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JASONDECROW—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (le ) congratulates Andrew Wiggins of Kansas who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the No. 1pick in the NBA dra . ByBrianMahoney TheAssociatedPress NEW YORK With Andrew Wiggins at No. 1, it was a big night for Can- ada and Kansas. And it better be the right one for the Cavaliers. Cleveland went north of the border to open the NBA draft for the second straight year Thursday night, hoping Wiggins works out better than An- thony Bennett. Thrilled to go first and even hap- pier when Jayhawks teammate Joel Embiid went two picks later, Wiggins beamed in his black tuxedo jacket with a white floral pattern. "A thousand thoughts are going through my head right now," Wig- gins said. "It's a dream come true." Bennett was injured last summer, came into the season out of shape and made no impact, one of the rea- sons the Cavs were back in this spot again. But Wiggins seems a much more ready product after averaging a Kan- sas freshman-record 17.1 points. He might have ended up as the top pick anyway, but became the best option for the Cavs when Embiid suffered a stress fracture in his right foot shortly before the draft. After making Canada the only country besides the U.S. to have consecutive No. 1 picks, Wiggins slipped on a maroon Cleveland hat, hugged his supporters and went on stage to shake hands with Commis- sioner Adam Silver, who was calling the first round for the first time since replacing David Stern. Milwaukee followed with another freshman, Duke forward Jabari Parker, who on Wednesday disputed that he was out of shape for his work- out with Cleveland and performed poorly. Some consider him the more NBA-ready player after an All-Amer- ican season for the Blue Devils, and getting to play in Milwaukee puts him near his family in Chicago. "I'm just very optimistic," Parker said. "If it was 1, 2, put me at 60, just getting that opportunity, getting that chance of being in the NBA." NBA DRAFT CavsselectWigginsatNo.1 He averaged 17.1 points as freshman at Kansas last season, team record By Josh Dubow The Associated Press SACRAMENTO When Nik Staus- kas upgraded his game to add playmaking skills to his elite out- side shooting, he vaulted himself into the NBA lottery. But it's still that unlimited range that made him so valuable to the Sacramento Kings. The Kings looked to fill their shooting void by taking perhaps the best marksman available in the draft when they selected Stauskas with the eighth overall pick Thursday night. "As much as I've expanded my game over the past couple of years, shooting is definitely the thing I do best," he said. "I take pride in that. I feel like when I get my feet set and I get a good look at the basket, there are not many people in the league who can knock down shots like I can. I'm looking forward to bringing that skill-set to Sacramento." It's much needed on a team that made the third-fewest 3-pointers in the league last season with 491 NBA DRAFT Kingstake Stauskas with 8th dra pick By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press LONDON Uncle Toni's reaction said it all. This one meant a lot to him and to the tennis player he coaches, his No. 1-ranked nephew Rafael Nadal, who was in a tough spot Thursday, one point from trail- ing two sets to none against the same guy he lost to — in the same stadium, same round — two years ago at Wimbledon. As the younger Nadal began turning things around, evening the match at a set apiece on his opponent's double-fault, the older Nadal dispensed with any sense of decorum, leaping out of his Centre Court seat, punching the air, and shouting "Vamos!" From there, the ultimate result quickly became apparent. Nadal came back to beat 52nd-ranked Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4, returning to the third round at the All England Club for the first time since 2011. "I didn't want to lose another WIMBLEDON TENNIS Two years later, Nadal gets past Rosol Before a crowd of athletes, volunteers and fans, Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, put the cer- emonial first shot Wednesday to open the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the State Capitol. CAPITOL Nielsenopenstrack and field event FULLSTORYONPAGEB3 Mercy High School will host its annual volleyball camps for sixth-through ninth-graders July 28-31. The cost is $40 and includes a shirt. For more information email ckeller@ mercy-high.org. YOUTH VOLLEYBALL Mercy Lady Warriors hosting camp The Red Bluff Bulls under-15 American Legion baseball team hosts Petaluma for a doubleheader at noon Sat- urday. At 5p.m. the under-17 Bulls host South County for their own doubleheader. AMERICAN LEGION Red Bluff Bulls host doubleheaders Saturday By Nesha Starcevic The Associated Press RECIFE, BRAZIL Joachim Loew and Jurgen Klinsmann shook hands, smiled and patted each on the shoulders, like the two good friends they are. The two coaches had every reason to be pleased: both of their teams advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Loew's Germany beat Klins- mann's United States 1-0 thanks to Thomas Mueller's fourth goal of the tournament and the out- come allowed both teams to ad- vance. Portugal beat Ghana 2-1 in the other Group G match but both were eliminated. A draw would have been enough as well, and it had been the matter of much conjecture be- fore Thursday's match at the rain- drenched Arena Pernambuco. But neither team held back and both attacked, although Germany was clearly in control. "Well, first I asked him (Klins- mann) for the result of the other match. I didn't know that and he also told me they advanced and I told him, I'm happy," Loew said. "That is a tough group and the Americans were a bit the outsid- ers. Everybody considered Portu- gal a favorite to make it. ... (The Americans) really have quali- ties, they fight, they can run and they really are tough on the op- ponent. If you beat Ghana, play a draw against Portugal, I think you deserve to make it to the next round." Germany, a three-time cham- pion, now travels to Porto Alegre to play Algeria, the runner-up in Group H, on June 30. The Ameri- cans play Belgium, the winner of WORLD CUP SOCCER GERMANY TOPS U.S. AS BOTH ADVANCE Americans lose match 1-0 but still manage to reach knockout stage; face Belgium on Tuesday MATTHIAS SCHRADER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Germany's Mesut Ozil (center) goes for a header with the United States' Omar Gonzalez as the US's Graham Zusi (le ) looks on during the Group G match Thursday. MATTHIAS SCHRADER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States' Omar Gonzalez (le ) and Germany's Miroslav Klose challenge for the ball during the Group G World Cup match Thursday between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. GERMANY 1, UNITED STATES 0 Up next: United States vs. Bel- gium, Tuesday, 1p.m., TV on ESPN. THESCORE Online: For more World Cup soccer news visit the website MERCURYNEWS.COM and click "World Cup" link. "That is a tough group and the Americans were a bit the outsiders." – Germany coach Joachim Loew. The Supreme Court struck down the 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics Thursday in Massachusetts, declaring it an unconstitu- tional restraint on free-speech rights of protesters. ABORTION Supreme Court voids buffer rule at clinics FULL STORY ON PAGE B7 SOCCER PAGE 2 TENNIS PAGE 2 KINGS PAGE 2 DRAFT PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, June 27, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1