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ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter CALGARY, ALBERTA Red Bluff's Beverley Anderson-Abbs won the Wild Rose Brewery 50-kilometer ultramarathon at the Canadian Road Racing Championships on Sunday to become Canada's 2014 national champion. Anderson-Abbs, who grew up in Calgary, broke the Canadian re- cord for her age group. The 50-year-old completed the course, about 31 miles, in 3 hours, 44 minutes and 27 seconds, better- ing the old record by 15 minutes. The win qualifies Anderson- Abbs for the World 50-kilometer Championships later this year in Doha, Qatar. Anderson-Abbs said she hasn't made up her mind yet on attend- ing. On one hand she's excited for the trip, on the other she saw it was a 24-hour flight. Anderson-Abbs said she was in- vited to come to the Calgary race by race officials. While there she also got to visit with her mother. During the race, about five miles more than a traditional marathon, Anderson-Abbs said she kept her mind entertained by sight-seeing the city where she grew up and a large crowd that showed up along the course complete with many entertainers and bands along the way. "My mind never really stopped going on this," she said. "It wasn't like a typical trail marathon where you're out there by yourself for hours." Typically it's trail races that An- derson-Abbs competes in. "I find running on the road like RUNNING ANDERSON-ABBS WINS TITLE IN 50K Record victory in native Calgary makes her Canadian national champion BeverleyAnderson-Abbs,ofRedBluff,crossesthefinishlinetowintheCanadian50-kilometerRoad Racing Championship in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Red Bluff's Beverley Anderson- Abbs crosses the finish line in Sunday's Wild Rose Brewery 50k ultramarathon in her native Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Rafael Nadal is going for No. 9at the French Open, and the only man that can stop him is Novak Djokovic. Nadal is already a record eight-time champion with a lifetime 65-1 record at Roland Garros. FRENCH OPEN TENNIS Nadalgoesforninth title against Djokovic FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 The Tournament of Champi- ons begins with 7p.m. games today: Foothill at Cottonwood, West Redding at Central Tehama and Corning at Trinity. Winners will play on Monday. Red Bluff has a 1st-round bye. LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS Tournament of Champions begins Games today are at 7p.m. and include: Cottonwood at Foot- hill, Central Tehama at Trinity and Red Bluff at Yreka. Win- ners play again on Monday. Corning has a first-round bye to Monday's quarterfinals. LITTLE LEAGUE MINORS Minors TOC set for Saturday start It was a day of pride, remem- brance and honors for those who waded through blood- tinged waves, climbed razor- sharp cliffs or fell from the skies, staring down death or dying in the D-Day invasion. WORLD WAR II D-Day's fallen heroes remembered, honored FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 JULIE JACOBSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS California Chrome takes a lap, with exercise rider Willie Delgado up, during a workout Friday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. The 146th Belmont Stakes horse race is today. By Beth Harris AP Racing Writer NEW YORK California Chrome is 1 miles away from ending the longest drought in racing history — 36 years without a Triple Crown winner. Eleven horses as good or better than him have tried to complete the sweep in the Belmont Stakes and failed since 1978. The chestnut colt with the modest pedigree and self-de- scribed "dumb ass" owners can either make history today or become just an- other near-miss. "I've watched the other horses where they failed," California Chrome trainer Art Sherman said. "I don't know if they just got flat outrun or got tired from the Triple Crown races." California Chrome and 10 rivals will run the longest race of their lives on Belmont Park's deep, sandy track with its sweeping turns. No other Triple Crown winner faced more than seven rivals. "I feel more confident coming into this race than I did any race," said Sherman, who at 77 is overseeing the best horse of his career. "I'm getting pumped up." California Chrome completed his fi- nal run-through on Friday, galloping two miles around the Belmont oval after visiting the paddock where he will be saddled on race day. He stood quietly in stall No. 2 before walking through the tunnel toward the track, pausing several times for photogra- phers. His ears pricked at the sound of clicking cameras. The Kentucky Derby and Preak- ness winner will jog again early to- day, about 13 hours before he tries to become the 12th horse to win the Tri- ple Crown. Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, whose horses spoiled Triple Crown bids in 2004 and 2008, said that how California Chrome handles the extra quarter-mile in the Belmont will be crucial to his chances. "Smarty Jones was in front going a mile and a quarter, and that last quar- ter of a mile got him," Zito said. "It's a different race. It's just longer." BELMONT STAKES Greathorsechasinghistory California Chrome may be first Triple Crown winner in 36 years Staff Report RED BLUFF Mercy High School will host its annual volleyball clin- ics for sixth- through ninth-grad- ers July 28-31. The cost of the camp is $40 and includes a shirt. The clinics will be taught by Mercy coaches Zane Zelei and Candi Keller as well as Mercy var- sity players and alumni. The Mercy Lady Warriors won the Northern Section Division VI title in 2012. The sixth- and seventh-grade camp will run from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. each day. The eighth- and ninth-grade camp will run from noon to 3 p.m. Players should bring shoes and a water bottle. To reserve a spot in the camp email ckeller@mercy-high.org. In the email state whether it is for the morning or afternoon camp and which size shirt would be pre- ferred. Adult small, medium and large size shirts will be available. Parents are required to be pres- ent to register their student on the first day of the clinic. YOUTH VOLLEYBALL Mercy to host camp for 6th to 9th grades ATHLETICS 4, ORIOLES 3 (11) Up next: Today, Oakland at Balti- more Orioles, 4:15p.m., TV on FOX. THESCORE By David Ginsburg The Associated Press BALTIMORE Pinch-hitter Stephen Vogt singled in the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning, and the Oakland Athletics got home runs from Josh Donaldson and Derek Norris in a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Ori- oles on Friday night. It was the sixth win in seven games for the Athletics, who own the best record in the AL (38-23) and the best road record in the ma- jors (21-11). Chris Davis and Manny Mach- ado homered for the Orioles. Both dugouts emptied briefly in the third inning after Donald- son slapped a tag on Machado, but peace was restored without inci- dent. John Jaso led off the 11th with a pinch-hit double off Evan Meek (0- BASEBALL Athletics beat Orioles 4-3 in 11 innings CHROME PAGE 2 TITLE PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, June 7, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1