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Not that not important my profes- sion but she loves the game so much and got to grow up with it in the purest form. It a penny and some But not having those re- sources placed her in obscu- rity, even for a state well down the list on producing soccer talent. Sanchez rew- rote the record books at American Falls High, scor- ing 178 career goals, includ- ing 13 straight hat tricks and 68 goals her senior season. The school retired her No. 17 before she even graduated.

Idaho State was the only school to offer a scholarship. Gibson first heard about Sanchez from a former play- er, Karissa Fisher, then the head coach at American Falls. Gibson trusted Fisher, but she admits she held res- ervations driving to a 3A high school girls soccer game in a potato processing town. Sanchez quickly laid those reservations to rest. knew she scored a lot of the United States 30 years ago while in their 20s, and both work at the Driscoll Po- tatoes processing plant in American Falls.

They afford to place their daughter on a club team. And even if they could, the closest club team is in Pocatello, about 25 miles away, and they drive Sanchez there every day. So Sanchez never re- ceived the elite training that players throughout the Unit- ed States grow up with. In- stead, she honed her skills the old-fashioned way. She lived across the street from the middle school, where every night her broth- er, Samual, played pick-up games with friends.

Six years younger than Samual, San- chez had one choice get better or get left behind. goals, but I sure of the Gibson said. I finally went out there, I think she scored a couple goals be- fore I sat down from walking from my car in the parking lot. was box-to-box, dribbling though everyone. I thought, kid is unbe- She does that now.

Imagine what she was doing against Malad High The freshman striker led the Big Sky Conference with eight assists last fall and ranked fourth in the league with seven goals. But Mexico come calling. An incoming recruit from Mexico tipped off Gibson in February about a tryout for U-20 team in Los Angeles. The only catch? It was in three days. Sanchez hesitated to go.

She think she could compete at that level. She said she imagined trying her hand at the international stage after she finished her college career. But Gibson insisted she get in her car and drive to Los Angeles. Three weeks passed be- fore Sanchez received an email that she made the U-20 team. She impressed the right people while taking on Mi- chigan and Notre Dame with the U-20 squad, leading yet another set of coaches this time from the Mexican na- tional team to ask, did this girl come Sanchez played 30 min- utes off the bench in a 1-0 loss to Canada on May 14.

Mexi- can coaches originally told her she make the World Cup roster, then after a 5-1 loss to the U.S. three days later, Mexico placed her on its World Cup team. She has come off the bench in two World Cup tu- neups against Costa Rica, serving as a left winger and the second youngest player on the roster. Sanchez said coaches love her speed and want her to deploy her as a substitute to take on tired defenders one-on-one and either attack the net or supply a cross. But after donning a Mex- ico jersey she wore as a fan nine months ago, Sanchez taking anything for granted.

She said learn- ing new skills each day in training, including the work level required to play at in- ternational level. something al- ways wanted, and to see my last name on the back of a Mexican jersey is just a privi- lege. Not everybody gets that same opportunity. So I try to make the most out of it and play with my heart, not only for the people that support me, but for Gibson can only laugh when she considers San- path the past nine months from a fan in the stands, to an open tryout she had to convince her to attend to, finally, the World Cup. Gibson joked.

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PHILLIES 5, REDS 4 (11) PHILADELPHIA Co- dy Asche scored from sec- ond base on a fielding error by pitcher Ryan Mattheus in the 11th inning, lifting Phila- delphia to the win after Mai- kel Franco hit a tying, three- run homer in the ninth. CARDINALS 7 BREWERS 4 ST. LOUIS Matt Car- penter had two hits and drove in two runs, helping St. Louis improve the best home record in the majors to 22-7. PIRATES 5, GIANTS 2 SAN FRANCISCO Jordy Mercer broke a fifth- inning tie when he homered for the second day in a row, Francisco Liriano struck out six and Pittsburgh complet- ed a three-game sweep.

ATHLETICS 6, TIGERS 1 Sonny Gray pitched eight shutout in- nings and Billy Burns hit a bases-loaded triple as Oak- land handed Detroit its sixth straight loss. DIAMONDBACKS 9 BRAVES 8 PHOENIX A.J. Pollock homered for the second con- secutive game. MARLINS 7, CUBS 3 MIAMI Giancarlo Stanton and Jeff Baker hit back-to-back homers for the second time in five days. ROYALS 4, INDIANS 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Jason Vargas tossed six sharp innings, the Kansas City of- fense came through against Corey Kluber. WHITE SOX 9 RANGERS 2 ARLINGTON, Texas Jose Abreu homered in a six- run second after missing three games with an injured finger, and Chris Sale struck out a season-high 13 in seven shutout innings. ASTROS 3, ORIOLES 1 HOUSTON Rookie Lance McCullers allowed one run in a complete game, and Chris Carter provided the offense with a pair of homers. PADRES 7, METS 3 SAN DIEGO James Shields threw seven strong innings to remain unbeaten and Will Middlebrooks drove in three runs. LATE GAMES Dodgers at Rockies Rays at Angels MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ROUNDUP STANDINGS, SCHEDULE AND LEADERS, A11 ALEX BRANDON The Associated Press BUEHRLE THROWS SHUTOUT In Washington, Mark Buehrle threw a six-hitter for his 11th career shutout and Toronto scored four runs in the first inning to beat the Nationals 8-0 on Wednesday night.

MARINERS TRADE FOR TRUMBO Seattle landed Mark Trumbo and left-handed pitcher Vidal Nuno from Arizona in exchange for catcher Welington Castillo, right-hander Dominic Leone and minor league prospects Gabby Guerrero and Jack Reinheimer. Trumbo is hitting .259 with nine home runs and 23 RBIs for the Diamondbacks. Hamilton out 4 weeks Josh Hamilton will miss a month with a strained left hamstring, just seven games into his return to Texas. TAMPA, Fla. Although Teuvo Teravainen has been with the Chicago Black- hawks for just a few months, the 20-year-old Finn already fits in perfectly on a veteran club with a knack for big- game greatness.

And when stars crack the Tampa Bay defense for the first 53 minutes of the Stanley Cup Final opener, Teravainen stepped up in dramatic fashion to put the Blackhawks on top. Teravainen and Antoine Vermette scored 1:58 apart late in the third period, and the Blackhawks rallied to stun the Tampa Bay Light- ning 2-1 on Wednesday night. Corey Crawford made 22 saves for the Blackhawks, who opened the final series in their quest for their third NHLtitle in six seasons with more of the clutch offensive play on which built a championship team but they get it from Jonath- an Toews or Patrick Kane this time. Instead, it was their youngest player, one who was more worried about public speaking than very public scoring. I scored the goal, the first thing (I thought) was, no, I have to go out in the media after the Teravainen said.

Teravainen scored through traffic with 6:32 to play, and he forced the turn- over that led to winner with 4:34 left. Just like that, the Blackhawks erased Tampa home-ice ad- vantage and silenced an Amalie Arena crowd cele- brating Tampa first trip to the Final since winning the 2004 title. pretty Te- ravainen said. know we have a great team. We have a lot of experience, but myself, a young guy here, so I try to bring some energy.

Tampa Bay is a really great team. a fast game out there. You have to be Game 2 is Saturday night in Tampa. Teravainen is the young- est player to have a multi- point game in the Stanley Cup Final since a 19-year-old Jaromir Jagr did it for Pitts- burgh in 1991. growing more confi- dent every Marian Hossa said.

seem to have a heartbeat. so calm. Finnish Bishop stopped 19 shots and Alex Killorn scored in the opening minutes for Tampa Bay. STANLEY CUP FINAL Blackhawks rally in Game 1 PHELAN M. EBENHACK The Associated Press Chicago center Antoine Vermette (80), celebrates his game-winning goal with Patrick Sharp (10) during the third period in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

goal came 1:58 after Teuvo Teravainen scored the first goal of the game. Chicago scores two goals in the third period to stun Tampa Bay. BY GREG BEACHAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STANLEY CUP FINAL SCHEDULE Chicago 1, Tampa Bay 0 Game 1: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 Game 2: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5:15 p.m. Saturday, NBC Game 3: Tampa Bay at Chicago, 6 p.m. Monday, NBCSN Game 4: Tampa Bay at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, NBCSN 5: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. June 13, NBC 6: Tampa Bay at Chicago, 6 p.m. June 15, NBC 7: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. June 17, NBC if necessary approach the game mental- ly as well as my game, very, very confident in my ability to be able to see the game even before the game is James is no longer just playing against the opposi- tion or where he ranks among the all-time greats; he has the challenge of uplifting a community that has been downtrodden by a 51-year championship drought, one he complicat- ed by abandoning to win elsewhere. Now back in Cleveland, James is making his fifth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals some- thing that been done since those dynastic Boston Celtics of the 1960s and having fun with the whole spectacle.

tired of seeing me James shouted to his teammates at Wednesday practice. years straight! They tired of see- ing James is the only player with the reputation and prominence to make a play- er who won the MVPaward and led a team to at least 67 wins for the 10th time in NBA history into anything less than a prohibitive fa- vorite. All 10 teams to reach the NBA Finals after win- ning 80 percent of their reg- ular season games have gone on to win the cham- pionship, but betting against James is never easy. a great Cur- ry said of James. know going to be ready for big moments.

There is no time that you can take a posses- sion off against him. not going to totally shut him emergence coin- cides with the league-wide embrace of the 3-pointer, a shot that Curry has weap- onized to the point that the sight of him dribbling up the court and pulling up from deep could inspire as much, if not more, fear than James lowering his head and at- tacking the rim for a dunk. The ascension has been staggering, considering how Curry was lightly recruited out of high school, but James recognized that Curry was a special talent and even drove up to De- troit to watch Curry lead Davidson in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament in 2008. saw a kid who care how big someone was, how fast someone else was, how strong someone else was. He just went out and James said of Cur- ry.

INJURY REPORT Kyrie Irv- ing, who missed two games in the East finals with knee and foot injuries, plans to play, while realizing he be at his best. an adjustment, but what it is at this he said. just going to go out there and will myself to Golden Klay Thompson cleared to play until Tuesday after suf- fering a concussion in Game 5 of the West finals, but never feared missing the opener. had some nagging headaches that night, but when I got some good sleep and some good rest I was all he said. I really knew that Game 1 was never in NBA FINALS CONTINUED FROM A8.