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StaffReports REDDING Raul Arent scored a hat trick as the Corning Car- dinals boys soccer team shut out West Valley 6-0 Tuesday at Redding Soccer Park. Salvador Mora provided four assists for the Cardinals. Eric Figueroa, Jesus Serrano and Fidel Angeles also scored for Corning. Serrano and Cristiano Loera had assists. Luis Luevano made eight saves to earn the clean sheet. Corning (11-2, 3-0) hosts Yreka today at 3:15 p.m. GirlsSoccer WEST VALLEY 4, CORNING 0 West Valley scored four goals in the first half and shut out the Lady Cardinals at Redding Soccer Park on Tuesday. The Lady Cardinals (7-5-3, 2-1) host Yreka today at 3:15 p.m. Girls Basketball ENTERPRISE 75, RED BLUFF 58 Enterprise beat the visiting Lady Spartans Tuesday. Red Bluff (8-9, 1-3) was scheduled to play at Paradise on Wednesday. The Lady Spar- tans travel to Chico on Jan. 27. CORNING 58, YREKA 36 Corn- ing jumped out to an 18-4 lead and cruised at Yreka on Tues- day night. Gates Fears had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Emerie Eller had 13 points. Baylie Fryar had seven points. Grace Mora, Whitney Arm- strong and Kaylee Shoemaker each had six points. Avree Mulliner had four points. Shoemaker provided five as- sists and Armstrong had four. REDDINGCHRISTIAN52,LOSMO- LINOS 44 Redding Christian won a Five Star League opener at Los Molinos on Tuesday. Los Molinos (5-7, 0-1) is at Liberty Christian at 6 p.m. Fri- day. LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 45, MERCY 37 (OT) Mercy's small roster hurt the Lady Warriors, who were down to just two players PREP ROUNDUP Arent'shattrickleads Corningsoccerteam Lady Cardinals basketball team blows by Yreka on Fears' double-double LARRYLONG—COURTESYPHOTO Red Bluff's Daisy Brose drives to the basket Tuesday against Enterprise. Online: For more local sports stories on teams and players in Tehama County visit REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM. By Rob Maaddi AP Pro Football Writer Add underinflated footballs to the list of incidents giving Bill Belichick a reputation for guile and playing above the rules. Softer footballs wouldn't ex- plain all of a rout that earned the New England Patriots a spot in the Super Bowl but it's another example of Belichick's reputa- tion of searching for edges and bending any rules until he gets caught. Vague injury reports. Spygate. Signing players with intel on op- ponents. And now, an open NFL investigation into whether the team cheated during its AFC championship win. "Because it's the Patriots and they have a history, that brings in a different issue," former All- Pro running back Jerome Bet- tis said on ESPN. "There's some type of culture there that's con- ducive to cheating and that's a problem." Team officials on Wednesday did not respond to a request for comment from Belichick, quar- terback Tom Brady or team owner Robert Kraft. Belichick no longer gets the benefit of the doubt among fans and those in football circles, even those who think he's the best coach in the league. Earlier NFL Deflated balls latest in Belichick's guile New England coach may be responsible for underinflated footballs used in AFC title game CHARLES KRUPA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick faces more repercussions as the Patriots are trying to prepare for the Super Bowl against Seattle. Shiite rebels holding Yemen's president captive in his home reached a deal with the U.S.- backed leader Wednesday to end a violent standoff in the capital, fueling fears in the battle against al-Qaida. KEY U.S. ALLY Shiite rebels, president of Yemen reach accord FULL STORY ON PAGE B5 A popular cross-country ski area near Lake Tahoe has temporarily closed due to a lack of snow, and forecast- ers say the lingering drought should persist or get worse in the months ahead. LINGERING DROUGHT Lack of snow halts skiing near Tahoe FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 Both the Corning Cardinals boys and girls soccer teams host Yreka today at 3:15p.m. At the same time Mercy is scheduled to host Williams and Los Molinos will be at Colusa. SOCCER Corning Cardinals host Yreka Miners today Police pulled a Jaguar over for running a stop sign on a dark New Jersey night. But things suddenly turned tense when one of the officers warned his partner that he could see a gun in the glove compartment. NEW JERSEY Video shows man shot by police raising hands FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Second base- man Marco Scutaro was desig- nated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday as he recovers from back surgery. The Giants said they plan to re- tain Scutaro and continue work- ing with him through his reha- bilitation following back surgery that could end his career. Dr. Mi- chael Wang performed a fusion last month in Miami to alleviate the troublesome area at level L- 2/L-3 of Scutaro's spine. It will be four-to-six months before doctors determine whether Scutaro can play baseball again. Assistant general manager Bobby Evans said Scutaro is "not yet pain-free, which isn't uncom- mon after surgery." The defending World Series champions owe Scutaro $6 mil- lion for 2015, the final season of a $20 million, three-year contract signed in December 2012. San Francisco needed to clear room on the 40-man roster for out- fielder Nori Aoki, who received a $4.7 million, one-year deal this week. The 39-year-old Scutaro, a jour- neyman infielder who became the surprising 2012 NL Champion- ship Series MVP, played in only five games last season — all in July — because of recurring back problems that landed him on the disabled list for good July 25. He is now resting at home and will soon begin the long rehabilitation program post-surgery. BASEBALL Scutaro not ready to play for Giants Veteran second baseman designated for assignment By Jimmy Golen and Philip Marcelo The Associated Press BOSTON Sailing in Boston Har- bor. Baseball at Fenway Park. Beach volleyball on Boston Com- mon, the oldest public park in the United States. The organizers of Boston's Olympic bid unveiled their plans for the 2024 Summer Games on Wednesday. Those plans include a pedestrian boulevard along a channel running to a temporary Olympic stadium that would serve as the event's "front yard," and existing or upgraded public transportation to shuttle fans be- tween the university and water- front venues. It was an encore performance of the presentation that won over the USOC. Afterward, Bos- ton 2024 released most of the bid book, which included a detailed look at the sites and the neces- sary finances to make it possible. The 3-inch thick binder in- cluded plans for venues, trans- portation, finances and security, and hints at the political and pub- lic arm-twisting needed to make it happen. David Manfredi, an ar- chitect who is the co-chair of the Boston 2024 planning committee, said the goal is to leave a legacy not just for the athletes, but for the city as a whole. "It's really about envisioning what the future is, what 2030 is, and then translating that into a games plan for 2024," he said. "We believe Boston is the right OLYMPICS Boston 2024 puts Olympic bid plans out for public SCUTARO PAGE 2 BELICHICK PAGE 2 ROUNDUP PAGE 2 BOSTON PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, January 22, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1