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2B Daily News ��� Friday, December 14, 2012 MLB 49ERS Angels, Hamilton agree Moss credits to 5-year, $125M deal Belichick for teacher role FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ��� Josh Hamilton left the Texas Rangers on Thursday and agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said the slugging free-agent outfielder had reached a deal with the AL West rival Angels. Two people familiar with the talks disclosed the amount and length of the contract, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not yet final. Hamilton���s $25 million average salary matches Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard for the second-highest in baseball, trailing only Alex Rodriguez���s $27.5 million average with the New York Yankees. Texas had hoped to resign the 2010 AL Most Valuable Player, who led the Rangers to consecutive World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011. Speaking Thursday after a Rangers��� holiday luncheon, Daniels said he had just been informed of the decision by Hamilton���s agent, Michael Moye. Daniels said he was disappointed ������to some degree,������ especially since the Rangers never got a chance to match any offer during the process, as they had expected. Or at least get contacted before Hamilton agreed with another team. ������I never expected that he was going to tell us to the dollar what they had, and a chance to offer it. Our full expectation, the phone call was going to be before he signed, and certainly not after,������ Daniels said. ������Everybody���s got to make their own calls.������ Hamilton joins a team that spent big last offseason to add first baseman Albert Pujols for $240 million and pitcher C.J. Wilson ��� Hamilton���s Texas teammate ��� for $77.5 million. Yet, the Angels disappointed and failed to make the playoffs. ������He���s a tremendous talent and I think that they���ve shown they���re going to be in on a lot of the best players out there,������ Daniels said. ������No sugarcoating it, we wanted the player back. And he signed with the Angels. They���re better.������ The agreement came MCT file photo Josh Hamilton, left, joins Albert Pujols, right, and the Angels in a five-year deal. days after the Los Angeles Dodgers added pitchers Zack Greinke and Ryu Hyun-jin, boosting their payroll over $200 million. Greinke, another offseason target, said he chose the Dodgers over the Rangers. Hamilton���s addition to the Angels outfield means Mark Trumbo could be moved to third base or traded. Peter Bourjos and Vernon Wells also are among the outfielders competing for time unless a trade is made. Manager Mike Scioscia will have an interesting decision to make on where in the batting order to slot in Pujols, AL Rookie of the Year Mike Trout and Hamilton, a five-time AllStar. He has a .260 career average at Angel Stadium with five home runs and 19 RBIs in 150 at-bats. Daniels met with Moye last week at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn., and had talked about the parameters of a new contract along with numbers. While Daniels wouldn���t get into any specifics, he said his understanding is the deal with the Angels ������is certainly more guaranteed money.������ The move keeps Hamilton in the same division with plenty of opportunities to play against his team ��� the first one coming fast next season. After the Rangers open with three games at new division foe Houston, they play their first home series April 5-7 against the Angels. The 31-year-old slugger was considered a risk by some teams because of his history of alcohol and substance abuse, which derailed his career before his surge with the Rangers over the past five seasons. ������Josh has done a lot for the organization, the organization has done a lot for Josh, a lot of things that aren���t public and things of that nature,������ Daniels said. ������I���m a little disappointed how it was handled, but he had a decision to make and he made it.������ SANTA CLARA (AP) ��� Randy Moss joined the New England Patriots five years ago thinking he knew a lot about football. Then, he began playing for Bill Belichick. Moss��� mindset regarding his own football knowledge changed in a hurry. Only then did he learn the intricacies of his sport from ������A to Z,������ as the 49ers wide receiver now puts it. ������Everybody knows that Bill Belichick is a so-called genius,������ Moss said. ������He changes it up every week, so there���s not really much input that I can give for the week.������ Moss returns to Foxborough, Mass., this weekend with his new team to face the high-scoring Patriots (10-3) in prime time ��� a matchup of Tom Brady and the AFC���s top offense against NFL sacks leader Aldon Smith and the NFC���s No. 2 defense. ������I���ve said time and time again, before I got to New England, I thought I knew a lot about football,������ Moss said. ������But I think he taught me a lot from A to Z. I still carry it to this day. The compliments are good and I respect coach Belichick and that organization still to this day. Hopefully, we���ll have a good game coming up Sunday night. I look forward to the game, and hope the fans do, too.������ The 35-year-old Moss hardly has the playmaking role as a 14th-year pro that he did as a youngster in the league, yet that didn���t stop Belichick from piling on the praise this week. Moss has 21 catches for 326 yards and two touchdowns this season for San Francisco (9-3-1). Not bad for a guy who spent the 2011 season out of football following a frustrating year in which he bounced from the Patriots to the Vikings to the Titans. NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 16 6 .727 ��� Golden State 15 7 .682 1 L.A. Lakers 9 14 .391 7.5 Phoenix 8 15 .348 8.5 Sacramento 7 14 .333 8.5 W L San Antonio Pct GB 18 5 .783 ��� Memphis my head a little bit. But what can I do about it? If I don't ride good it won't matter. I really try not to think about it because if you let that stuff bother you, it will hurt you." Wade Sundell of Boxholm, Iowa, was shut out in the round after failing to finish in the top six, leaving him second at $163,458. Cody DeMoss of Heflin, La., leads the NFR aggregate standings race with 548 points for seven rides. He's the lone cowboy with seven successful rides. In barrel racing, Mary Walker of Ennis, Texas, won her fourth NFR round in 13.72 seconds to extend her season-leading total to $222,406. Second-place Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas, remained at $191,280. Walker leads all NFR competitors with $95,114. Kaley Bass of Kissimmee, Fla., fourth in 13.87, is the NFR aggregate standings leader at 97.73 for seven rides. In steer wrestling, threetime and defending champion Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., was second at 3.7 seconds to remain atop the standings for the third day in a row. He has earned $147,184. Ethen Thouvenell of Napa, Calif., second in the standings with $120,192, and two-time world champion Dean Gorsuch of Gering, Neb., third with $116,067, were shut out in the round. Todd Suhn of Hermosa, S.D., won with a 3.6-second run. In bareback riding, standings leader Kaycee Feild of Payson, Utah, finished sixth with a 79 on Assault. The defending champion and standings leader has earned $204,018. Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, who was fifth with a 79.5 on Long to overcome Helix���s 15- Enterprise at 2:30 p.m. point, fourth-quarter today. cushion. Helix goes on to the (Continued from page 1B) Up next for Red Bluff semifinal round to play kept the Highlanders to in the consolation brack- the winner of Lake nine in the fourth, they et is a match against Ore- Oswego-Enterprise at couldn���t make up enough gon���s Lake Oswego or 8:30 p.m. today. CLASSIC Ago, remained second with $167,854. Feild also leads the NFR aggregate standings with 585 points for seven rides. Caleb Bennett of Morgan, Utah, won the round with an 85 on Times Up. In team roping, header Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, and heeler Patrick Smith of Lipan, Texas, remained the leaders with $182,903 for Brazile and $184,403 for Smith. They no-timed in the round after a rope snapped. Header Kaleb Driggers of Albany, Ga., who has earned $149,834, and heeler Jade Corkill of Fallon, Nev., who has made $145,743, are second in the standings after placing fifth with a time of 4.5. Header Clay Tryan of Billings, Mont., and heeler Travis Graves of Jay, Okla., won the round in 3.6. ��������� Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 5272151, ext. 111 or at spor ts@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TehamaSports W L y-Denver 10 3 San Diego 5 8 RAIDERS 3 10 Kansas City 2 11 East W L y-N. England10 3 N.Y. Jets 6 7 Buffalo 5 8 Miami 5 8 South W L x-Houston 11 2 Indianapolis 9 4 Tennessee 4 9 Jacksonville 2 11 North W L Baltimore 9 4 Cincinnati 8 6 Pittsburgh 7 6 Cleveland 5 8 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .769 .385 .231 .154 PF 375 292 248 195 PA 257 281 402 352 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .769 .462 .385 .385 PF 472 245 289 240 PA 274 306 352 276 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .846 .692 .308 .154 PF 365 292 271 216 PA 263 329 386 359 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .692 .571 .538 .385 PF 331 355 278 259 PA 273 293 264 272 5 16 .238 12 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division NFC 10 11 .476 7 New Orleans Northwest LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Jesse Wright closed on his first saddle bronc season title Wednesday night at the National Finals Rodeo, winning the seventh round with an 84-point ride on Gold Coast. Wright, from Milford, Utah, leads the season standings with $206,274. "I was tasting it last year and I missed it by just a little bit," Wright said. "All I had to do was place in that last round, and I didn't have the horse to do it and it killed me to lose it by a couple grand. When I started this season I was bound and determined to win it all, and that's still the goal I'm focused on." Wright also tops the NFR saddle bronc money race and is second overall with $73,176. "I know there's a lot on the line and the pressure is there," Wright said. "I'm not going to lie, it hangs over AFC West 14 5 .737 2 11 11 .500 6.5 Houston Jesse Wright closes in on saddle bronc title NFL Southwest Dallas NATIONAL FINALS RODEO ������He���s the greatest deepball receiver I think that���s ever played,������ Belichick said. ������Nobody runs better patterns, better at the deep part of the field, than Randy Moss can. I still see him doing that. You have to respect his ability to stretch the field so deep and get behind you. It���s hard to take that away and defend everything else that he can do. He���s an explosive, dynamic player. Probably the smartest receiver I���ve ever coached. I know he absolutely knows what he���s doing, knows what the defense is doing.������ Moss said earlier this week he didn���t watch New England���s Monday night rout of the Houston Texans because he already knew what the Patriots bring with Brady under center. Many remember that Moss��� best season came for the Patriots in 2007, when he caught 98 passes for 1,493 yards and a single-season record 23 touchdowns in helping lead New England to a 16-0 regular season. When asked if he sees any similarities in how the Patriots and his current 49ers franchise are run, Moss was guarded. ������I don���t really want to get into all that because whatever I say is going to be the wrong thing to say,������ he said. ������So, basically, I���ll leave it at, I���ve still got love and respect for the New England Patriots and everything that we did as a team up there. But now I���m a 49er so, like I said, hopefully we go up there Sunday night and we give it a good game.������ W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 18 4 .818 ��� Utah 13 10 .565 5.5 Minnesota 10 9 .526 6.5 Denver 11 12 .478 7.5 Portland 9 12 .429 8.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic W L Pct GB New York 17 5 .773 ��� Brooklyn 12 9 .571 4.5 Boston 12 9 .571 4.5 Philadelphia 12 10 .545 5 Toronto 4 19 .174 13.5 Central W L Pct GB Chicago 12 9 .571 ��� Milwaukee 11 9 .550 .5 Indiana 11 11 .500 1.5 Detroit 7 17 .292 6.5 Cleveland 5 18 .217 8 Southeast W L Pct GB Miami 14 6 .700 ��� Atlanta 14 6 .700 ��� Orlando 8 13 .381 6.5 Charlotte 7 15 .318 8 Washington 3 16 .158 10.5 ������������������������������������������������������ Thursday���s results Atlanta 113, Charlotte 90 New York 116, L.A. Lakers 107 San Antonio at Portland, late Today���s games Dallas at Toronto, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 4 p.m. Golden State at Orlando, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Washington, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Houston, 5 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Utah at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 7:30 p.m. West W 9 8 6 4 L 3 5 6 9 T 1 0 1 0 Pct .731 .615 .500 .308 PF 316 300 236 186 PA 184 202 279 292 W 8 7 7 4 L 5 6 6 10 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .615 .538 .538 .286 PF 373 343 300 253 PA 270 329 314 375 W y-Atlanta 11 Tampa Bay 6 New Orleans5 Carolina 4 North W Green Bay 9 Chicago 8 Minnesota 7 Detroit 4 L 2 7 8 9 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .846 .462 .385 .308 PF 337 354 348 265 PA 259 308 379 312 L 4 5 6 9 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .692 .615 .538 .308 PF 323 308 283 320 PA 279 219 286 342 49ERS Seattle St. Louis Arizona East N.Y. Giants Washington Dallas Philadelphia South Week 14 Results Thursday's result Denver 26, Oakland 13 Sunday's results Minnesota 21, Chicago 14 Washington 31, Baltimore 28, OT Cleveland 30, Kansas City 7 San Diego 34, Pittsburgh 24 Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 23 N.Y. Jets 17, Jacksonville 10 Carolina 30, Atlanta 20 Philadelphia 23, Tampa Bay 21 St. Louis 15, Buffalo 12 Dallas 20, Cincinnati 19 San Francisco 27, Miami 13 Seattle 58, Arizona 0 N.Y. Giants 52, New Orleans 27 Green Bay 27, Detroit 20 Monday's result New England 42, Houston 14 Week 15 Schedule Thursday���s result Cincinnati 34, Philadelphia 13 Sunday���s games Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Houston, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Washington at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Miami, 10 a.m. Denver at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Carolina at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. San Francisco at New England, 5:20 p.m. Monday���s game N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 5:30 p.m.