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StaffReports REDDING The Red Bluff Lady Spartans won 46-42 on the road Thursday against a Shasta team that was among the leaders of the Eastern Ath- letic League. Daisy Brose poured in 18 points and collected six re- bounds. Allison Winning had a cou- ple of key baskets down the stretch and finished with 10 points and six steals. Ashley Exum added seven points. Allyson Drury had six points and three steals and Katie Gal- lagher provided five points and five rebounds. It was the fourth meeting between the two schools this year. Red Bluff has won the last two games. Red Bluff has won three straight games overall. The Lady Spartans (11-9, 4-3 EAL) host Paradise at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. GIRLS BASKETBALL LadySpartansdefeat Shastainroadvictory COURTESYPHOTOBYLARRYLONG Red Bluff's Daisy Brose scored 18points Thursday at Shasta. Online: For more stories on Tehama County teams and athletes and stories on Northern California's profes- sional sports teams visit the website REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM. RED BLUFF 46, SHASTA 42 Up next: Paradise High girls at Red Bluff High, 7:30p.m. Tuesday. THESCORE The Associated Press CLEVELAND Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving combined for 44 points, and LeBron James scored 19 in his return from a one-game absence, as the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed hot, beating the Sacramento Kings 101-90 on Friday night for their ninth straight win. Love led Cleveland with 23 points, including 16 in the first quarter, while Irving, who scored an arena record 55 points Wednesday against Portland, added 21. James returned after miss- ing Wednesday's game with a sprained right wrist. He was 7 for 16 from the field in 33 min- utes, but made five straight shots, including a 3-pointer and a dunk off a behind-the- back dribble, as Cleveland put the game away early in the fourth quarter. A team trainer placed a brace on James' wrist in the third quarter, which he wore the remainder of the game. DeMarcus Cousins, who was named to the Western Con- ference All-Star team Friday, scored 21 points and had 13 re- bounds, but it wasn't enough to prevent Sacramento from losing its eighth straight. Cleveland took the lead for good midway through the first quarter and steadily built the margin, which remained in double figures most of the game. James participated in Fri- day's shootaround and the team announced 45 minutes before the game he would play. He made his presence felt im- mediately when he stole a pass after the Kings won the open- ing tip and scored on a two- handed dunk. James missed eight games with knee and back injuries earlier this month. Cleveland is 8-1 in games he's played since his return two weeks ago. James didn't play when the Kings routed the Cavaliers 103- NBA LeBron returns as Cavaliers beat Kings Cousinsscores21pointswith13boardsfor Sacramento, which has lost eight straight TONY DEJAK — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against the Sacramento Kings' Carl Landry (24) and Rudy Gay (8) during the second quarter Friday in Cleveland. CAVALIERS 101, KINGS 90 Up next: Sacramento Kings at Indiana Pacers, 4p.m. Satur- day, TV on CSN-CA. THESCORE Rain wasn't the only thing that put a damper on the Phoenix Open on Friday. The rowdiest event on the tour goes into the weekend with- out Tiger Woods, who had the worst score of his career. PGA TOUR LairdleadsatPhoenix, Woods misses the cut FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 A er a three-week flirtation with a new campaign for the White House, Mitt Romney announced Friday that he will not seek the presidency in 2016in deference to other GOP leaders. POLITICS Romney will not run for president in 2016 FULL STORY ON PAGE B6 Staff Reports REDDING The Corning Cardinals boys soccer team pounded Cen- tral Valley 11-0 Thursday at Red- ding Soccer Park. The Cardinals led 8-0 at half- time. Joseph Aguirre had a strong game defensively for the Cardi- nals and picked up his first goal of the season on a penalty kick. Raul Arent, Osvaldo Ochoa and Esli Rodriguez each scored two goals for Corning. Fidel Angeles, Luis Luevano, Cristiano Loera and Eric Figueroa also scored for the Cardinals. Ochoa and D'Angelo Rico split time in goal for Corning. Corning won its previous game 7-0 against Lassen. The Cardinals (13-2-1, 5-0-1) play Anderson at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Redding Soccer Park. LOS MOLINOS 4, PIERCE 4 The Bulldogs earned a draw on the road Thursday. Los Molinos led 4-1 at halftime behind four Jose Gonzalez goals. Valentin Hernandez provided an assist. Diego Munos made six saves in net for the Bulldogs. Los Molinos (3-5-1, 1-5-1) visits Esparto at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. DURHAM8,MERCY0 Paco Maldo- nado and Walt Askea both scored twice as Durham beat visiting Mercy on Thursday. Durham led 2-0 at halftime. Mercy (0-8, 0-7) hosts Durham on Wednesday. BOYS SOCCER Corning blasts CV 11-0 in goal barrage Arent, Ochoa, Rodriguez each score two for Cards By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press DeMarcus Cousins is going to the All-Star game, after all. NBA Commissioner Adam Sil- ver selected the Sacramento Kings center to replace injured Lakers star Kobe Bryant on the Western Conference All-Star team Friday. Silver's choice leaves Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard as the game's biggest snub. Lillard could still be picked if an- other player drops out before the Feb. 15 game at New York's Mad- ison Square Garden. Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who is leading the West, will decide who replaces Bryant in the starting lineup. Kerr will choose from a roster that in- cludes Houston's James Harden and Golden State's Klay Thomp- son. Cousins is headed to the All- Star game for the first time in his five-year career. He becomes Sacramento's first All-Star since Brad Miller and Peja Stojakovic in 2004. "I'm extremely excited to play in my first All-Star game," Cous- ins said. "I appreciate the recog- nition and want to also thank my teammates and the fans for their support throughout the sea- son. Representing the Kings and the city of Sacramento is a great honor." Last season, Cousins was passed over as an injury replace- ment — also for Bryant. New Or- leans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis was chosen instead. Cous- ins had better traditional statis- tics, while Davis' defensive num- NBA Cousins will replace Bryant in All-Star game Feb. 15 Mercy High School is in need of a girls so ball coach for the upcoming season. Interested applicants should email Ath- letic Director Candi Keller at ckeller@mercy-high.org. SOFTBALL Mercy in need of so ball coach The Corning Cardinals wrestling program hosts the annual Corning Invitational on Saturday. Around 30schools, including Red Bluff, are scheduled to participate in the meet. WRESTLING Corning hosts annual tournament Brose scores 18 points for Red Bluff, Winning adds 10 points, six steals in win COUSINS PAGE 2 KINGS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, January 31, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1