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ByJanieMcCauley The Associated Press SANTA CLARA Dropping passes is so out of character for Anquan Boldin that he and offensive coor- dinator Greg Roman shared a lit- tle laugh about it last week after a few balls went through Boldin's hands in New Orleans. Boldin despises missing po- tential receptions, so imagine how infuriated he felt when four slipped through his grasp against the Saints. "Always. They burn and it's something that you think about, but at the same time you can't let that affect the next game or the next play," he said. "That's some- thing you vow not to let happen again, come out, work your butt off and move on." Boldin has had few sub-par games in his two seasons with San Francisco (6-4), and he cer- tainly bounced back from that one in New Orleans on Nov. 9. He caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Colin Kaepernick in Sunday's 16-10 road win against the New York Giants, and coach Jim Harbaugh has adopted Bold- in's mantra of considering each week a "one-game season." "Everybody knows where we are, it's not a secret. We're the NFL Boldin keeps making big grabs for 49ers Veteranreceiverupsetwithdroppedpasses against Saints, which does not happen much BILLKOSTROUN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) tackles San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Anquan Boldin (81) during the first half Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. COURTESY PHOTO A number of locals were recipients of the 2014 Junior Giants Willie Mac Award, the "junior" version of the annual award given to a San Fran- cisco Giants player by his teammates. The award is presented to the players and coaches who best exemplify the Junior Giants Four Bases of Character Development: Confidence, Integrity, Leadership and Teamwork. Pictured are Los Molinos Junior Giants League's Efrain "Chico" Avila, who received the coach award, along with his daughter Jordan Avila, who received the player award. The pair were presented with personal- ized bats, signed by Willie McCovey, at the Willie Mac Luncheon held at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Nov. 8. Other local winners include Red Bluff's Adria Page and Dennis Hill, Corning's Dokta Boyd and Therese Field, Rancho Tehama's Veronica Zavala and Joseph Jackson and Cottonwood's Austin Flood and Christine Flood. YOUTH SPORTS LAUDED BY GIANTS Area coaches, players honored with Junior Giants Willie Mac Award for integrity, leadership A Northern California sheriff is harshly criticizing President Barack Obama's approach to illegal immigration a er the recent fatal shootings of two deputies, as the president an- nounces his executive action. DEPUTIES KILLED NorCalsheriffcritical of Obama, immigration FULLSTORYONPAGEB3 The Red Bluff High School Holiday Classic Tournament is Dec. 17-20. Sponsors are needed for the annual event. Interested businesses can call Nancy Mackey at 529-8787or 200-0283. HOLIDAY CLASSIC Sponsors needed for hoops tournament The Northern Section Division II semifinals are 7p.m. Friday. No. 5Paradise (7-4) is at No. 1Enterprise (9-1). The other semifinal is No. 3Pleasant Valley (9-2) vs. No. 2Chico (8-2) at Chico State. DIVISION II PLAYOFFS Northern Section semifinals tonight 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 doled out by Carolyn Hax. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today PAGE B6 MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith (11) is sacked by Oakland Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson during the third quarter Thursday in Oakland. By Josh Dubow The Associated Press OAKLAND Rookie Derek Carr gave the Oakland Raiders something to celebrate for a change. Carr threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to James Jones with 1:42 re- maining, and the Raiders snapped a 16-game losing streak with a 24-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. "I been through a lot of hard times, these losses have been hard," Carr said. Oakland's Latavius Murray ran for two touchdowns on four carries before leaving the game with a con- cussion. The Raiders (1-10) built a 14-point lead, but needed a 17-play, 80-yard drive led by Carr to secure its first win since beating Houston on Nov. 17, 2013. Alex Smith threw two TD passes for the Chiefs (7-4), who had won five in a row. They fell a half-game behind Denver in the AFC West. The Raiders became just the third team since the merger to beat a first- place team for their first win after losing at least 10 games to start the season. Indianapolis did it against Green Bay in 1997 and Buffalo did it to Dallas in 1984. The Chiefs will have a long time to stew over this loss before hosting Denver on Nov. 30 in an AFC West showdown. It took an impressive drive by the rookie Carr to win it. He twice had to sneak for first downs. He also threw an 8-yard pass to Mychal Rivera on third-and-6 and capitalized on a pass interference penalty against Ron Parker on another third down before finding Jones for the go-ahead score. "That was really hard-fought, they are a great team obviously, they will NFL Raiderssnap16-gameslide Oakland defeats Kansas City 24-20 for first win since November 2013 RAIDERS 24, CHIEFS 20 Up next: Oakland Raiders at St. Louis Rams, 10a.m., Sunday, Nov. 30, TV on CBS. THESCORE BOLDIN PAGE 2 By Dave Skretta The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, MO. Praising the transition as quick and orderly, Bud Selig announced Thurs- day that baseball owners unani- mously approved a five-year term for Rob Manfred, who will suc- ceed the longtime commissioner early next year. Selig spoke at the conclusion of two days of meetings in Kan- sas City, where owners discussed a variety of issues that included pace of play, instant replay and domestic violence initiatives. Selig will chair his final owners' meeting in Janu- ary in Arizona. "I've been so busy and every day is so frenetic that the last month or two, I'm sure I'll spend a lot of time thinking about it," Selig said, "but you know, we are where we want to be. We're hav- ing a wonderful transition, or- derly transition, good transition. That's very important." Manfred, who has worked for MLB since 1998, was chosen to replace the 80-year-old Selig in August over Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner. He will assume of- fice Jan. 25. "It hits me every day when I go to work," Manfred said. "I agree with Commissioner Selig, we've had a really productive and smooth transition." One of Manfred's mandates will be to attract young fans back to baseball, and many believe that will involve speeding up the game. The average time of a nine-inning game increased from 2 hours, 33 minutes, in 1981 to a record 3:02 this year, with postseason games stretching nearly 4 hours. Selig appointed a committee chaired by Braves President John Schuerholz to discuss ways to im- prove the pace of play. Among the ideas experimented during the Arizona Fall League were pitch clocks and requiring hitters to re- main in the batter's box between pitches. MLB can't alter the rules for 2015 without agreement from the players' association, though it can implement changes unilat- erally with one year advance no- tice. Selig said union head Tony Clark and other representatives from the players' association pro- vided their input. "I want the committee to con- tinue to do its work," Selig said. "This was very productive in MLB COMMISSIONER Manfred gets 5-year term as new chief Manfred BASEBALL PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, November 21, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1