main- tained a 17-point advantge with just over 7 minutes left. Memphis clicked off seven un- answered points to get within 103-93. That was part of a 16-1 run that included a pair of 3-pointers from Carter from the opposite corners to cut the deficit to 104-102. Conley converted a 3-pointer from the top of the key as Cous- ins flew by for a 109-108 lead — NBA Leescoresatbuzzer, GrizzliesbeatKings Reviewbyofficialsconfirmsinboundspassgood,shotbeforehornsounds MARKHUMPHREY—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (right) blocks the path of Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins in the first half Thursday in Memphis, Tenn. GRIZZLIES111,KINGS110 Up next: Saturday, San Anto- nio Spurs at Sacramento Kings, 7p.m., TV on CSNCA. THESCORE By Mark Didtler Associated Press TAMPA, FLA. Antti Niemi made 32 saves and added an assist as the San Jose Sharks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. Joe Thornton and Tyler Ken- nedy scored for the Sharks, who are 2-2 on a seven-game road trip. Niemi improved to 5-0-1 against the Lightning. Tampa Bay got a goal from Steven Stamkos, and Ben Bishop stopped 37 shots. The Lightning are 0-1-1 since their six-game winning streak was snapped. Shortly after Niemi made a nifty save on Ryan Calla- han, Thornton put the Sharks up 1-0 at 5:23 of the second. Thornton tied Bobby Clarke for 42nd place all-time with his 1,210th point. Kennedy made it 2-0 on a breakaway with 9:23 left in the second. Brent Burns and Niemi assisted on Kennedy's first goal in 30 games, dating to Jan. 14. NHL NiemikeysSharks'winoverLightning San Jose goalkeeper makes 32 saves while Thornton, Kennedy score goals in victory CHRIS O'MEARA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi (31) makes a save on a shot as defenseman Scott Hannan (27) keeps Tampa Bay Lightning le wing Jonathan Drouin (27) from a rebound during the second period Thursday in Tampa, Fla. SHARKS 2, LIGHTNING 1 Up next: Saturday, San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jack- ets, 4p.m., TV on CSNCA. THESCORE While the Oakland Raiders stretched before the start of practice, a voice could be heard over the usual musical soundtrack on the loudspeak- er. It was Al Pacino in the film "Any Given Sunday." NFL WinlessRaiderstryto search for inspiration FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 The Corning Cardinals (6-4) visit Orland (9-1) at 7p.m. tonight for a Division III first- round game. Orland won a meeting earlier this season between the teams, who also met in last year's playoffs. D-III FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Corning visits Orland for first-round game The Mercy Warriors (6-5) travel to Redding Christian (11-0) at 7p.m. tonight for a Division VI semifinal game. Redding Christian won the season opener between the two teams. D-VI 8-MAN FOOTBALL Mercy plays in semifinals tonight No, the 49ers aren't promising to run for 351yards against the New York Giants, which would be one yard better than the rival Seattle Seahawks' massive total in last Sunday's 38-17rout of the Giants. NFL 49ers look to run on Giants' porous defense FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 By Joseph Shufelberger jshufelberger@chicoer.com @JShufelberger on Twitter COTTONWOOD The Chico High girls team did so well Thursday at the Northern Section CIF Cross Country Championships that the Panthers even surprised them- selves. Their depth prevailed as they not only won the Division III ti- tle but the overall one as well at the Northern Section CIF Cross Country Championships. Chico's Celeste Wilson placed 10th overall, and teammates Jes- salyn Ayars, Annie Jolliff and Georgina Quinn finished soon af- ter in the first final Thursday at West Valley High. Jolliff was caught off-guard by the team's title even though she wasn't surprised by how the Pan- thers ran, finishing so close to- gether as she drew a clear dis- tinction between the two. "It didn't feel like we did that well. We did obviously because we won. First overall, that's re- ally amazing," Jolliff said. "We're all important because that's just not how cross country works. You can't win with just one person. I feel like we're all pretty good." The Panthers are better than that. On Thursday, they were the best once Michaela Crescetelli completed Chico's top five, pro- viding the Panthers a total of 76 points to beat Yreka's 89 and Shasta's 104. As the D-III champion, Chico qualified for the state meet on Nov. 29 at Fresno. The Las Plumas girls team also advanced as the Thunderbirds finished third in the first year three section squads from Division IV go to state. While Chico's Wilson was hop- ing for a better individual finish than her time of 20 minutes, 4.65 seconds on the 3-mile course, she PREP CROSS COUNTRY Chico High girls win section finals title Chico, Las Plumas advance to state meet The Associated Press NEW YORK Clayton Kershaw be- came the first pitcher to win the National League MVP award in nearly a half-century, coasting to an easy victory Thursday. Mike Trout was a unanimous pick for the AL honor after fin- ishing second the previous two years. The 23-year-old became the fifth-youngest MVP in major league history and the youngest unanimous selection. Kershaw, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace, breezed past Mi- ami slugger Giancarlo Stanton and Pittsburgh outfielder Andrew McCutchen for the NL award. Bob Gibson in 1968 was the previous pitcher to be the NL MVP. Detroit pitcher Justin Ver- lander won the AL MVP in 2011. "To have people think you mean that much to your team, it really is a huge honor," Kershaw said on the MLB Network telecast. There was plenty of everyday player-vs.-pitcher MVP debate leading up to this announcement. Soon after Kershaw unanimously won the NL Cy Young Award on Wednesday, he acknowledged "there are so many people out there who don't think a pitcher should win." BASEBALL Kershaw in on history, Trout wins other MVP award MVP PAGE 3 SHARKS PAGE 3 RUNNERS PAGE 2 KINGS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, November 14, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1