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JULIEJACOBSON—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco Giants starter Madison Bumgarner pitched seven innings Friday against the New York Yankees in New York. The Yankees won the game 3-2. ByAndrewBaggarly BayAreaNewsGroup NEWYORK Toomanytimes,theSan Francisco Giants have been let down by their arms in the late innings. They put an unexpected twist on the theme in a 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday night. It was Brandon Crawford, their Gold Glove shortstop, whose arm let them down as they remained winless in six games since the All-Star break. Crawford entered Friday's game having committed five errors all sea- son. He was charged with a career- high three errors Friday night, all on throws. While the first two ended up benign, the last one delivered the Yankees the tiebreaking run in the eighth and opened the door to closer Aroldis Chapman's fire on an already sweltering night. Crawford fielded a grounder from the Yankees' Austin Romine with runners at first and second and tried to complete a step-and-throw dou- ble play that required a 360-degree spin. His throw to first arrived well ahead of Romine but was high, and Brandon Belt's jumping effort mer- ited only a deflection as Chase Head- ley scored the tiebreaking run from second base. The Giants (57-39) also lost catcher Buster Posey, at least for five innings. Their cleanup hitter fouled a ball off his foot in the first inning, was re- placed by Trevor Brown in the bot- tom of the fourth and was diagnosed with a contusion after X-rays ruled out a fracture. The Giants have committed 10 er- rors in the six losses — something that must change regardless of what the front office is able to net prior to the Aug. 1 trade deadline. The Giants have identified the re- lief pitchers they'd like to acquire be- BASEBALL Giantsstillwinlesssincebreak Bumgarner struggles in first 2 innings in loss to New York as errors hurt YANKEES3,GIANTS2 Up next: San Francisco Giants at New York Yankees, 1:05p.m. Satur- day, TV on CSN-BA, FS1. THESCORE Staff Report CHEYENNE, WYOMING Matt Shiozawa from Chubbock, Idaho, is one of the most suc- cessful tie-down ropers in the business with eight Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifi- cations to his credit. His success has come at ro- deo arenas across the country, but a title that has eluded him in a big competitive field has been at Cheyenne Frontier Days. In 2014, he finished in second place and took home $17,993. Shiozawa made both of his runs in pre-rodeo competition known as slack. While they weren't identical in the arena, he stopped the clock in 11.4 seconds each time. His total of 22.8 sec- onds on two runs is more than two seconds ahead of the man in second place, Clint Cooper from Decatur, Texas. Cooper was the champion here in 2004. Shiozawa's success in 2014 and again this year has come with the help of a special gray gelding known to his family as Gray Pony, who is actually owned by his 6-year-old daugh- ter Stella. Stella is the oldest of his three daughters. His wife Ali and the girls were all on hand to cheer for their favorite cow- boy and watch him ride Stel- la's horse. Now they are making plans to return to Frontier Park on July 31 and hope they leave with a new championship sad- dle from "the Daddy of 'em All." First and second rounds of steer roping were also com- pleted in slack. Three-time world champion Rocky Pat- terson, from Pratt, Kan., won the first round with a 14.5-sec- ond run. The second round saw Lawson Plemons, from Axtell, Texas, at the top of the leader- board with an 11.8. Each of these men earned $5,959 for their ef- forts. Unfortunately, neither of them are planning to be here for the championship finals as they had no times in their other runs. The Cinch Rodeo Shootout were scheduled to start the per- formances here on Friday at 12:15 p.m. For a full schedule, ro- deo results and more informa- tion go to www.cfdrodeo.com. The following are results af- ter Wednesday and Thursday slack competition. Steer Roping: (first round winners) 1, Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 14.5 seconds, $5,959. 2, Coy Thompson, Whitewood, S.D., 15.5, $5,182. 3, Todd Case- bolt, Ryan, Okla., 15.9, $4,405. 4, (tie) J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., and Delon Parker, Worden, Mont., 16.3, $3,239. 6, Darin Suit, Ames, Okla., 17.9, $2,073. 7, Bobby Joe Hill, Mexia, Texas, 17.4, $1,296. 8, Will McBride, Ogallala, Neb., 17.7, $518. (second round win- ners) 1, Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas, 11.8, $5,959. 2, Shay Good, Midland, Texas, 13.0, $5,182. 3, Buck Mekelburg, Yuma, Colo., 13.9, $4,405. 4, (tie) Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas, and Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, 14.5, $3,239. 6, Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas, 14.6, $2,073. 7, Shorty Garten, Pawhuska, Okla., 15.7, $1,296. 8, Ryan Rochlitz, Mina- RODEO SHIOZAWA LOOKING FOR ELUSIVE TITLE Idaho tie-down roper holds event's lead a er opening 2 rounds at Cheyenne Frontier Days DAN HUBBELL — CONTRIBUTED Eight-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo tie-down roping qualifier Matt Shiozawa took the lead in tie-down roping in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with two runs totaling 22.8seconds. By Samuel Petrequin The Associated Press SA I N T- GE RVA I S -L E S -BA I NS , FRANCE If Chris Froome wins the Tour de France on Sunday, it won't have been an easy ride to the Champs Elysees. After a pile-up forced him to run up part of Mont Ventoux last week, the two-time cham- pion escaped from another crash on Friday during a chaotic and spectacular penultimate Al- pine stage held in stormy and wet weather. Two days before the ceremo- nial ride to Paris, rain played havoc at the Tour, causing many crashes and reshuffling places in the general classification. But Froome was lucky enough to es- cape with no serious injury, and even emerge with a bigger lead overall. "A crash like that could have gone either way, and I'm grateful that nothing is injured," Froome said. "Never a quiet day on the Tour." Since he took his rivals by surprise with a daring down- hill attack that earned him the race leader's yellow jersey on the eighth stage, media reports have portrayed Froome as the inevi- table winner. Day after day, as his overall lead built up, Froome kept insisting that the Tour was not over. Friday's 19th stage proved him right. Froome, who won the Tour in 2013 and 2015 and crashed out of the 2014 race, hit the ground with former Tour champion Vin- cenzo Nibali in a descent, soon after Romain Bardet launched a decisive attack to post the first French victory at this year's race. TOUR DE FRANCE Froome crashes again, keeps leader's jersey Staff Report All three Red Bluff Spartans football teams will start manda- tory fall practice on Aug. 1. The varsity team will have a team meeting at 1:30 p.m. in the Library Media Center. Practice time is 7-9 p.m. for Monday, Aug. 1. Ongoing prac- tices will be held 7-9 p.m. Mon- days, 7-9 a.m. and 7-9 p.m. Tues- days and Thursdays and 7-9 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. Call Coach Hein for any ques- tions at 941-3579. The junior varsity squad will have a mandatory team meeting at 2 p.m. in room 204. Practice time is 4-6 p.m. for Monday, Aug. 1. Tuesday through Friday practice is scheduled for 7-10 a.m. Call Coach Sanders for any questions at 526-2191. The freshman team will have a mandatory team meeting at 2 p.m. in the Field House. Practice time is 4-6 p.m. for Monday, Aug. 1. Tuesday through Friday practice is scheduled for 7-10 a.m. Call Coach Minto for any ques- tions at 200-1039. RED BLUFF SPARTANS Football practices to start on Aug. 1 RODEO PAGE 2 Bay Area News Group staff Dennis Green, a former 49ers assistant and the first African- American coach in the Pac-10 Conference when he was hired by Stanford in 1989, has died. He was 67. "Dennis passed away last night from complications of cardiac arrest," Green's family said in a statement. "His family was by his side and he fought hard." Green suc- ceeded Jack Elway at Stanford and spent three sea- sons on The Farm. He compiled a 16- 18 record and took the Cardinal to the 1991 Aloha Bowl in Honolulu, where they lost to Georgia Tech 18-17 to complete an 8-4 season. A disciple of coaching legend Bill Walsh, Green became the second African-American head coach in the NFL's modern era when he was hired by the Vi- kings in 1992. Green led the Vi- kings to two NFC Championship game appearances during his 10- year career there. Green's Vikings went 97-62 and went to the play- offs eight times. "Dennis Green created an out- standing environment for his players and I was privileged to FOOTBALL Former NFL coach Green dies at 67 Green GREEN PAGE 2 CYCLING PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, July 23, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1