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ByTomWithers The Associated Press CLEVELAND LeBronJamescame home last summer to win a cham- pionship — one like no other. He's two wins away. Pushed by a crowd howling to see Cleveland's 51-year title drought end, James scored 40 points, his new sidekick Matthew Dellavedova added 20 and the Cavaliers survived Golden State's furious fourth-quarter comeback led by Stephen Curry for a 96-91 win over the Warriors on Tues- day night to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. James added 12 rebounds and eight assists in 46 minutes, his third stellar performance in his fifth straight finals. The Cavs, who won Game 2 at Golden State for their first ever finals win, now have their first at Quicken Loans Arena. They'll have a chance to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series in Game 4 on Thursday night. Cleveland nearly threw this one away. The Cavs led 92-83 with 51 sec- onds to go, but got careless with the ball and Curry heated up. The league's MVP finally found his shooting touch in the fourth quarter, scoring 17 points as the Warriors, who trailed by 20 in the third quarter, refused to go away. Golden State got a huge lift from reserve David Lee, but they rode Curry, who made five 3-pointers — his last with 18.9 seconds to NBA FINALS LeBron,Clevelandsurvive GoldenState'scomeback Cavaliers are two games away from title; Game 4 is Thursday at Quicken Loans TONYDEJAK—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives on Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala (9) during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland on Tuesday. TONY DEJAK — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) scored 27points in Game 3of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. The Cavaliers defeated the Warriors 96-91. By Ronald Blum The Associated Press NEWYORK Chris Heston pitched the first no-hitter in the majors this season in his 13th career start, leading the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets 5-0 Tuesday night. The rookie allowed three bas- erunners — all on hit batters. He also had a two-run single for his first big league RBIs and finished with two more hits than the Mets. "Lot of emotions going through my mind right now," Heston said moments after the final out. "Hasn't sunk in yet. Looking for- ward to catching my breath and celebrating a little bit." The pitching-rich Giants have thrown a no-hitter in four straight seasons, with Heston following Matt Cain's perfect game against Houston in 2012 and hitless gems by Tim Lincecum in 2013 and '14. The only other team to accom- plish that feat was the Los An- geles Dodgers from 1962-65, ac- cording to STATS. Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax pitched all four of those. Heston (6-4) struck out 11 — six looking — for the defending World Series champions and al- lowed just two balls into the out- field. After plunking Anthony Recker with a pitch to start the ninth, the right-hander threw called third strikes past pinch-hitter Danny Muno, Curtis Granderson and Ruben Tejada. Heston walked calmly off the mound toward home plate and was hugged by NATIONAL LEAGUE He st on t hr ow s no -h it te r to l ea d Gia nt s ov er M et s SF rookie pitcher strikes out 10 in historic feat FRANK FRANKLIN II — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chris Heston pitched the first no-hitter in the majors this season in his 13th career start, leading the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets 5-0Tuesday night. By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press WINNIPEG, MANITOBA Forgive the United States for some open- ing night jitters. The team got off to a slow start — several players called it "choppy" — but broke open a 1-all tie with Australia after the first half for a 3-1 victory in the World Cup opener Monday night. Megan Rapinoe scored twice for the U.S. women. "It was the first game, and there are some players out there who haven't played in a big tour- nament before," midfielder Carli Lloyd said. "I think we'll get bet- ter and better as each game goes on." The win gives the second- ranked Americans three points to start play in Group D, the so- called Group of Death, after a 3-3 draw in the group's opening match between fifth-ranked Swe- den and upstart Nigeria, ranked No. 33. Next up for the United States is Sweden and former U.S. coach Pia Sundhage, which many are call- ing the most anticipated match of the group stage. But Sweden had trouble stopping a surprisingly fast Nigerian side. Australian coach Alan Stajcic was impressed with the tenacity WORLD CUP Americans shake off game jitters Obama addresses scandal JOHN WOODS — THE CANADIAN PRESS United States' Megan Rapinoe, center, Abby Wambach (20) and Meghan Klingenberg (22) celebrate Rapinoe's goal against Australia during a FIFA Women's World Cup match Monday. By Jay Cohen The Associated Press CHICAGO Jonathan Toews re- members his first postseason se- ries in 2009, and the emotions that went along with each game. These days, the playoffs are a much different experience for the captain of the Chicago Black- hawks. There was no panic for Toews and company on Tuesday, a day after a 3-2 loss to steady Tampa Bay shoved Chicago into a 2-1 def- icit in the Stanley Cup Final. No outward display of frustration. Trying for their third NHL ti- tle in six seasons, the Blackhawks expected a fight — and the skilled Lightning are delivering just that on every level. "If you don't want that chal- lenge, if you don't want that spot- light almost, then you shouldn't be here," Toews said. "I think we all work for that. We want to play those important games." One of those important games is coming up on Wednesday night. The Lightning have clamped down on Toews and Patrick Kane, limiting the high-scoring duo to a single point in the series, and can grab control of the final with their fifth straight road win in Game 4. "This is going to be a good test for this group," Tampa Bay cap- tain Steven Stamkos said. "Obvi- ously they have the experience. STANLEY CUP Bl ac kh aw ks draw on history, fin al s ex pe ri enc e Derek Carr took a full load of first-team practice repetitions on the first day of the club's mandatory minicamp a er missing all three of the Raid- ers organized team activity sessions. RAIDERS QBCarrsayshefeels '100 percent' FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 The Spartan Soccer Camp for boys and girls in eighth through 12th grades is set to be held July 13-23. The dead- line to sign up is June 25. For more information, visit http:// bit.ly/1FBCVIk. SUMMER SPORTS Spartan Soccer Camp set for July 13-23 Red Bluff Youth Soccer is scheduled to hold registration sign-ups for its fall season from 5p.m. to 7p.m. June 22 at the Red Bluff Community Center. For more information, visit http://rbysl.org. RED BLUFF Youth soccer league sign-ups June 22 Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, 7Little Words and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice doled out by Amy Dickinson. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today PAGE B3 NHL PAGE 2 SOCCER PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, June 10, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1