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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Kyrie-markable: Irving’s 42 C M Y K carries Cavaliers past Celtics CLEVELAND (AP) — Fighting to keep their season Kyrie Irving gritted his teeth, alive, the Celtics aren’t giving tightened up his left sneaker and an inch despite playing without hopped to his feet. All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas, The pain couldn’t stop him. who may need surgery on a hip The Celtics couldn’t either. injury. Irving took over in the The Cavs, meanwhile, second half and finished with wouldn’t be on the cusp of the 42 points despite playing on Finals without Irving. File - In this July 4, 2016 file photo, the Olympic Park of the 2016 Olympics is seen from the air, in a tender ankle, LeBron James With Cleveland in jeopardy Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Almost one year after the games, Olympic Park in suburban Barra da Tijuca, added 34 and the Cleveland of dropping its second game in which was the largest cluster of venues, is an expanse of empty arenas with clutter still remaining Cavaliers moved within one win a row after James followed an from the games. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File) of an almost inevitable third date 11-point Game 3 debacle by in the NBA Finals with Golden picking up four first-half fouls, State by rallying to beat Boston Irving put on a breathtaking 112-99 on Tuesday night in one-man show. Just say no when it comes Game 4 of the Eastern Confer- Freezing Boston defenders ence finals. with his dribble and driving to With James in foul trouble, the basket whenever he wanted, Irving was forced to do more Irving made six layups, two to hosting Olympics than ever and he delivered, 3-pointers and a free throw in scoring 19 in less than five a dizzying span of 4:48. He TIM DAHLBERG, and rowers would compete were Angeles are the only two con- minutes and 33 in a 19-minute capped his blistering 19-point AP Sports Columnist filthy, and should have known tenders left for those Olympics, stretch. outburst with a 3 in the final It never figured to end well that promises to clean them up after several other cities tested “The kid is special,” James second of the quarter and cel- for Rio. before the games wouldn’t be the waters and found them to be said. “I was happy to sit back ebrated at mid-court by pre- Just hosting the Olympics kept. too rich for their tastes. and watch him. He was born for tending to put two pistols back took everything out of the city. One look around Rio and Even the two remaining bids these moments.” in his holster. Trying to recover from them they could have also figured — which will be voted on in The defending NBA cham- “He saw Bron went out and may be impossible. out that $12 billion might have September — envision games pions, who shot 71 percent in the he wanted to put the team on his Nine months after hosting been better spent improving the that will take place for the most second half, opened a 3-1 lead in shoulders,” Cavs coach Tyronn the world’s best athletes in a conditions of the millions of part in existing facilities without the series and can wrap up their Lue said. “He did that.” flawed — and mostly joyless impoverished Brazilians who huge costs for infrastructure. third straight conference title — Irving said he was driven by — Olympics, Rio has little to crowd into the city’s infamous There’s no appetite anymore and a “three-match” against the the thought of the Cavs seeing show for the $12 billion effort. favelas. to build arenas and stadiums Warriors — with a win in Game their series lead vanish. Arenas sit empty or boarded- That the Olympics are a for 16 days of competition that 5 on Thursday night in Boston. “In the back of my mind, I up, the Olympic Park is vacant, bloated exercise in excess isn’t have an uncertain future once But if Games 3 and 4 are any thought, ‘They can’t tie up the indication, it won’t be easy. and the city’s former mayor is exactly a state secret. That they the Olympic circus has folded (Continued on page B4) being investigated for allegedly always cost more than origi- up the tents and left town. accepting $5 million in pay- nally estimated and are far more Actually, it’s hard to imagine C M ments for construction projects complicated by the time they go any city wanting to host the tied to the games. off is also well known to anyone Olympics at all. Yes, there’s a Y K And now, even some of the who follows the Olympic move- sense of civic pride to be able medals presented to athletes are ment even casually. to host the world’s biggest falling apart. Those are issues that can sporting event, but as residents It wasn’t supposed to be be overcome in wealthy coun- of Rio are finding out, there’s like this when Rio won the first tries with unlimited resources. not much else. Olympics in South America in China and Russia proved that A federal prosecutor in 2009, with a promise to show- by staging Olympics that were Brazil issued a report this week case Brazil and its culture. Chi- successful on the surface, even saying many of the Olympic cago was the odds-on favorite if they lacked a little soul and — venues are “white elephants” to get the games, but Rio orga- in Russia’s case — were marred built with little regard for their nizers convinced IOC voters by cheats both on the ice and in future use. The Olympic Park they could stage a historic the doping lab. is an expanse of empty arenas, Olympics. But one thing Rio — and while another cluster of venues “There was absolutely no Athens before that in 2004 — in a poor area is closed despite flaw in the bid,” then IOC presi- proved is that the Olympics are plans to open it as a public park. dent, Jacques Rogge, said at the much too big now to dump on “There was no planning,” time of the vote. countries that have to struggle prosecutor Leandro Mitidieri This was before Zika made to handle them. told a public hearing on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) goes up for a shot an appearance, one problem The lesson seems to be Olympics. “There was no plan- against Boston Celtics’ Jae Crowder (99) during the second half Olympic officials couldn’t be sinking in, judged from the lack ning when they put out the bid to of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals, expected to foresee. But they of serious bidders for the 2024 host the Games. No planning.” Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 112-99. knew the waters where sailors summer games. Paris and Los (Continued on page B2) (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Page B2 samoa news, Wednesday May 24, 2017

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Oakland Athletics’ Yonder Alonso reacts after being hit by a pitch from Miami Marlins relief pitcher Jarlin Garcia during the sixth inning of a game on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Oak- land, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) Bour’s four hits helps Mar- lins hold off Athletics 11-9 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) meeting between the two clubs URENA’S ROUGH NIGHT — Marlins manager Don Mat- since 2014. Urena had allowed only tingly was clearly pleased after Yonder Alonso hit his 13th seven runs all season before his ballclub’s best offensive of the season for the nearly doubling that against the output of the season. He was A’s, but left with a bruised right A’s. Healy’s home run was the hardly in a mood to celebrate. hand after getting hit by a pitch big blow but he was also hurt Having watched Miami in the sixth. Ryon Healy and by two walks and a hit batter nearly blow a five-run lead Rajai Davis also homered for — two of which scored. “It’s in the ninth inning, Miami’s Oakland. kind of controlled ma