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PAVELGOLOVKIN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria plays a return to Andy Murray of Britain during their quarterfinal match Wednesday at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in London. ByHowardFendrich TheAssociatedPress LONDON ThesilenceatCentreCourt made abundantly clear that Andy Murray's time as Wimbledon cham- pion was coming to a close. Out of sorts from the start of his quarterfinal against up-and-com- ing Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday, Murray — who in 2013 ended Brit- ain's 77-year wait for one of its own to win the men's title at the All Eng- land Club — sailed an awkward back- hand slice long to fall behind by a set and a break. The crowd of nearly 15,000, usu- ally so vociferous in support of Mur- ray, sat quietly, perhaps not prepared to believe what was happening. All along, Murray's body language was as negative as his play: He gnawed on his knuckle after seeing an ace zip past; slapped his forehead with his palm after one forehand found the net; bowed his head and slumped his shoulders after another did the same. When one last forehand fell short, the magical ride ended for Murray and his fans with a 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-2 loss to the 11th-seeded Dimitrov, who became the first man from Bulgaria to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. "I have very good memories from that court out there. It's a special court for me," said Murray, who lost the 2012 Wimbledon final there, won that year's London Olympics gold medal there, then won his historic title 12 months ago there. "I mean, you can have bad days as an athlete. You don't win all of the time. Some- times you just have to take it on the chin and move on." He hadn't lost a set in his first four matches, but made 37 unforced er- rors Wednesday, more than twice as many as Dimitrov. "Even when I wanted to get into longer rallies, I was missing shots," the third-seeded Murray said. "I was unable to make him work as hard as I needed to." Dimitrov was composed through- out, getting broken only once and showing off the all-court game and WIMBLEDON TENNIS NorepeattrophyforMurray Britishdefendingchamp falls in quarterfinals to Bulgaria's Dimitrov By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO The southwest corridor of San Francisco is go- ing to get all the golf it can han- dle over the next decade. TPC Harding Park will host the Match Play Championship in 2015, the PGA Championship in 2020 and the Presidents Cup in 2025. The announcement was made Wednesday by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, PGA of America President Ted Bishop and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee at a swanky City Hall news con- ference. Speaking on the second-floor balcony outside the mayor's of- fice to a crowd that included about 100 leaders and golf offi- cials, Finchem said the coordina- tion between the PGA Tour and PGA of America to stage all three events at the same venue is un- precedented. He said he hopes similar collaboration can be done in the future to benefit both orga- nizations and their fans. "Today is an announcement GOLF Bay Area to host 3 big-time tourneys By Tim Dahlberg AP Sports Columnist timdahlberg on Twitter Barry Bonds is getting a sec- ond chance, hardly surprising be- cause baseball is a game of sec- ond chances. Seven years after the San Fran- cisco Giants decided his services would no longer be needed, a group of federal judges will re- consider Bonds' conviction for giving evasive testimony to a grand jury investigating the use of performance-enhancing drugs. It may not be as good as a ticket to Cooperstown, but a win by Bonds would mean he can live the rest of his days without con- victed felon being written in front of his name. Manny Ramirez is doing even better. He's getting a third chance. Twice suspended by baseball for violating its PED rules, the 42-year-old has been signed by the Triple-A Iowa Cubs as a part- time player and coach. The plan is for him — please, don't laugh — COMMENTARY Cheaters, liars and baseball All-Stars On a recent morning in Lon- don, Lara Thomson practiced spinning on benches, swinging from metal bars and balancing off raised ledges — all ele- ments of a daredevil discipline known as "parkour." HEALTHY LIVING Trend:Seniorstake up, practice parkour FULLSTORYONPAGEB6 At the 11- and 12-year-old District 1tournament in West Redding on Tuesday, Corn- ing lost to the hosts in the winner's bracket semifinal. Corning was playing Central Tehama on Wednesday. LITTLE LEAGUE Corning knocked to loser's bracket 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 By John Hickey Bay Area News Group DETROIT The A's started the second half of their season this week in Detroit's Comerica Park, and they can only hope that the Tigers' three-game sweep, capped by a 9-3 loss Wednes- day, is as low as it goes. Oakland, which split a four- game series with the Tigers in May at the Coliseum, are 2-5 against Detroit this season. While the teams are done play- ing each other for the regular season, they might meet again in the playoffs. They have the last two years. Detroit won both times. "I think we match up pretty well with these guys," catcher Derek Norris said. "You look at the overall series the last three years, it's probably pretty even." The A's won four of seven last year, the Tigers won four of seven two years ago. "It's their pitching staff and our pesky hitters," Norris said. "Our good bullpen and starting staff, and they are very aggres- sive (hitters). It's a matter of you execute your pitches, you beat them. If you don't execute your pitches, they beat you. And the same thing in reverse. "We got swept, but we took a few games from them when we were at our place. It's always a good series any time we get to- gether." For now, with the Tigers in Oakland's rear-view mirror, the Toronto Blue Jays come back into focus, beginning a four- game series against the A's on Thursday at the Coliseum . Toronto provided the low point of the A's first half, sweep- ing a three-game series at the Rogers Centre in May. The Blue Jays were in the middle of a streak during which they went 14-2 when they took three from the A's. The Jays still lead the American League East, but their pace isn't as blistering. They will arrive in Oakland with a 6-9 re- cord over their last 15 games. "They are a real good team," manager Bob Melvin said of the Jays. "We caught them there when they were in the midst of really playing well. And it's not like they've been playing poorly since. But that was a real hot streak that they were in. "You've always got to pitch against those guys and score some runs, because they are go- ing to score some runs. It's one of the elite teams in the Ameri- can League. And they have been all year." The A's aren't exactly smok- ing right now, though they did have a chance to win two of the three games against the Tigers. They didn't protect or add to an early lead they got Wednes- day when Coco Crisp and Bran- don Moss homered in the first inning for a 2-0 A's advantage. By the fourth inning, the Ti- gers had gone ahead against los- ing pitcher Jesse Chavez (6-5). Torii Hunter had RBI singles in the first and third innings, and Austin Jackson broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth with another run- scoring hit. Detroit's first three runs all came on two-out hits. "I was fighting myself instead of being relaxed," said Chavez, who gave up five runs in his five-plus innings of work, yield- ing eight hits and walking four. "It's annoying when you are one out away from a clean inning. The biggest thing is giving back the lead. Once you have it, you want to keep it and go as deep as you can." The offense could have made Chavez's life easier In the second and the sixth. They loaded the bases in both innings but failed to score. "The sixth inning was the key," Melvin said. "We had first and third and nobody out. And then they get a six-spot." BASEBALL TIGERS COMPLETE SWEEP AGAINST A'S Oakland goes 2-5 against Detroit this season, teams won't meet again unless it's in playoffs CARLOS OSORIO — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter hits during the fi h inning Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics in Detroit. Hunter hit three RBI singles and capped a six-run burst in the sixth inning that sent the Tigers over the Athletics 9-3for a three-game sweep. TIGERS 9, ATHLETICS 3 Up next: Today, Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland A's, 6:05p.m., TV on CSN. THESCORE The Fourth of July is one of the busiest days and week- ends of the year at Whis- keytown National Recreation Area. Most popular park areas will fill up quickly with visitors and parking will be limited. RECREATION Whiskeytown likely to draw large crowds FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 TENNIS PAGE 2 DAHLBERG PAGE 2 GOLF PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, July 3, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1