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2B – Daily News – Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Giants jump on Rockies DENVER (AP) — Jonathan Sanchez gave up two hits over 6 1-3 innings one night after Tim Lincecum flirted with a no-hitter and the San Francisco Giants beat Colorado 6-3 Tuesday night, spoiling Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez’s return from the dis- abled list. San Francisco’s offense, which spot- ted Lincecum a five-run first-inning cushion in an 8-1 win, gave Sanchez (2-1) a four-run lead to work with thanks to Pablo Sandoval’s three-run homer before the lefty even stepped foot on the mound. Aubrey Huff also went deep for the Giants, who go for the sweep Wednes- day when Matt Cain faces Jorge De La Rosa after cutting their four-game deficit in the NL West in half by taking the first two games of the series. Johnson renews case for keeping Kings SACRAMENTO (AP) — Business and political leaders in Sacramento have another chance to persuade the NBA that the Kings should stay in town, and they’ll put a full-court press on league officials this week. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA star, said Tuesday that the city had feared the Kings’ move to Anaheim might be a done deal. But he said at least some of the NBA owners at last week’s league meetings appeared impressed when the city presented $7 million in commitments for new advertising, ticket purchas- es and other financial sup- port from local businesses and other backers. On Tuesday, the tribe that operates Thunder Val- ley Casino northeast of Sacramento agreed to com- mit an additional $1 million to back the Kings in Sacra- mento, bringing the total to at least $8 million. None of that money would go toward the multi-million dollar cost of building a new arena, the repeated sticking point in years of efforts to keep the team happy in Sacramento. “The fact that we’re here and we bought two more weeks, that is a big, big deal,” Johnson said at a City Hall news conference, his first since returning from the meetings in New York City. “We get a chance to put our best foot forward.” Commissioner David Stern said last week that the league wanted to ‘‘do a lit- tle bit more fact-finding’’ and the NBA granted the Kings’ owners another extension until May 2 to file paperwork requesting a relocation. The original deadline passed April 18. The NBA will send two representatives to Sacra- CV (Continued from page 1B) Six teams open up the play-in round this afternoon, including the Red Bluff Spartans (16-3) who play Trinity (5-9) at 3 p.m. The winner plays Marysville (10-4) at 6 p.m. The other play-in games include Etna (7-5) against Paradise (3-8) and an inter- esting match-up as Maxwell NBA PLAYOFFS First Round Best-of-7 Tuesday’s results Boston 96, New York 93 Boston leads series 2-0 Orlando 88, Atlanta 82 Series tied 1-1 Portland at Dallas, late Dallas leads series 1-0 Today’s games Denver at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m., TNT Oklahoma City leads series 1-0 Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Memphis leads series 1-0 New Orleans at L.A.Lakers, 7:30 p.m., TNT New Orleans leads series 1-0 Other series Chicago leads Indiana 2-0 Miami leads Philadelphia 2-0 mento on Thursday, includ- ing relocation committee chairman Clay Bennett, chairman of the ownership group for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The fran- chise was the Seattle Super- Sonics until 2008, when Bennett relocated the team amid calls for a new arena. Besides giving the Mal- oof family, which owns a controlling interest in the Kings, more time to formal- ly request league approval for a move, the extension also gives Sacramento more time to make its case to keep the Kings and show how it could build a new arena the team wants. Local backers want both the Kings and the Maloofs to stay in Sacramento, Johnson said. Failing that, they’d like to keep the team with new owners, or attract a different NBA franchise. The emergence of super- market tycoon Ron Burkle as an interested buyer for the team created a buzz last week, but Johnson said he may not be a factor in the discussion if the city can make the case that Sacra- mento is a viable market for the Maloofs and the Kings. The Maloofs have insisted they won’t sell the team. To make their case to the NBA, Johnson said, local backers will stress the strength of the fan base, the fact that Sacramento is in a top 20 media market with no other pro sports team, and the new surge of support from businesses. While a full financial and feasibility analysis of a sports and entertainment complex in Sacramento won’t be complete by May 2, Johnson said he hopes to present some preliminary data on alternatives and rev- enue streams to the NBA by that date. Johnson kept beating the drum for the local effort Tuesday. His visit to the tribal council of the United (17-0) takes its dominating pitching staff against Pleas- ant Valley’s second team. Pleasant Valley (16-2) will have its A team open up against Corning (5-6) in the first round at 4 p.m. Other first round games include Wheatland (8-5) vs Lassen (10-4), Shasta (6-8) against the winner of the Maxwell-Pleasant Valley B game, Sutter (11-2) versus Rocklin’s Whitney (9-5), hosts Central Valley (10-4) MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB Angels 11 6 .647 — Texas A’s Seattle 5 12 .294 6 East Division WL Pct GB New York 9 6 .600 — Tampa Bay 8 9 .471 2 Toronto 8 9 .471 2 Baltimore 7 9 .438 2.5 Boston 5 10 .333 4 Central Division WL Pct GB Cleveland 12 5 .706 — Kansas City11 6 .647 1 Detroit 8 9 .471 4 Chicago 7 10 .412 5 Minnesota 6 11 .353 6 ————————————————— Tuesday’s results NHL PLAYOFFS First Round Best-of-7 Tuesday’s results San Jose at Los Angeles, late Series tied 1-1 Chicago 7, Vancouver 2 Vancouver leads series 3-1 Today’s games Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m., VS Washington leads series 2-1 Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh leads series 2-1 Philadelphia at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia leads series 2-1 Anaheim at Nashville, 5:30 p.m. Nashville leads series 2-1 Detroit at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m., VS Detroit leads series 3-0 Other series Montreal leads Boston 2-1 Boston at Oakland, late Baltimore 11, Minnesota 0 Kansas City 5, Cleveland 4 Los Angeles 15, Texas 4 Tampa Bay 2, Chicago 1 Toronto 6, New York 5, 10 innings Detroit at Seattle, late Today’s games Boston (C.Buchholz 0-2) at Oak.(G.Gonzalez 2-0),12:35 p.m.,CSNC Detroit (Porcello 0-2) at Seattle (Bedard 0-3), 12:40 p.m. Chicago (Humber 1-1) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 1-2), 3:40 p.m. Minnesota (Blackburn 1-2) at Baltimore (Britton 2-1), 4:05 p.m., ESPN New York (Colon 0-1) at Toronto (Cecil 1-1), 4:07 p.m. Los Angeles (Weaver 4-0) at Texas (Harrison 3-0), 5:05 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 3-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar 2-1), 5:10 p.m. Thursday’s games Oakland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 3:40 p.m. Minnesota at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Boston at Los Angeles, 7:05 p.m. 11 6 .647 — 88 .500 2.5 Auburn Indian Community won a commitment of $1 million, said Doug Elmets, spokesman for the tribe and Thunder Valley. The tribe, he said, “sees value not only in keeping the Kings in Sacramento, but in being part of the business com- munity commitment that Kevin Johnson is seeking.” The tribe already pays for a luxury box at Power Bal- ance Pavilion, and expects the $1 million would large- ly go for advertising and sponsorships, Elmets said. The mayor also was working out the details for a meeting Wednesday with political leaders around the Sacramento area to present a broad regional appeal to the NBA. The mayor declined to identify what businesses were involved in the $7 mil- lion in new commitments of support, but said he hopes to disclose them after they’ve been discussed with the league. Johnson said he didn’t know much about an effort to collect signatures in Ana- heim to force a public vote on $75 million in financing for a Kings deal, not expected until June 2012. “I’d be dishonest if I didn’t say I was glad that was going on” because it may buy Sacramento more time, he said. Rob Stutzman, a Sacra- mento political consultant who is organizing the sig- nature drive, said the effort is in its final stages and could be wrapped up by the end of the week. The signa- ture drive has been backed by many small contributors, he said, and has not worked with the Burkle group. Among the backers and organizers of the Commit- tee to Save the Kings are former city councilman Robbie Waters, real estate investor Ethan Conrad and steel company executive Steve Ayers. against Bear River (8-4) of Grass Valley, Orland (6-9) versus the Etna-Paradise winner and South Tahoe (8- 9) versus Truckee (10-7). Quarterfinals and semifi- nals will take place Thurs- day. The championship game is 6 p.m. Friday. MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB Colorado 12 5 .706 — GIANTS 10 7 .588 2 Dodgers 8 9 .471 4 Arizona 7 8 .467 4 Padres 7 9 .438 4.5 East Division WL Pct GB Philadelphia10 6 .625 — Florida 9 6 .600 .5 Washington 8 7 .533 1.5 Atlanta 7 10 .412 3.5 New York 5 12 .294 5.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 9 8 .529 — Milwaukee 9 8 .529 — Chicago 8 8 .500 .5 St. Louis 8 8 .500 .5 Pittsburgh 8 9 .471 1 Houston 6 11 .353 3 ————————————————— Tuesday’s results San Francisco 3, Colorado 1 Arizona 5, Cincinnati 4 Florida 6, Pittsburgh 0 Houston 6, New York 1 Milwaukee 9, Philadelphia 0 Atlanta at Los Angeles, late San Diego at Chicago, ppd., rain Washington at St. Louis, ppd., rain Today’s games San Francisco (Cain 2-0) at Col.(De La Rosa 2-0),12:10 p.m.,CSNB Milwaukee (Narveson 1-0) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 2-1), 10:05 a.m., MLBN Washington (Lannan 1-1) at St. Louis (Westbrook 1-1), 11:15 a.m. San Diego (Moseley 0-3) at Chicago (Garza 0-2), 11:20 a.m. San Diego (Harang 3-0) at Chicago (J.Russell 1-1), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 1-1) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-1), 4:10 p.m. Houston (Norris 1-1) at New York (Dickey 1-2), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 2-0) at Florida (Nolasco 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 1-2) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 2-0), 5:15 p.m. Atlanta (D.Lowe 2-2) at Los Angeles (Garland 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Thursday’s games Arizona at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m. Washington at St. Louis, 10:40 a.m. Atlanta at Los Angeles, 12:10 p.m. Houston at New York, 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Florida, 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia at San Diego, 7:05 p.m. Giants 6 Colorado 3 Sacramento Kings