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BENMARGOT—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Quinton Patton (11) celebrates with wide receiver Torrey Smith (82) and tight end Vernon Davis a er scoring on a 21-yard touchdown reception against the Baltimore Ravens in Santa Clara on Sunday. ByJanieMccauley TheAssociatedPress SANTA CLARA Colin Kaepernick, dressed in a rare postgame suit with a green tie and sporting spectacles, strolled through Levi's Stadium with a little more spring in his step. And, if you ask his teammates, he is having fun and smiling each day. Winning can do that for you, and Kaepernick had been especially beat down in recent weeks as the San Francisco 49ers endured an embar- rassing four-game losing streak. He is facing less scrutiny after go- ing two games without an intercep- tion after throwing five picks over the previous two. "People can talk all they want. That doesn't affect how I go about my busi- ness," Kaepernick said. Now, the Niners believe they can play themselves right back into the NFC West race, as crazy as that might sound with one victory — Sunday's 25-20 home win against the Balti- more Ravens — on the heels of that skid. With rival Seattle coming to town in a matter of days, and both teams sitting at 2-4, there is a chance for the Niners to change their fortunes in the division if they can get on a little roll. "You understand what's at stake. The more you win the better position you're going to be in," wide receiver Torrey Smith said. "We just need to try to figure out a way to win the next game. We can't really look too far ahead. We aren't in any position to even think about doing that with our record." While San Francisco has yet to beat a winning team, Sunday's vic- tory over the Ravens (1-5) for the team's first win since Week 1 still did plenty for this group. Kaepernick went 16 of 27 for 340 yards and threw a 76-yard touch- down pass to Smith, who had three receptions for 96 yards while An- quan Boldin made five catches for 102 yards. "The one thing I have thought NFL 49erslooktobuildmomentum San Francisco planning to turn victory against Baltimore into new winning streak By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press "Why'd you snap that?" Chuck Pagano demanded when wide re- ceiver Griff Whalen plodded to the sideline following one of the wackiest botched gadget plays in NFL history. "Why'd we try that?" is what the Indianapolis coach should be asking himself and special teams coordinator Tom McMahon on Monday. What Pagano said was that he didn't regret trying the bungled trick play. "No. No. Not at all. Not pleased obviously with the way I prepared the guys or coached the guys to go out and execute the play," Pa- gano said. "I've talked about that at great length. I've got to be bet- ter. But I don't regret the play at all." The Colts (3-3) were giving the Patriots (6-0) a good game when they handed Tom Brady and Bill Belichick the victory Sunday night with an ill-conceived fake punt attempt on fourth-and-3 from their own 37. Trailing New England 27-21 late in the third quarter, the Colts NFL Pa ga no h as t o ask himself so me ha rd questions By Jay Cohen The Associated Press CHICAGO Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and Jason Hammel played hacky sack with a baseball, and manager Joe Maddon chatted amiably with his players and staff as he made his way around Wrig- ley Field on Monday afternoon. Down 2-0 to the New York Mets in the NL Championship Series, the Chicago Cubs are sticking with what worked for them dur- ing a breakthrough season. "We'll come out tomorrow, we'll be ready to play," Maddon said. "Our guys are always ready to play." It might not matter if the Mets continue to pitch as well as they did in New York. Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard shut down Chicago's powerful lineup in the first two games of the series, put- ting New York in an ideal posi- tion to make it to the World Se- NLCS Cu bs f oc us ed on Game 3 ag ai ns t deGrom, Mets Asked about Rivers' latest comments, Warriors guard Klay Thompson said, "I don't want to talk about Doc. I'm sick of talking about that dude. Sorry, man." WARRIORS Teamtalkedoutbefore game with Clippers FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 Staff reports RED BLUFF The Mercy Warriors posted another big win Saturday, 53-14 over Greenville at home, to go to 5-2 on the season, unde- feated in league play and ranked 17th in the state. The Red Bluff Spartans, Corn- ing Cardinals and Los Molinos Bulldogs all took losses on the road Friday night. Mercy would score steadily throughout the match-up, but the defense shut down Greenville in the second half after giving up just 6 in the first quarter and 8 in the second. Once again, Al House was named overall player of the game, Teddy Ranberg earned offen- sive honors and Bryce Baer was named defensive player of the game. House was 4 for 6 through the air for 90 yards and a touchdown and ran for 228 yards and 3 touch- downs. He also posted 8 tackles and 2 rushing conversions. Ranberg ran for 194 yards on 22 carries for 2 touchdowns and made 15 tackles. Baer had 6 tack- les and scored a safety. Travis Gordon also recorded 6 tackles and a sack. Jonathon Ross made a 15-yard touchdown catch and Noe Rodri- guez had 2 catches for 20 yards and 2 carries for 10 yards. Richie Borges caught a 55-yard pass and went 1 for 3 on point after attempts. The Warriors are scheduled to host Elk Creek, 1-7, at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Parish School. Red Bluff 28, Paradise 56 PARADISE With the top passer in the league, the Spartans had the passing going Friday night but the defense couldn't keep the Bobcats out of the end zone in the road loss. Wesley Clawson went 20 for 35 for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and a pick and ran for 26 yards on 12 FOOTBALL ROUNDUP MERCY CONTINUES TO DOMINATE GAMES Other area teams take road losses Jonathon Ross (11) makes a hit Saturday in Mercy's win over Greenville in Red Bluff. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRIAN GRACE Al House (5) breaks off a run Saturday in Mercy's victory over Greenville in Red Bluff. Once again, Al House was named overall player of the game, Teddy Ranberg earned offensive honors and Bryce Baer was named defensive player of the game. The Warriors beat Westwood on the road Friday evening and the Bulldogs won 1of 5 matches in tournament play over the weekend. No stats were posted as of Monday a ernoon. VOLLEYBALL Mercy beats Westwood, Los Mo 1-4 in tourney Le -hander Barry Zito is retiring just as he planned. The pitcher said Monday, "I'm retiring today from baseball, but I'll never be too far away from the game that made me who I am." 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