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2B – Daily News – Saturday, May 22, 2010 Vote could mean 49ers are closer to new stadium SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If ever there’s another landmark play like The Catch, which marked the beginning of an era of excellence for the San Fran- cisco 49ers, it may not be in the city that hosted that and many other storied NFL moments. Voters in Santa Clara — about 45 miles south of San Francisco — will decide on June 8 whether to lease prop- erty to the team adjacent to California’s Great America theme park to build a $937 million stadium to replace Can- dlestick Park. Except for financing for the project, a yes vote would appear to all but guar- antee the 49ers will move from the city where Joe Montana and Jerry Rice helped rewrite NFL record books. The team has expressed its desire to relocate to the site, spent about a mil- lion dollars in support of the proposal known as Measure J and received the backing of the NFL. ‘‘We’ve been fully focused on Santa Clara,’’ said Lisa Lang, the team’s vice president of communications and gov- ernment relations. ‘‘This is our best chance of keeping the team in the Bay Area.’’ The 49ers have played in San Fran- cisco since the franchise was estab- lished more than 60 years ago, and it has seen them make five successful Super Bowl runs. Candlestick Park was notably the site of The Catch, Montana’s TD pass to Dwight Clark at the end of the NFC championship game in January 1982 that sent the 49ers to their first Super Bowl. But team officials have more recent- ly complained about rusty light towers, clogged concession stand drains and other maintenance problems at the SHARKS (Continued from page 1B) That’s the motivation and incentive. We know we have to be better than tonight,’’ Chicago coach Joel Quen- neville said. Bolland scored on a breakaway to put Chicago ahead 2-1 in the third period, but Patrick Marleau answered with a rebound goal with 4:23 left in regula- tion to tie it and force over- time. Marleau also scored in the second period on a power play, giving him four goals in two games. Patrick Sharp had a man-advantage goal for the Blackhawks. Antti Niemi had 44 saves for the Blackhawks, stopping five shots in overtime, including one on Devin Setoguchi from the right cir- cle. Evgeni Nabokov fin- ished with 35 saves and had aging, city-owned park. ‘‘We need a stadium,’’ Lang said. ‘‘We have one of the oldest in the NFL.’’ The team’s supporters in Santa Clara include the chamber of com- merce and numerous current and for- mer elected officials, who say a new stadium would create jobs and bring in millions of dollars in economic activity to the city and region. And the best part, they say, is that the 49ers and National Football League would cover the majority of the costs for the 68,500- seat stadium. ‘‘When I saw this financing plan, I was really impressed that our city staff and our city council negotiated such a tough deal,’’ said Lisa Gillmor, spokes- woman for the 49er-backed pro-stadi- um group, Santa Clarans for Econom- ic Progress, and a former city council- woman. Under preliminary terms with the team, the city and area hotels would contribute $114 million to the project. The rest of the money is supposed to come from the team, the NFL and a city-run stadium authority, which will sell naming rights, vendor contracts and licenses and levy a surcharge on tickets. But critics, including two city coun- cilmembers, call the economic projec- tions rosy and say the costs to the city in public funds, lost revenue and traffic woes would far outweigh the benefits. ‘‘We are not getting nearly as much out of the stadium deal as the 49ers are promising,’’ said Bill Bailey, treasurer of the opposition group, Santa Clara Plays Fair. Great America’s owner, Sandusky, Ohio-based Cedar Fair Entertainment stuffed Patrick Kane earlier in overtime when the quick forward skated to the net. ‘‘We’ve just got to stick with it and stay with it longer and harder, I don’t know how many missed shots we had,’’ Marleau said. ‘‘If we can hit the net that much more, the better our chances.’’ And if the Sharks need any comfort they can look to this year’s playoffs when the Philadelphia Flyers came from 3-0 down to beat the Boston Bruins. ‘‘It just happened, so it’s not impossible. We can try to feed off of that,’’ Marleau said. The Blackhawks, 7-1 in the playoffs on the road, are 4-3 at home. They spent the afternoon after their morning skate at a local hotel — giv- ing them the road flavor they seem to deal with so well. ‘‘I don’t think we’re superstitious as a group or anything like that,’’ said Co., has also raised concerns that traf- fic from the stadium, which would be built on a parking lot adjacent to the theme park, would hurt its business. The company has sued the city and 49ers, saying the environmental review process for the stadium was inade- quate. City and team officials dispute that. Bailey raised concerns about the stadium authority’s ability to meet its financial projections, saying naming right and seat license sales can be shaky. Bailey’s group has so far raised only about $2,000 compared to more than $1 million by Santa Clarans for Eco- nomic Progress, which received most of its money from the 49ers. The ballot measure comes four years after the team announced it was abandoning a decade-long attempt to build a stadium and a commercial resi- dential development on Candlestick Point, its home since 1971, in favor of Santa Clara. The team says the Candlestick site would need costly infrastructure and public transit improvements. It has also raised concerns about freeway access at an alternative site proposed by San Francisco officials on an old Naval shipyard nearby. San Francisco officials say they are not giving up. Michael Cohen, director of the city’s Office of Economic and Work- force Development, expressed ‘‘uncer- tainty’’ about the 49ers’ ability to secure financing for a stadium in Santa Clara. ‘‘Ultimately, we believe that the final chapter in this story is a long way away from being told,’’ he said. Jonathan Toews, who had two assists. ‘‘When you’re in the hotel or you’re spending more time together on the bus, we’re not getting away from that. We’re not thinking about other things that may be going on away from the rink.’’ Bolland, whose defense was a key in the first two games, picked up a loose puck at center ice after Toews blocked a shot. He skated ahead, and at the last second maneuvered in to beat Nabokov with just under seven minutes remain- ing in regulation to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. But the lead didn’t last long. About 2 1/2 minutes later, Marleau scored on a rebound with 4:23 to play. Just as a two-man advan- tage was about to elapse, Marleau scored his first goal on a rebound shot from the slot. The power-play goal came about four minutes into the second period to put the Sharks ahead 1-0. The Sharks were 1 for 6 on the power play, including 0-for-3 in the third period. ‘‘We’re running up against a good goaltender. We’ve got to keep going and persevere,’’ San Jose’s Joe Thornton said. ‘‘We’ve just got to stay calm. We’re playing good hockey, but for whatever rea- son we’re down 3-0.’’ An apparent early first- period goal by San Jose’s Joe Pavelski was disallowed fol- lowing a video review. As Pavelski battled Dun- can Keith for a rebound in front of the net during a power play less than two minutes in, the puck went into the net. But after the review, officials ruled that Pavelski directed the puck in with his skate and waved it off. Scoreboard MLB West Division Texas A’s American League WL Pct GB 25 18 .581 — 21 22 .488 4 Angels 20 24 .455 5.5 Seattle 16 26 .381 8.5 East Division WL Pct GB Tampa Bay 30 12 .714 — New York 26 16 .619 4 Toronto 25 19 .568 6 Boston 22 21 .512 8.5 Baltimore 14 29 .326 16.5 Central Division Minnesota 25 17 .595 — Detroit WL Pct GB 24 18 .571 1 Kansas City 18 25 .419 7.5 Chicago 17 24 .415 7.5 Cleveland 15 25 .375 9 West Division National League WL Pct GB Dodgers 24 18 .571 — Padres 24 18 .571 — GIANTS 22 19 .537 1.5 Colorado 20 22 .476 4 Arizona 19 24 .442 5.5 East Division WL Pct GB Philadelphia 26 15 .634 — Atlanta 22 20 .524 4.5 Florida 22 21 .512 5 Washington 21 22 .488 6 New York 20 23 .465 7 Central Division WL Pct GB St. Louis 25 18 .581 — Cincinnati 24 18 .571 .5 Chicago 19 24 .442 6 Pittsburgh 18 24 .429 6.5 Milwaukee 16 26 .381 8.5 Houston 15 27 .357 9.5 ——— Thursday’s late results Arizona 8, San Francisco 7 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 1 Friday’s results Oakland 6, San Francisco 1 Arizona 8, Toronto 6 Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 0 Baltimore 5, Washington 3 Chicago White Sox 8, Florida 0 Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 4 Houston 2, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 9, Colorado 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, Detroit 1 Minnesota 15, Milwaukee 3 N.Y.Yankees 2, N.Y.Mets 1 Philadelphia 5, Boston 1 St. Louis 9, L.A. Angels 5 Seattle 15, San Diego 8 Texas 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Saturday’s games San Francisco (Cain 2-3) at A’s (G.Gonzalez 4-3),1:05 p.m.,CSNBA Florida (Volstad 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 1-4), 11:05 a.m. L.A. Angels (Kazmir 2-4) at St. Louis (Lohse 1-3), 11:15 a.m. Baltimore (Bergesen 3-3) at Washington (Stammen 1-2), 1:05 p.m. Colorado (Francis 0-0) at Kansas City (Davies 3-2), 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 4-2) at Minnesota (Slowey 5-3), 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 3-1) at Cleveland (Carmona 4-1), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Niemann 3-0) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 2-5), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Matsuzaka 2-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 2-1), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 3-2) at Texas (Holland 2-0), 4:10 p.m. Detroit (Galarraga 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Ely 2-1), 4:10 p.m. N.Y.Yankees (P.Hughes 5-0) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 5-1), 4:10 p.m., FOX Toronto (Eveland 3-3) at Arizona (E.Jackson 2-5), 5:10 p.m. San Diego (Richard 3-2) at Seattle (Snell 0-2), 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s games San Francisco at Oakland,1:05 p.m.,CSNBA Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m. Baltimore at Washington, 10:35 a.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m., TBS Chicago Cubs at Texas, 11:05 a.m., WGN Florida at Chicago White Sox, 11:05 a.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 11:05 a.m. Colorado at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. L.A. Angels at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. Toronto at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. N.Y.Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 5:05 p.m., ESPN North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB Calgary 1 2 .333 — OUTLAWS 00 .000 -.5 St. George 0 0 .000 -.5 Victoria 0 0 .000 -.5 Edmonton 0 3 .000 1 South Division Tucson Yuma Maui WL Pct. GB 3 0 1.000 — 2 1 .667 1 0 0 .000 1.5 Orange County 0 0 .000 1.5 Tijuana 0 0 .000 1.5 ——— Thursday’s results Tucson 11, Edmonton 6 Yuma 15, Calgary 4 Friday’s results Chico at Tijuana, late Tucson 2, Edmonton 0 Yuma 9, Calgary 7 Maui at Victoria, late Orange County at St. George, late Saturday’s games Chico at Tijuana, 7 p.m. Orange County at St. George, 6:05 p.m. Calgary at Yuma, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Tucson, 7 p.m. Maui at Victoria, 7 p.m. Sunday’s games Chico at Tijuana, 7 p.m. Maui at Victoria, 1:30 p.m., 1st game Edmonton at Yuma, 6:30 p.m. Calgary at Tucson, 7 p.m. Maui at Victoria, 7 p.m., 2nd game NBA Conference Finals Best-of-7 Saturday’s game Orlando at Boston, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Boston leads series 2-0 Sunday’s game L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 5:30 p.m., TNT L.A. Lakers lead series 2-0 NHL Conference Finals Best-of-7 Friday’s result Chicago 3, San Jose 2,OT Chicago leads series 3-0 Saturday’s game Philadelphia at Montreal, Noon, NBC Philadelphia leads series 2-1 Sunday’s game San Jose at Chicago, Noon,NBC Chicago leads series 3-0 NASCAR All-Star Race Lineup Saturday, 4 p.m., SPEED At Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge 2. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota 3. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge 4. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota 6. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota 7. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 8. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 9. (83) Casey Mears, Toyota 10. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 11. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 12. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 13. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 14. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford 15. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet 16. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford 17. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet 18. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 8 0 2 26 16 2 Salt Lake 4 3 1 13 15 9 QUAKES 42 1 13 11 7 Houston 4 4 1 13 12 10 Colorado 4 3 1 13 9 7 Seattle 3 3 3 12 9 12 FC Dallas 2 2 5 11 10 10 Chivas USA 3 5 1 10 10 12 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 5 0 2 17 13 6 New York 5 4 0 15 9 12 Toronto FC 3 4 1 10 11 13 Chicago 2 3 3 9 11 12 Kansas City 2 3 2 8 8 8 New England 2 5 2 8 10 14 Philadelphia 1 5 1 4 7 15 D.C. ——— Saturday’s games San Jose at Seattle FC, Noon New England at Toronto FC, 10 a.m. D.C. United at Houston, 5 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s game Columbus at Kansas City, 1 p.m. UEFA Champions League CHAMPIONS Championship match Saturday, 11:30 a.m., FOX at Madrid, Spain Bayern Muenchen vs. Internazionale Milano PGA HP Byron Nelson Championship Saturday and Sunday, Noon, CBS At TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,166;Par: 70 (35-35) Cameron Beckman 69-61 — 130 Blake Adams Jason Day Second Round Leaders 66-64 — 130 Steve Elkington Jeff Overton Jay Williamson Marc Leishman Ben Crane Robert Garrigus D.A.Points Shaun Micheel 66-65 — 131 66-66 — 132 67-65 — 132 67-67 — 134 67-67 — 134 70-64 — 134 69-65 — 134 68-66 — 134 68-66 — 134 1 7 0 3 4 16 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. French Open Seeds At Stade Roland Garros, Paris Sunday, May 23-Sunday, June 6 Sunday, 9 a.m., ESPN2 Men No.1 Roger Federer, Switzerland No.2 Rafael Nadal, Spain No.3 Novak Djokovic, Serbia No.4 Andy Murray, Britain No. 5 Robin Soderling, Sweden No. 6 Andy Roddick, United States No.7 Fernando Verdasco, Spain No. 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France No.9 David Ferrer, Spain No.10 Marin Cilic, Croatia No. 11 Mikhail Youzhny, Russia No.12 Fernando Gonzalez, Chile No. 13 Gael Monfils, France No. 14 Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia No. 15 Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic No.16 Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain No. 17 John Isner, United States No.18 Sam Querrey, United States No. 19 Nicolas Almagro, Spain No. 20 Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland No.21 Tommy Robredo, Spain No.22 Jurgen Melzer, Austria No.23 Ernests Gulbis, Latvia No. 24 Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil No. 25 Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus No.26 Juan Monaco, Argentina No.27 Feliciano Lopez, Spain No. 28 Lleyton Hewitt, Australia No. 29 Albert Montanes, Spain No. 30 Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany No. 31 Victor Hanescu, Romania No. 32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain Women No. 1 Serena Williams, United States No. 2 Venus Williams, United States No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark No. 4 Jelena Jankovic, Serbia No. 5 Elena Dementieva, Russia No.6 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia No.7 Sam Stosur, Australia No. 8 Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland No. 9 Dinara Safina, Russia No. 10 Victoria Azarenka, Belarus No. 11 Li Na, China No.12 Maria Sharapova, Russia No.13 Marion Bartoli, France No. 14 Flavia Pennetta, Italy No.15 Aravane Rezai, France No.16 Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium No.17 Francesca Schiavone, Italy No.18 Shahar Peer, Israel No.19 Nadia Petrova, Russia No.20 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain No.21 Vera Zvonareva, Russia No.22 Justine Henin, Belgium No. 23 Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia No. 24 Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic Joe Durant Chris Riley Sean O’Hair Corey Pavin Rory Sabbatini Scott Verplank Dustin Johnson 66-69 — 135 71-64 — 135 70-65 — 135 68-67 — 135 68-67 — 135 70-65 — 135 67-68 — 135 FRENCH OPEN No. 25 Zheng Jie, China No. 26 Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia No. 27 Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine No. 28 Alisa Kleybanova, Russia No. 29 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia No.30 Maria Kirilenko, Russia No. 31 Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania No. 32 Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine DEALS Major League Baseball MLB—Suspended three Atlanta minor lea- guer players, INF Albaro Campusano (Myrtle Beach-Carolina), INF Geraldo Rodriguez (Myrtle Beach-Carolina), and INF Amadeo Zazueta (Myrtle Beach-Carolina) 50 games apiece after each tested positive for an Amphetamine, a performance-enhancing substance. American League BALTIMORE—Optioned LHP Alberto Castil- lo to Norfolk (IL). Selected the contract of INF Scott Moore from Norfolk. Designated INF Justin Turner for assignment. MINNESOTA—Recalled INF Trevor Plouffe from Rochester (IL). National League CHICAGO—Signed RHP Bob Howry and added him to the active roster.Optioned RHP Justin Berg to Iowa (PCL). Designated RHP David Patton for assignment. MILWAUKEE—Activated OF Carlos Gomez from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Adam Stern to Nashville (PCL). Placed C Gregg Zaun on the 15-day DL.Selected the contract of C Jonathan Lucroy from Nashville. Trans- ferred RHP David Riske to the 60-day DL. NEW YORK—Placed RHP John Maine on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Elmer Dessens from Buffalo (IL).Transferred RHP Kelvim Escobar to the 60-day DL. SAN DIEGO—Agreed to terms with INF Duanel Jones. WASHINGTON—Released OF Taveras. Willy Golden Baseball League CALGARY—Signed SS Guillermo Reyes. National Football League DENVER—Signed CB Syd’Quan Thomp- son. College BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN—Named Chris Martin offensive coordinator. GARDNER-WEBB—Named Jay McAuley, Mike Netti and Michael Lee men’s basketball assistant coaches. GEORGIA SOUTHERN—Announced junior LB Tavaris Williams has voluntarily suspend- ed himself pending the results of a police investigation. ILLINOIS—Granted senior basketball F Jeff Jordan his release to transfer to another school. LSU—Announced basketball senior G Bo Spencer is academically ineligible for the fall semester. PRESBYTERIAN—Named Brian Rucke receivers coach. Rogers leads, but Landis talk consumes Tour of California BIG BEAR CITY (AP) — Even after a fiendish 15,000- foot climb that left the Tour of California’s riders exhausted, leader Michael Rogers sadly realized their feats are lost this week behind the feud between Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong. The action in North America’s most prominent cycling race can’t compare to Landis, who accused Armstrong and much of the sport’s hierarchy of widespread doping and cover-ups this week. With Landis rumored to be appearing at Saturday’s time trial in Los Angeles, Rogers realizes the distraction is likely to spread. After finishing third in a brutal ascent through the San Bernardino Mountains that forced 28 riders to abandon the race, Rogers offered a plea Friday for more attention to the athletic aspects of his scandal-plagued sport. ‘‘We come here to race,’’ the Australian said. ‘‘We’re not going to let things out of our control affect us. ... We have to move on. We have to bring out the beautiful things about this sport, the great achievements, the heroic efforts. There are beautiful things about this sport, and that’s what we should be focusing on.’’ The timing of Landis’ allegations have frustrated Tour organizers, who in just a half-decade have built a race that attracts some of the world’s top riders, even with the Giro d’Italia running concurrently. Instead of celebrating the eye-popping mountain stage, a first in the race’s five-year history, or the second straight stage win for 20-year-old Slovakian Peter Sagan, everything is finishing a distant second to Lance and Floyd. Rory Sutherland was a half-second behind Sagan in the 135-mile Stage 6, begins in the desert winds of Palmdale and treks through late-morning heat before a gasping climb to picturesque Big Bear Lake. Three-time defending champion Levi Leipheimer, Arm- strong’s RadioShack teammate, finished fourth Friday. The race could be decided by his performance against Rogers, Sutherland and David Zabriskie in Saturday’s time trial in downtown Los Angeles — yet Landis also might emerge. Landis won the first Tour of California in 2006 before going on to win the Tour de France. After his doping sus- pension, he returned to competitive cycling in last season’s Tour of California, but his Bahati Foundation team wasn’t picked for this year’s race. Landis won’t be welcome among most of his former peers — but at least he won’t run into Armstrong. Coach Johan Bruyneel said Armstrong ‘‘doesn’t feel great physically’’ after injuring his left elbow and face in a crash Thursday. He was forced to quit the race and headed back home to Texas, but has no broken bones and should be back on his bike in a few days. ‘‘It’s another setback, but it’s not compromising his start of the Tour de France, or his chances, or his condition,’’ Bruyneel said. ‘‘He’s just going to have to work a little hard- er. That’s part of the job. If you’re a professional cyclist, you have to be able to come back from setbacks. Lance knows how to do this. He had bigger problems than this in the past.’’ NASCAR inducts 1st HOF class CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The movers and shakers in NASCAR gathered this week at a gala to honor the five inductees into the new Hall of Fame. Richard Petty and Junior Johnson, the only two living members of the inaugural class, reminisced with old friends. Richard Childress shared tales of his good friend, the late Dale Earnhardt, while Earnhardt’s widow, Teresa, stayed out of the spotlight but politely accepted congratulatory greet- ings. The big moment came during the cocktail hour, when the family of Raymond Parks escorted the pioneer through the massive foyer. Two weeks shy of his 96th birthday, Parks is confined to a wheelchair and silently nodded to the frequent well-wishers who gathered to say hello to the top-hot clad owner of the car Red Byron drove to NASCAR’s inaugural 1949 championship. Nobody, including Parks, wants to miss this first celebration of NASCAR’s rich and colorful history. The $195 million Hall of Fame opened May 11, and its first class will be inducted Sunday in what’s expected to be an emotional event.