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Friday Golf — The Open Championship, 2 a.m., ESPN MLB — Rays at Yankees, 4 p.m., MLBN MLB—Athletics at Royals, 5 p.m., CSNC MLB — Mets at Giants, 5 p.m., MNT-21 Tour de France — Stage 12, 5:30 a.m., VERSUS PGA— Reno-Tahoe Open, 1 p.m., TGC Sports 1B Friday July 16, 2010 Warriors sold for record $450 million OAKLAND (AP) — Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan reached an agreement Thurs- day to sell the fran- chise for a record $450 million to Boston Celtics minority partner Joe Lacob and Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber. ‘‘I am incredibly excited to have the opportunity to be the next steward of this storied NBA fran- chise. This is my dream come true,’’ said Lacob, who is also the managing partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. ‘‘Peter and I intend to do what we do best — innovating and building. It is our pas- sion to return the War- riors to greatness and build nothing short of a championship organi- zation that will make all of us in the Bay Area proud.’’ Lacob and Guber beat out three other finalists, including Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who had been considered the favorite to buy the team from Cohan. Ellison has a personal fortune of $28 billion, according to an annual survey by Forbes magazine, and is the sixth- richest man in the world. He had been courted by War- riors fans at a game earlier this year to buy the struggling franchise, which has made the playoffs only once in the past 16 seasons. Ellison said in a statement that he was sur- prised he did not win because he made the biggest offer. ‘‘Although I was the highest bidder, Chris Cohan decided to sell to someone else,’’ he said. ‘‘In my experience this is a bit unusual. Nonetheless, I wish the Warriors and their fans nothing but success under their new ownership.’’ Sal Galatioto, the president of Galatioto Sports Partners, which advised Cohan on the sale, said there was a handshake agreement with Lacob and Guber agreed to about two weeks ago. The team had four offers of at least $400 mil- lion at the time of the deadline. While the two sides worked out the details, Ellison came back with what Galatioto described as a ‘‘marginally higher’’ offer just hours before the signing. ‘‘He was way past the dead- line,’’ Galatioto said. ‘‘There was no way I was going to recommend that bid to Chris. ... Once the shot clock expires, are you allowed to get back on the court and have it count? I don’t think so.’’ The bid from Lacob and Guber Road trip: Red Bluff teams head to sections broke the record for the largest sale in league history, topping the $401 million Robert Sarver paid to buy the Phoenix Suns in 2004. The deal still needs to be approved by three-quarters of the NBA Board of Governors. Lacob also must sell his interest in the Celtics. Galatioto said he expects the deal to be finalized by the end of September. Lacob, who has been a season- ticket holder for the Warriors, was part of the ownership group with the Celtics when they won their 17th championship two years ago. He has also been involved in sports See SOLD, page 2B Daly tied for third at Open ST. ANDREWS, Scot- land (AP) — In the 137 years since the British Open first came to St. Andrews, the Old Course rarely has been such a pushover. Rarer still was the score Rory McIlroy delivered. Whether it was the luck Courtesy photo/Adam Swarthout The Red Bluff 11-and 12-year-old Little League All-Stars team celebrates its District 1 baseball championship in Anderson.The team heads to the Section 2 tournament in Marysville beginning Saturday.The All-Stars team is: Hobie Abel, Bryce Baer, Jay Boone, Kolby Button, Wesley Clawson, Daniel Foster, Ryan Gamboa, Zane Kittle, Will Macdonald, Jack Murphy, Ritchie Nunez, Lane Pritchard and Owen Swarthout By RICHGREENE DN Sports Editor The Red Bluff Little League is sending three All-Stars teams to sectional tournaments after a suc- cessful run through district tourna- ments. The 9-and 10-year-old baseball and softball teams and 11-and 12- year-old baseball All-Stars gave Red Bluff Little League three dis- trict champions in the five tourna- ments it entered. It’s the first time since 2004, the Red Bluff 11-and 12-year-old base- ball All-Stars have advanced to the section tournament. Red Bluff will look to duplicate the recent success of District 1 teams at the Section 2 tournament. The previous two years, West Redding and Foothill have won the tournament from District 1. This year’s Section 2 tourna- ment is being hosted by Marysville Little League. Red Bluff will open up play on Saturday at 6 p.m. against McKin- leyville with the winner playing Sutter Area on Sunday. Chico Central and the District 48 tournament winner will also be in the tournament. Red Bluff went through the Dis- trict 1 tournament with a 5-0 record behind the pitching of Kolby But- ton and Ryan Gamboa. An offense with a healthy bal- ance of right and left-handed bats scored 44 runs in those games. The 9-and 10-year old boys went 5-1 in their district tourna- ment, needing a second game to knock off East Redding in the championship series, Wednesday. The boys play in Crescent City on Saturday at 4 p.m. against the winner of District 2, comprised of the Susanville area. The 9-and 10-year-old girls soft- ball team took the long path to their district championship, after drop- ping the opening game of the dou- ble-elimination tournament. However McKenzie Colgate and Kylee Clatty pitched Red Bluff to five straight wins and the All- Stars pulled out an extra-innings thriller over Cottonwood in the title game. Their section tournament will be held in Concord and also begins on Saturday. Camps, clinics, leagues offer opportunties for athletes Soccer registrations Red Bluff Youth Soccer League is still accepting reg- istrations for the fall soccer season. All kids ages 4-and-up are welcome. For more information visit rbysl.org or call 529-BALL. Spartan Volleyball Camp A volleyball skills camp will be offered from August 9-13 at Red Bluff High School led by varsity coach Angie Ayers. The fifth through eighth grade session will run 8:30- 11:30 a.m. followed by a ninth through 12th grade session from noon to 3 p.m. The cost is $60 and brochures are available for pickup at the Red Bluff Union High School District Office or can be sent by e- mail. Contact Angie Ayers at 592-9531 or by e-mail at aayers15@azalumni.com. Mercy clinic Mercy High School will be holding volleyball clin- ics July 26-29 hosted by coaches Zane Zelei and of the draw or his tantalizing talent really didn’t matter. In conditions so calm that not a hair on his consid- erable mop was out of place, McIlroy set off on an incredible run into the record book Thursday with a 9-under 63 that gave him a two-shot lead. ‘‘Going out there this morning with no wind, you’re never going to get St. Andrews playing any easi- er,’’ McIlroy said. It was just as easy for John Daly, a former cham- pion at St. Andrews and now the ultimate long shot. He first energized the gallery by bashing tee shots and making enough birdies for a 66, matching his best score in the British Open. And it was just as easy for Tiger Woods, who ran off three straight birdies late in his round for a 67. ‘‘The old lady had no clothes on today,’’ Tom Watson said after a 73. There were 45 rounds in the 60s, 73 players broke par and the average score was under par — 71.75. No one took advantage like McIlroy, a 21-year-old from Northern Ireland with a game beyond his years. His 63 tied the lowest score in any major, and it was only the second such score at St. Andrews in golf’s old- est championship. Of the eight players who have shot 63 in the British Open, McIlroy is the only one to do it in the first round. ‘‘I’m very happy that I was able to take advantage of those conditions,’’ said McIlroy, who had a two- shot lead over Louis Oost- huizen of South Africa. ‘‘And it gives me a little bit of a buffer going into the next three days, whatever weather comes our way.’’ It sure didn’t feel easy in the afternoon. Not long after McIlroy Courtesy photo Ryan Mehling Hall, Matthew Carbonell, Megan Realander and Aiden Gonczeruk participate in a scrimmage at Sacred Heart School's Soccer Clinic with soccer coach Asa Robinson looking on. Twenty children from Red Bluff and the surrounding communities are learning essential soccer skills in the week-long clinic for second through eighth graders. Candi Keller and Warriors players and alumni. The cost of the clinic is $40 at the door and a t-shirt will be included. Each clinic will be limit- ed to the first 20 registrants. A clinic for those enter- ing sixth and seventh grades will run from 8:30- 11:30 a.m. followed by a clinic for turning eighth and ninth graders from noon to 3 p.m. For more information call Candi at 547-2900 or e- mail ckeller@diocese- sacramento.org to acquire registration paperwork. North Valley Volleyball Camp An Individual skills camp will be offered from July 26-30 at Chico High School. Tenth through 12th grade sessions are from 8 a.m. to Noon and seventh through ninth grade sessions run from 1-5 p.m. The cost is $100 with camp instructors from Red Bluff, Chico, Pleasant Val- ley and Paradise. Please contact Tammi Taylor at 828-1110 or tammi.taylor@ymail.com for a camp brochure. finished his round, the lead- en skies over St. Andrews Bay brought showers to the Old Course and a breeze that picked up strength the rest of the afternoon. Of the 16 players atop the leaderboard, only Peter Hanson (66), Bradley Dredge (66), Lee Westwood (67) and Y.E. Yang (67) teed off after the wind showed up at noon. ‘‘The difference for the early and late starters was huge,’’ Westwood said. ‘‘You could have kicked it round in a low score this morning. The course was defenseless, and I actually expected somebody to post See OPEN, page 2B