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ByJanieMcCauley The Associated Press STANFORD While other World Cup coaches have pared down their 23-player rosters as they prepare for Brazil, Jurgen Klinsmann prefers to wait. He has brought 30 U.S. hopefuls to Stanford for training camp to ensure he gets his selections just right before the team's June 8 de- parture to Sao Paulo. This is a change from 2006, when Klinsmann coached his native Germany and announced his roster 3½ weeks ahead of its opener. Nobody is arguing with his methods, given Klins- mann's pedigree. He played forWestGermany'swinning team at the 1990 World Cup andGermany'swinneratthe 1996 European Champion- ship, then coached his coun- try to a third-place finish at homeinthe2006WorldCup. "Unfortunately he's not going to be able to kick a ball for us," American goal- keeper Tim Howard said. "His experience is in big moments, he's not fazed by that, so that will help us. Hopefully we'll be able to kind of read off his de- meanor in those big mo- ments — 2 minutes before you leave the dressing room and the music starts play- ing. Those are the moments that kind of define a team going into a game." Klinsmann, tied for sixth with 11 career World Cup goals, is among the first on thefieldeachdayashisteam warms up at Stanford's Ca- gan Stadium, watching in- tently with a whistle in his mouth. He has added em- phasis on diet and nutri- tion, bringing a chef and di- etitian along in the World Cup lead-up. Klinsmann is constantly challenging everyone around him to be better, pushing others out of their comfort zone. "It's clearly worked, so it's been good," Howard said. So has choosing to hold camp at Stanford, where there are world-class ath- letes at every turn training in their various sports. The Americans mostly blend in when they travel around the tree-lined campus. For now, each man play- ing for Klinsmann knows he must perform each day — while Klinsmann still has flexibility and compe- tition during training to bring out the best in his players. SOCCER Klinsmannputsoffdecisions on World Cup final team of 23 MARCIOJOSESANCHEZ—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS U.S. men's soccer team members embrace during training in preparation for the World Cup on Wednesday in Stanford. By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany believe it's time for the NCAA model to change and for autonomy to be given to the five major football conferences. They're not alone, either. Two of college football's biggest powerbrokers spoke out on the topic Wednesday during an event in down- town San Francisco to pro- mote the bowl game at the new 49ers' stadium. The up- graded bowl will be played between teams from the Pac-12 and Big Ten on Dec. 30 in Santa Clara. Scott said there is "broad support" to let schools from thefivemajorconferences— which also includes the SEC, ACC and Big 12 — decide how their own legislative process works in many ar- eas affecting their athletes. Delany said "I hope we can develop some momentum andact,andactinawaythat maybe we haven't been able to act over the last 25 years." The public calls for ac- tion come after Pac-12 uni- versity presidents sent a let- ter to their colleagues at the other major football confer- ences last week formalizing plans for sweeping changes to the NCAA model and au- tonomy for those leagues. A copy of the letter was first obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. SpurredinpartbyNorth- western football players' move to unionize, the Pac- 12 presidents' plan for re- form includes many pro- posals commissioners have been advocating for several years, including a stipend for athletes. The NCAA is working on a new gover- nance structure that will allow the five wealthiest conferences to make some rules without the support of smaller Division I schools. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, who has long advo- cated for many of these same reforms, also said during a phone interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday that his con- ference will continue to sup- port autonomy. The NCAA board of directors is ex- pected to vote on restruc- turing in early August. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Pa c- 12 , Bi g Te n co mmi ss io ner s ta lk autonomy plan for conferences The Blackhawks were in position for their fourth con- secutive win beforeDoughty drove a slap shot by Craw- ford to tie it at 2 just 1:37 into the third. Carter then had another power-play score at 4:04 that gave Los Angeles the lead. Once the Kings got go- ing, they appeared to get al- most anything they wanted against the sagging Black- hawks. Tanner Pearson set up goals by Toffoli at 8:59 and Carter at 14:44, and Carter added an empty- netter for his seventh of the playoffs. Carter also had an assist in his first career four-point playoff game. It was his sec- ond playoff hat trick. It was the most goals al- lowed by the Blackhawks in a playoff game since a 6-1 loss to Detroit on May 24, 2009. Jonathan Quick made 23 saves for the Kings, in- cluding a big stop on Brent Seabrook with Chicago try- ing for a 3-0 lead in the sec- ond. The Blackhawks got off to a strong start, using their speed to draw four penalties in the first period alone. Brandon Saad was responsible for two of the calls, making a pair of nice moves that ended with Matt Greene in the box for hook- ing and Doughty sent off for holding. Los Angeles defenseman Willie Mitchell had to cross check Peter Regin into the net to prevent a goal with about seven minutes left in the period, but Chicago made the most of the man advantage. The Blackhawks turned away a short-handed rush by the Kings, and Dun- can Keith made a nice pass ahead to a streaking Leddy coming up the right side. The defenseman, who was a healthy scratch for Game 3 of Chicago's second- round series against Min- nesota, then sent a back- hander over Quick's left shoulder at 14:16. It was Leddy's second career playoff goal. He also scored on April 21, 2012, at Phoenix. Chicago struck again in the second, with Smith jumping off the bench and beating Quick on a line change to make 2-0 at 1:40 of the period. The Black- hawks had another prime scoring chance when Kris Versteeg made a nice pass to Seabrook on a 2-on-1, but Quick got over to make a nice stop on the defense- man's shot. Quick's play on Seabrook provided more time for the Kings to get back in the game, and they took advan- tage when Mike Richards' pass to the crease went off Justin Williams' right skate and past Crawford with 1:46 left in the second. Williams' sixth goal of the playoffs cut Chicago's lead to 2-1 after two, and the Kings carried the mo- mentum over to their big third period. Notes •Carter also scored three times in a 4-0 playoff win at Phoenix on May 15, 2012. •Kings D Matt Greene was active for the first time in series. He replaced Jeff Schultz, who was scratched after he played 17 minutes in Game 1. •Quick improved to 8-17-1 in 26 career games against the Blackhawks. •The Blackhawks played without F Andrew Shaw, who is out with a lower- body injury, but who could possibly return to play in Game 3. Hockey FROM PAGE 1 on a 25-8 run. Green hit consecutive 3s to extend the Spurs' advantage to 55-44 with a minute left in the first half. San Antonio later re- bounded a missed layup by Ginobili and Parker's errant 3-pointer, leading to a high- arcing 3 by Ginobili for a 58- 44 lead. Ginobili then drew a charge on Westbrook's 3 on the ensuing possession. Durant and Westbrook opened the game 9 for 26 in the first half. Durant had one field goal in the final 16 minutes of the first half. Durant made his first two field goals of the second half, but did not have another for the rest of the half. Oklahoma City went scoreless for two minutes midway through the third quarter as San Antonio built its lead to 76-50 on a pair of free throws by Dun- can with 6:20 remaining. NOTES: Parker is one assist shy of becoming the 10th player with 1,000 ca- reer postseason assists. The list includes Parker's three favorite childhood idols: Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. . Oklahoma City's Perry Jones, who only played the final 2 minutes of Game 1, started the second quarter. He finished with two points in 24 minutes. . Minnesota Timberwolves C Ronny Turiaf, who plays on the French national team with Parker and Diaw, was in at- tendance, as was musician Steve Miller. Spurs FROM PAGE 1 NBAPLAYOFFS Finals (Best-of-7;x-ifnecessary) Sunday, May 18 Indiana 107, Miami 96 Monday, May 19 San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105 Tuesday, May 20 Miami 87, Indiana 83, series tied 1-1 Wednesday, May 21 San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77, San Antonio leads series 2-0 Saturday, May 24 Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 26 Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 3 p.m. Friday, May 30 x-Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31 x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1 x-Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 2 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 3 p.m. (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Thursday, June 5 Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 3 p.m. Sunday, June 8 Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 3 p.m. Thursday, June 12 Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 3 p.m. Sunday, June 15 x-Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 x-Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 3 p.m. Friday, June 20 x-Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 3 p.m. NHL PLAYOFFS Finals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, May 17 N.Y. Rangers 7, Montreal 2 Sunday, May 18 Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1 Monday, May 19 NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1, N.Y. Rangers lead series 2-0 Wednesday, May 21 Los Angeles 6, Chicago 2, series tied 1-1 Thursday, May 22 Montreal at NY Rangers, 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24 Chicago at Los Angeles, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25 Montreal at NY Rangers, 2 p.m. Monday, May 26 Chicago at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p.m. Thursday, May 29 x-Montreal at NY Rangers, 2 p.m. Friday, May 30 x-Chicago at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. Saturday, May 31 x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 2 p.m. Sunday, June 1 x-Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p.m. MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Francisco 29 18 .617 _ Colorado 26 21 .553 3 Los Angeles 25 22 .532 4 San Diego 21 26 .447 8 Arizona 18 29 .383 11 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Milwaukee 28 19 .596 _ St. Louis 24 21 .533 3 Cincinnati 21 24 .467 6 Pittsburgh 19 26 .422 8 Chicago 16 28 .364 101/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 25 20 .556 _ Washington 24 22 .522 11/2 Miami 24 23 .511 2 Philadelphia 20 23 .465 4 New York 20 25 .444 5 Tuesday's games Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 9, Cincinnati 4 L.A. Dodgers 9, N.Y. Mets 4 Atlanta 5, Milwaukee 0 Philadelphia 6, Miami 5 Chicago Cubs 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 St. Louis 5, Arizona 0 Colorado 5, San Francisco 4 Minnesota 5, San Diego 3 Wednesday's games N.Y. Yankees 4, Chicago Cubs 2, 13 innings Cincinnati 2, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 9, Baltimore 8 L.A. Dodgers 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Milwaukee 6, Atlanta 1 Miami 14, Philadelphia 5 Arizona at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. San Francisco 5, Colorado 1 Minnesota 2, San Diego 0 Thursday's games Philadelphia (Hamels 1-2) at Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3), 6:40 a.m. San Francisco (Hudson 4-2) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 5-3), 9:10 a.m. Washington (Treinen 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 1-4), 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 7-1) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-3), 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Garza 2-4) at Atlanta (Ha- rang 4-4), 1:10 p.m. Arizona (Miley 3-4) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 1:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 0-0) at San Diego (Stults 2-4), 4:10 p.m. Friday's games L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 1:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Giants 5, Rockies 1 San Fran AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Pagan cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Pence rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .286 Sandoval 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .222 Morse 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .271 H.Sanchez c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .270 Colvin lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .345 B.Hicks 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Crawford ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .248 M.Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Petit p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Adrinza ph1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 J.Gutierrez p0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Casilla p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Totals 33 5 7 5 3 8 Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Blackmon cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .335 Cuddyer rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Tulowitzki ss4 0 0 0 0 1 .378 C.Gonzalez lf2 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Kahnle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Logan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — b-Stubbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .330 Arenado 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Morneau 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Rosario c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253 LeMahieu 2b3 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Chacin p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Masset p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Barnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .326 Totals 31 1 5 0 1 7 San Fran 000 102 110—5 7 0 Colorado 000 000 010—1 5 0 a-grounded out for Petit in the 7th, b- struck out for Logan in the 9th. LOB: San Francisco 4, Colorado 5; 2B: Morse (9), H.Sanchez (6), B.Crawford (9), Cuddyer (5); HR: Pence (4), off Chacin, Sandoval (4), off Chacin, B.Crawford (6), off Belisle; RBIs: Pence (15), San- doval (12), Morse (29), H.Sanchez (17), B.Crawford (22); Runners left in scoring position: San Francisco 4 (B.Hicks, Petit, Colvin 2), Colorado 2 (C.Gonzalez, Tulowitzki); RISP: San Francisco 1 for 7, Colorado 1 for 5; Runners moved up: Morse; GIDP: B.Hicks, Cuddyer; DP: San Francisco 1 (B.Crawford, B.Hicks, Morse), Colorado 1 (Tulowitzki, Mor- neau). San Fran IP HR ERBBSONPERA M.Cain 3 0 0 0 0 3 36 3.66 Petit W, 3-1 3 2 0 0 1 2 35 4.76 J.Gutierrez 1 2 1 1 0 1 14 3.92 J.Lopez 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.25 Casilla H, 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.37 Affeldt 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1.84 Colorado IP HR ERBBSONPERA Chacin L, 0-352/34 3 3 2 4 98 4.76 Masset 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 9 1.42 Belisle 1 1 1 1 0 0 25 4.26 Kahnle 11/3 1 1 1 1 2 25 1.88 Logan 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 12 3.46 J.Gutierrez pitched to 2 batters in the 8th; J.Lopez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored: J.Lopez 2-0, Casilla 3-1, Masset 1-1; HBP: by M.Cain (Morneau); WP: Kahnle; Umpires: Home, Adam Hamari, First, Jim Reynolds. Second, Bill Miller. Third, Vic Carapazza; T: 3:00; A: 30,411 (50,480). AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oakland 30 16 .652 _ Los Angeles 25 20 .556 41/2 Seattle 22 23 .489 71/2 Texas 22 24 .478 8 Houston 17 29 .370 13 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 27 15 .643 _ Minnesota 23 21 .523 5 Kansas City 23 23 .500 6 Chicago 23 25 .479 7 Cleveland 22 25 .468 71/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB New York 24 21 .533 _ Toronto 25 22 .532 _ Baltimore 23 21 .523 1/2 Boston 20 25 .444 4 Tampa Bay 19 28 .404 6 Tuesday's games Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 2 Cleveland 6, Detroit 2 Oakland 3, Tampa Bay 0 Toronto 7, Boston 4 Chicago Cubs 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 Seattle 6, Texas 2 Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City 6 L.A. Angels 9, Houston 3 Minnesota 5, San Diego 3 Wednesday's games Cleveland 11, Detroit 10, 13 innings Texas 4, Seattle 3 N.Y. Yankees 4, Chicago Cubs 2, 13 innings Pittsburgh 9, Baltimore 8 Oakland 3, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 6, Boston 4 Kansas City 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Minnesota 2, San Diego 0 Houston at L.A. Angels, 4:05 p.m. Thursday's games Texas (Darvish 3-2) at Detroit (Ray 1-0), 7:08 a.m. Toronto (Buehrle 7-1) at Boston (Lester 4-5), 10:05 a.m. Oakland (Gray 5-1) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-1), 10:10 a.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 2-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2), 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 3-0), 2:10 p.m. Houston (Cosart 3-3) at Seattle (Elias 3-3), 4:10 p.m. Friday's games Cleveland at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. Oakland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Texas at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Athletics 3, Rays 2 Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Gentry cf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Blanks 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .200 a-Jaso ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Donaldson 3b3 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Cespedes dh4 1 0 0 0 1 .248 D.Norris c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .343 Moss lf-1b 2 1 1 1 2 1 .301 Callaspo 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Sogard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Reddick rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .224 Punto ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .230 Totals 29 3 1 2 7 11 Tampa BayAB R H BI BB SO Avg. Myers rf-1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .244 Longoria 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .253 Loney 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .311 1-Kiermaier pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Guyer lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .204 b-Joyce ph-lf1 0 1 0 0 0 .281 S.Rodriguez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 c-DeJesus ph0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Balfour p 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Y.Escobar ss4 0 2 1 0 1 .266 De.Jennings cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Forsythe dh-2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179 Hanigan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Totals 35 2 9 2 2 6 Oakland 020 100 000—3 1 0 Tampa Bay 000 002 000—2 9 2 a-walked for Blanks in the 8th, b-singled for Guyer in the 8th, c-walked for S.Rodriguez in the 8th; 1-ran for Loney in the 8th. E: S.Rodriguez (1), Y.Escobar (8); LOB: Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 8; 2B: De.Jennings (10); HR: Moss (10), off Bedard; RBIs: Moss (40), Reddick (21), Loney (26), Y.Escobar (10); Runners left in scoring position: Oakland 4 (Punto 3, Cespedes), Tampa Bay 5 (Hanigan 2, De.Jennings, Y.Escobar 2); RISP: Oakland 0 for 8, Tam- pa Bay 2 for 8; GIDP: Punto, Y.Escobar; DP: Oakland 1 (Punto, Sogard, Moss); Tampa Bay 1 (Y.Escobar, Loney). Oakland IP HR ERBBSONPERA Milone W, 2-352/35 2 2 1 3 89 3.99 Fe.Rodriguez H, 111/31 0 0 0 0 20 0.00 Gregerson H, 51/32 0 0 0 1 10 2.25 Abad H, 5 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.37 Doolittle S, 4-51 1 0 0 0 2 25 3.13 Tampa Bay IP HR ERBBSONPERA Bedard L, 2-251/31 3 1 3 6103 2.63 Boxberger 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.84 McGee 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 1.35 Jo.Peralta 1 0 0 0 2 2 30 5.12 Balfour 1 0 0 0 2 2 24 5.71 Inherited runners-scored: Fe.Rodriguez 2-1, Abad 2-0, Boxberger 1-0; Umpires: Home, Bill Welke, First, Jim Wolf. Sec- ond, Brian Gorman. Third, Pat Hoberg; T: 3:53; A: 10,555 (31,042). WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 2 0 1.000 — Phoenix 2 0 1.000 — Sparks 1 1 .500 1 San Antonio 1 1 .500 1 Tulsa 0 1 .000 11/2 Seattle 0 2 .000 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Chicago 3 0 1.000 — Atlanta 2 0 1.000 1/2 New York 1 1 .500 11/2 Washington 0 1 .000 2 Indiana 0 2 .000 21/2 Connecticut 0 3 .000 3 Tuesday's games No games scheduled Wednesday's games Chicago 78, Connecticut 68 Thursday's games No games scheduled Friday's games Seattle at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Washington at Indiana, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Tulsa, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For May 22 Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at Miami -110/+100 Philadelphia at Colorado -120/+110 San Francisco at Pittsburgh -120/+110 Washington Los Angeles -150/+140 at New York at Atlanta -135/+125 Milwaukee at St. Louis -155/+145 Arizona at San Diego -150/+140 Chicago AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas -115/+105 at Detroit at Boston -140/+130 Toronto Oakland -120/+110 at Tampa Bay at Baltimore -160/+150 Cleveland at Chicago -165/+155 New York at Seattle -145/+135 Houston NBA SATURDAY Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Miami 7 (1821/2) Indiana NHL Favorite Line Underdog at N.Y. Rangers -175/+155 Montreal Soccer SATURDAY UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Final At Lisbon, Portugal Favorite Line Underdog Real Madrid -210/+180 Atletico Madrid Transactions BASEBALL American League Boston Red Sox: Agreed to terms with SS Stephen Drew on a one-year contract. Placed LHP Felix Dubront on the 15-day DL. Los Angeles Angels: Reinstated OF Kole Calhoun from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Hector Santiago to Salt Lake (PCL). Texas Rangers: Assigned C J.P. Arencibia outright to Round Rock (PCL). National League Cincinnati Reds: Placed 1B Joey Votto on the 15-day Dl, retroactive to May 16. Reinstated OF Jay Bruce from the 15-day DL. Los Angeles Dodgers: Recalled INF Erisbel Arruebarrena from Chattanooga (SL). Placed INF Juan Uribe on the 15-day DL. Reinstated LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Chris Withrow to Albuquerque (PCL). Placed Albuquerque (PCL) C Miguel Olivo on the suspended list pending the comple- tion of an investigation into the dugout altercation during yesterday's game at Salt Lake. St. Louis Cardinals: Recalled OF Shane Robinson from Memphis. Optioned OF Joey Butler to Memphis. Texas League Arkansas Travelers: Announced the extension of their major league af- filiation with the Los Angeles Angels through 2016. American Association Amarillo Sox: Signed LHP Kevin Rogers. Released RHP Derek Vaughn. Gary Southshore Railcats: Released RHP James Parr. Can-Am League Rockland Boulders: Released INF Ernie Banks, RHP Conrad Flynn, LHP James Guiletti, RHP Scott Weismann and RHP Luke Wilkins. Trois-Rivieres Aigles: Signed RHP Wil- liam Teal. Frontier League Frontier Greys: Signed RHP Kyle Blair. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA: Named Hakeem Olajuwon ambas- sador to Africa. Fined Indiana G Lance Stephenson $5,000 by the NBA for violating the league's anti-flopping rules during Game 2 of the Eastern Confer- ence Finals. FOOTBALL National Football League Atlanta Falcons: Agreed to terms with OT Jake Matthews and DE Ra'shede Hageman. Cincinnati Bengals: Signed LB Marquis Flowers and WR James Wright. Cleveland Browns: Signed LB Larry Grant. Jacksonville Jaguars: Signed CB Aaron Colvin and DE Chris Smith to four-year contracts. Kansas City Chiefs: Signed QB Aaron Murray. Minnesota Vikings: Signed LB Antony Barr and S Antone Exum. Oakland Raiders: Signed QB Derek Carr to a four-year contract. San Diego Chargers: Signed RB Branden Oliver. Waived T Ian White and WR Tobais Palmer. Canadian Football League Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Signed DB Kris Robertson and RB Errol Brooks. HOCKEY National Hockey League Tampa Bay Lightning: Signed D Dylan Blujus to a three-year entry-level contract. Vancouver Canucks: Named Jim Benning general manager. ECHL Reading Royals: Promoted Mark Wal- lace to vice-president of sales and marketing. SOCCER National Women's Soccer League Washington Spirit: Waived F Colleen Williams. SWIMMING USA Swimming: Named Scott Leightman director, PR & communications. COLLEGE Barton: Announced the resignation of women's soccer coach Chris Shaw to become women's soccer coach at Unlv. Horizon League: Named Julie Roe Lach deputy commissioner. Brown: Named Sarah Behn women's basketball coach. Culver-Stockton: Named Jordan Reyn- olds softball coach. Manhattan: Named Boe Pearman senior associate director of athletics. Michigan State: Announced men's junior basketball G Russell Byrd is leaving the program to transfer to Master's College. Njit: Announced it will not renew the contracts of men's volleyball coach Ryan McNeil and strength and conditioning coach Dan Huff. Rutgers: Agreed to terms with women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on a four-year contract extension. Shenandoah: Announced the resigna- tion of women's basketball coach C.K. Calhoun. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 2 B