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ickwassecond(12')andJus- tin Slimick was third (11-6). Cody Hiller, Alan Rodri- guez, Ulyses Contreas and Rogelio Silva gave the Car- dinals a third place finish in the 4x400 relay (4:03.18). Cody Hiller was third in the triple jump (38-4.75). Rodriguez was fourth in the 400 meters (56.46) for Corning. Miguel Rios placed fourth in the 800 meters (2:10.07). The Lady Miners posted 223 points to win the girls competition. Anderson was second with 72 points and the Lady Cardinals finished third with 67.5 points. Central Valley finished with 58.5 points and Las- sen had 23. For Corning Jessica Beckley was second in the 100 meters (13.32) and 200 meters (27.86) and third in the long jump (14-3.5). Kaitlyn Huntley, Daisy Carrillo, Annber Slye and Leonor Reyes were third in the 4x400 (5:22.13). In the individual 400 me- ters Slye was fourth (1:13.90) and Reyes was fifth (1:16.57). Heather Hogan placed third in the shot put (30'3.5). Grace Mora was third in the high jump (4-7), third in the pole vault (8") and fourth in the 100-meter hur- dles (20.17). Daisy Carrillo placed fifth in the pole vault (6-6). Huntley was third in the triple jump (26-5) and fifth in the long jump (11-6.5). MOUNTAINVALLEYLEAGUE Hayfork won Thursday's boys championships at Red Bluff High School with 86 points. Redding Christian was second with 63 points, Prov- idence Christian was third with 55 points. Los Molinos placed sev- enth with 26 points. Mercy was ninth with 10 points. Jesus Olivera placed sec- ond in the triple jump (32- 10.5) for Los Molinos. Chyle Gillett was seventh (29-11.5). In the 110-meter hurdles Los Molinos had Olivera fin- ish in fourth (20.47) and Gil- lett in sixth (21.89). In the 300-meter hurdles Gillett placed fourth (52.40) and Olivera was fifth (52.65). Mercy's Gincarlo Nan- dino was third in the 1600 meters (6:13.84) and Los Molinos' Gage Wabs was fourth (6:27.25). Nandinoalsoplacedfourth in the shot put (27-5.5). Wayne Lockie was fifth in the 200 meters (32.76) for Los Molinos and sixth in the 100 meters (14.47). Track FROM PAGE 1 game 4-4 in the top of the second, but the Cougars of- fense was relentless led by five RBIs from Luke Kelly and three more from Nate Caetano. Meanwhile Foothill se- nior Ryan Pollard came in to relieve Mason Carter and shut the Spartans down the rest of the way. Walker Dodero had a single and a double and knocked in a run for Red Bluff. Sam Hendricks also had two hits and Carson Ellis had a double. Jared Poore and Lane Pritchard drove in runs for Red Bluff, which finished their season 21-9. The Spartans season in- cluded a 10-game win streak and two tournament titles, but their pitching was spec- tacular all season wasn't there when they needed it to advance. Foothill visits top-seed Pleasant Valley 4 p.m. Tues- day in one semifinal game. Shasta visits Chico in the other semi. The championship is scheduled for Saturday. LASSEN13,CORNING3 Las- sen ousted Corning Friday from the first round of the Division-2 playoffs in six in- nings. Corning scored in the top of the first to take an early lead, but Lassen struck back for eight runs in the bottom of the second inning. Corning finished the sea- son 8-15. Lassen visits Yreka in one semifinal, while top- seed Sutter hosts Orland in the other. REDDING CHRISTIAN 7, MERCY 0 The Lions blanked Mercy Friday, in the Warriors return to the Division-5 playoffs. Richie Borges and Bryce Baer had doubles for Mercy, which won just one game last season. Mercy finished this sea- son 4-13. Baseball FROM PAGE 1 his horse wouldn't run in the Belmont if barred from using a nasal strip, but the problem was solved in about 24 hours, clearing the way for big crowds and plenty of betting at Belmont in less than three weeks. Two years ago, Doug O'Neill trained I'll Have Another to victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preak- ness with the colt wearing a nasal strip. New York of- ficials told O'Neill his horse couldn't wear one in the Belmont. The issue became moot when I'll Have An- other was scratched the day before the race because of a leg injury. This Belmont Stakes is shaping up as a possi- ble 11-horse race, includ- ing two newcomers to the Triple Crown trail: Com- missioner, sixth in the Ar- kansas Derby; and Tonal- ist, the Peter Pan Stakes winner. Other probables include the second- through fifth- place finishers in the Ken- tucky Derby: Command- ing Curve, Danza, Wicked Strong and Samraat. In- tense Holiday, 12th in the Derby, is on the list. Three Preakness run- ners could return: Ride On Curlin (second), Social In- clusion (third) and Kid Cruz (eighth). Chrome FROM PAGE 1 By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press NEWYORK They lost often, 67 times in all for the Mil- waukee Bucks. Sometimes they lost al- ways, such as 26 straight times for the Philadelphia 76ers. Now the NBA's biggest losers have a chance for a huge win. The draft lottery is Tues- day, a night some teams ap- peared to be aiming toward for months during a season that featured plenty of talk- ing about tanking. The winner gets the No. 1 pick in next month's draft, when an Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker might make this season's misery worth it. It's a potential make- or-break night for some teams, which is why a pro- gram about the results of a random drawing ends up as the prime-time lead-in for Game 2 of the Eastern Con- ference finals. "Tomeit'spartofthemys- tery and part of the enjoy- ment in seeing who's right, who'swrong,"Commissioner Adam Silver said recently. Silver is aware of the tanking speculation and un- easy that fans might think NBA teams were willing to take their money with- out caring if they win the games. But he understands that teams sometimes need to rebuild, and that may mean going straight to the bottom if they think that's the quickest route to the top. "The jury is out on the strategy and I think that makes for good copy as well. I'm intrigued," Silver said. The Bucks have a 25 per- cent chance to win and give incoming new ownership a great welcoming gift. Phil- adelphia (19.9 percent), Or- lando (15.6) and Utah (10.4) have the next-best chances, with longtime powerhouses Boston and the Lakers be- hind them after rare poor seasons. The fact that so many tanked has sparked new calls to change the lottery process so as to not invite tanking. Silver said it will be looked at over the summer, but as the lottery turns 30, there isn't a perfect idea for how to run it. DRAFT NB A' s bi gg es t lo se rs l oo k for win through lottery The Associated Press MONTREAL Henrik Lun- dqvist made 40 saves and Martin St. Louis scored in the second period and the New York Rangers earned a 3-1 victory over the Carey Price-less Montreal Cana- diens on Monday. TheRangersleadthebest- of-sevenEasternConference final2-0headingbacktoNew YorkforGame3onThursday and Game 4 on Sunday. St. Louis scored a day af- ter he and his teammates attended the funeral of his mother, who died just before Mother's Day. The Rang- ers have rallied around the grieving veteran and have won five in a row. New York's Rick Nash also scored while Ryan Mc- Donagh added a goal and an assist to give the defense- man six points in the open- ing two games of the series. Max Pacioretty scored for Montreal, which outshot New York 41-30. The Rangers played a thorough defensive game in the third to prevent a come- back. NHL PLAYOFFS Rangers upend Canadiens 3-1 in Game 2 Scoreboard MLB AMERICANLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB Oakland 28 16 .636 _ Los Angeles 24 19 .558 3 ½ Seattle 21 22 .488 6 ½ Texas 21 23 .477 7 Houston 16 28 .364 12 CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 27 13 .675 _ Kansas City 22 22 .500 7 Minnesota 21 21 .500 7 Chicago 22 24 .478 8 Cleveland 20 25 .444 9 ½ EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB New York 23 20 .535 _ Baltimore 22 20 .524 ½ Toronto 23 22 .511 1 Boston 20 23 .465 3 Tampa Bay 19 26 .422 5 Sunday'sgames Oakland 13, Cleveland 3 N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 3, 1st game Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6 Houston 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Seattle 6, Minnesota 2 Texas 6, Toronto 2 L.A. Angels 6, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Yankees 3, 2nd game Detroit 6, Boston 2 Monday'sgames Cleveland 5, Detroit 4, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City 6 Houston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday'sgames Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 1-3) at Pitts- burgh (Liriano 0-3), 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 5-2) at Cleveland (Bauer 0-1), 4:05 p.m. Oakland (Pomeranz 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-3), 4:10 p.m. Toronto (Happ 2-1) at Boston (Doubront 2-3), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 6-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 4-2), 5:05 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 2-0) at Texas (Lewis 3-2), 5:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Rienzo 3-0) at Kan- sas City (Ventura 2-3), 5:10 p.m. Houston (Feldman 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 1-5) at San Diego (Kennedy 2-5), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday'sgames Detroit at Cleveland, 9:05 a.m. Seattle at Texas, 11:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. NATIONALLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB San Francisco 28 17 .622 _ Colorado 25 20 .556 3 Los Angeles 23 22 .511 5 San Diego 21 24 .467 7 Arizona 18 28 .391 10 ½ CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Milwaukee 27 18 .600 _ St. Louis 23 21 .523 3 ½ Cincinnati 19 23 .452 6 ½ Pittsburgh 18 25 .419 8 Chicago 15 27 .357 10 ½ EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 19 .558 _ Washington 23 20 .535 1 Miami 23 22 .511 2 New York 20 23 .465 4 Philadelphia 19 22 .463 4 Sunday'sgames N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 3, 1st game Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 3 Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Atlanta 6, St. Louis 5 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2 San Francisco 4, Miami 1 Arizona 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 Colorado 8, San Diego 6, 10 innings Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Yankees 3, 2nd game Monday'sgames Cincinnati at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta 9, Milwaukee 3 Tuesday'sgames Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 1-3) at Pitts- burgh (Liriano 0-3), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 4-2) at Washington (Fister 0-1), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (R.Montero 0-1), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-2) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-3), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Burnett 2-3) at Miami (DeSclafani 1-0), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 6-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 4-2), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (Arroyo 4-2) at St. Louis (Wain- wright 6-2), 5:15 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-3) at Colo- rado (Morales 3-3), 5:40 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 1-5) at San Diego (Kennedy 2-5), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday'sgames N.Y. Yankees at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Minnesota at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. NBA NBAPLAYOFFS Semifinals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Monday,May5 Washington 102, Indiana 96 L.A. Clippers 122, Oklahoma City 105 Tuesday,May6 Miami 107, Brooklyn 86 San Antonio 116, Portland 92 Wednesday,May7 Indiana 86, Washington 82 Oklahoma City 112, L.A. Clippers 101 Thursday,May8 Miami 94, Brooklyn 82 San Antonio 114, Portland 97 Friday,May9 Indiana 85, Washington 63 Oklahoma City 118, L.A. Clippers 112 Saturday,May10 Brooklyn 104, Miami 90 San Antonio 118, Portland 103 Sunday,May11 L.A. Clippers 101, Oklahoma City 99 Indiana 95, Washington 92 Monday,May12 Miami 102, Brooklyn 96 Portland 103, San Antonio 92 Tuesday,May13 Washington 102, Indiana 79 Oklahoma City 105, L.A. Clippers 104 Wednesday,May14 Miami 96, Brooklyn 94, Miami wins series 4-1 San Antonio 104, Portland 82, San Anto- nio wins series 4-1 Thursday,May15 Indiana 93, Washington 80, Indiana wins series 4-2 Oklahoma City 104, L.A. Clippers 98, Oklahoma City wins series 4-2 Finals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Sunday,May18 Indiana 107, Miami 96, Indiana leads series 1-0 Monday,May19 San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105, San Antonio leads series 1-0 Tuesday,May20 Miami at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday,May21 Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Saturday,May24 Indiana at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Sunday,May25 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m. Monday,May26 Indiana at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,May27 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Wednesday,May28 x-Miami at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. Thursday,May29 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Friday,May30 x-Indiana at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Saturday,May31 x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m. Sunday,June1 x-Miami at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. Monday,June2 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Spurs122,Thunder105 THUNDER(105) Durant 10-19 4-4 28, Collison 0-3 0-0 0, Perkins 2-3 1-1 5, Westbrook 9-21 6-8 25, Sefolosha 0-4 0-0 0, Jackson 6-11 0-0 13, Butler 2-6 4-6 9, Adams 2-3 0-0 4, Fisher 4-6 4-4 16, Lamb 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Roberson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-80 19-23 105. SPURS(122) Leonard 7-16 1-2 16, Duncan 11-19 5-6 27, Splitter 3-4 0-0 6, Parker 6-12 2-3 14, Green 6-7 0-0 16, Ginobili 7-12 1-1 18, Diaw 3-7 3-4 9, Mills 2-3 0-0 5, Belinelli 2-3 1-1 5, Baynes 1-2 0-0 2, Joseph 2-2 0-0 4, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0, Ayres 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 50-87 13-17 122. OklahomaCity 27 32 23 23 — 105 SanAntonio 30 37 22 33 — 122 3-PointGoals: Oklahoma City 12-27 (Fisher 4-6, Durant 4-7, Jones 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Butler 1-4, Westbrook 1-4, Sefolosha 0-1, Lamb 0-1, Collison 0-1), San Antonio 9-17 (Green 4-5, Ginobili 3-4, Mills 1-2, Leonard 1-4, Parker 0-1, Belinelli 0-1);Fouledout: None; Rebounds: Oklahoma City 44 (Perkins, Durant 9), San Antonio 44 (Splitter 8); Assists: Oklahoma City 19 (Westbrook 7), San Antonio 28 (Parker 12);Total fouls: Oklahoma City 22, San Antonio 20; Technicals: Durant, Perkins;A: 18,581 (18,797). NHL NHLPLAYOFFS Secondround (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Thursday,May1 Montreal 4, Boston 3, 2OT Friday,May2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Chicago 5, Minnesota 2 Saturday,May3 Boston 5, Montreal 3 Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 2, OT Sunday,May4 Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Monday,May5 Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Rangers 0 Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 1 Tuesday,May6 Montreal 4, Boston 2 Minnesota 4, Chicago 0 Wednesday,May7 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Thursday,May8 Boston 1, Montreal 0, OT Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 2 Friday,May9 N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1 Minnesota 4, Chicago 2 Saturday,May10 Boston 4, Montreal 2 Anaheim 2, Los Angeles 0 Sunday,May11 N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 2, Minnesota 1 Monday,May12 Montreal 4, Boston 0 Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 3 Tuesday,May13 N.Y. Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1, N.Y. Rang- ers wins series 4-3 Chicago 2, Minnesota 1, OT, Chicago wins series 4-2 Wednesday,May14 Montreal 3, Boston 1, Montreal wins series 4-3 Los Angeles 2, Anaheim 1 Friday,May16 Los Angeles 6, Anaheim 2, Los Angeles wins series 4-3 Finals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday,May17 N.Y. Rangers 7, Montreal 2 Sunday,May18 Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1, Chicago leads series 1-0 Monday,May19 NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1, N.Y. Rangers lead series 2-0 Wednesday,May21 Los Angeles at Chicago, 5 p.m. Thursday,May22 Montreal at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. Saturday,May24 Chicago at Los Angeles, 5 p.m. Sunday,May25 Montreal at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. Monday,May26 Chicago at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. Tuesday,May27 x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 5 p.m. Wednesday,May28 x-Los Angeles at Chicago, 5 p.m. Thursday,May29 x-Montreal at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. Friday,May30 x-Chicago at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. Saturday,May31 x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 5 p.m. Sunday,June1 x-Los Angeles at Chicago, 5 p.m. N.Y.Rangers3,Canadiens1 N.Y.Rangers 2 1 0 — 3 Montreal 1 0 0 — 1 FirstPeriod: 1, Montreal, Pacioretty 4, 6:14. 2, N.Y. Rangers, McDonagh 3, 6:31. 3, N.Y. Rangers, Nash 2 (Kreider, Stepan), 18:58. SecondPeriod: 4, N.Y. Rangers, St. Louis 5 (Stepan, McDonagh), 8:03 (pp). ThirdPeriod: None. ShotsonGoal: N.Y. Rangers 9-11-10=30. Montreal 14-8-19=41. Goalies: N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. Mon- treal, Tokarski;A: 21,273 (21,273);T: 2:30. Soccer MAJORLEAGUESOCCER WESTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 8 3 1 25 23 19 Salt Lake 6 0 5 23 23 13 FC Dallas 5 5 2 17 21 20 Vancouver 4 2 4 16 16 12 Colorado 4 4 3 15 12 14 San Jose 2 4 4 10 10 12 Chivas USA 2 5 4 10 13 20 Portland 1 3 7 10 16 19 Galaxy 2 3 3 9 8 7 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New England 6 3 2 20 19 13 Kansas City 5 4 2 17 16 10 Houston 5 5 2 17 16 19 D.C. 4 3 3 15 14 12 New York 3 4 5 14 18 19 Columbus 3 4 4 13 13 14 Toronto FC 4 4 0 12 9 9 Chicago 2 2 6 12 19 19 Philadelphia 2 6 5 11 15 20 Montreal 1 5 4 7 8 18 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday'sgames Philadelphia 2, Kansas City 1 Saturday'sgames Toronto FC 2, New York 0 New England 5, Philadelphia 3 D.C. United 1, Montreal 1, tie Houston 1, Galaxy 0 FC Dallas 1, Chivas USA 1, tie Salt Lake 2, Colorado 1 Seattle FC 1, San Jose 0 Portland 3, Columbus 3, tie Sunday'sgames Chicago 2, Kansas City 1 Wednesday,May21 Houston at D.C. United, 4 p.m. FC Dallas at Galaxy, 7:30 p.m. Friday,May23 Toronto FC at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Saturday,May24 Portland at New York, 4 p.m. Seattle FC at Vancouver, 4 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. D.C. United at New England, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at Colorado, 6 p.m. FC Dallas at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m. Sunday,May25 Philadelphia at Galaxy, 5 p.m. Houston at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Motorsports NHRALEADERS ThroughMay19 TopFuel 1, Doug Kalitta, 649. 2, Antron Brown, 642. 3, Steve Torrence, 503. 4, Shawn Langdon, 461. 5, Spencer Massey, 454. 6, Khalid alBalooshi, 413. 7, Tony Schum- acher, 407. 8, Brittany Force, 336. 9, (tie) Richie Crampton and J.R. Todd, 257. FunnyCar 1, Robert Hight, 730. 2, John Force, 524. 3, Alexis DeJoria, 472. 4, Ron Capps, 430. 5, Del Worsham, 400. 6, Tommy Johnson Jr., 380. 7, (tie) Jack Beckman and Courtney Force, 369. 9, Matt Hagan, 368. 10, Tim Wilkerson, 329. ProStock 1, Erica Enders-Stevens, 624. 2, Jason Line, 514. 3, Allen Johnson, 509. 4, Shane Gray, 468. 5, Jeg Coughlin, 457. 6, Vincent Nobile, 448. 7, Dave Connolly, 406. 8, V. Gaines, 372. 9, Chris McGaha, 344. 10, Jimmy Alund, 282. ProStockMotorcycle 1, Andrew Hines, 286. 2, Eddie Krawiec, 276. 3, John Hall, 230. 4, Scotty Pol- lacheck, 220. 5, Hector Arana Jr., 182. 6, Michael Ray, 181. 7, Steve Johnson, 155. 8, Hector Arana, 135. 9, Matt Smith, 130. 10, (tie) Adam Arana and Chaz Kennedy, 116. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For May 20 MajorLeagueBaseball NATIONALLEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog Cincinnati -115/+105at Washington at Miami -110/+100 Philadelphia at Atlanta -150/+140 Milwaukee Los Angeles -135/+125 at New York at St. Louis -190/+180 Arizona San Francisco -125/+115 at Colorado AMERICANLEAGUE Detroit -145/+135 at Cleveland Oakland -110/+100 at Tampa Bay at Boston -140/+130 Toronto Seattle -115/+105 at Texas at Kansas City -180/+170 Chicago at Los Angeles -165/+155 Houston INTERLEAGUE at Pittsburgh -135/+125 Baltimore New York (AL) -165/+155 at Chicago (NL) at San Diego -160/+150 Minnesota NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog Miami 2½ (184) at Indiana NHL TOMORROW Favorite Line Underdog at Chicago -150/+130 Los Angeles Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague LosAngelesAngels: Signed a two-year player development contract extension with Salt Lake (PCL). MinnesotaTwins: Recalled OF Chris Her- rmann from Rochester (IL). NewYorkYankees: Assigned RHP Bruce Billings outright to Scranton/Wilkes- Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Jose Ramirez to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. TorontoBlueJays: Optioned RHP Marcus Stroman to Buffalo (IL). NationalLeague MiamiMarlins: Signed INF Miguel Tejada to a minor league contract. Released RHP Carlos Marmol. PittsburghPirates: Optioned RHP Bran- don Cumpton to Indianapolis (IL). BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation MemphisGrizzlies: Fired CEO Jason Levien and director of player personnel Stu Lash. Announced general manager Chris Wallace will assume responsibili- ties of interim director of basketball operations. OrlandoMagic: Entered into a three- year single affiliation partnership with Erie (NBADL) beginning with the 2014-15 season. FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague BaltimoreRavens: Signed G Will Rackley, RB Shaun Chapas and TE Phillip Super- naw. Released TE Matt Furstenburg and Lbs Cody Larsen and D.J. Bryant. ChicagoBears: Agreed to terms with WR Brandon Marshall on a three-year contract extension through the 2017 season. Signed RB Senorise Perry and S Marcus Trice. Released P Drew Butler and RB Willie Carter. ClevelandBrowns: Signed Wrs An- thony Armstrong and Taylor Gabriel, RB Jourdan Brooks, OL Randall Harris, DL Jacobbi McDaniel, DB Robert Nelson and TE James Oboh. Waived RB Jamaine Cook, WR Josh Cooper, OL Anthony Dima, WR Tori Gurley, DL Elhadji Ndiaye, OL Michael Philipp, FB Chris Pressley and TE Andre Smith. DallasCowboys: Released RB Glasco Martin. Signed RB Ryan Williams. GreenBayPackers: Signed DE Khyri Thornton, S Charles Clay, TE Colt Lyerla and DE Luther Robinson. Released TE Raymond Webber. HoustonTexans: Signed WR Lacoltan Bester and DE Julius Warmsley. Released WR Andy Cruse, DL Tyrone Ezell and WR Nathan Slaughter. Waived-injured OT Chris Martin. JacksonvilleJaguars: Signed C Luke Bowanko. KansasCityChiefs: Signed OT J'marcus Webb, FB James Baker, C Ben Gottschalk and K Cairo Santos. MiamiDolphins: Signed QB Brock Jensen and LB Chris McCain. Named Joe Schoen director of player personnel. MinnesotaVikings: Signed LB Dom DeCicco and LB Mike Zimmer. Waived G Conor Boffeli and QB Travis Partridge. NewEnglandPatriots: Signed OL Bryan Stork, OL Jon Halapio, DB Jemea Thomas, CB Malcolm Butler, WR Derrick Johnson and LB Taylor McCuller. NewOrleansSaints: Agreed to terms with LN Khairi Fortt on a four-year contract. Signed WR Steve Hull, RB Derrick Strozier, LB Cheta Ozougwu and OL Thomas Welch. Waived NT Brandon McCray and G Micajah Reynolds. NewYorkGiants: Signed WR Odell Beck- ham Jr., C Weston Richburg, LB Devon Kennard and CB Bennett Jackson. NewYorkJets: Signed LB A.J. Edds and OL Markus Zusevics. Released WR Dwight Jones and OL Jacolby Ashworth. OaklandRaiders: Claimed WR Greg Little off waivers from Cleveland. Signed LB Bojay Filimoeatu and CB Jansen Watson. PittsburghSteelers: Signed DT Daniel McCullers and TE Rob Blanchflower. SeattleSeahawks: Signed TE Rashaun Allen, DE Cassius Marsh and G Nate Isles. Terminated the contract of TE Tra- vis Beckum. Released CB Jimmy Legree. Pamphile. TennesseeTitans: Agreed to terms with WR Julian Horton, RB Waymon James, OL Viondy Merisma, CB Winston Wright and OLB David Gilbert. By Raul Dominguez The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Tim Dun- can scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs took ad- vantage of Serge Ibaka's ab- sence to dominate the paint, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-105 on Monday night in the opener of the Western Conference finals. Manu Ginobili added 18 points and Kawhi Leon- ard and Danny Green had 16 points each. Tony Parker did not appear limited by a hamstring injury, scoring 14 pointsandhaving12asssists. Kevin Durant scored 28 points and Russell West- brook added 25. Oklahoma City's remaining starters, Nick Collison, Thabo Se- folosha and Kendrick Per- kins combined to score five points. The Thunder struggled without the defensive pres- ence of Ibaka, who will miss the remainder of the post- season after suffering a calf injury in the Thunder's se- ries clincher against the Los Angeles Clippers. San Antonio had 66 points in the paint and shot 58 percent from the field. The Spurs beat the Thun- der for the first time this season, but it wasn't easy despite Ibaka's absence. NBA PLAYOFFS Duncan helps Spurs rout Thunder | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 2 B