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The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Tony Parker had 27 points and the San An- tonio Spurs held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-104 on Friday night, —their second straight victory without Gregg Popovich. Popovich missed his sec- ond straight game follow- ing a recent undisclosed mi- nor medical procedure. The veteran coach's status is un- known for the team's upcom- ing four-game road trip, which begins Sunday in Boston, but he did visit with the team Fri- day morning. Assistant coach Ettore Mes- sina led San Antonio to its sixth straight victory. Messina said everything he is doing has Popovich's seal of approval. Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points, Tim Duncan had 18 and Danny Green 11 for San Antonio (11-4). Darren Collison and Ryan Hollins had 15 points each for Sacramento (9-6) and Ben McLemore had 14 points. The Kings were without leading scorer and rebounder DeMarcus Cousins, who woke up "feeling sick," according to Sacramento coach Michael Malone. San Antonio allowed Sacra- mento to shoot 51 percent, but countered by shooting 12 for 24 on 3-pointers and dishing out 29 assists on 42 baskets. TIP-INS Kings: Hollins made his first start since 2012, when he started once in 15 appearances for the Miami Heat. . Sacra- mento plays 10 of its next 11 games at home after complet- ing their road trip Friday at 2-2. NBA ParkerleadsSpurs overKings,112-104 PHOTOSBYDARRENABATE—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Sacramento Kings' Omri Casspi, le , and Ben McLemore, couldn't help stop the defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs on Friday. San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9), of France, scored 27 points against the Sacramento Kings on Friday. San Antonio won 112-104. By Steve Reed The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. Marreese Speights scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, and the Golden State War- riors beat the Charlotte Hor- nets 106-101 on Friday night for their eighth straight win. Stephen Curry finished with 26 points despite a poor shoot- ing night from 3-point range, and Klay Thompson added 17 points for the Warriors (13-2). Brian Roberts scored 20 points and Al Jefferson had 18 points for the struggling Hornets, who have lost eight straight games and 10 of their last 11. Cody Zeller had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Kemba Walker had 13 points and 13 rebounds for Charlotte (4-13). Curry, making his return to Charlotte where he played high school basketball and starred at nearby Davidson College, was just 1 of 10 from 3-point range. But he finished 9 of 20 from the field and made all seven free throw attempts. The Warriors out-rebounded the Hornets 16-8 on the offen- sive glass. The Warriors came in hav- ing outscored its opponents by an average of nearly 15 points during their winning streak, but entered the fourth quar- ter trailing 80-74. Then Speights got hot. The six-year NBA veteran scored his team's first 16 points of the fourth quarter and the Warriors took a 90-88 lead NBA SpeightsleadsWarriorsoverHornets CHUCK BURTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Golden State Warriors' Marreese Speights, le , is fouled by Charlotte Hornets' Jason Maxiell, right, as he drives to the basket Friday. Speights scored 16of his 27points in the fourth quarter. The Warriors won 106-101. NEW YORK Red Bluff friends Mark O'Sullivan and Bill Groom competed in the historic Little Red Lighthouse Swim in New York City in September. The long open water swim took place in the Hudson River through Manhattan historical places such as the Little Red Lighthouse and the George Washington Bridge. O'Sullivan and Groom each swam 8.1 miles. O'Sullivan, 51, who is an ampu- tee, swam the course in 2 hours, 58 minutes and 36 seconds. Groom, 50, swam the course in 2 hours, 51 minutes and 53 sec- onds. SWIMMING Local duo swims eight miles in New York Red Bluff's Mark O'Sullivan and Bill Groom pose in front of the George Washington Bridge in New York City in September a er finishing a swim in the Hudson River. By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SANTACLARA As if there weren't already enough humiliating ele- ments to San Francisco's lop- sided loss to its biggest rival on Thanksgiving night, owner Jed York weighed in on an effort he said "wasn't acceptable." Cassie Baalke, daughter of gen- eral manager Trent Baalke, called for offensive coordinator Greg Ro- man's ouster before quickly de- leting her Twitter post and later closing the account altogether. Trent Baalke issued a state- ment Friday saying he and Cassie had apologized to Roman. "My daughter and I both re- gret that her feelings got the best of her after last night's game and that she chose social media as an avenue to express her feelings. We have apologized to Greg for this unfortunate matter," Baalke said. "While disappointed, as a father I will use this as a teachable mo- ment to help my daughter grow." Just when the 49ers had some nice momentum as they approached the season's final month, it all went away in a mat- ter of four hours in a 19-3 loss to the Seahawks on Thursday night at Levi's Stadium. San Francisco's playoff hopes dwindled in the process. "Any time you lose, it's a low point," wide receiver Anquan Boldin said. "But we'll bounce back." The offense was awful. Quar- terback Colin Kaepernick had one of his worst games as a pro. Richard Sherman and the Seat- tle Seahawks celebrated all over the home field that hardly offered much advantage when fans left in early. "We celebrate every play. Even when they get a catch and it's a great hit, we celebrate that. They didn't even understand that," Sherman said. "They were getting frustrated that we were celebrat- ing those plays, but that happens when you're a team and you're to- gether." What's next for these down- 49ERS San Francisco emotionally reeling a er loss to Seattle With the climate ripe for com- merce, local organizers think they can make a strong case to bring the 2024Olympics here. A er all, the Bay Area also is where Google, Apple and Facebook are reshaping the world. 2024 OLYMPIC BID San Francisco's bid for the Summer Games FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 A pair of section champion- ship games are set for 7 p.m. Saturday. The Division II championship is Pleasant Val- ley (10-2) at Enterprise (10-1) and the D-III championship is FOOTBALL Northern Section championships tonight Lassen (9-3) at Sutter (12-0). The soccer season starts 3:15 p.m. Monday with Las Plumas visiting Corning for boys and girls games. The Corning boys went 18-1-2last year, the only loss coming in the section SOCCER Prep soccer season kicks off in Corning championship game. 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 Amy Dickinson. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today FULL STORY ON PAGE B5 49ERS PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, November 29, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1