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RADIO College Baseball, Cal State San Marcos at Chico State: 11:45a.m., KPAY 1290AM. Ontheair "I talked to Mr. Davis and told him, 'I fell in love with the Oakland Raid- ers. I would like to play in Oakland,'" Martin said in a phone interview. "He said, 'Well, son, I'm sign- ing your checks in L.A.'" The Raiders will move again in 2020 at the lat- est if all goes according to plan, this time to Las Ve- gas. The return to Oak- land through 22 seasons has been mostly unsuc- cessful other than a Jon Gruden-fueled run from 2000 through 2002 and Jack Del Rio's breakout 12-4 season in 2016. In retrospect, the Los Angeles years weren't bad in terms of wins and losses. The Raiders were 118-82, a winning percent- age of .590 that dwarfs the .429 percentage (151- 201) in Oakland's second phase but is short of the .650 (176-85-11) compiled when Davis arrived in 1963 through 1981. The Los Angeles Raid- ers won a Super Bowl fol- lowing the 1983 season and went to the playoffs seven times. But there was a suspi- cion the Raiders eventu- ally went soft in Los An- geles and lost the mystique built up in blue-collar Oak- land, winning just two of their last seven playoff games. It's a challenge the Raid- ers will face again once they reach their new home in the 24-hour bright lights of the Las Vegas strip. Matt Millen, an inside linebacker who started his career in Oakland, be- lieves Los Angeles changed the personality of the Raid- ers for the worse. Too much Hollywood glitz and glam- our, not enough focus on football. "I thought the attitude of Los Angeles just took over our team," Millen told 95.7 The Game. "L.A., it's kind of like a spell gets cast upon you. I used to say to the guys, 'Don't let the monster get you.' And one by one, you'd watch 'em drop." Tom Flores, the former coach who won his first Super Bowl in Oakland following the 1980 season and his second in 1983 in Los Angeles, said the move south made for a dramatic change in environment. "You're in Los Ange- les. You're in tinsel town," Flores said. "All of a sud- den you've got people do- ing stuff they would never do in Oakland. You've got to live with that." Flores is interested to see how it all plays out in Las Vegas. "Los Angeles was some- thing," Flores said, "but Las Vegas is really some- thing." Yet Flores attributes the Southern California fade to issues of football and per- sonnel rather than the Los Angeles lifestyle. The Raid- ers whiffed on first-round draft picks in 1986 (de- fensive lineman Bob Buc- zkowski) and 1987 (tackle John Clay). Jim Lachey, one of the top left tackles in the NFL, was dealt to Washington for quarterback Jay Schro- eder in 1988. Once the Raiders had gotten all the mileage they could out of quarterback Jim Plunkett, they couldn't find a replacement at foot- ball's most important po- sition. Marc Wilson, Schro- eder, Steve Beuerlein and Todd Marinovich all had turns before the Raiders achieved a playoff berth in 1993 with Jeff Hostetler. "I think the struggles after those good years shows that it's hard to stay on top," Flores said. "And we never did replace the quarterback. If you don't replace a guy with a win- ning one, it's hard to do ... we got Schroeder for Lachey. Marinovich was a bust. It seems like we were down for years because we never settled the quarter- back situation until we got Rich Gannon." Martin loves Oakland and intercepted three passes representing the city in the Super Bowl XV win over the Eagles. But he rejects the assertion that the change to Los Ange- les eroded the Raiders in terms of reputation and quality of play. "Mystique comes from what you do on the field," Martin said. "We had a proud group of individu- als." Another issue was that Davis fought with Los An- geles over stadium im- provements just as he had with officials in Oakland. There were talks of relo- cation to Irwindale, Sac- ramento and a move back to Oakland that eventually materialized in 1995. The Raiders could be counted on for stability and consistency during their first phase in Oak- land, but have been rest- less and erratic in a year- to-year sense ever since. "We can't seem to find the trees for the forest," defensive end Howie Long told the Los Angeles Times in 1989. "You can't pay much attention to all of it, because when the man Al Davis says, 'Go,' You go. I've been here nine years and the one thing you get used to is being on the fence one way or the other. "I've been through 40 defensive linemen beside me, four defensive coordi- nators, two head coaches and two cities with this team. What's new?" Raiders FROM PAGE 1 then slid onto the floor be- fore twisting awkwardly. She grabbed near her an- kle with both hands after falling down. Two teammates came off the bench to carry Samuel- son off the floor. Samuelson, who fin- ished scoreless while play- ing 25 minutes and taking only two shots, returned to start the second half. But she was back on the bench after only 73 sec- onds, standing behind the bench briefly while stretch- ing her ankle and grimac- ing in pain. She entered the game several more times after that, but clearly was far from being 100 percent. The senior guard's younger sister, Katie Lou, played for UConn in the second semifinal game Friday night in the home of the NBA's Dallas Mav- ericks. The four-time de- fending national cham- pion Huskies played Mis- sissippi State. Erica McCall had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Cardinal, but made only 7 of 19 shots. Alanna Smith had 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Gamecocks went ahead 35-33 when Wilson, with defenders surround- ing her as they did much of the game, found Bianca Cuevas-Moore open for a 3-pointer that she hit from right in front her team- mates on the bench. Stanford missed three shots on its next posses- sion, and South Carolina quickly extended the lead on freshman Tyasha Har- ris' one-handed bullet pass to Doniyah Cline, who was open under the basket for a layup. That was the only assist for Harris, who finished with 10 points. Bigpicture STANFORD The Cardinal, who were down by nine points in the fourth quar- ter, couldn't pull off an- other comeback. They had trailed by at least seven points in six games it has come back to win this sea- son. That includes five of their previous six games, all in the Pac-12 and NCAA Tournaments. SOUTHCAROLINA The vic- tory kept up a big run by the South Carolina basket- ball teams. The men's team takes on Gonzaga in the Fi- nal Four on Saturday. Stanford FROM PAGE 1 that I'm versatile enough to be able to handle any of those situations," Blach said. He added that pitch- ing in relief "would be dif- ferent than what I've done in the past, but I did it in September here last year so I feel confident that I can do it again. It doesn't really matter to me. Whatever I can do to help this team, I'm willing to do it." Cain was unavailable for comment before the game, but his incentives are clear to be a starter. Beyond the fact that he is the most tenured Giant with 308 starts over his 12-year career, he has a $21 million vesting option for 2018 if he pitches 200 innings this season and avoids shoulder and elbow injuries. If he fails to meet those vesting goals, the Gi- ants can buy out his con- tract for $7.5 million. Cain has a career record of 101-107 and a 3.57 ERA with the Giants. He is also just one of three remaining Giants who have played for all three World Series win- ning teams in this decade along with Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner. Bochy was not yet pre- pared to say who will pla- toon with Jarrett Parker in left field and said he would likely make that announce- ment after the Giants' Bay Bridge Series game against the A's Friday night. Giants FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard NBA WESTERNCONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB z-GoldenState 61 14 .813 — x-Clippers 46 31 .597 16 Sacramento 29 47 .382 321/2 Phoenix 22 54 .289 391/2 Lakers 21 54 .280 40 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 58 17 .773 — x-Houston 51 24 .680 7 Memphis 42 34 .553 161/2 New Orleans 33 43 .434 251/2 Dallas 31 44 .413 27 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB x-Utah 47 29 .618 — x-Oklahoma City 43 32 .573 31/2 Portland 37 38 .493 91/2 Denver 35 40 .467 111/2 Minnesota 30 44 .405 16 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB x-Boston 49 27 .645 — x-Toronto 46 30 .605 3 New York 29 47 .382 20 Philadelphia 28 48 .368 21 Brooklyn 16 59 .213 321/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Washington 46 30 .605 — Atlanta 39 36 .520 61/2 Miami 37 39 .487 9 Charlotte 35 41 .461 11 Orlando 27 49 .355 19 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Cleveland 48 27 .640 — Milwaukee 40 36 .526 81/2 Indiana 37 39 .487 111/2 Chicago 36 39 .480 12 Detroit 35 42 .455 14 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched division Friday's games Charlotte 122, Denver 114 Toronto 111, Indiana 100 Boston 117, Orlando 116 Cleveland 122, Philadelphia 105 Memphis 99, Dallas 90 Milwaukee 108, Detroit 105, OT New Orleans 117, Sacramento 89 New York 98, Miami 94 San Antonio 100, Oklahoma City 95 Utah 95, Washington 88 Houston at Golden State (n) Saturday's games Lakers at Clippers, 12:30 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 2 p.m. Orlando at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m. Sunday's games Boston at New York, 10 a.m. Charlotte at Oklahoma City, noon Dallas at Milwaukee, 12:30 p.m. Memphis at Lakers, 12:30 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m. Atlanta at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 3 p.m. Denver at Miami, 3 p.m. Indiana at Cleveland, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 3 p.m. Washington at Golden State, 5 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Monday's games Portland at Minnesota, 4 p.m. College basketball NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Ariz. National semifinals Saturday's games South Carolina (26-10) vs. Gonzaga (36- 1), 3:09 p.m. North Carolina (31-7) vs. Oregon (33-5), 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first game National championship Monday's game Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At Dallas National semifinals Friday's games South Carolina 62, Stanford 53 UConn (36-0) vs. Mississippi State (33-4), (n) National championship Sunday's game Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. South Carolina 62, Stanford 53 STANFORD (32-6) Johnson 1-2 0-0 2, McCall 7-19 0-0 14, McPhee 3-13 1-2 8, Roberson 2-4 0-0 5, Samuelson 0-2 0-0 0, Fingall 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 6-14 0-0 14, Carrington 1-1 0-0 2, Sniezek 3-6 2-3 8, Totals 23-62 3-5 53. SOUTH CAROLINA (32-4) Wilson 5-11 3-8 13, Cuevas-Moore 3-6 0-0 7, Davis 2-15 2-2 6, Gray 7-14 3-3 18, Harris 3-10 3-4 10, Herbert Harrigan 2-3 0-0 4, Cliney 1-4 2-4 4, Totals 23-63 13-21 62. Stanford 12 17 8 16 — 53 South Carolina 14 6 21 21 — 62 3-Point Goals_Stanford 4-14 (McCall 0-3, McPhee 1-3, Roberson 1-2, Samuelson 0-2, Smith 2-4), South Carolina 3-13 (Cuevas-Moore 1-2, Davis 0-2, Gray 1-4, Harris 1-3, Cliney 0-2); Assists: Stanford 13 (Sniezek 6), South Carolina 10 (Wilson 4); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Stanford 41 (McCall 14), South Carolina 43 (Wilson 19); Total Fouls: Stanford 16, South Carolina 11; A: 0. Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING Friday's games Rochester 3, Minnesota 3 Tampa Bay 7, Philadelphia 7 Army at N.Y. Mets, cancelled Chicago Cubs 6, Houston 3 Baltimore 3, Norfolk 3 Boston at Washington, cancelled St. Louis 5, Springfield 2 Louisville 1, Cincinnati 1 Miami 7, Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 1, Toronto 1 Atlanta 8, N.Y. Yankees 5 Texas 3, Kansas City 0 Milwaukee 5, Chicago White Sox 2 San Diego vs. Lake Elsinore at Lake Elsinore, CA (n) Lake Elsinore vs. San Diego at Lake Elsinore, CA (n) Cleveland vs. Arizona at Phoenix (n) Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., (n) L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Anaheim, CA, (n) A's vs. Giants, CA, (n) Saturday's games Detroit vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 9:05 a.m. Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Montreal, Canada, 10:07 a.m. Cincinnati vs. CIF at Dayton, OH, 10:35 a.m. Boston vs. Washington at Annapolis, MD, 11 a.m. Kansas City vs. Texas at Arlington, TX, 11:05 a.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee at Milwaukee, WI, 11:10 a.m. Giants vs. A's at Oakland, CA, 12:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers at Los Angeles, CA, 6:10 p.m. Sunday's games N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at , 10:10 a.m. Giants vs. Arizona at , 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis at , 5:35 p.m. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Anaheim 77 42 23 12 96 206 190 x-Edmonton 77 43 25 9 95 228 198 x-San Jose 77 43 27 7 93 208 189 Calgary 77 43 30 4 90 212 208 Los Angeles 76 36 33 7 79 185 189 Vancouver 76 30 37 9 69 173 223 Arizona 77 27 41 9 63 182 247 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Chicago 78 50 21 7 107 237 199 x-Minnesota 77 45 24 8 98 249 196 St. Louis 76 42 28 6 90 214 201 Nashville 77 39 27 11 89 227 213 Winnipeg 78 36 35 7 79 233 247 Dallas 77 31 35 11 73 207 244 Colorado 76 20 53 3 43 150 258 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Montreal 77 44 24 9 97 214 190 Ottawa 76 41 26 9 91 197 199 Toronto 76 37 24 15 89 233 222 Boston 77 41 30 6 88 220 203 Tampa Bay 76 38 29 9 85 215 213 Florida 77 33 33 11 77 199 222 Buffalo 77 32 33 12 76 193 221 Detroit 77 31 34 12 74 192 229 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 76 51 17 8 110 248 170 x-Columbus 77 49 20 8 106 237 177 x-Pittsburgh 77 47 19 11 105 263 219 x-N.Y. Rangers78 46 26 6 98 248 210 Carolina 76 35 27 14 84 202 214 N.Y. Islanders 77 36 29 12 84 224 235 Philadelphia 77 37 32 8 82 206 225 New Jersey 77 27 36 14 68 175 226 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per confer- ence advance to playoffs. x-clinched playoff spot Friday's games Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 2, New Jersey 1 Chicago 3, Columbus 1 San Jose at Calgary, (n) St. Louis at Colorado, (n) Los Angeles at Vancouver, (n) Washington at Arizona, (n) Saturday's games Florida at Boston, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 11 a.m. Ottawa at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Dallas at Carolina, 4 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Sunday's games Boston at Chicago, 9:30 a.m. N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, noon Nashville at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Washington at Columbus, 3 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Dallas at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T PtsGF GA Portland 3 1 0 9 12 6 FC Dallas 2 0 1 7 4 2 Houston 2 1 0 6 7 6 San Jose 2 1 0 6 5 4 Kansas City 1 0 3 6 2 1 Seattle 1 1 1 4 6 5 Colorado 1 1 1 4 3 3 Galaxy 1 2 0 3 3 4 Salt Lake 0 2 2 2 1 4 Vancouver 0 2 1 1 2 5 Minn. Utd. 0 3 1 1 6 18 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T PtsGF GA Columbus 2 1 1 7 7 6 New York 2 1 1 7 4 4 Atlanta Utd. 2 1 0 6 11 3 Orlando City 2 0 0 6 3 1 Toronto FC 1 0 3 6 4 2 N.Y. City FC 1 1 1 4 5 2 Chicago 1 1 1 4 3 5 New England 1 2 0 3 6 5 Montreal 0 1 2 2 3 4 Philadelphia 0 1 2 2 3 4 D.C. United 0 2 1 1 0 6 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday, March 31 Kansas City 0, Toronto FC 0, tie Atlanta Utd. at Seattle, (n) Saturday, April 1 San Jose at N.Y. City FC, 11 a.m. Montreal at Chicago, noon Orlando City at Columbus, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at D.C. United, 4 p.m. Salt Lake at Minn. Utd., 5 p.m. New York at Houston, 5:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m. Galaxy at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 2 New England at Portland, 6 p.m. Golf OPEN PAR Friday At Golf Club of Houston Humble, Texas Purse: $7 million Yardage: 7,441; Par 72 Second Round Sung Kang ............................ 65-63—128 -16 Hudson Swafford.................67-67—134 -10 Russell Henley......................67-67—134 -10 Rickie Fowler ..........................64-71—135 -9 Zac Blair.................................. 69-67—136 -8 Aaron Baddeley.....................68-68—136 -8 Stewart Cink...........................66-71—137 -7 Kyle Stanley ............................66-71—137 -7 Jason Dufner.......................... 68-69—137 -7 Daniel Berger..........................70-67—137 -7 Justin Rose ..............................67-71—138 -6 Angel Cabrera .......................69-69—138 -6 Jason Kokrak ......................... 68-70—138 -6 Danny Lee...............................69-69—138 -6 Keegan Bradley......................67-71—138 -6 Andrew Loupe ....................... 68-70—138 -6 Johnson Wagner.................... 69-70—139 -5 D.A. Points...............................68-71—139 -5 Luke List ..................................68-71—139 -5 Tom Hoge.................................67-72—139 -5 Bryson DeChambeau ........... 71-68—139 -5 Jhonattan Vegas ....................66-74—140 -4 Michael Kim ........................... 70-70—140 -4 Rafael Campos .......................69-71—140 -4 Nick Taylor ..............................69-71—140 -4 John Huh..................................70-71—141 -3 Billy Horschel..........................68-73—141 -3 Robert Garrigus .....................68-73—141 -3 J.T. Poston ...............................70-71—141 -3 Beau Hossler...........................70-71—141 -3 Harold Varner III ....................68-73—141 -3 Matt Every...............................69-72—141 -3 Vaughn Taylor......................... 67-74—141 -3 Charles Howell III...................70-71—141 -3 Jimmy Walker .........................69-72—141 -3 Bernd Wiesberger..................70-71—141 -3 Harris English .........................69-72—141 -3 Spencer Levin.........................70-71—141 -3 J.J. Spaun.................................69-72—141 -3 Chad Campbell....................... 71-71—142 -2 Andres Gonzales....................75-67—142 -2 Geoff Ogilvy............................68-74—142 -2 Kyle Reifers............................. 71-71—142 -2 J.J. Henry ................................. 71-71—142 -2 CHAMPIONS TOUR - MISSISSIPPI GULF CLASSIC PAR Friday At Fallen Oak Biloxi, Miss. Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 7,088; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Joe Durant................................34-32—66 -6 Scott Hoch................................ 35-32—67 -5 Lee Janzen................................ 35-32—67 -5 Jay Haas....................................34-33—67 -5 Miguel Angel Jimenez............34-33—67 -5 Rod Spittle................................34-34—68 -4 Tom Byrum...............................34-34—68 -4 Glen Day....................................35-33—68 -4 Scott Parel ...............................33-35—68 -4 John Daly .................................. 34-35—69 -3 LPGA-ANA INSPIRATION PAR Friday At Mission Hills CC (Dinah Shore Tourna- ment Course) Rancho Mirage, Calif. Purse: $2.7 million Yardage: 6,769; Par: 72 (36-36) (a-amateur) Cristie Kerr............................... 32-35—67 -5 Caroline Masson.....................33-34—67 -5 Karine Icher .............................33-34—67 -5 Suzann Pettersen ...................33-35—68 -4 Charley Hull .............................35-33—68 -4 a-Eun Jeong Seong ..................31-37—68 -4 Michelle Wie ............................34-34—68 -4 Sung Hyun Park.......................34-34—68 -4 So Yeon Ryu .............................35-33—68 -4 Moriya Jutanugarn ................. 34-35—69 -3 Nelly Korda................................32-37—69 -3 Inbee Park................................ 33-36—69 -3 Lexi Thompson........................ 35-34—69 -3 Jenny Shin ................................ 34-35—69 -3 Austin Ernst ..............................35-35—70 -2 Lydia Ko .....................................36-34—70 -2 Ariya Jutanugarn .....................33-37—70 -2 Chella Choi................................37-33—70 -2 In Gee Chun...............................35-35—70 -2 Minjee Lee.................................36-34—70 -2 Sarah Jane Smith .....................32-38—70 -2 Simin Feng.................................34-36—70 -2 Ha Na Jang.................................35-35—70 -2 Paula Creamer..........................35-35—70 -2 Tennis MIAMI OPEN RESULTS Friday At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park Key Biscayne, Fla. Purse: Men, $6.99 million (Masters 1000); Women, $6.99 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN Semifinals Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, def. Fabio Fog- nini, Italy, 6-1, 7-5. Doubles WOMEN Semifinals Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Xu Yifan, China, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Peng Shuai, China, 7-5, 5-7, 10-7. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday San Francisco -128/+118 at Arizona Chicago -124/+114 at St. Louis AMERICAN LEAGUE New York -107/-103 at Tampa Bay NBA Saturday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at La Clippers 141/2 (224) LA Lakers at Chicago 41/2 (204) Atlanta at Brooklyn 31/2 (222) Orlando at Minnesota 11 (210) Sacramento at Portland 12 (222) Phoenix College Basketball Saturday Favorite Line Underdog Gonzaga 7 So. Carolina North Carolina 5 Oregon NHL Saturday Favorite Line Underdog at Boston off Florida at Nashville -121/+111 Minnesota at Carolina -161/+151 Dallas at Winnipeg off Ottawa at Philadelphia -193/+178 New Jersey Toronto -136/+126 at Detroit at Tampa Bay off Montreal at Edmonton -125/+115 Anaheim Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles: Optioned RHPs Alec Asher and Logan Verrett to Norfolk (IL). Boston Red Sox: Assigned OF Bryce Brentz outright to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHPs Jamie Callahan, Austin Maddox and Chandler Shepherd to their minor league camp. Detroit Tigers: Placed OF J.D. Martinez on the 10-day Dl, retroactive to March 30. Announced OF Steven Moya cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Toledo (IL). Announced LHP Daniel Stumpf cleared waivers and was offered back to Kansas City as the return of a Rule 5 pick. Signed C Bryan Holaday to a minor league contract and assigned him to Toledo. New York Yankees: Optioned RHP Ben Heller and C Kyle Higashioka to Scran- ton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Oakland Athletics: Named Dennis Ecker- sley special assistant to the president. Seattle Mariners: Agreed to terms with INF Gordon Beckham on a minor league contract. Recalled LHP Ariel Miranda from Tacoma (PCL). Placed RHPs Steve Cishek, Shae Simmons, Rob Whalen, Tony Zych, LHP Drew Smyly and INF Shawn Omalley on the 10-day DL. Optioned OF Ben Gamel and C Tuffy Gosewisch to Tacoma. Reassigned RHP Jonathan Aro, LHP Dean Kiekhefer, INFs Mike Freeman, Tyler Smith and C Nevin Ashley to their minor league camp. National League Arizona Diamiondbacks: Selected the contract of RHP J.J. Hoover. Optioned C Oscar Hernandez to Jackson (TL). Reas- signed LHP T.J. McFarland to their minor league camp. Colorado Rockies: Selected the contract of INF-OF Stephen Cardullo from Albu- querque (PCL). Designated RHP Jason Motte for assignment. Optioned INF Pat Valaika to Albuquerque. Reassigned OF Chris Denorfia to their minor league camp. Pittsburgh Pirates: Optioned RHP A.J. Schugel to Indianapolis (IL). San Diego Padres: Claimed RHP Jake Esch off waivers from Miami. Desig- nated RHP Cesar Vargas for assignment. Washington Nationals: Announced 1B- OF Clint Robinson cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Syracuse (IL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA: Fined Dallas G Devin Harris $25,000, for aggressively pursuing a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection during a March 29 game at New Orleans. Memphis Grizzlies: Recalled F Jarell Martin from Iowa (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League Chicago Bears: Waived DL Ego Ferguson. Green Bay Packers: Signed LS Derek Hart. Miami Dolphins: Signed S T.J. McDonald. Released DE Dion Jordan. New Orleans Saints: Signed QB Chase Daniel to a one-year contract. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017 2 B