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Miami’s LeBron James dunks dur- ing the sec- ond half of Game 3 of the NBA Fi- nals against Dallas on Sunday in Dallas. the ASSociAteD PreSS the pendulum swings toward miami nba finals heat 88, mavericks 86 (miami leads series 2-1) DALLAS • Dwyane Wade kept soaring and scoring, doing everything he could to get the Heat closer to the NBA title. Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem provided the final push to seal the key victory. Bosh made a 16-foot, go- ahead jumper from the base- line with 39.6 seconds left and Haslem pestered Dirk Nowitzki the rest of the way as the Heat held on for an by jaime aron the Associated Press — — See gAme 3 • PAge 2 Bosh makes clutch shot to give Heat huge victory game 4 Miami at Dallas, 7 p.m. Tuesday, ABC, 104.3 FM 88-86 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday for a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. “This is a total win,” said Wade, who led Miami with 29 points and 11 rebounds. “You want to win the game on the defensive end of the floor and we got a stop.” Recent history says this is a huge win for the Heat. The Game 3 winner in a tied Finals has won the champi- onship all 11 times since the 2-3-2 format began in 1985. The Heat go into Game 4 on Tuesday night with a chance to do what it did in 2006: win it all on Dallas’ floor. Miami will need to win that game and the next, on Thursday night. With all its star power, many expected Miami to be planning a victory parade by now, especially after a solid victory in Game 1. But the Heat blew a 15-point lead in the last quarter of Game 2, and nearly did it again this time, coughing up a 14-point lead. Miami recovered to lead 81-74 with 6:31 left. Every- one knew Nowitzki would drive Dallas’ rally, but it didn’t matter. He still scored 12 straight points — six free throws, a layup, a dunk and a tough jumper — tying it at 86. Shawn Marion pestered Le- Bron James into a 24-sec- nadal continues mastery in france PARIS • Regardless of the setting or the surface, Ra- fael Nadal confounds Roger Federer the way no other man can. Put the two greats of the game on opposite ends of a court in a Grand Slam fi- nal — particularly at Roland Garros, on the red clay that Nadal rules — and the one- sided nature of the rivalry grows more pronounced. Grinding along the base- line, using every inch of his wingspan to extend points, whipping fearsome fore- hands this way and that, Nadal flummoxed Federer yet again Sunday in a rivet- ing, highlight-filled match, beating him 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1 for a record-tying sixth French Open championship and 10th major title overall. “He plays better against the better ones, and that’s what he showed today,” said Federer, owner of 16 Grand Slam trophies. “He’s a great by howard fendrich The Associated Press — french Open No. 1 player captures 6th title on clay in Paris — See fRench • PAge 3 Rafael Nadal won his sixth French Open, tying Bjorn Borg for titles in the major. The AssOciATed PRess Broncos quarter- back Tim Tebow talks with a fan during his book sign- ing Sunday at the Sam’s Club on Wood- men. GENNA ORD, THE GAZETTE Tebow a better role model than franchise QB broncos More than 600 true believ- ers in Tim Tebow gathered Sunday at the Sam’s Club on Woodmen Road, waiting hours to spend 5 seconds with their favorite football player. It’s amazing, really, what Tebow has accom- plished in his 23 years, almost amazing enough to warrant an autobiography. His fans expect him to bravely proclaim his Chris- tian faith, and I’m confident he won’t let them down. — see ramsey • Page 2 But they also expect him to save the Broncos. His followers might prepare for disappointment. I, in a way, join the Tebow believers. He’s the rare public Christian with the wisdom to emphasize the faith’s gentle, true side. He declines to snarl and judge, largely because he’s too busy feeding 600 boys and girls at his orphan- age in the Philippines. What worries me are those who expect greatness on the field from this impossible- to-dislike young man. Dan Lowe, 46, traveled from his Colorado Springs home along with his wife, oPinion david ramsey david.ramsey@ gazette.com / 476-4895 heavy course load u.s. women’s open qualifying Broadmoor east course’s length a problem for recent local high school graduates It may have been early June but school was in session at Sunday’s U.S. Women’s Open qualifying tournament. The lesson for Coro- nado graduate Sam Stan- cato and others was that The Broadmoor’s East Course is ready for the U.S. Women’s Open — not high school tourneys — especially with a length of 6,940 yards and a thick, ball enveloping rough for the 36-hole event that lasted a little over 13 hours. A dozen recent Colorado high school golfers and some college golfers found that out the hard way. “It was the distance for sure,” said Paige Crawford, a Doherty graduate now at Montana State. “We never play anything that big and the rough was 3 inches. The greens were real difficult to read, either super fast (to the east) or real slow to- ward the mountains.” But then the course for a major champi- onship, which starts a month from Mon- day, should be a real challenge. “I played a practice round last Sunday so I knew what to expect,” said Stancato, who is headed to Wyoming. “There was just no room for error.” The top three out of the original 69-play- er field (eight withdrew) qualified for the Open, which will be played on the same course July 4-10. Anya Sarai Alvarez of Tulsa and Garrett Phillips of Georgia tied for first place with a 9-over-par 151. Mallory Blackwelder of Kentucky placed third with a 156. It will be the first U.S. Women’s Open for all three. Even those very familiar with the course struggled with the distance. There were by joe paisley [email protected] — — see broadmoor • Page 3 online >photo gallery More images from U.S. Women’s Open qualifying Sunday at The Broadmoor. gazette.com ● Former Doherty High school star Paige Crawford hits out of a sandtrap on the 18th hole on Sunday at The Broadmoor’s East Course. PHoToS By JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE Recent Coronado High School graduate Sam Stan- cato putts on the second hole during the U.S. Wom- en’s open qualifying tournament Sunday at The Broad- moor’s East Course. inside David Schroeder wins Springer Championship at Valley Hi. Page 3 Sports still in a drought Dale Earnhardt Jr. barely loses for second week in a row. Page 3 MONDAY ❘ June 6, 2011 719-636-0250 or [email protected] DeliverY questiONs? CAll 1-866-632-NeWs far from a hit Rockies fall despite Jason Hammel’s strong outing. Page 4 sports news at gazette. com and gazette preps. com ● gazette preps > peak performers spring edition The Gazette honors the area’s top high school athletes in a special pull-out section. Coming Wednesday
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Miami’s LeBron James
dunks dur-ing the sec-ond half of Game 3 of
the NBA Fi-nals against
Dallas on Sunday in
Dallas.
the ASSociAteD
PreSS
the pendulum swings toward miami nba finals heat 88, mavericks 86 (miami leads series 2-1)
DALLAS • Dwyane Wade kept soaring and scoring, doing everything he could to get the Heat closer to the NBA title.
Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem provided the final push to seal the key victory.
Bosh made a 16-foot, go-ahead jumper from the base-line with 39.6 seconds left and Haslem pestered Dirk Nowitzki the rest of the way as the Heat held on for an
by jaime aronthe Associated Press—
—
See gAme 3 • PAge 2
Bosh makes clutch shot to give Heat huge victory
game 4Miami at Dallas, 7 p.m. Tuesday, ABC, 104.3 FM
88-86 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday for a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
“This is a total win,” said Wade, who led Miami with 29 points and 11 rebounds. “You want to win the game
on the defensive end of the floor and we got a stop.”
Recent history says this is a huge win for the Heat. The Game 3 winner in a tied Finals has won the champi-onship all 11 times since the 2-3-2 format began in 1985.
The Heat go into Game 4 on Tuesday night with a chance to do what it did in 2006: win it all on Dallas’ floor. Miami will need to win that game and the next, on Thursday night.
With all its star power, many expected Miami to be planning a victory parade by now, especially after a solid
victory in Game 1. But the Heat blew a 15-point lead in the last quarter of Game 2, and nearly did it again this time, coughing up a 14-point lead.
Miami recovered to lead 81-74 with 6:31 left. Every-one knew Nowitzki would drive Dallas’ rally, but it didn’t matter.
He still scored 12 straight points — six free throws, a layup, a dunk and a tough jumper — tying it at 86. Shawn Marion pestered Le-Bron James into a 24-sec-
nadal continues mastery in france
PARIS • Regardless of the setting or the surface, Ra-fael Nadal confounds Roger Federer the way no other man can.
Put the two greats of the game on opposite ends of a court in a Grand Slam fi-nal — particularly at Roland Garros, on the red clay that Nadal rules — and the one-sided nature of the rivalry grows more pronounced.
Grinding along the base-line, using every inch of his wingspan to extend points, whipping fearsome fore-hands this way and that, Nadal flummoxed Federer yet again Sunday in a rivet-ing, highlight-filled match, beating him 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1 for a record-tying sixth French Open championship and 10th major title overall.
“He plays better against the better ones, and that’s what he showed today,” said Federer, owner of 16 Grand Slam trophies. “He’s a great
by howard fendrichThe Associated Press—
french Open
No. 1 player captures6th title on clay in Paris
—
See fRench • PAge 3
Rafael Nadal won his sixth French Open, tying Bjorn Borg for titles in the major.
The AssOciATed PRess
Broncos quarter-
back Tim Tebow talks
with a fan during his book sign-
ing Sunday at the
Sam’s Club on Wood-
men.
GENNA ORD, THE GAZETTE
Tebow a better role model than franchise QBbroncos
More than 600 true believ-ers in Tim Tebow gathered Sunday at the Sam’s Club on Woodmen Road, waiting hours to spend 5 seconds with their favorite football player. It’s amazing, really, what Tebow has accom-plished in his 23 years, almost amazing enough to warrant an autobiography.
His fans expect him to bravely proclaim his Chris-tian faith, and I’m confident he won’t let them down.
—
see ramsey • Page 2
But they also expect him to save the Broncos. His followers might prepare for disappointment.
I, in a way, join the Tebow believers. He’s the rare public Christian with the wisdom to
emphasize the faith’s gentle, true side. He declines to snarl and judge, largely because he’s too busy feeding 600 boys and girls at his orphan-age in the Philippines.
What worries me are those who expect greatness on the field from this impossible-to-dislike young man.
Dan Lowe, 46, traveled from his Colorado Springs home along with his wife,
oPinion
david ramseydavid.ramsey@ gazette.com / 476-4895
heavy course load
u.s. women’s open qualifying
Broadmoor east course’s length a problem for recent local high school graduates
It may have been early June but school was in session at Sunday’s U.S. Women’s Open qualifying tournament.
The lesson for Coro-nado graduate Sam Stan-cato and others was that The Broadmoor’s East Course is ready for the U.S. Women’s Open — not high school tourneys — especially with a length of 6,940 yards and a thick,
ball enveloping rough for the 36-hole event that lasted a little over 13 hours.
A dozen recent Colorado high school golfers and some college golfers found that out the hard way.
“It was the distance for sure,” said Paige Crawford, a Doherty graduate now at Montana State. “We never play anything that big and the rough was 3 inches. The
greens were real difficult to read, either super fast (to the east) or real slow to-ward the mountains.”
But then the course for a major champi-onship, which starts a month from Mon-day, should be a real challenge.
“I played a practice round last Sunday so I knew what to expect,” said Stancato, who is headed to Wyoming. “There was just no room for error.”
The top three out of the original 69-play-er field (eight withdrew) qualified for the Open, which will be played on the same course July 4-10. Anya Sarai Alvarez of Tulsa and Garrett Phillips of Georgia tied for first place with a 9-over-par 151.
Mallory Blackwelder of Kentucky placed third with a 156. It will be the first U.S. Women’s Open for all three.
Even those very familiar with the course struggled with the distance. There were
by joe [email protected]—
—
see broadmoor • Page 3
online >photo galleryMore images from U.S. Women’s Open qualifying Sunday at The Broadmoor.
gazette.com●
Former Doherty High school star Paige Crawford hits out of a sandtrap on the 18th hole on Sunday at The Broadmoor’s East Course.PHoToS By JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE
Recent Coronado High School graduate Sam Stan-cato putts on the second hole during the U.S. Wom-en’s open qualifying tournament Sunday at The Broad-moor’s East Course.
insideDavid Schroeder wins Springer Championship at Valley Hi. Page 3
Sports
still in a droughtDale Earnhardt Jr. barely loses for second week in a row. Page 3
MONDAY ❘ June 6, 2011719-636-0250 or [email protected] questiONs? CAll 1-866-632-NeWs
far from a hitRockies fall despite Jason Hammel’s strong outing. Page 4
sportsnews at gazette.com and gazette preps.com
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gazette preps >
peak performers spring editionThe Gazette honors the area’s top high school athletes in a special pull-out section. Coming Wednesday
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