as long as i'm helping impact the game, and we're winning. >> i want to give this to aaron gordon. [ cheering and applause ] >> great job. >> reporter: gordon's biggest impact during the postseason run has been on the defensive end. where he's been asked to guard kevin durant, lebron james, and now jimmy butler. >> definitely going to be sitting in my rocking chair when i'm -- 79, 909 years old you know. and be talking about kids like yeah back in the day i locked these guys up. but -- [ laughter ] >> reporter: you feel like a proud papa? you have a kid in the nba finals for the first time. >> you do look and just you know, you kind of just -- can't believes this happening. and you know, you are -- like living it for them like with each miss and make. and you know, defensive stop. what denver is doing and the way they're doing it it feels special. >> that is special right here from home too. >>> now the series moves to miami. the nuggets take on the heat at 5:30 on wednesday. >>> a's jumped out to the rare lead in a road game but still came up short against the marlins. in the 3rd inn

he knew he's got something special. >> the orlando magic select aaron gordon. >> reporter: gordon wasoverall pick in 2014. he spent seven seasons in orlando, where he was best known for his performances in the slam dunk contest, but aaron's career changed for the better when he was dealt to denver in 2021. >> what i've always loved, you know, is to play the right way of basketball and we do that here. >> i want to give this to aaron gordon. >> reporter: gordon's biggest impact during the postseason run has been on the defensive end where he's been asked to guard kevin durant, lebron james, and now jimmy butler. >> i'm definitely going to be sitting in my rocking chair when i'm 79, 90 years old talking to my kids yeah, back in the day i locked these guys up. >> gordon scored 11 points, added ten rebounds in the game three win at miami. the announcers gave coach kennedy a shout out on national tv for helping him develop his defensive game. the nuggets are up 2-1 in the series. game four is tomorrow night. >> good kid? >> very good kid. >> that's all i needed to hear. thank you, vern. to

aaron gordon a big part of this team's success in his third season with the team. how excited was he last night? take a look. the 27-year-old was shirtless in the streets of denver. celebrating with the fans. also in denver last night, aaron gordon's high school coach at archbishop mitty in san jose. that's tim kennedy on the left. gordon invited him and even brought him onto the court to celebrate after the win. joining us now is tim kennedy. coach, nice to have you on the program. it's got to be pretty awesome. how special is it to have your player win an nba title? >> i can't hear anything by the way. >> okay. coach, this is raj. can you hear me? we'll try to get you in here. okay. we're going to get our audio issues worked out. we'll get to the mitty high school coach in just moment a. >>> okay. welcome back. not often we have an nba champion who grew up in the bay area. not often that we have his coach celebrating with him right after the game. i think we got our audio issues worked out. let's bring in head coach tim kennedy from archbishop mitty in san jose.

san jose native with a chance to win a championship, aaron gordon of the denver nuggets. >> anthony flores caught up with his former high school coach at mitty to find out what makes gordon so special. >> reporter: when aaron gordon first walked into this gym at archbishop mitty high school in san jose, he made an immediate impact, dominating varsity as a freshman. as a sophomore and junior, led the monarchs to their only boys titles in back-to-back years. now making history in nba, trying to help the denver nuggets win their first nba championship. >> scores 16! >> reporter: aaron gordon scored 12 of his 16 points in the first quarter, sparking the nuggets to a win over miami last night in the nba finals. tim kennedy was gordon's high school basketball coach. the san jose native was a three-time league mvp, two-time state player of the year, and a mcdonald's american at mitty. he hung a couple of championship banners. kennedy is not surprised his former star player is shining on basketball's biggest stage. >> it's a special moment. just for one of your players not only to make the nba, bu

they also have aaron gordon, a south bay product from archbishop midi, who is currently sizing up one of his fingers. not the most entertaining series, three blowouts in four games, but if you rock with aaron gordon, you're fired up. late second quarter, gordon finishes the alley-oop. denver up seven. final seconds of the third quarter, denver up ten. it's gordon, party of three. a playoff high 27, a career high for the san jose native. miami cut the lead to seven but could never make their move. bruce brown finishes on the fast break. two of his 21 points. denver wins 108-95 to take the 3-1 series lead. one win away from the franchise's first nba title. >>> baseball. before the game former manager roger craig was honored. craig passed away last sunday. anthony desclefny started tonight. had to watch the former stanford man steal his win. that's nico hoerner up the middle. san francisco came back to win the last two games in colorado. how about the late game heroics in this one. brandon crawford looked like a pretty good pitch. giants go down looking. hey, chicago, what do you say? th

it all started at archbishop mitty high school in san jose, where aaron gordon won two state titles whiled an unbreakable bond with his former high school coach, who was in denver last night to celebrate with aaron gordon right after the game this special moment was getting to take a picture with him with larry o'brien trophy and just, you know, sharing that moment with him and, you know, knowing that we talked about just getting to the mountaintop of nba championship. so in kennedy says that he tries to instill a winning attitude in all of his players and that's something that gordon embodied during his time at archbishop mitty, a proud coach and a proud aaron gordon. no doubt. i know. exciting for them. all right. thanks for watching. ktvu news at 11. our news will continue with mornings on two at 4 a.m. good night, everyone. . it certainly is. so exciting. nothing like starting a new job. or finally coming into your own at a job you already have. yeah. the promise of something new. the rewards finally being -- opposite things being equally good. cheers. mm. yes. i have accepted a job a

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if you rock with aaron gordon, you are fired up. late second quarter and gordon finishes the value.ver is up, 7. final seconds of the third quarter, denver up 10. a playoff career-high 27 points for the san jose native . miami cut the lead to 7, but could never make their move. bruce brown on the fast-break, 2 of his points. denver gets the series lead , 3-1 in favor of the nuggets. one away from the franchise's first nba title. >>> before the game, former manager robert craig was honored. craig passed away last sunday. anthony destefano started last night. we had the watch the former stanford man still his win, niko horner of the middle, two score . he comes up, 2-1. san francisco winning the last two games in colorado. brandon crawford, the giants go down looking. hey, chicago, what do you say? the cubs won yesterday. 3-2 is the final. >>> tough night for the bruins. we are living, baby. the a's offense was alive and well . ramon mariano slices one the opposite way . that is perfect placement . drops it in, the bruins ' defender has a stain on his pants. they teach folks how to sl

that's not anytime soon. >> the nuggets won game one of the nba finals last night, how about aaron gordonunishing smaller defenders like he was back at high school. gordon scored 12 of 16 points in the first quarter but it's his defense that is so important to denver, gordon earned a defensive player of the game . >> i'm definitely going to be sitting in my rocking chair when i'm 79, 90 years old, you know, and talking to my kids about back in the day. >> sticking with southbay athletes, justin, another san jose native shot 66 to take the one shot lead at memorial, he is trying to get his first win. the shot of the day belongs to another guy with ties to the bay area, the former california bear player, can you say eagle? how about that shot. good vibes to end the round . >>> the former stanford star is playing for the first time this week in new jersey and she is climbing up the leaderboard after shooting 69, she is nile now tied for fourth. >>> stanford baseball opened up against san jose state, the pac 12 player of the year, alberto rios with a grand slam, putting the cardinal on top. o

aaron gordon let off scorers.ory away from capturing their first ever nba championship. heat trying to slow down the dynamic duo. good luck with that. jimmy butler, buzzer beating three. miami was up by one. in the second quarter, trouble for denver as nicole jokic rolls his ankle. ended up getting re-taped and did return to did not miss a beat. d3. 27 feet. knocks it down. 23 points for the joker. the nuggets led by four at the break. a couple of soul snatching dunks, with authority. 20 points and 11 boards. jokic to gordon inside. denver by 11. enter the third. more gordon, three ball, corner pocket. splash. the archbishop mitty prospect with 25 points, 11 of 15 from the field. never made them -- denver uncomfortable. bruce brown, 21 off the bench. denver hit 14 threes in this game. nuggets, 108-95. 3-1 series lead headed to game five on monday. >> this will be great for my teammates. knowing my teammates need me. just doing it for my brothers. larry: e 40 at the game. he's everywhere. bottom of the third. thair

the pride of san jose aaron gordon out of archbishop, throwing it down with authority.wn electric off the bench. nice pump fake. more from brown. steel, coast to coast. 15 points, four boards. denver built a 20 point cushion on the road. too much for miami. another triple-double. 32 points, 10 assists. then murray with it high off the glass. denver, 109-90 four to take the series lead headed to game for friday. >> a lot of unselfishness. free-flowing. if somebody is there, we go. if it's not, we don't force it. he's been doing it for a long time. the consistency doesn't get talked about enough. larry: the ice cream is as big as he is. no nap can no problem. logan webb, shortest outing since april. the bomb to nolan jones. the giants were being no-hit into the sixth. they do fight back. top seven. casey schmidt, two run single. logan is fired up. 4-4 in the a's. patrick bailey bunting. mitch henniker safe. that's the go-ahead run. giants a-game above a's representing the town in pittsburgh. they got started in a hurry. two run double to make it 3-0. peterson, five for fi

the pride of san jose aaron gordon out of archbishop, throwing it down with authority.istian brown electric off the bench. nice pump fake. more from brown. steel, coast to coast. 15 points, four boards. denver built a 20 point cushion on the road. too much for miami. another triple-double. 32 points, 10 assists. then murray with it high off the glass. denver, 109-90 four to take the series lead headed to game for friday. >> a lot of unselfishness. free-flowing. if somebody is there, we go. if it's not, we don't force it. he's been doing it for a long time. the consistency doesn't get talked about enough. larry: the ice cream is as big as he is. no nap can no problem. logan webb, shortest outing since april. the bomb to nolan jones. the giants were being no-hit into the sixth. they do fight back. top seven. casey schmidt, two run single. logan is fired up. 4-4 in the a's. patrick bailey bunting. mitch henniker safe. that's the go-ahead run. giants a-game above a's representing the town in pittsburgh. they got started in a hurry. two run double to make it 3-0. peterson, f

> i took a moment during the national anthem and was like, well, this is really the finals. >> aaron gordonas reached basketball's biggest stage. and the journey started right here in san jose's archbishop high school. gordon played for coach tim kennedy. >> what was your first impression? >> well, you see, his brother was just a force. the dunks that he did. so you're thinking, here comes another one. >> reporter: back then, aaron was in the shadow of his big brother, drew gordon. >> i get this one all the time. like your brother is better. >> reporter: but aaron quickly made a name for himself when he led back-to-back state titles. >> he knocks your socks off. right away, he is like, whatever you have heard about me, this is who i am. i went to get better and i want to win. >> reporter: that included winning over his coach. kennedy was a pretty good player himself back in the day. he spent six seasons in europe so he needed to see it for himself on the floor with aaron. >> i was younger and able to play one-on-one with him. i could still hang with him until sophomore year. then, junior ye

aaron gordon let off scorers.one victory away from capturing their first ever nba championship. heat trying to slow down the dynamic duo. good luck with that. jimmy butler, buzzer beating three. miami was up by one. in the second quarter, trouble for denver as nicole jokic rolls his ankle. ended up getting re-taped and did return to did not miss a beat. d3. 27 feet. knocks it down. 23 points for the joker. the nuggets led by four at the break. a couple of soul snatching dunks, with authority. 20 points and 11 boards. jokic to gordon inside. denver by 11. enter the third. more gordon, three ball, corner pocket. splash. the archbishop mitty prospect with 25 points, 11 of 15 from the field. never made them -- denver uncomfortable. bruce brown, 21 off the bench. denver hit 14 threes in this game. nuggets, 108-95. 3-1 series lead headed to game five on monday. >> this will be great for my teammates. knowing my teammates need me. just doing it for my brothers. larry: e 40 at the game. he's everywhere. bottom of the thir

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but this isn't bay area native aaron gordon's first big title. two state championships when he played at archbishop mitty high school in san jose. gordon also developed an unbreakable bond with his coach during his high school years, and the coach was in denver to see the denver nuggets and gordon when denver's first nba title and then celebrate after the ceremony. the special moment was getting to take a picture with him with larry o'brien trophy and just, you know, sharing that moment with him. and, you know, knowing that we talked about just getting to the mountaintop of nba championship. so in 2000. kennedy says he tries to instill a winning attitude in all of his players and says that is something aaron gordon did during his high school career at archbishop mitty. a young bay area woman is facing some hurdles to see taylor swift perform at levi's stadium this summer. mega fan ariana ellis has a ticket, but most likely will not be able to use it. now. corliss has a rare genetic disease that damages her body and stunts her growth. to attend th

that bay area native aaron gordon has earned. two state championships when he played at archbishop mitty high school in san jose. he also developed an unbreakable bond with his coach during his high school years, and the coach was there in denver to see aaron and the nuggets win denver's first championship. and celebrate after the ceremony. the special moment was getting to take a picture with him with larry o'brien trophy and just, you know, sharing that moment with him and, you know, knowing that we talked about just getting to the mountaintop of nba championship. so and coach kennedy's as he tries to instill the winning attitude in all of his players, it said that's something aaron gordon did during his high school career at archbishop mitty, the san jose earthquakes. they're kicking off their pride celebration as the quakes hosted the san francisco spikes soccer club yesterday afternoon at a team practice. they also took part in goal shooting and kicking competitions like that. the spikes are an lgbtq inclusive soccer club fo

point guard denver pressed murray and forward aaron gordon can't hide his emotions from the cameras.nd so nikolajohicha, congratulations to the members. families same us daughter and siblings celebrate the title in the state of colorado there will be more the championship time is still ahead, this was already last year, but after the nhl playoffs , when the eive lansha took the stanley cup, belarus is actively preparing for the second cis countries in gomel , three hundred boys and girls fought for victory. in the ice palace, the facade was renovated here , the current spartakiad and the dress rehearsal were repaired inside the building. before an important international start. in early august, during the championship , all the nuances were worked out from organizing a site for fitting special warm-up zones to exit of athletes to the start. this is one of the best sports facilities in our country . reconstruction is underway. the palace has changed a lot . now more will be brought in, determined to improve the light of sound belarus has always been distinguished by hospitality and co

he knew that, okay, he has got something special. >> the orlando magic selects aaron gordon. >> reportern was the pick in 2014. he spent seven seasons in orlando were his best known for his performances in the slam dunk contest. but aaron's career change for the better when he was dealt to denver in 2021. >> what i have always loved is to play the right way. basketball. we always do that here. >> reporter: gordon's biggest impact during the postseason run has been on the defensive end, for he has been asked to guard kevin durant, lebron james, and, now, jimmy butler. >> i am definitely going to be sitting in my rocking chair when i'm 79, 90 years old. talking to my kids. back in the day, i like this. >> and he will have some great stories to tell. gordon and the nuggets can clinch the title in denver. >>> turning it to baseball, the a's came into saturday with their first three-game when streak of the are. >> we won a game yesterday. we won one today. that is two in a row. we win one tomorrow and that is called a winning streak. >> a big group of a's fans in milwaukee hoping to see an ex

the denver nuggets lead by aaron gordon who scored a game high. 27 points. took this one on the road. $1.00 oh $8.00 to $95.00. the nuggets are now only one victory away from their made in in b, a type. so we need to be in one more of this in the didn't i liked it, we didn't relax, we didn't get comfortable, we're still desperate. we're still on it. and that's, that's what makes me happy. nickel yell kids. he had comments on fellows or no back joke of which one potentially winning a 23rd grand slam in tennis at the french open. so actually he texted me through. yes, he texted me. yes. yes, he texted me for real. he didn't like yes, i mean he's and i mean he's amazing golf course in his board and he's making the history every time. and probably he's going to go as an one of the best arrow. it's not the best ever. uh, she has a, he has a, he has a nice opportunity uh, throwing another one uh, another one. and i mean, he's just, he's just uh, amazing sport. and having him as a, as a countryman that here to present us in a world, it's a, i think it's a great on a game 5 potentially the la

they failed to take advantage of playing on their home court again, the denver nuggets lead by aaron gordon, who scored a game on 27 points. took this one on the road, 108 to 95. the nuggets are now only one victory away from they're made in in b a type. so we need to be in one more of this and we didn't highlight that. we didn't relax, we didn't get comfortable, we were still desperate, we're still on it. and that's, that's what makes me happy. nickel, you know, kids, he had comments on fellows or no back joke of which one potentially winning a 23rd grand slam in tennis at the french open. actually he texted me through. yes, he texted me. yes. yes, he texted me for real. he didn't like yes, i mean he's and i mean he's amazing golf course in his board and he's making the history every time. and probably he's going to go as a one of the best ever. it's not the best ever. a. she has a, he has a, he is a nice supers dignity, uh, doing another one. uh, another one. and i mean, he's just, he's just uh, amazing sport and having him as a, as a come from end here to present us, you know, and it's a

aaron gordon, quarter. the nuggets by four at the half. bam adebayo with authority. is up by 11. the end of the third, more from gordon. three ball, corner pocket. game-high 27 points. jokic fired up. miami gets within seven but never made the nuggets uncomfortable. bruce brown had 21 off the bench. the nuggets victorious 108-95. they have a 3-1-game lead heading to game five monday on abc 7. >> i just want to be great for my teammates. i know that my teammates need me with just doing it for my brothers. >> ready to win the championship. we have the tools to do it. we are locked in. i don't think you have to overthink it. we are dialed in and ready to win. larry: the giants and cubs. it seems like e-40 is everywhere. the r.b.i. down the scores, 1-0 giants. nico horner 2-1 cubs. giants down to their last out. brandon crawford strikes out. the cubs win 3-2. the a's visiting milwaukee. cheeseheads in the house. tripling to the right field corner. ruiz scores. he is safe! sneaking his left hand under the tag, beautiful! 2-0 athletics. he throws out perkins. what a tag by

return and did not miss a beat. 27 footer, knocks it down 23 points and this is for the joker, aaron gordonty, a couple soul snatching dunks, 20 points and 11 boards. to the third quarter, jokic to gordon, another who, denver is up. more for gordon at the end of the third, three ball corner pocket, the arch ship prodigy with a game-high 27 points. miami gets within seven but they never really made the nuggets uncomfortable. a turnover, bruce brett had 21 off of the bench, huge, and denver 14 threes, kc p dagger, nuggets victorious 108-95. a three-game to one series lead heading to game five monday on abc seven. >> this is one he to be great for my teammates. i know my teammates need me and just doing it for my brothers. >> i'm ready to win the championship, we have the tools to do it. it has been on our minds for a while so we are locked in and i don't think you gotta overthink it, you are dialed in and ready to win. >> baseball, cubs and giants, e 40 is at the game and seems like he is that every game. bottom of the third, giants, cap by thairo estrada with a double. lamonte wade jr. score

aaron gordon trying to win a title for the first time since he led the high school to a pair of stateips. the monarchs coach recalled the moment he knew gordon was good enough to play at this level. >> i was young and i was able to play one on one with him, i could still hang with him until about sophomore year. than junior year, he just goes and gets a rebound, and there's no way i could have got it. he knew that he had something special. >> back to baseball, if we are showing the white sox highlights in the bay area, you know something wacky happened, the two teams combined for three runs, and watch how it ended. boom. a 96 mile-per-hour fastball right off the mask of the home plate umpire . he scored the winning run, can't believe what he just saw, they were asking him, how many fingers are we holding up? 12? the good news, he was able to walk off on his own. that was a scary sight, right off the facemask. the giants take on the orioles later tonight, san francisco lost three at home. lamont wayne junior made history last night, the leadoff homer off the first pitch landed in mccov

jokic was named mvp, and shout t to aaron gordon! his first career leue tampa bay rays. bases loaded, scoreless fifth, shea langelier cleared the mall! a double to left center. oakland is the game's hottest team and they wo 4-3. they have the longest win streak at six in a row! >>> how about the gateway to th west arctix on the right! this is where the giants opened up, in st. louis. brandon crawford found a hole into left! patrick bailey came on down with the go-ahead run and the giants win 4-3 and raise their record 234-32. but i just can't believe what i saw! i'm going t go down there to practice tomorrow and dig a little bit and find a little bit more as they head to the college world series again. >> was at the lights? >> it had to be! texas is a great team! they just lost it, couldn't find it. >> vern, thank you! >>> pat sajak want more from your vitamins? get more with nature's bounty. from the first-ever triple action sleep supplement... to daily digestive support... to more wellness solutions every day. get more with nature's bounty. ♪ ♪ canoe the rivers of shaw

a quiet start for aaron gordon . 7 of 9, 14 first half points, 16 for the game. denver into the final minute of 16 points but the quarterback o the floor was nikola jokic. he added 10 rebounds. denver won 104-93. they led by as many as 24. game two is on sunday. >>> stanford softball and the women's college world series! they drew number one oklahoma and in the fourth inning stanford made plays. here was the game! two on, two out, and it allowed two runners to score that was the turning point of the game and a 2-0 sooners win. oklahoma has won 49 games in a row. after stanford? alabama in an elimination game on friday. >>> former stanford star rose zhang in her lg pga debut in ne jersey. zhang d he rolled one front of fellow stanford alum who loved it in the booth! zhan is tied for 12th, five shots of the lead. >>> soccer! the newest bay area and w sl franchise officially has a name. you can call them bay fc! brandi chastain, leslie osborne and danielle slaton founded the team with funding from sixth street partners investment firm. the franchise begins play in 2

aaron gordon, pride of archbishop vianney san jose! and jamal murray, off his own miss, stick back, bucket! 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists. then nikola jokic attic another triple-double. 21 rebounds, 10 assists, first in nba history that teammates had a 30-point triple-double in the same game. it was the denver nuggets' night. they take a 2-1 series lead to game four friday in miami. storm activity baseball. is the ice cream stage too big for this fellow! he is in denver and so are the giants. logan webb's turn, and jones had this pitch figure it out. by the time it reaches the seats, 4-0 rockies. san francisco, one hit into the seventh, woke up down 4-1. here is casey schmitt, and boy did he deliver. he makes it a corners reth tie game. ge scored the go-ahead run and that is how the giants won the game 5-4. they have a chance to sweep the rockies coming up tomorrow. mark kotsay, whatever you are doing, keep doing it! >>> a's in pittsburgh. series win on the line. oakland had a seven-run first inning and ryan noda reached base four

even though denver made it look easy game one, aaron gordon does not expect that to happen again. >>leep on the team. they have no quit. they will continue to fight. through the entirety of the game. we have got to understand that about this team. you cannot take your foot off the gas with these guys. >> this is what the finals is about. i set up a four-game one, you are not playing ducks or easy competition, you have to find a way to overcome it, even if great players are playing great. chris: daffy duck was pretty good at basketball. five years ago on this day, stephen curry an nba finals record with 93-pointers in their victory over the cavs during the 20 final. curry broke ray allen's previous record of eight during an nba finals game. scored a game-high of 33 with seven rebounds and eight assists. the warriors have secured back to back finals. looked like he was playing ducks in that game, it was so good. i did not even know that was a saying. it is not easy to play -- dion: he is a goat, not a duck. chris: good one. kerry spencer like of you. dion: in his physical -- very expen

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. >> somewhere on the denver streets, there's aaron gordon.ose himself enjoying himself with the fans. he was still in his shorts when he left the arena to celebrate. if i won a title like that, i'm wearing or not wearing whatever i want. >> wow. >> jumping in the middle of the street. >> and i will never pay for a meal in denver again. >> that is true. >> a sandwich named after you, too. >> right? >>> still ahead here at 5:00, a northern california 7-year-old turning his passion for the outdoors into a potential career. how the idea blossomed, next. >> i feel happy, excited, and it's also just like a goal to let your dad help you chop down the wood. >>> in sacramento county, a young lad has developed a knack for chopping wood, and he is turning his passion into profit. >> ryder has established a growing business and is selling bundles in his area through instagram. >> reporter: at 7 years old, ryder telasano has hacked his way into welcoming a successful entrepreneur. >> you hit it until it breaks. >> reporter: after getting an ax for his bir

remember a bay area guy on the nuggets aaron gordon from san jose and bishop mitty, he celebrated withso all right. that's your look at sports. back to you guys. thank you, jason. and coming up, a wall at an animal shelter could not stop one determined all from being with her friend. this adorable her friend. this adorable video also has a happy ending. what do we always say, son? liberty mutual customizes your car insurance... so you only pay for what you need. that's my boy. ♪ stay off the freeways! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> look at this security footage of an animal shelter. this is a minneapolis where a cement wall was not enough to keep one dog away from her friend. the brown pit bull scales the wall and this links over it into her neighbor's cannell. the 2 dogs named brenda and linda came into the shelter together last month. and the good news is they left together to the 2 dogs were adopted as a pair. just one day after this video was posted. that is fantastic. president biden in the first lady are hosting a screening of the film. >>

aaron gordon of the nuggets will have a tough defensive assignment against jimmy butler of the heat that talked with his former coach about his path to the nba finals. he is as proud as you would expect about seeing one of his own monarchs on the biggest stage. >> you feel like a proud papa! you have a kid in the nba finals for the first time. >> you can look and you can't believe this is happening. you are living it for him with each make and defensive stop. so you get to sit back and watch what they are doing and what denver is doing and the way they are doing it. it feels special. >>> college baseball. san jose state is gearing up to take on stanford tomorrow in round one of the ncaa regionals. the spartans punched their ticket to the postseason when they won the mountain west championship over air force last week. it is a turnaround story for san jose state , just two seasons removed from winning just six games! >> if i could tell you the one thing i am most proud of, it is that the guys who endured a six win season, these are the same guys who, for the most part, are celebrating a r

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michael malone has the denver nuggets a win away from their first nba terminal thanks in part to aaron gordonone team in nba history has come back from malone one sends team to play with the urgency of the dog. >> are approaches to be down 31. there is no celebrating after game four. we have another game we have to win. to close that game is always the hardest game ever. >> we did not come this far to stop playing now, the odds, the analytics. we've got to win one and then another one and then we've got to win another one. >> and tom brady had his phone out for history at the french open. novak djokovic clinched his third french open title and a record 23rd grand slam title becoming the all-time leader in mens tennis passing roger federer upon 22. he is the only man with at least three titles from each major event. >> thanks so much. that is it for tonight. abc7news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. thanks for joining us and have a great evening. dads are special. fun. inspiring. always there for you. so make father's day extra special with gifts he'll love from weathertech. floorliners...

aaron gordon led archbishop midi to their titles a little more than a decade ago. he's trying to help the nuggets win their first nba championship. the third quarter. gordon climbing the ladder, going up and throwing it down, a dozen points and seven rebounds. the joker scored 41 for denver. the nuggets had an is 5-point lead. and then miami turns on the heat. denver has a shot to tie it in the final seconds, but it is off the mark. the heat beat the nuggets, 111-108. games three and four will be played in miami. >>> to the links. rose zhang making her lpga debut. this wins the tournament. kupcho would birdie leaving rose a tap-in for par and the victory. the two-time ncaa champion, the first player to win her pro debut on the lpga tour in 72 years. >> what is happening? i just can't believe it. it was just last week when i won ncaa's with my teammates, and to turn pro and come out here has just been amazing. >> ncaa regional baseball on the farm. stanford facing elimination against texas a&m. top seven, bases loaded. tommy troy sends it up up and away. part of a s

ryan curry takes us back aaron gordon's roots. >> just a great person, great player, great work ethic erin gordon was destined for success. >> he was able to go get a rebound over me that i hadn't seen since playing overseas where this kid was only a sophomore. >> new heights. outside the gym, a trophy is full from the years he played. accolades that can also be seen on banners above the court. hello those is a poster of athletes who turn pro, including gordon. >> he was unbelievable and his presence was always unselfish. tim talked about one of the first time she went into the basketball office, he said i want to help the team win and i will do whatever i can do. >> even as a little kid, jackson noticed gordon was going to turn pro. >> he guys out there when he was playing point guard.>> he went e university of arizona and was drafted fourth overall a year later. now he is tasked with helping the denver nuggets win an nba championship, something the franchise has never done. if you ask those close to him, gordon is ready to make that happen. >> he doesn't back away from the moment. h

no california teams making it to the finals, some of the bay areas will be -- said josÉ native aaron gordonhas been known for dominating on the court. especially in the varsity team. he led the program to new heights and the school won multiple championships and titles. we talked to the former court -- coaches who knew he would go pro. >> the moment he stepped on campus he was unbelievable. his presence was always unselfish. one of the first times he was in basketball after the season i want to help the team win whatever i need to do i will do it. reggie: the star graduated in 2013 and went on to play for the university of arizona then drafted overall in 2014. kumasi: the finals game to is sunday at 4:30. and the games are next wednesday and friday. the bay area's new women's pro soccer team has a name and team colors. reggie: they will be known as bay fc. they are navy blue, poppy red, and fog great and the logos are inspired by the golden. >> we will prove -- the golden gate bridge. >> we will prove to you that this can be a global force. we have no doubt about that. we are ready and we h

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aaron gordon there, finals m.v.p. jokic there happy that he stayed.e to serbia. the guy who seemed to have the most fun, head coach michael malone. i'm just guessing might have been slightly overserved. >> i got one thing. y'all want to do it again? we run this -- back! hell yeah. get loud! larry: get loud! i can't speak from experience on this, but i think coach malone will have a big headache tomorrow. he may have it right now actually. man, he used to be an assistant with the warriors. a great guy and really happy for coach malone. yeah, he in his element today. ama: coming up tonight at 8:00, catch three episodes in a row of celebrity family feud. stay with us for a abc7news at 11:00. thank you for joining us. dan: for sandhya patel, they reveal and all of us here, we hope you have a great evening. we will see you again at 11:00. larry: i have a few more thoughts about rob manfred. probably best to say it off the air. what if magic could happen on main street? what if i could walk into a cartoon world? if i could watch heroes save the day... ...an

even though denver made it look easy san jose native aaron gordon it does not expect that in game twoon this team this team has not quit. they will continue to fight through the entirety of the game and you've got to understand that about this team. you can't take your foot off the gas with these guys. >> this is what the finals is about. i said up a four-game one, you are not playing ducks or easy competition. you have to find a way to overcome it even if great players are playing great. >> let's kick it in colorado, quakes one in seattle wednesday going for the first two game road win streak. benji a great chance, take a look curves off the outside of the post. still scoreless in the 70th minute, but daniel guesses right makes the stop. this ends in a nail and nail draw. rapids are the only team the mls without a home win. let's go to the ringmaster. >> let's get ready to rumble. stanley cup finals started in vegas, cold nights hosting the panthers. first period former sharks goalie incredible save. sharks fans saying why couldn't he do that when he was here. third period a white cl

the to bishop mitty aaron gordon. more from the nuggets, more from joker. so tough. good defense. nothing you can do about joker was unreal. he had 33. 32 21 in and the nuggets win. game 4 is on friday. yesterday news broke that the pga tour and liv tour. we're merging and that broke the internet today. we heard from the most notable pga tour golfer who participates regularly, i should say, and a big-time live critic on how he feels about the whole ordeal. rory mcilroy became the leading spokesperson for the pga tour harshly criticizing players who fled for live for every reason in the book. so now that they are merging all those guys, you criticize will likely be back on tour with him. it's going to be interesting to see it all play out now, worry was asked today at the canadian open if he feels like pga tour members should be compensated for staying loyal. i mean, the simple answer is yes. the complex answers. how does that happen? i'm not all that tall gray area and up up in the air at the minute. but yeah, there's >> you know, it's hard to it's hard for me to not set up here a