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MARCIOJOSESANCHEZ—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Oakland Raiders safety Charles Woodson was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for October on Thursday. ByMichaelWagaman The Associated Press ALAMEDA Oakland Raiders safety Charles Woodson could easily fill a wine cellar with all the awards he's won since he first started playing football nearly 30 years ago. The Heisman Trophy he captured in 1997 as a two-way star at Michi- gan sits in his mother's house, a gift to the woman who raised him and helped mold his love for the sport. Woodson has kept numerous other plaques and trophies for himself, in- cluding the national championship ring he won with the Wolverines in '97, along with the more coveted Su- per Bowl ring he won in 2010 with Green Bay. "I've gotten a lot of them but those are the ones that stick out," Woodson said. "Mom's got the Heisman. I've got the rings." Woodson added to his collection Thursday when he was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for October. It's the fifth time in his remark- able 18-year career that Woodson has been named defensive player of the month, tying him for second-most in NFL history behind six-time win- ner and Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith. Not too bad for a player who cele- brated his 39th birthday earlier this month. "It makes it special because state- ments are made that 'he's the oldest to do this' or 'only two or three guys to have done things,"' Woodson said. "To have that type of longevity and to be playing and the level that I'm playing with in the NFL is awesome. "It just says that there's a reason why I'm still here. I'm able to go out there and do my job and do it well." Woodson is tied for the NFL lead with four interceptions. He made three of them in October, including two off Denver quarterback Peyton Manning. In doing so, Woodson became the oldest player in league history to make two interceptions in one game. NFL AnotherhonorforWoodson Raiders' veteran safety named AFC Defensive Player of the Month By Mike Fitzpatrick The Associated Press NEWYORK The man-child on the mound was simply getting some work in, two simulated innings to sharpen up for the World Series. It was late afternoon at Kauff- man Stadium, dimmed by dark clouds on this overcast day in Kansas City, and even his New York Mets teammates wanted no part of 6-foot-6 Noah Synder- gaard. David Wright bounded into the batting cage, watched a few fast- balls whizz by like pellets fired from a BB gun, and stepped right back out. "How are you supposed to hit that?" he asked buddy Michael Cuddyer. A chuckling group of Mets marveled at Syndergaard's siz- zling cheese the day before the Series opener — but now they've placed the heat squarely on their rookie starter. With the National League champs trailing 2-0 in the best-of-seven set, the 23-year- old thunderbolt aptly nicknamed WORLD SERIES Mets need heat from rookie in Game 3 By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, MASS. Even when they look sluggish, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots still dominate. Brady threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns — two to Ju- lian Edelman — and the Patriots beat the Miami Dolphins 36-7 on Thursday night to become the first of the NFL's five unbeaten teams to reach seven wins. Stephen Gostkowski broke Adam Vinatieri's franchise re- cord for consecutive field goals by connecting from 52 and 36 yards to make it 26 in a row. Rob Gronkowski had 113 yards receiv- ing and a touchdown, and Dion Lewis had 93 yards receiving and one score. The loss was the first for Miami (3-4) under interim coach Dan Campbell. The Dolphins scored 82 points in wins over the lowly Titans and Texans in Campbell's first two games after replacing Joe Philbin. NFL Brady leads Patriots' rout over Dolphins Another day, another denial about potential locker-room unrest among the 49ers. Vernon Davis disputed reports he called out Colin Kaepernick during a players-only meeting earlier this month. NFL 49ersspendanother day disputing drama REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/49ERS By Janie McCauley The Associated Press OAKLAND Luke Walton had every- body fooled that he was completely cool and calm before his debut as an NBA head coach. Even with ailing boss Steve Kerr watching from nearby in the locker room and father Bill Walton in the stands as the Golden State Warriors raised their championship banner before putting together a com- manding victory against the Peli- cans to open the season. No matter that Walton has an in- terim tag in front of his title. "I feel like the real coach right now, yeah," he said this week. "It has to be that way. The players have to look at me as the real coach and I have to act as if I'm the real coach because that's the only way to get things done that need to get done in this situation that we're in." Walton sure seems to have a knack for this coaching thing, which is hardly a surprise given his basketball blood and all of the great coaches he has learned from along the way, including his college coach at Arizona, Lute Olson. Yet Walton can't wait for Kerr's return to the bench once he recovers from com- plications following back surgery. Kerr joked about requiring Walton to use a walkie-talkie to communi- cate with him from the bench. Walton has his own humorous side, too. After noting that Kerr of- fered a few wise words right before the Warriors took the floor, a few minutes later when asked to ex- pand, Walton said: "Should I tell you the advice he gave me? Sure, why not?" "He told me, 'Don't worry, we won 67 games last year and I didn't know what I was doing at all,'" Walton re- called with a chuckle. "It brought a smile to my face and his point be- ing, obviously, he knows what he's doing. He's phenomenal at this job, but his point being is trust that we have very good players, and players NBA WALTON FILLS IN NICELY FOR KERR Golden State's interim head coach helps team win season opener at home a er preseason warm-up BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Walton says that he has to feel like he is the real coach in order for "things to get done." ALEX GALLARDO — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Golden State Warriors interim coach Luke Walton, le , talks with guard Stephen Curry during a timeout in the second half of a preseason game Oct. 22against the Los Angeles Lakers in Anaheim. Three young transients ac- cused of robbing and killing a man and woman days apart in Northern California filed into court Thursday amid heavy security, each shackled at the waist and legs. HIKING TRAIL KILLINGS 3 charged with NorCal murders appear in court FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully says he's "chafing at the bit" to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' booth next year. Scully has recovered from a medical procedure and he turns 88on Nov. 29. BASEBALL Vin Scully says he's eager to return in 2016 Corning will host Anderson at 7:30p.m., Los Molinos will host Westwood at 6p.m. and Red Bluff will be in Redding to face Enterprise at 7:30p.m. Mercy plays in Herlong at 1p.m. Saturday. FOOTBALL Corning, Los Molinos on home turf tonight RAIDERS PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 SERIES PAGE 2 PATRIOTS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, October 30, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1