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EDZURGA—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper fails to reach a pass with Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Marcus Peters running behind him on Thursday. ByJimmyDurkin BayAreaNewsGroup KANSAS CITY, MO. The Raiders fi- nally dug themselves a hole so deep that they couldn't recover. On a chilly sub-freezing night at Arrowhead Stadium, the Raiders saw their six-game winning streak end in a 21-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Raiders (10-3) now find them- selves tied for first in the AFC West with Kansas City (10-3), which has the upper hand in the divisional race on the strength of its season sweep. While the Raiders' AFC West title hopes aren't sunk, they'll now need some help to guarantee themselves a home playoff game assuming they still go on to make the postseason. With temperatures in the teens and wind whipping, the Raiders of- fense looked nothing like it's nor- mally explosive self. Derek Carr completed just 17 of 41 passes for 117 yards. The Raiders trailed 21-3 in the sec- ond quarter, but gave themselves a chance when they forced two turn- overs to start the second quarter and the defense pitched a shutout after halftime. But on a night the Raiders dropped tons of passes and Carr consistently threw off target, it was a fourth- down pass to Seth Roberts — who was guilty of several drops himself — that was knocked away by Terrance Mitchell with 1:56 to play. The Chiefs were able to pick up one first down to run out the clock and the Raiders remain winless against Kansas City in coach Jack Del Rio's tenure. It's Oakland's fifth straight loss to the Chiefs overall, with Carr now 1-5 against them. A special teams turnover helped the Raiders get on the board first after they opened the game with a NFL RaidersloseWestleadinKC Oakland's six-game win streak ends as Chiefs put visitors into early deficit CHIEFS 21, RAIDERS 13 Up next: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers, 1:25p.m., Sunday, Dec. 18, TV on CBS. THESCORE By Anthony Slater Bay Area News Group SALT LAKE CITY Draymond Green tweaked his left ankle and limped to the locker room. Joe Ingles, a Jazz third-stringer turned sixth man by all of Utah's injuries, popped a pair of early fourth quarter 3s. Golden State's one-time 25-point lead had been sliced to five. Some minor drama had materialized on an otherwise sleepy Thursday night in Salt Lake City. But it didn't last long. Green re- turned and immediately made a huge defensive play. Ian Clark nailed a pair of cushion 3s. Then Kevin Durant dunked three times in a row, the final two viscously, to seal a 106-99 win that was closer than it needed to be, but still re- sulted in an eighth straight War- riors road victory, pushing their NBA-best record to 20-3. Intrigue had been sapped from this matchup the night before. Utah announced that George Hill, Der- rick Favors, Rodney Hood, Gordon Hayward and Alec Burks — four starters and a key reserve — would sit with injuries. There was thought the Warriors would also rest some of their major pieces. But they only sat reserve guard Shaun Livingston. The massive talent advantage played out in the first quarter. Utah scored the first four points, but then the Warriors went on an outrageous 29-1 run. NBA GOLDEN STATE HAS TOO MUCH IN UTAH Warriors use outrageous 29-1 run to take control of game, survive late against injured Jazz on road Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry looks on a er being fouled by Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum on Thursday in Salt Lake City. PHOTOS BY RICK BOWMER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) drives as Utah Jazz center Boris Diaw (33) defends on Thursday in Salt Lake City. WARRIORS 106, JAZZ 99 Up next: Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies, 5p.m. Saturday, TV on CSN-BA. THESCORE Staff Report LIVE OAK The Corning Cardi- nals boys basketball team won easily over the Winters Warriors on Wednesday night 68-35 in tournament play. The Cardinals went ahead early, putting up 16 points in the first quarter and 23 in the sec- ond period to go into the half with a 39-15 lead. They would hold on for the comfortable win. Tucker Berens led the Cardi- nals with 14 points and 10 re- bounds; Brendan Hoag had 13 points, two 3-pointers and 10 rebounds; Noah Zoppi had 12 points, three 3-pointers and four rebounds and Austin Mishoe had six points, two 3-pointers and two rebounds. Daniel Vazquez and Brian Coffey each had five rebounds and Vazquez had four blocks. The Cardinals remain un- beaten at 5-0 overall and were scheduled to continue play at the Live Oak tournament Thursday. The tournament continues through Saturday. The Cardinals are scheduled to host the Orland Trojans (3- 2) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Corn- ing opened the season with an overtime win against the Tro- jans, 76-70. BASKETBALL Cardinals cruise to win at Live Oak tourney CORNING 68, WINTERS 35 Up next: Corning vs. Mira Loma, 6p.m. Thursday at Live Oak tournament. THESCORE Courtesy of the PRCA LASVEGAS Coming into the 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the question surrounding the bull riding was whether or not any- body could challenge two-time defending World Champion Sage Kimzey. The answer to that question is the man who won the gold buckle in 2011 — Shane Proctor, the old- est bull rider in the field. The 31-year-old has ridden all seven of his bulls, and split the Round-7 win three ways with WNFR first-timers Garrett Trib- ble and Cody Rostockyj. Proctor rode for 85 points on Bar T Rodeo's Broken Arrow to earn his second round win of this WNFR, and also grab his seventh check in seven nights. "Man, I've just been lucky, I guess, and drew lucky," Proctor said. "I had seen this bull a bunch, and felt pressured. Joe Frost won on him earlier this week, and it's been a great week and I want to keep that going." Proctor, who entered Las Vegas ranked 15th in the world, leads the WNFR average by two rides over the field, and presents a po- tential problem for Kimzey. The deficit between the two, which was $90,000 when the WNFR started, has now been cut in half. "That's cool, but it doesn't mat- ter much yet," Proctor said of climbing to second in the world. Tribble, who rode Salt River Rodeo's Big Jake, and Rostockyj, who was on Andrews Rodeo's Monkey Punch, had both strug- gled mightily in the first six rounds. Tribble hadn't stayed on a single bull, and Rostockyj had earned just two sixth-place checks. "I hadn't been riding so good, but got it done tonight," Tribble said. "It's a great rodeo, and I love being here. I just take every bull one jump at a time. You have to learn to trust yourself since you got here." "It's everything you expect it to be, and then some," Rostockyj said. "It's no different than a reg- ular rodeo, and you just need to have the same mentality. We have seen these bulls all year. There are just more people and more money here." Saddle bronc rider CoBurn Bradshaw, the 2015 PRCA/Resis- tol Saddle Bronc Riding Rookie of the Year, started slow at the WNFR. But he's now starting to heat up at the perfect time. The 22-year-old from Beaver, Utah, scored 85 points on The Cervi Brothers' 2 Cookies to win Round 7, a night after he placed third. He was familiar with the horse, who he rode during the All Amer- ican Finals in Waco, Texas, in Oc- tober. "I was stoked to have him," Bradshaw said. "I guess I was pre- pared for him, and I tried to ride the same. It puts a little more con- fidence in you and makes you feel better when you've ridden one be- fore." Bradshaw is third in the world and sixth in the WNFR average RODEO Proctor puts up a touchdown in Vegas RODEO PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, December 9, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1