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B6 | Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | The Union | Section B Anthony Barstow, sports writer, (530) 477-4232, [email protected] One to watch: Turn the page: COLLEGE BASKETBALL BASEBALL Cal vs. Missouri in K.C. Verlander earns American SPORTS 7 p.m., TV: ESPN2 League MVP award SPORTS BRIEFS Q MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Q PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL National Q Goldson says he lost Brady lifts control throwing punches Jam the jamboree SANTA CLARA — safety Dashon Goldson Patriots insists his fight with Arizona wide receiver Early Doucet was a one- time transgression and said he addressed his teammates and past Chiefs coaches after Sunday’s 23-7 win over the Cardinals regarding the BY HOWARD ULMAN mistake. AP Sports Writer At the end of a play early in the FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Tom fourth quarter, Goldson was down away from the ball when he got Brady-Rob Gronkowski connection kept click- blindsided and slapped on the ing. The ’ defense and back of the helmet by Doucet. special teams kept rolling, too. Goldson jumped up, confronted Brady threw two passes to him and both began swinging Gronkowski, Julian Edelman returned a punt wildly. Goldson then threw a 72 yards for another score and Kyle Arrington series of punches to Doucet’s had two to help the Patriots beat facemask and received a 15-yard the 34-3 on Monday night. personal foul penalty before The Patriots (7-3) increased their AFC being ejected. East lead to two games. “What happened is he was run- The Chiefs (4-6) weren’t expected to do ning his route and we kind of ran much on offense behind untested into each other and we both fell. Tyler Palko, making his first career start with I’m looking around to see if the ref saw anything and all I feel is injured. And they didn’t, managing two punches to the head,” just a 26-yard field goal by Ryan Succop with Goldson said Monday. “I just got 1:30 left in the first quarter for their only lead. up and retaliated. It wasn’t a With Gronkowski collecting his ninth and smart thing. It wasn’t a smart 10th TD receptions of the year, the Patriots had decision on my behalf. I kind of their second straight dominant game after beat- lost it. That’s just something I ing the 37-16. The Chiefs lost can’t do as a vet and as a leader their third straight. on this football team. I expressed The Patriots didn’t generate much of an that to my football team yester- day and to my coaches and let attack during their first four series. There were them know I’m willing to accept with three punts and a by Brady that my punishment whatever the was recovered by Kansas City’s Allen Bailey on case may be and it won’t happen the first play of the second quarter. And on his again.” next series, Brady was sacked twice. Then the protection improved and Brady, Q Djokovic recovers to who had thrown for just 19 yards in the first beat Berdych at ATP finals quarter, took advantage, leading three consecu- LONDON — Novak Djokovic saved tive scoring drives. a match point in the third set Submitted photos by Brian O’Brien He connected with Gronkowski for a 52- against Tomas Berdych before Teams from Placer and Colfax yard score when which the tight end caught the winning 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) Monday also joined in the annual girls ball over the middle and scampered the last 35 to avoid becoming the second basketball jamboree Saturday yards, barely managing to remain inbounds on at Nevada Union, playing in upset of the day at the ATP World the right side as he neared the end zone. Tour Finals. freshman, JV and varsity round-robin scrimmages. A Arrington, who leads the NFL with seven Third-ranked Andy Murray strug- fifth team from Reno did not interceptions, got his first of the game on gled through an earlier 6-4, 7-5 make the trip due to Kansas City’s next series and Stephen loss to David Ferrer with a groin inclement weather. The event Gostkowski made it 10-3 at halftime with a 21- injury he fears could end his was the first opportunity this season for Nevada Union and yard field goal. tournament. Murray said he The Patriots got the ball to start the third would decide Tuesday whether he Bear River coaches to see quarter and marched 85 yards on nine plays, will pull out. their teams in competitive action. Nevada Union and scoring on Brady’s 19-yard pass to Gronkowski, “If it wasn’t Slams or this event, I Bear River girls will next take who somersaulted into the right corner of the to court officially on Nov. 28 wouldn’t have played,” Murray end zone after being hit by Derrick Johnson. said. for their foundation games. The Lady Miners will travel to Gronkowski has 20 in 26 Djokovic, who has been nursing a Foothill, and the Lady Bruins games, surpassing Mike Ditka’s mark of 31 for shoulder problem, withstood will play at Forest Lake the fewest games needed by a tight end to reach some spectacular hitting by the Christian. 20 touchdowns. He also pulled within three of ABOVE: Nevada Union’s seventh-seeded Berdych, who the single-season, tight-end record of 13 touch- had a point to win the match at Sarina Orellana blocks a shot down receptions held by Antonio Gates of San 6-5 in the decider but put a fore- from Bear River’s Jenn hand into the net. Meylor. RIGHT: Nevada Diego and Vernon Davis of San Francisco. Union’s Olivia Gulsvig dribbles Just 1:03 after Gronkowski’s second touch- around Bear River defender down, Edelman got his second punt-return Q Runners who died during Chelsea Andrews. Philadelphia Marathon ID’d touchdown of his career as the Patriots jumped to a 24-3 lead with 9:24 left in the third quarter. PHILADELPHIA — Authorities have released the names of the two runners who died after collapsing at the Philadelphia Marathon. Q COLUMNIST University of Pennsylvania offi- cials say 21-year-old Jeffrey Lee As temperatures lower, fish rise Copyright (c) 2011, Nevada County Publishing Company, all rights reserved November 22, 2011 10:36 pm / Powered by TECNAVIA of Cerritos, Calif., collapsed after uring the heat of summer, up to Markley Cove Marina to A rainbow crossing the finish line Sunday. trout dan- Lee was a nursing and business Dthe cold-water fish move launch. into the depths to stay in their I was meeting up with Leo gles from student at the Ivy League school. a fly dur- comfort zone. As the fall pro- Vrana from Vacaville for an The city Health Department says ing a gresses and the waters cool, the afternoon on the water in pur- fishing trip 40-year-old G. Chris Gleason of by Denis Clifton Park, N.Y., collapsed about trout in the foothill reservoirs suit of rainbow trout. The plan move up to the surface to chase was to use fly rods to troll Peirce and a quarter-mile from the finish Leo Vrana line. baitfish and any other food DENIS PEIRCE streamer flies. on Nov. 15 source near the surface. [email protected] We started midday and Police say both men apparently at Lake Berryessa. suffered heart attacks and died The reports from numer- planned to stay late. The after they were taken to a hospi- ous low-elevation lakes have unseasonably high on reports from anglers leaving as Photo courtesy tal. been encouraging, and I took Berryessa. It is formed by a we launched mentioned trout at of Denis Peirce last Wednesday to drive across dam on Putah Creek, which 30 feet on a good bite. I had Q MLB, players call news the valley to fish Lake drains the coast range south of information on the fishing up conference for labor deal Berryessa. Clear Lake. From Penn Valley, the lake and off we went. it is a two-hour drive over to NEW YORK — Major League Like most of the lakes in I ran my fish finder on the Winters on Highway 505, then Baseball and its players’ associa- our state, the water levels are See PEIRCE B5 tion have called a Tuesday news conference to announce a new labor contract. Q BEAR RIVER VOLLEYBALL FALL SAVINGS to keep you The sides were working Monday to sign a memorandum of under- standing on the five-year deal, Another road trip for Bear which replaces one set to expire ONTHEROAD Dec. 11. 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