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ByDiamondLeung BayAreaNewsGroup OAKLAND Stephen Curry flexed at midcourt after steal- ing the ball from LeBron James, as he knew in that mo- ment the Cleveland Cavaliers were sunk and that Game 1 of the NBA Finals belonged to the Warriors. The Golden State Warriors nearly pitched a shutout in overtime, staging a memora- ble defensive stand that en- abled them to win 108-100 on Thursday. James could only put his head down and walk off the court and through the tunnel with the final seconds tick- ing away. His 44-point night was wasted, as the Cavaliers couldn't score a single point in the first 291 seconds of over- time. The Warriors saw the Cava- liers miss their first eight shots of the extra period and allowed only James' meaningless layup with 8.9 seconds left before he walked away from the scene. Curry finished the game with 26 points and eight as- sists. His steal with 1:52 left essentially sealed the win, as the Cavaliers showed no signs they would snap out of their offensive funk after Harri- son Barnes' 3-pointer gave the Warriors a 105-98 lead. Klay Thompson added 21 points after having recovered from a concussion. Andre Iguodala came off the bench NBA FINALS Warriorspowerpast Cavaliers,takeOTwin James scored 44 points, but Golden State takes Game 1 on defensive stand ERICRISBERG—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) dunks against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half of Game 1of the NBA Finals in Oakland on Thursday. BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) and the Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) walk on the floor during the second half of Game 1of the NBA Finals in Oakland on Thursday. WARRIORS108,CAVS100(OT) Game 2: Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors, 5p.m. Sunday, TV on ABC. THESCORE By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press PARIS At changeovers in her French Open semifinal, an ill Serena Williams walked ever so slowly to the sideline, where even lowering herself to sit seemed difficult. With the temperature near- ing 85 degrees, she pressed white towels filled with ice against her forehead and neck and guzzled water. Early on, her play was as poor as her health. She failed to chase balls she normally would. As tell- ing as anything: On those occa- sions when she did win points, Williams mostly refrained from her familiar fist pumps and yells of "Come on!" Never can count her out, though, no matter the circum- stances. Down a set and a break Thursday, and clearly not her- self, Williams summoned the re- solve to reach the final by beat- ing 23rd-seeded Timea Bacsin- szky of Switzerland 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. After getting broken to fall be- hind 3-2 in the second set, Wil- liams claimed the final 10 games. She had a 12-2 edge in winners in the final set. "Stunning," said Williams' coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. "This is the difference between champions and everyone else. FRENCH OPEN IllWilliamscomesbacktoreachfinals Top-ranked American woman overcomes flu to beat Bacsinszky in 3-set semifinal match DAVID VINCENT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Serena Williams of the U.S. returns the ball to Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland during their semifinal match Thursday at the French Open at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris. Global warming has not stopped or even slowed in the past 18years, according to a new federal study that rebuts doubters who've claimed that heating trends have paused. SCIENCE Data:Nostoppingor slowing global warming FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 Opening a new frontier in transplant surgery, Texas doctors have done the world's first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man who suffered a large head wound from cancer treatment. MEDICAL OPERATION Doctors do world's first skull-scalp transplant FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 Staff Reports RED BLUFF The Chico Breakfast Lions high school all-star softball game is scheduled to be played at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hooker Oak Recreation Area in Chico. The game features graduat- ing seniors from throughout the north state in a North vs. South format. Red Bluff High's Bailey Akins was selected to the North roster, which also features Melissa Mac- Guinness, Ashley Green and Re- becca Whelchel (Shasta); Kimmy White, Sophia Oliverez and Kai- tlin Cox (Corning); Julisa Rodri- guez (Lassen); Sydnie Ambrose (Trinity); Mikayla Newham (En- terprise); Cassie Reeder (Red- ding Christian); Kaylaruth Fer- ris (Anderson); Ashley Cain (Mount Shasta); Samantha Keely and Brooke Potter (Quincy); and Kendell Moser and Alicia Mandt (Yreka). The North squad will be coached by Shasta coach Dennis Cahill. The South squad, which will be coached by Pleasant Valley coach Tony Tallerico, features Taylor Pack, Caitlyn Gravel and Sara Stephenson (Sutter); Delanie Little and Ashley Perez (Biggs); Emily Corriea (Colusa); Bethany Cook (Durham); Sara Cater (East Nicolaus); Keianna Hostetler and Teja Butler (Lindhurst); Amber Burgess (Live Oak); Karina Tor- res (Pleasant Valley); Justine Mc- Corkle (Hamilton); and Kaitlyn Combo (River Valley). The Lions Club high school all- star baseball game is scheduled to be played after the softball game at 3 p.m. at the Hooker Oak Rec- reation Area in Chico. Tickets cost $6 and can be used to attend both games. Net proceeds support the Lions Club sight-saving programs for needy people. CHICO LIONS CLUB All-star so ball, baseball games set So ball begins at 11 a.m. in Chico; baseball follows By John Hickey Bay Area News Group DETROIT Nothing comes easily to the current version of the Oak- land A's. Even the club's sudden winning surge fueled by the best starting pitching in baseball seemed to be derailed when Stephen Vogt came limping off the field in the ninth inning of Thursday's 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers. The A's drew huge sighs of re- lief to learn that Vogt had merely cramped up. With no strains or sprains, the team's RBI leader hopes to be back in the lineup Fri- day in Boston to continue a re- vival that has seen Oakland win nine of its last 12. Instead of worrying about de- railment, the A's can focus on keeping the train on the track. For that, the rotation serves as the engine, Oakland's starters having the best collective ERA in base- ball at 3.10. "This is the best rotation in BASEBALL A's finish off road sweep over Tigers behind Hahn ATHLETICS 7, TIGERS 5 Up next: Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox, 4:10p.m. today, TV on CSN-CA. THESCORE The Chico Breakfast Lions Club high school all-star so - ball and baseball games are scheduled to be played at 11 a.m. and 3p.m., respectively, at Hooker Oak Recreation Area on Saturday in Chico. HIGH SCHOOL Lions Club all-star games set for Saturday The Spartan Soccer Camp for boys and girls in eighth through 12th grades is sched- uled to be held July 13-23. The deadline to sign up is June 25. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/1FBCVIk. RED BLUFF HIGH Soccer camp sign-up deadline June 25 TENNIS PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, June 5, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1