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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Suzuki homers in 10th to lift A’s Athletics 2 Chi. White Sox 1, 10 inn CHICAGO (AP) — Kurt Suzuki hit a go-ahead home run in the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics cap- italized on Juan Pierre’s dropped fly ball in the ninth to rally to a 2-1 victo- ry over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. The White Sox wasted a dominant pitching performance by Mark Buehrle with their second ninth-inning implosion of the season. Buehrle was lifted after eight scoreless innings and 99 pitches. He allowed only three baserunners — none past first base. Matt Thornton, who already had two blown saves in two opportunities, came on and allowed a leadoff double to Andy LaRoche in the ninth. One out later, Daric Barton hit a deep fly that Pierre dropped in the left- field corner, allowing pinch-runner Cliff Pennington to easily score from second and tie the game 1-1. Pierre also had a dropped fly in Friday’s loss to the Rays, which helped Tampa Bay rally from three runs down in the ninth to win. Suzuki put the A’s ahead on a two- out solo shot off Jesse Crain (0-1) in the 10th. His line drive barely got over the wall in left. Tyson Ross (1-0) pitched three scoreless innnings and Brian Fuentes NFL ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The NFL and its locked- out players have been ordered to start talking again. The federal judge han- dling the lawsuit against the league told both sides Mon- day they will participate in court-supervised media- tion, saying she still is con- sidering whether to grant the players’ request to lift the lockout that’s been in place for a month. The players got their wish, with the talks held in the federal courts in Min- nesota rather than the col- lective bargaining setting where the two sides unsuc- cessfully met last month. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson said formal mediation will begin Thursday before U.S. Mag- istrate Judge Arthur Boylan at his office in the Min- neapolis federal court- house. Boylan will meet with representatives for the players Tuesday, then rep- resentatives of the NFL on Wednesday. The sides tried media- tion before, negotiating for 16 days in Washington with Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service direc- tor George Cohen. Those talks broke off on March MEDALS (Continued from page 1B) finals beating teammate Kendal Nicely 6-2 sending her to the gold medal match against Yolanda Lagos of El Salvador. The match was tied going into the final end and Lagos won the round and took the gold with a 6-4 victory over Pearce, who took the silver. The Junior Olympic Rounds were held on Day 3. Pearce again had a bye on her first match with her No. 1 ranking. She defeated Rebeca Lopez of El Salvador 6-0 and pitched a perfect 10th for his fourth save. Pierre, who was greeted by loud boos, grounded out to end it. The pitching matchup between lefties Buehrle and Dallas Braden marked the 21st time in major-league history opposing starting pitchers who have thrown a perfect game have faced each other. Buehrle, who pitched a perfect game on July 23, 2009, against the Rays and a no-hitter April 18, 2007, against Texas, appeared to have no-hit stuff again. He retired the first 10 bat- ters before walking Barton in the fourth. Buehrle quickly made up for it by getting Josh Willingham to ground back to him to start an inning-ending double play. Oakland didn’t get its first hit until Suzuki led off the sixth with a single. White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham had a chance to retire Suzu- ki, but he couldn’t come up with a sliding catch in foul territory. Buehrle, who didn’t give up his next hit until a two-out single to Will- ingham in the seventh, struck out one and walked one in his third start this season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the ninth time Buehrle has taken a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Buehrle finally got some help in the fifth on Brent Lillibridge’s first homer of the season. After retiring the first 11, and the old collective bargaining agreement expired. The NFL Players Asso- ciation dissolved that day, saying it no longer would represent players in bar- gaining under labor law. That allowed players — including MVP quarter- backs Tom Brady and Pey- ton Manning — to file a class-action antitrust suit against the league in federal court here. The owners then locked out the players, cre- ating the NFL’s first work stoppage since 1987. Nelson ordered Monday that both sides keep the mediation confidential. NFLPA spokesman George Atallah declined comment as did NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. Neither party would divulge who will be attend- ing the session this week. At a hearing last week about the injunction request, Nelson urged the sides to get ‘‘back to the table’’ and said negotiations should take place at ‘‘not the players’ table, not the league’s table, but a neutral table, if you will.’’ The next day, the players and owners both expressed a willingness to talk, though they disagreed on where and how they wanted to do it. The players said they were willing to engage won the gold medal in a 6-0 match against Valeria Aguirre of El Salvador. The final day of competi- tion was the team rounds. Each team consisted of three archers and each archer shoots two arrows per end, alternating positions after each shot. The team with the highest score after four ends wins the match. “The wind was blowing extremely hard,” Pearce said. “Sometimes my arm would get blown completely onto the target next to ours and there is no time to let down. 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In his second start, Braden allowed one run on five hits. He struck out seven and walked two. He didn’t allow a hit until an infield single by Alex Rios in the fourth inning. Paul Konerko, who was named co- AL player of the week, extended his 11-game hitting streak with a single in the sixth inning. Before the game, the A’s and Trevor Cahill reached agreement on a new five-year contract worth $30.5 million, which takes him through all three of his arbitration-eligible seasons and first potential year of free agency. ‘‘It feels good. I came up with them and I’m just glad they gave me the opportunity to lock me up and I’m guaranteed to pitch for a while, so I couldn’t be happier,’’ Cahill said before the game. The 23-year-old is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in two starts this season. He was the A’s opening day starter after win- ning 18 games last year with a 2.97 ERA in his second season in the majors. Cahill was a prime reason Oakland led the AL in ERA (3.56) and shutouts (17) in 2010 while holding opponents to a .245 batting average. Judge orders NFL, players to try fresh talks in mediation overseen by Nelson. The NFL said it wanted to resume talks with Cohen in Washington. Nelson said at the hear- ing she would take ‘‘a cou- ple of weeks’’ to rule on the injunction. On Monday, she noted that her order to resume mediation ‘‘will not have the effect of a stay on this litigation,’’ and that she would rule ‘‘in due course.’’ Nelson’s order called for legal counsel for the parties ‘‘as well as a party repre- sentative having full author- ity’’ to attend. She also said that participation in the mediation ‘‘and any com- munications conveyed between the parties in this process, shall not be admit- ted or used against any party in any other proceed- ing or forum, for any pur- pose.’’ That would appear to address the players’ con- cern that any talks held after the dissolution of the union could be construed as col- lective bargaining — and thus bolster the NFL’s clam that the dissolution was a ‘‘sham’’ merely intended to strengthen the players’ position at the bargaining table. Last week, NFL execu- tive vice president Jeffrey Pash sent a letter to a lawyer representing the players, James Quinn, with In the end, in spite of the wind, team USA had a 213 to 197 victory over team El Salvador for the gold medal. Pearce returned to the states with 10 gold medals, two bronze and one silver. After being sick the majority of the time and unable to eat MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 5 4 .556 3.5 A’s 9 1 .900 — 55 .500 4 Seattle 2 7 .222 6.5 East Division WL Pct GB Baltimore 6 3 .667 — New York 5 4 .556 1 Toronto 5 4 .556 1 Boston 2 8 .200 4.5 Tampa Bay 2 8 .200 4.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cleveland 7 2 .778 — Kansas City 6 3 .667 1 Chicago 6 4 .600 1.5 Minnesota 3 6 .333 4 Detroit 3 7 .300 4.5 ————————————————— Monday’s results Oakland 2, Chicago 1, 10 innings Tampa Bay 16, Boston 5 Texas 2, Detroit 0 Cleveland at Los Angeles, late Toronto at Seattle, late Today’s games Oakland (Cahill 1-0) at Chicago (E.Jackson 2-0),5:10 p.m.,CSNC Texas (C.Wilson 1-0) at Detroit (Penny 0-1), 10:05 a.m. Baltimore (Tillman 0-0) at New York (A.J.Burnett 2-0), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Price 0-2) at Boston (Lester 0-0), 4:10 p.m., MLBN Kansas City (Francis 0-0) at Minnesota (Duensing 0-0), 8510 p.m. Cleveland (Carmona 0-1) at Los Angeles (Haren 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 1-0) at Seattle (Pineda 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday’s games Oakland at Chicago, 11:10 a.m. Texas at Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m. Toronto at Seattle, 12:40 p.m. Baltimore at New York, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. a copy going to Nelson. Pash wrote that the league is ‘‘prepared to give reason- able and appropriate assur- ances’’ that the players’ legal position — not a union protected by labor laws but a group of players suing under antitrust laws — would not be compro- mised through any new talks. Nelson’s order referred to the mediation ‘‘as a form of Alternative Dispute Res- olution,’’ a legal and in this case euphemistic term for the revival of negotiations. Perhaps it will lead to some real progress. Or maybe it’s more like marriage coun- seling, simply getting two disputing parties back in the room together. ‘‘Sometimes there is a place in negotiation for changing the context, changing the city, changing the mediator or changing the atmosphere, but who knows where this will lead?’’ said one legal ana- lyst, Jonathan Rubin, a Washington trial attorney and antitrust expert. Nelson also formally combined the lawsuits involving current and for- mer players earlier Mon- day. Neither the Brady plaintiffs nor the NFL objected to combining the cases, according to a court document. much of anything, Pearce said, “I had a great time, but I was so looking forward to coming home and eating Taco Bell!” MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB Colorado 7 2 .778 — Dodgers 5 4 .556 2 Arizona 4 4 .500 2.5 Padres 4 4 .500 2.5 GIANTS 45 .444 3 East Division WL Pct GB Philadelphia 7 2 .778 — Florida 5 4 .556 2 Washington 4 5 .444 3 Atlanta 4 6 .400 3.5 New York 4 6 .400 3.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 6 3 .667 — Chicago 5 5 .500 1.5 Milwaukee 5 5 .500 1.5 Pittsburgh 5 5 .500 1.5 St. Louis 3 6 .333 3 Houston 2 8 .200 4.5 ————————————————— Monday’s results Los Angeles at San Francisco, late Chicago 5, Houston 4 Colorado 7, New York 6 Cincinnati at San Diego, late St. Louis at Arizona, late Today’s games Los Angeles (Billingsley 1-1) at San Fran.(Lincecum 1-1),7:15 p.m.,CSNB Milwaukee (Marcum 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Correia 2-0), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Blanton 0-0) at Washington (L.Hernandez 0-1), 4:05 p.m. Colorado (Rogers 1-0) at New York (Niese 0-1), 4:10 p.m. Florida (Volstad 0-0) at Atlanta (Hanson 0-2), 4:10 p.m. Chicago (J.Russell 1-0) at Houston (Myers 0-0), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (Carpenter 0-1) at Arizona (Galarraga 1-0), 6:40 p.m. Cincinnati (LeCure 0-0) at San Diego (Richard 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Wednesday’s games L.A.Dodgers at San Francisco,7:15 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego, 3:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Florida at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Houston, 5:05 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. State bill would require Kings to repay city loan Sacramento Kings SACRAMENTO (AP) — The leader of the Califor- nia state Senate introduced a bill Monday that would require the owners of the Sacramento Kings to repay a $77 million loan to the city of Sacramento before they can move the team to Ana- heim. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg’s bill is broadly worded to prohib- it any professional sports team from relocating within California unless the fran- chise has paid off its existing debt, but he made it clear the measure is aimed at the Kings. “It’s the principle that one business should not leave one California city for another city without paying their obligations,” said Steinberg, a Democrat from Sacramento. “We’re one state.” He said the Maloofs are free to make a business deci- sion to move the Kings. However, ‘‘it needs to be coupled with paying off their debt to Sacramento,’’ he said in an interview. The Maloof family, which owns the Kings, has until April 18 to ask the National Basket- ball Association for permis- sion to move the team. Steinberg’s bill, SB652, is an urgency measure requiring a two-thirds vote and would take effect imme- diately if signed into law. The measure is co- authored by Democratic Assemblymen Roger Dick- inson and Richard Pan, both of Sacramento, and Repub- lican Assemblyman Ted Gaines of Roseville. A spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, did not respond to MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Salt Lake 3 0 0 9 7 1 Colorado 3 1 0 9 8 5 Galaxy 2 1 2 8 5 6 Vancouver 1 2 2 5 9 10 QUAKES 11 2 5 5 4 Seattle 1 2 2 5 5 6 FC Dallas 1 2 1 4 4 5 Chivas USA 0 2 2 2 3 5 Portland 0 2 1 1 2 6 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 3 1 0 9 3 1 N. England 1 1 3 6 5 6 Houston 1 1 2 5 5 4 New York 1 1 2 5 2 2 Toronto FC 1 1 2 5 6 6 Columbus 1 1 2 5 3 3 Chicago 1 1 1 4 5 5 Kansas City 1 1 1 4 8 8 D.C. 1 2 1 4 6 8 ————————————————— Saturday’s results San Jose 1,Toronto FC 1, tie Chivas USA 0, Columbus 0, tie D.C. United 1, Los Angeles 1, tie Philadelphia 1, New York 0 Real Salt Lake 2, New England 0 Seattle FC 2, Chicago 1 Sunday’s result Houston 3, Vancouver 1 a request for comment on the north-south struggle. The bill is written to be retroactive to the start of this year. It also requires any franchise that already has a financial agreement with a local government to provide a bond or deposit to make sure the team will fulfill its obligations. Last month the Anaheim City Council approved $75 million in bonds to upgrade Honda Arena to NBA stan- dards, and to help pay for the Kings’ relocation costs. Anaheim city spokes- woman Ruth Ruiz referred calls on Steinberg’s bill to Mayor Tom Tait, who did not immediately respond. Maloof spokesman Mitch Germann forwarded a statement he said was first issued by the owners last week. When the Maloofs bought the Kings 13 years ago, “they assumed the obligations and terms of the loan, and they intend to fully abide by those documents,’’ according to the statement. Among their other busi- ness interests, the Maloof family owns the Palms hotel and casino in Las Vegas, which reportedly has lost value and has also been hav- ing financial difficulties. NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders 1. Carl Edwards 2. Kyle Busch 3. Matt Kenseth 256 247 243 4. Jimmie Johnson 243 5. Kurt Busch 240 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 235 7. Ryan Newman 233 8. Juan Pablo Montoya 232 9. Kevin Harvick 10. Tony Stewart 11. Paul Menard 12. Clint Bowyer 228 213 209 201 13. A J Allmendinger 193 14. Jeff Gordon 15. Mark Martin 16. Kasey Kahne 186 17. David Ragan 18. Greg Biffle 192 189 185 183 19. Marcos Ambrose 175 20. Denny Hamlin 174 21. Martin Truex Jr. 160 22. Brad Keselowski 159 23. Bobby Labonte 157 24. Jamie McMurray 157 25. Jeff Burton 26. Brian Vickers 27. David Reutimann 144 28. Joey Logano 29. David Gilliland 114 30. Regan Smith 35. Tony Raines 36. Andy Lally 37. Ken Schrader 38. Terry Labonte 39. J.J.Yeley 87 82 81 73 44 30 26 31. Robby Gordon 104 32. Casey Mears 33. Dave Blaney 34. Bill Elliott 144 112 93 156 149 40. Michael McDowell 25 41. Michael Waltrip 4 42. Brian Keselowski 3 Upcoming Schedule April 17 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. April 30 — Crown Royal Presents The Matthew &Daniel Hansen 400, Rich- mond, Va. May 7 — Showtime Southern 500, Dar- lington, S.C. May 15— Dover 400, Dover, Del. NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) WESTERN CONFERENCE San Jose vs. Los Angeles NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL Pct GB y-Lakers 55 25 .688 — Phoenix 38 42 .475 17 WARRIORS 35 46 .432 20.5 Clippers 31 50 .383 24.5 KINGS 24 56 .300 31 Southwest Division WL Pct GB z-San Antonio61 19 .763 — x-Dallas 56 25 .691 5.5 x-Memphis 46 34 .575 15 x-N. Orleans 46 35 .568 15.5 Houston 42 39 .519 19.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB y-Okla. City 54 26 .675 — x-Denver 50 31 .617 4.5 x-Portland 47 33 .588 7 Utah Minnesota 17 63 .213 37 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB y-Boston 55 26 .679 — x-New York 42 38 .525 12.5 x-Philadelphia 41 40 .506 14 New Jersey 24 57 .296 31 Toronto 22 59 .272 33 Southeast Division WL Pct GB y-Miami 57 24 .704 — x-Orlando 51 30 .630 6 x-Atlanta 44 37 .543 13 Charlotte 33 48 .407 24 Washington 23 58 .284 34 Central Division WL Pct GB z-Chicago 60 20 .750 — x-Indiana 37 44 .457 23.5 Milwaukee 34 47 .420 26.5 Detroit 29 52 .358 31.5 Cleveland 18 63 .222 42.5 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference ————————————————— Monday’s results Denver 134, Golden State 111 Oklahoma City at Sacramento, late Charlotte 105, New Jersey 103 Cleveland 110, Detroit 101 Dallas 98, Houston 91, OT Miami 98, Atlanta 90 Milwaukee 93, Toronto 86 Minnesota at Phoenix, late Orlando 95, Philadelphia 85 Washington 95, Boston 94, OT Utah 90, New Orleans 78 Today’s games Chicago at New York, 5 p.m., TNT Memphis at Portland, 7 p.m. San Antonio at L.A.Lakers, 7:30 p.m., TNT 38 43 .469 16.5 Anaheim vs. Nashville Wednesday: at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Friday: at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Sunday: at Nashville, 3 p.m. April 20: at Nashville, 5:30 p.m. x-April 22: at Anaheim, 7 p.m. x-April 24: at Nashville, TBD x-April 26: at Anaheim, TBD EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington vs. New York Rangers Wednesday: at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Friday: at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Sunday: at N.Y. Rangers, Noon April 20: at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. x-April 23: at Washington, Noon x-April 25: at N.Y. Rangers, TBD x-April 27: at Washington, TBD Philadelphia vs. Buffalo Thursday: at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Saturday: at Philadelphia, 2 p.m. April 18: at Buffalo, 4 p.m. April 20: at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. x-April 22: at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. x-April 24: at Buffalo, Noon x-April 26: at Philadelphia, TBD Boston vs. Montreal Thursday: at Boston, 4 p.m. Saturday: at Boston, 4 p.m. April 18: at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. April 21: at Montreal, 4 p.m. x-April 23: at Boston, 4 p.m. x-April 26: at Montreal, TBD x-April 27: at Boston TBD Pittsburgh vs.Tampa Bay Wednesday: at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Friday: at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. April 18: at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. April 20: at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. x-April 23: at Pittsburgh, TBD x-April 25: at Tampa Bay, TBD x-April 27: at Pittsburgh, TBD Thursday: at San Jose, 7 p.m. Saturday: at San Jose, 7 p.m. April 19: at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. April 21: at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. x-April 23: at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. x-April 25: at Los Angeles, TBD x-April 27: at San Jose, TBD Vancouver vs. Chicago Wednesday: at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Friday: at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Sunday: at Chicago, 5 p.m. April 19: at Chicago, 5 p.m. x-April 21: at Vancouver, 7 p.m. x-April 24: at Chicago, 5 p.m. x-April 26: at Vancouver, TBD Detroit vs. Phoenix Wednesday: at Detroit, 4 p.m. Saturday: at Detroit, 10 a.m. April 18: at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m. April 20: at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m. x-April 22: at Detroit, 4 p.m. x-April 24: at Phoenix, TBD x-April 27: at Detroit, TBD