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GREGORYBULL—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE The San Diego Chargers play against the Oakland Raiders at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The Chargers are moving to Los Angeles, where they will join the recently relocated Rams. The announcement was made Thursday. ByBernieWilson TheAssociatedPress SAN DIEGO Chargersfansknewfor several years that this dreaded day could be coming, that their beloved NFL team might move up the free- way to tap the perceived riches of Los Angeles. That didn't make it any easier Thursday, when the San Diego Char- gers ceased to exist after 56 seasons. They're now the Los Angeles Char- gers, set to join the recently relo- cated Rams to give the nation's sec- ond-largest media market two NFL teams for the first time since 1994. Team chairman Dean Spanos, who tried to move to LA a year earlier, announced the move to his employ- ees at a morning meeting at Char- gers Park. At the same time, the team posted a letter on its Twitter account, which was rebranded as the Los An- geles Chargers. Just like that, decades worth of Sunday afternoons spent cheering original AFL stars Lance Alworth and Keith Lincoln; Air Coryell guys like Dan Fouts, Kellen Winslow and Charlie Joiner; and on through to Ju- nior Seau and LaDainian Tomlinson, became even more distant — and now bittersweet — memories. The Chargers were born in Los Angeles in 1960 and were moved to San Diego the following year by Bar- ron Hilton. They gave San Diego a unique identity, with the distinctive lightning bolt logo on their helmets and powder blue jerseys. Alworth, known as "Bambi," and Keith Lin- coln, the "Moose of the Palouse," helped deliver the 1963 AFL title, the city's only major championship. In a statement, Spanos lauded the passion of the fans. "But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Char- gers," he said. In return, fans lashed out at the family that bought the team in 1984. As Spanos was driven to the air- NFL Chargersturnoutthelights Team leaving San Diego for Los Angeles, sharing stadium with Rams Staff Report RED BLUFF The Red Bluff Lady Spartans soccer team played to a nil-nil tie Wednesday night at home against the Shasta Wolves to start league play. The Lady Spartans (6-4-2 overall, 0-0-1 league) are sched- uled to visit Redding to take on the Enterprise Hornets (6-4-2 overall, 0-0 league) at 6 p.m. Friday. The Spartans boys took a 4-1 loss on the road Wednes- day night against Shasta. The Wolves scored two goals in the first half and two in the sec- ond, while the Spartans scored their only goal in the second half. No individual stats had been posted as of 4 p.m. Thursday. The Spartans (7-3-1 overall, 0-1 league) are scheduled to host the Enterprise Hornets (3- 5-1 overall, 0-1 league) at 6 p.m. Friday. The Corning Cardinals boys team beat the Las Plumas Thun- derbirds on Tuesday 3-1 at home in Corning. Corning's Raul Arent had two goals and freshman Julian Guzman had the third. All three goals came in the first half. Isaac Gonzalez had an assist for the Cardinals. The Cardinals (7-2 overall, 0-0 league) opened league play at home Thursday against the Oroville Tigers (0-11-1 overall, 0-0-1 league). The Lady Cardinals beat the visiting Las Plumas Thunder- birds 2-0 Tuesday. Corning's goals came from freshman Nayeli Lara and April Zagal in the first half. Goalkeeper Anna Reynolds had seven saves in the shutout win. The Lady Cardinals (3-4 over- all, 1-0 league) hosted the Oro- ville Tigers (5-6-2 oveall, 0-1 league) on Thursday. SOCCER LADYSPARTANSTIE, BOYS SUFFER LOSS Cardinals teams both take wins over LP, with boys beating T'birds 3-1, girls winning 2-0 CHIP THOMPSON — DAILY NEWS Red Bluff's Madison Poore (9) battles with Shasta's Laney Green for the ball Wednesday in Red Bluff. By Janie McCauley The Associated Press OAKLAND Andre Iguodala of- fered a good-natured shoutout to those behind the design of his creative and coveted golf- themed bobblehead doll handed out Tuesday night. Other than that moment, he wanted to talk basketball and stick strictly to business. Well, mostly. He mixed in a little bit of timely humor. The unheralded Iguodala and the rest of Golden State's second team have been tested in a new way this season with the addi- tion of Kevin Durant and ever- changing roles. Sometimes, the subs are needed for long stretches and other games not as much. They have adjusted, just as two-time reigning MVP Ste- phen Curry has done sharing the ball and the glory with Durant. With Klay Thompson out Tuesday night to rest following an illness, the Warriors needed nearly everybody to get past pesky Miami. Iguodala's influence down the stretch meant so much, as it has whenever he comes into the game in coach Steve Kerr's reg- ular rotation. He even threw out a jab when asked about Thomp- son being out. "Defensively, we got a lot of stops in the third, so I noticed that he wasn't out there," Iguo- dala said, stone-faced, then of- fered, "No one got that joke." Iguodala and Golden State player development coach Chris DeMarco have their own system to determine a good game for the 2015 NBA Finals MVP. Making the extra pass that leads to an assist. Rebound- ing to get things rolling. Those kinds of things. "I've been feeling good for a good month. Once we got to mid-December, I started catch- ing my stride," Iguodala said. "It may not show it some nights on the stat sheet, but in a really good rhythm, so I'm just trying to keep that up." The veteran guard did a lit- tle bit of everything in a well- rounded performance against the Heat. His efforts to move the ball helped the offense fi- nally get back in a flow. He crashed the boards and pushed the tempo in transition. In the 107-95 win, Iguodala finished with nine points, five rebounds, four assists and no turnovers in 29 minutes. In fact, he hasn't turned the ball over the past four games while dishing out 15 assists. That turn- over-free stretch matches a ca- reer-best run from Dec. 30, 2014, to Jan. 7, 2015. "I think he's in a good groove. The last couple of games he's played really well," Kerr said. "He had a stretch there where he wasn't in a good flow, but he does so much for us and the last couple of games are really indic- ative of who he is and what he does for us. A little bit of every- NBA Ig uo da la i n fl uen ce s Wa rr io rs o n an d o ff c ou rt The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Third base- man Conor Gillaspie and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $1.4 million, one-year contract, a raise from his $1 million salary last year. The sides avoided arbitration, and the deal was announced Wednesday night. Gillaspie had a great spring training last year then briefly be- gan in the minors before re-join- ing the Giants in his second stint with San Francisco. Then, he be- came an unlikely September and playoff star — as an injury re- placement, no less. He hit a three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the ninth in- ning of a 3-0 wild-card win at New York. Gillaspie's catch over the railing and into the photo well in Game 162 against the Dodg- ers will be remembered, too. Vin Scully called it "superior" in his final broadcast. Gillaspie would earn an addi- tional $50,000 if he is elected to start in the All-Star Game and $25,000 if he is selected as a re- serve. He also would get $50,000 each if he wins a Gold Glove or Sliver Slugger, $75,000 if he is League Championship Series MVP and $100,000 apiece if he is MVP or World Series MVP. Three Giants remain eligi- ble for arbitration and are set to swap proposed salaries with the team Friday: right-hander George Kontos, third baseman Eduardo Nunez and left-hander Will Smith. BASEBALL Gi ll as pi e, Giants ag re e to $1.4M deal By Jerry McDonald Bay Area News Group The San Francisco 49ers are on the verge of being the last NFL team without a head coach. Sean McVay, grandson of for- mer 49ers executive John McVay, was named head coach of the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday. Mc- Vay, the 30-year-old offensive co- ordinator for Washington, inter- viewed with the 49ers on Monday. The story was first reported on NFL media and then confirmed by the Rams. Three candidates interviewed by the 49ers who are still avail- able are New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, At- lanta offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and Buffalo offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn. Lynn, according to reports by ESPN and NFL Media, was in negotiations with the San Di- ego Chargers to be named head coach. McDaniels and Shanahan's NFL 49 er s la st team with no head coach CHARGERS PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 49ERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, January 13, 2017 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1