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YC golf comes in 3rd at Desert Christian Invitational
The Yuma Catholic golf team came in third place at the twoday, 16-team Desert Christian Invitational at Randolph Golf Course on Saturday, finishing behind only Northwest Christian and Valley Christian.
Jordan Grasis (76 on Saturday) came in second place in the girls division, followed by teammate Ali Schmunk (78) in third.
Boys-wise, Luke Pancrazi shot a 76 on Saturday and Colin Yancey shot an 81.
Cavaliers blow 26-point lead in loss to Hawks
ATLANTA — Another day, another shocking loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
Even so, LeBron James isn’t too concerned about the Cleveland Cavaliers with the playoffs about to start.
“Obviously, the last 10 games we’ve been 5-5,” he said. “We had some good moments and we had some not-so-good moments today. The best thing for our team is we want to go down the stretch, be healthy and put a game plan together.”
Paul Millsap scored 22 points and the Hawks took advantage of Cleveland’s fourth-quarter collapse to overcome a 26-point deficit and stun the Cavaliers 126-125 on Sunday.
Kyrie Irving scored 45 points for Cleveland, and James had a tripledouble with 32 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists before the four-time MVP fouled out in overtime.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points to help Atlanta beat Cleveland for the second time in three days.
The defending champion Cavaliers dropped into a tie with Boston atop the Eastern Conference. Both teams have two regular-season games remaining. If the Cavs and Celtics finish with the same record, Cleveland will get the top seed for winning the season series.
The Hawks wiped out a 26-point deficit in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Cavs 44-18 in the period and forcing overtime on Millsap’s baseline jumper at the buzzer.
Millsap hit a 3 with 1:12 left in overtime to make it 118-116 for Atlanta’s first lead of the game. Mike Muscala’s 3-pointer from the right corner put the Hawks back up by one with 35 seconds left.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sergio Garcia tugged the lapel of his green jacket with both hands, proud of his prize and how he earned it.
His hopes were fading Sunday in the Masters — two shots behind with six holes to play — when his tee shot bounced off a tree and into an azalea bush, the kind of bad luck he had come to expect in the majors. Instead of pouting, he figured out how to make par.
Five feet away from winning, his birdie putt peeled off to the right. Usually resigned to fail, Garcia proved to be more resilient than ever.
He was a new man with a new title: Masters champion. Major champion. “It’s been an amazing week,” Garcia said, “and I’m going to enjoy it for the rest of my life.”
After nearly two decades of heartache in the tournaments that define careers, Garcia finally showed the mettle to win a ma-
DENVER — First, Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson’s record for most triple-doubles in a season. Then, he broke the Denver Nuggets’ hearts.
Westbrook’s 36-foot dagger at the buzzer gave Oklahoma City a 106-105 victory, eliminating the Nuggets from playoff contention and capping an historic Sunday afternoon in which he scored 50 points to go with 16 rebounds and 10 assists.
Westbrook’s 42nd tripledouble is one more than the “Big O” had for the Cincinnati Royals in 1961-62, a mark that many in the NBA had considered unbreakable until Westbrook’s incredible run.
The crowd gave Westbrook a standing ovation after he broke Robertson’s record with his 10th assist with 4:17 remaining.
Then, those same fans stood in stunned silence after watching Westbrook score his team’s final 15 points, including the gamewinner after Steven Adams took the inbounds pass from Kyle Single with 2.9 seconds left and dished to Westbrook, whose long jumper ringed through the iron as the horn sounded.
“It was a good defense,” lamented Nuggets guard Gary Harris. “He’s had a hell of a season. I think he might have just locked up the MVP with that one right there.”
Westbrook insisted his buzzer beater wasn’t a lowpercentage prayer.
“I practice that shot ev-