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ByBrianMahoney TheAssociatedPress MIAMI TheSanAntonioSpurs have three more chances to grab the championship tro- phy that slipped away last year. The way they're dominating the Miami Heat, they might need just one. Kawhi Leonard had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and the Spurs routed the Heat again, winning 107-86 on Thursday night to open a com- manding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. The Spurs can win their fifth NBA championship with a victory at home in Game 5 on Sunday and avenge their seven-game loss to Miami last year. And if the Heat are going to deny them again, it will take the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history. LeBron James tried to keep the Heat in it with 28 points and eight rebounds, but Dwy- ane Wade was just 1 of 10 through three quarters and finished with 10 points. No team has overcome a 3-1 deficit in the finals, and the way they were outclassed twice on their home floor makes it hard to imagine the two-time champions being the first. Tony Parker added 19 points, and Tim Duncan had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who shot 57 percent from the field. The Spurs lost twice in Mi- ami to end last year's finals, their only defeat in the cham- pionship round. They won NBA FINALS Spurstakecommand with107-86victory No team has overcome 3-1 deficit in finals series as Miami must now do LYNNESLADKY—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Miami Heat center Chris Bosh (1) aims for the basket as San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) defends during the second half in Game 4of the NBA Finals on Thursday in Miami. LYNNE SLADKY—THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Miami Heat forward LeBron James (right) and guard Dwyane Wade sit on the bench in Game 4of the NBA Finals. SPURS107,HEAT86 Up next: Spurs lead series 3-1. Game 5, Sunday, Miami at San Antonio, 5p.m., TV on ABC. THESCORE By Paul Newberry The Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. There was something unusual in the open- ing round of the U.S. Open. A bunch of scores in the 60s. The best one of all was turned in by Martin Kaymer. His confidence spurred by a win at The Players Champion- ship, Kaymer birdied three of the last five holes Thursday for a 5-under 65, the lowest score from any of the three Opens played at Pinehurst No. 2. The German got up and down for par at the 18th hole, rolling in a testy 6-foot putt to beat the 66 shot by Sweden's Peter Hed- blom during the second round in 2005. Graeme McDowell, Kevin Na and Brendon de Jonge were three shots back. Kaymer beat a loaded field at The Players last month, snap- ping a stretch of 29 tournaments without a victory stretching over 18 months. "I needed a win," Kaymer said. "Whether it was The Players or a regular PGA Tour event, I just needed it for my confidence, for all the hard work I've put in the last couple of years." Ten other players were in the clubhouse at 69, meaning there were more under-par rounds in U.S. OPEN GOLF Kaymerseizesfirst-roundleadwith65 Has three-shot advantage among 14 players to shoot opening rounds in 60s, a rare event CHARLIE RIEDEL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Keegan Bradley hits out of the bunker on the 16th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Thursday. Neymar gave Brazil a winning start to its home World Cup, scoring twice to lead the host nation to an unconvincing 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening game on Thursday despite an early own-goal. WORLD CUP SOCCER HostcountryBrazil opens tourney with win FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 Local golfer and "Big Break" star Isaac Sanchez will host the second annual Swinging with Sasquatch golf fundrais- er July 26at Sevillano Links in Corning. For more information call (916) 984-3764. GOLF 2nd annual Swinging with Sasquatch event The American Legion Red Bluff Bulls under-17team will compete over the weekend at Chico's Father's Day tourna- ment. The under-15Bulls are traveling to Reno, Nevada, for a tournament. AMERICAN LEGION Red Bluff Bulls hit road for tournaments Islamic militants who seized cities and towns vowed Thursday to march on Baghdad, joined by Saddam Hussein-era loyalists and other disaffected Sunnis capi- talizing on Iraq's instability. IRAQ Sunni militants vow to march on Baghdad FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 By By Rick Eymer The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Giants man- ager Bruce Bochy expected good things from Tim Hudson. He's getting even better results than he anticipated. Hudson threw seven strong innings and left with a major league-best 1.81 ERA as San Fran- cisco avoided a four-game sweep, beating the Washington Nation- als 7-1 on Thursday. "I've always admired him from the other side, how well he com- petes," Bochy said. "I felt we were getting a front-line pitcher who will give us a chance to win on a consistent basis. He's done all we've expected and even more." Michael Morse got three hits and scored twice for the Giants, who had a five-game winning streak before Washington came to town. The Nationals have lost just twice in 10 games. "It's not much fun playing the fourth game of a series try- ing not to get swept," Bochy said. BASEBALL Hudson, Giants win to avoid sweep Gives up one unearned run, beats Nationals 7-1 JEFF CHIU — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The San Francisco Giants' Tim Hudson throws to the Washington Nationals on Thursday. GIANTS 7, NATIONALS 1 Up next: Today, Giants vs. Colorado Rockies, 7:15p.m., TV on CSNBA. THESCORE By Curt Anderson AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI San Francisco 49ers star quarterback Colin Kaeper- nick and two other NFL players will not faces charges in an in- cident involving a woman at a downtown hotel, prosecutors an- nounced Thursday. A memo released by the Miami- Dade County State Attorney's Of- fice said there was insufficient ev- idence that any crime was com- mitted in the hotel room on April 1. Tests indicated the woman was not sexually as- saulted and other evidence backed up the players' contention that nothing happened. In fact, the memo by Assis- tant State Attor- ney Laura Ad- ams described the woman as incoherent when po- lice and fire-rescue officers re- sponded to 911 calls to the room at the Viceroy Hotel. She had to be sedated in order to be taken to the hospital, where she was tem- porarily involuntarily committed for her own safety, the memo says. "When she heard the officers' NFL No charges in Florida for Kaepernick, 2 other players Kaepernick MIAMI PAGE 2 GOLF PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 FINALS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, June 13, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1