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Tuesday Tour de France — Stage 16, 3:30 a.m., VERSUS MLB — Giants at Dodgers, 7 p.m., CSNB MLB— Red Sox at Athletics, 7 p.m., CSNC MLB — White Sox at Mariners, 7 p.m., WGN WNBA— Liberty at Sun, 5 p.m., ESPN2 Amoment’s a moment If a picture is worth a thousand words, then one with an untied shoelace is at least worth a col- umn. For anyone who does newspa- per layout, there’s one type of photo that brings about cringes on par with that of nails screeching on a chalkboard. They’re called grip n’ grins. We all take them. We’ve all been a part of them. Basically it’s a photograph where everyone is lined up, told to look at the camera and smile and then FLASH — picture taken. A lot of photos submitted to Sports 1B Red Bluff runs into trouble Tuesday July 20, 2010 Rich Greene the newspaper fall into this category. For the most part it’s just expected and there really is no better option if you want to take a photo and get everyone involved some well-deserved recognition. What troubles me is grip n’ grins tend to turn a page into looking more along the lines of a high school year- book. They’re just too staged, too forced and too perfectly planned for my own taste. I prefer a photograph that captures a rare moment. I try to ask coaches and parents interested in submit- ting photos for the sports section to take action shots instead. They help draw readers into a story they might not otherwise check out if they don’t happen to recog- nize any of the tiny dime-sized faces huddled together. Although my wife would tell you otherwise, I can give in from time to time and I set aside my grip n’ grin bias when it comes to a photograph of a championship team. Such has been the case multiple times over the past couple weeks as Little League All-Star teams have been honored with these photos gracing the sports page. But one in particular has kind of changed my mind about grip n’ grins and made me think about what makes a memorable moment. One of the All-Star photos that ran recently featured smiling faces, a championship banner and kids looking in the wrong direction just like all the other photos like it. However this one also had something else. One of the kid’s shoes was untied. It made me smile. That untied shoe wasn’t staged, forced or planned. After seeing the untied shoe, all of the smiles in the photograph seemed to be brighter. Staring at the photo, I could hear the parents applauding in the background, the kids giggling with excitement and feel the dirt infield under my feet. It took that untied shoe to kick-start it, but that grip n’ grin did what any good photograph should do — it cap- tured and shared a moment. We never know what will spring to life our emotions and memories, yet we try to create the perfect moment all of the time instead of just letting it come. I’m headed to a wedding next week and it’s sure to be staged, forced and perfectly planned, all in the hopes of creating that perfect moment. There will be memory card upon memory card cap- turing it all with grip n’ grins. I just hope there’s a pair of untied shoes in one of the photos. AP sources: Kings, Bucks close to trade MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have signed guard Keyon Dooling and two peo- ple with knowledge of other talks told The Associated Press on Mon- day that the team is in trade discus- sions with the Sacramento Kings to obtain forward Jon Brockman. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade talks had not been completed. The deal would send forward Dar- nell Jackson and a second-round pick to Sacramento as part of a sign-and-trade arrangement for Brockman, a power for- ward who started four games and appeared in 52 overall for the Kings last year as a rookie. He averaged 2.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in limited minutes. Dooling will be the backup point guard behind Brandon Jennings. The 10-year veteran and first-round pick in 2000 most recently played for New Jersey, where he averaged 6.9 points and 2.5 assists in 53 games, including eight starts. Terms were not released. The 23-year-old Brockman was a second-round pick by the Kings who impressed the coaches with his rugged play down low. He did not participate in Sacramento’s NBA Summer League schedule that ended Sunday. Brockman has more than 320,000 Twitter followers to his verified account. His biography there says ‘‘Take a look into the life of The Brockness.’’ Jackson began last year with Cleveland and appeared in 28 games before moving to Milwaukee when the Cavs waived him to bring back Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Jackson, a second-year forward, played in one game with the Bucks. The 24-year-old former second-round pick most recently played in two summer league games in Las Vegas with the Bucks, averaging 9.5 points and 3.5 rebounds. Milwaukee appears close to completing its busy summer filling a roster that will include only seven players from last season’s 46-36 run that ended with the franchise’s first play- off berth in four years. Milwaukee traded Dan Gadzuric and Charlie Bell for small forward Corey Maggette in the days leading up to the draft, then selected forward Larry Sanders, guard Darington Hobson and forward Tiny Gallon. The Bucks also struck two major deals in free agency, signing shooting guard John Salmons and power forward Drew Gooden to five-year contracts to add them to a core that includes center Andrew Bogut and Jennings. Now, Jennings will have a backup in Dooling, who has played in 595 career games with four different teams. Courtesy photo Ritchie Nunez bats with Hobie Abel on first base during the Red Bluff 11-and 12-year-old Little League All-Stars game Saturday in Marysville. The Red Bluff 11-and 12-year- old All-Stars got knocked out of the winner’s bracket, Sunday, and face a long, exhausting road back in the Section 2 tournament. Red Bluff lost to Sutter Area and were playing Monday night in a possible elimination game. Red Bluff would also have to win games on Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday to claim the sectional championship. Likewise the 9-and 10-year- old girls softball team was facing a similar predicament after losing their second game of the state playoffs 10-1 to Chico. The girls play in Concord on Tuesday against Intermountain in the first of their elimination games. Sweeney to miss rest of season MCT file photo Athletics outfielder Ryan Sweeney will have season-ending knee surgery. OAKLAND (AP) — Oakland Ath- letics outfielder Ryan Sweeney will miss the rest of the season to undergo surgery on his injured right knee. Sweeney was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday with right patella tendinitis. Noted surgeon Dr. Richard Steadman of Vail, Colo., will perform the operation as soon as possible. Sweeney is expected to be fully recov- ered by spring training. ‘‘It got to a point where it was very painful for him,’’ manager Bob Geren said. ‘‘It was recommended that to go on in the future and to feel 100 percent healthy, this was the right way to go.’’ Sweeney was batting a team-lead- BAGNERES-DE- LUCHON, France (AP) — The gloves have come off at the Tour de France. Andy Schleck was fight- ing mad after dropping his chain during a tough climb Monday and then losing the overall lead when defending champion Alberto Contador unabashedly sped ahead to take the yellow jersey. ing .294 with one homer, 20 doubles and 36 RBIs this season. He had gone 54 games without a home run. Sweeney had been trying to play through the pain before deciding to have surgery. ‘‘We’ve had guys injured and banged up,’’ Geren said. ‘‘What he had done to play through this was very commendable. He’s a very tough guy. He’s done a heck of a job. We appreci- ate what he has done.’’ The A’s now have 10 players on the disabled list, although left-hander Dal- las Braden will be activated Tuesday to make his start against the Boston Red Sox. Oakland recalled right-hander Henry Rodriguez to take Sweeney’s spot on the roster. Rodriguez is starting his fourth stint with the A’s this season. He has a 3.86 ERA in seven relief appearances. In other injury news, third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff was a late scratch from the lineup with a stiff back. Adam Rosales took his place. Also, left-hander Brett Anderson is scheduled to make a rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento at Col- orado Springs on Tuesday night. Depending on how the start goes, Anderson could return to the A’s rotation next week. Chain, and gloves, off in Tour de France showdown ‘‘He can be nervous for the next days ... this gives me anger,’’ said Schleck, vowing revenge. ‘‘I’m not the one who will get chased any more, I’m the one who chases. That’s a big differ- ence.’’ The episode highlighted the often-unclear etiquette of cycling’s greatest race, where the wearer of the yel- low jersey is conferred almost queen-bee-like respect — and taking advantage of mishaps out of his control is frowned upon. The breach came on a day when France’s Thomas Voeckler came out of a long breakaway to win the 15th stage from Pamiers to Bag- neres to Luchon, finishing a 116.5-mile trek that includ- ed the merciless Port de Bales climb in 4 hours, 44 minutes, 51 seconds. Contador, who gained time while Schleck was putting his chain back on and during a high-speed downhill to the finish, crossed 2:50 back in sev- enth, while Schleck came in 12th — 3:29 after Voeckler. See TOUR, page 2B