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MLBBASEBALL Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles:4p.m.,ESPN. Oakland Athletics at Los An- geles Angels: 7p.m., CSN. Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants: 7p.m., CSNBA. NHL HOCKEY Stanley Cup Final, Los Ange- les Kings at New York Rang- ers, Game 4: 5p.m., NBCSP. SOCCER MLS, FC Dallas at Portland Timbers: 7p.m., ESPN2. ONTHEAIR By Josh Dubow TheAssociatedPress SANTA CLARA Jonathan Martin returned to prac- tice this week for the San Francisco 49ers after miss- ing more than three weeks recovering from a bout of mononucleosis. Martin returned to the practice field Monday and has been taking part in or- ganized team activities on the field for the first time with his new team. "It felt good out there," Martin said Tuesday. "Just trying to get my timing back. It felt good to be back out there with my team- mates and get this offense down." Martin took part in the early portion of the off- season program before coming down with the vi- ral infection just before the start of OTAs. He lost about 12 pounds because of the illness and spent last week trying to regain his strength. "I just have to get back in shape," he said. "The big- gest thing is timing, get- ting your hands down and footwork back. I lost a little bit of weight. That's what I worked on last week." Martin spent most of his time Tuesday working as a backup right tackle. He is also seeing time at left tackle and could get a look at guard as he tries to earn a spot as a reserve offensive lineman in San Francisco. The transition to a new team has been helped by Martin's familiarity with coach Jim Harbaugh's of- fense, having played for him in college. Martin also played on a West Coast- based offense with Miami "We have a lot of plays," he said. "It's been good. There are only so many plays in football. It's just getting the language down, the calls, the adjustments and different looks." Martin was traded from the Dolphins to the Niners in mid-March, providing him with a new start after his departure from Miami last October. He accused teammate Richie Incog- nito of bullying in a scan- dal that overshadowed the franchise's 8-8 season. An NFL investigation determined Incognito and two other Dolphins offen- sive linemen engaged in persistent harassment of Martin. Incognito was then suspended and missed the final eight games. Martin praised the locker room culture in San Francisco, calling it a "great environment" where players take care of each other. The NFL is traveling around the league to meet with all 32 teams this off- season to stress anti-bully- ing. The Niners will have their presentation next week. "I think it will be a good discussion," Harbaugh said. "I look forward to it. I don't think it will hurt and I'm sure it will help." NFL Martinbackatpractice with 49ers for first time Missed several weeks with bout of mononucleosis Machado let his bat fly toward third base after swinging at a pitch from Fernando Abad in the eighth inning. The bat- toss came during a plate appearance in which Abad threw successive high-and- tight pitches. After the bat went soar- ing, both benches emptied. Machado and Abad were ejected. Abad was fined but not suspended Tuesday. "I don't really care," Machado said. "He's part of the Oakland A's organi- zation and I'm a Baltimore Oriole. I know what I did and he knows what he did. We both got to pay the con- sequences." Machado, however, isn't prepared to sit out five games — yet. His hearing could take place next week in New York, or he could drop the appeal as soon as Wednesday. "We'll see what tomor- row brings," Orioles man- ager Buck Showalter said Tuesday. "I think right now he's going to appeal and take 24 hours to think about the next step. "Plus, probably the most important thing for him right now is make sure he puts the club in a position in case we make an adjust- ment in our roster. It's a lit- tle short notice to get some- body here if he started (the suspension) tonight." Machado apologized to his teammates Monday for twice losing his temper during the three-game se- ries against Oakland. On Friday night, he yelled in the face of Oak- land's Josh Donaldson af- ter the third baseman tagged him on the chest, knocking Machado off his feet. The dugouts also emp- tied after that confronta- tion. "It's been a frustrating last couple days," Machado said. "We're just going to try to put this behind us." Showalter agreed. "He's a 21-year-old young man that made a mistake, and he's done the right thing since then to move forward with it the way it's supposed to be done," the manager said. "Now there are some more steps involved before we can put it behind us." Orioles first baseman Chris Davis thought it might be prudent for Mach- ado to accept the sentence and turn the page. "Personally, I would kind of let it go away. I'm not in his shoes. It's easy to say that on the outside looking in," Davis said. "You screw up, you have to deal with the conse- quences. He'll deal with it and move on. We've al- ready moved on." Machado FROM PAGE 1 knew Bob as a teammate and a friend will miss him greatly." Welch was drafted in the first round by the Dodg- ers in 1977 out of Eastern Michigan. His most mem- orable moment for Los An- geles was in the 1978 World Series, when the 21-year- old rookie struck out A's slugger Reggie Jackson with two runners on base to end Game 2. "I was stone sober, too," Welch said in the book. "I hadn't gotten around to drinking before a game, particularly a World Series game — although, given time, I would have." Welch won the AL Cy Young Award after going 27-6 with a 2.95 ERA in 1990. His 27 wins tied him with Steve Carlton in 1972 for the most in a single sea- son since Denny McClain's 31 victories in 1968. "He was one of the great- est competitors to wear the Dodger uniform," Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten said. Several current A's play- ers also offered condo- lences on Twitter. "Devastated to learn of Bob Welch's passing," A's left-hander Sean Doolittle wrote. "The A's organiza- tion lost not only one of its best pitchers, but one of its best people." No one answered the door at Welch's home Tues- day, which had been sealed with a sticker from the Or- ange County coroner. Neighbor Alma Purcha said she woke up to find po- lice cars outside the home several blocks from the Pa- cific Ocean. She said Welch divided his time between Arizona and Seal Beach. She last saw him with his son and daughter Fri- day, when they exchanged pleasantries. The A's said Welch is sur- vived by his sons Dylan, 25, and Riley, 23, daughter Kelly, 18, and former wife Mary Ellen. Associated Press writer Gillian Flaccus contrib- uted to this story from Seal Beach. Welch FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB SanFrancisco 42 22 .656 _ Los Angeles 34 31 .523 8 ½ Colorado 29 34 .460 12 ½ San Diego 28 36 .438 14 Arizona 29 38 .433 14 ½ CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Milwaukee 38 27 .585 _ St. Louis 34 31 .523 4 Pittsburgh 30 34 .469 7 ½ Cincinnati 29 33 .468 7 ½ Chicago 26 36 .419 10 ½ EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 33 29 .532 _ Washington 33 29 .532 _ Miami 33 30 .524 ½ New York 29 35 .453 5 Philadelphia 26 36 .419 7 Monday'sgames Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 2 Atlanta 3, Colorado 1 Houston 4, Arizona 3 Washington 9, San Francisco 2 Tuesday'sgames Arizona 4, Houston 1 Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 5, San Diego 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Milwaukee 2 St. Louis 1, Tampa Bay 0 L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, (n) Miami at Texas, (n) Atlanta at Colorado, (n) Washington at San Francisco, (n) Wednesday'sgames Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-3) at Pitts- burgh (Cumpton 1-2), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 6-5) at Philadelphia (Hamels 2-3), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 7-2) at Cincinnati (Cueto 5-5), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 0-2), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 4-4) at Tampa Bay (Bedard 3-4), 4:10 p.m. Miami (Ja.Turner 2-3) at Texas (Darvish 6-2), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (McCarthy 1-8) at Houston (Keuchel 7-3), 5:10 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 6-3) at Colorado (Matzek 0-0), 5:40 p.m. Washington (Roark 4-4) at San Francisco (M.Cain 1-3), 7:15 p.m. Thursday'sgames L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m. Atlanta at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Arizona at Houston, 5:10 p.m. AMERICANLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB Oakland 39 25 .609 _ Los Angeles 35 28 .556 3 ½ Seattle 34 29 .540 4 ½ Texas 31 33 .484 8 Houston 29 37 .439 11 CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 33 27 .550 _ Cleveland 33 31 .516 2 Chicago 32 33 .492 3 ½ Kansas City 31 32 .492 3 ½ Minnesota 30 33 .476 4 ½ EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 39 27 .591 _ Baltimore 32 30 .516 5 New York 31 31 .500 6 Boston 28 35 .444 9 ½ Tampa Bay 24 42 .364 15 Monday'sgames Seattle 3, Tampa Bay 0 Baltimore 4, Boston 0 Toronto 5, Minnesota 4 Cleveland 17, Texas 7 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 5 N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, ppd., rain Houston 4, Arizona 3 L.A. Angels 4, Oakland 1 Tuesday'sgames Arizona 4, Houston 1 Boston at Baltimore, (n) Minnesota 4, Toronto 0 St. Louis 1, Tampa Bay 0 Miami at Texas, (n) Cleveland at Kansas City, (n) Detroit at Chicago, ppd., rain Oakland at L.A. Angels, (n) N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, (n) Wednesday'sgames Minnesota (P.Hughes 6-2) at Toronto (Stroman 3-0), 9:37 a.m. Cleveland (Bauer 1-2) at Kansas City (Ventura 3-5), 11:10 a.m. Boston (R.De La Rosa 1-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 6-2), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 4-4) at Tampa Bay (Bedard 3-4), 4:10 p.m. Miami (Ja.Turner 2-3) at Texas (Darvish 6-2), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (McCarthy 1-8) at Houston (Keuchel 7-3), 5:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 6-5) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 4-5), 5:10 p.m. Oakland (Milone 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 7-4), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 9-1) at Seattle (C.Young 5-3), 7:10 p.m. Thursday'sgames Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Arizona at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Leaders NATIONALLEAGUE Batting Tulowitzki, Colorado, .354; Lucroy, Milwaukee, .335; Puig, Los Angeles, .333; MaAdams, St. Louis, .325; Pagan, San Francisco, .321; Utley, Philadelphia, .318; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, .312. RBI Stanton, Miami, 53; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 48; Desmond, Washington, 42; Morse, San Francisco, 42; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 42; Howard, Philadelphia, 41; Blackmon, Colorado, 40; Puig, Los Angeles, 40. Homeruns Stanton, Miami, 17; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 17; JUpton, Atlanta, 14; Desmond, Washington, 13; Frazier, Cincinnati, 13; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 13; Morse, San Francisco, 13; Reynolds, Milwaukee, 13; Rizzo, Chicago, 13. Pitching Wainwright, St. Louis, 9-3; Greinke, Los Angeles, 8-2; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 8-3; Simon, Cincinnati, 8-3; Ryu, Los An- geles, 7-2; Lohse, Milwaukee, 7-2; Bailey, Cincinnati, 7-3; SMiller, St. Louis, 7-5. ERA Teheran, Atlanta, 1.89; Hudson, San Francisco, 1.97; Cueto, Cincinnati, 1.97; Wainwright, St. Louis, 2.15; Hammel, Chicago, 2.53; Samardzija, Chicago, 2.54; HAlvarez, Miami, 2.56. Strikeouts Strasburg, Washington, 108; Cueto, Cincinnati, 97; Kennedy, San Diego, 91; Wainwright, St. Louis, 91; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 90; Greinke, Los Angeles, 89; Harang, Atlanta, 77; TRoss, San Diego, 77; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 77; Miley, Arizona, 77. AMERICANLEAGUE Batting Rios, Texas, .335; VMartinez, Detroit, .332; Cano, Seattle, .330; MiCabrera, Detroit, .329; Beltre, Texas, .320; Altuve, Houston, .315; AlRamirez, Chicago, .310. RBI NCruz, Baltimore, 55; Encarnacion, Toronto, 53; Moss, Oakland, 53; MiCa- brera, Detroit, 52; Donaldson, Oakland, 50; JAbreu, Chicago, 49; Trout, Los Angeles, 45. Homeruns NCruz, Baltimore, 21; Encarnacion, Toronto, 20; JAbreu, Chicago, 18; Donaldson, Oakland, 17; Moss, Oakland, 16; Bautista, Toronto, 15; VMartinez, Detroit, 15; Pujols, Los Angeles, 15. Pitching Buehrle, Toronto, 10-2; Tanaka, New York, 9-1; FHernandez, Seattle, 8-1; Porcello, Detroit, 8-4; 7 tied at 7. ERA Tanaka, New York, 2.02; Buehrle, Toronto, 2.04; Kazmir, Oakland, 2.20; Darvish, Texas, 2.36; FHernandez, Se- attle, 2.39; Keuchel, Houston, 2.50; Gray, Oakland, 2.83. Strikeouts Price, Tampa Bay, 111; FHernandez, Seattle, 106; Kluber, Cleveland, 104; Scherzer, Detroit, 98; Lester, Boston, 95; Tanaka, New York, 92; Darvish, Texas, 91. Basketball NBAPLAYOFFS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) SanAntonio2,Miami1 Tuesday, June 10: San Antonio 111, Miami 92 Thursday, June 12: San Antonio at Miami, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 15: Miami at San Antonio, 5 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 17: San Antonio at Miami, 6 p.m. x-Friday, June 20: Miami at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Spurs111,Heat92 SPURS(111) Leonard 10-13 6-7 29, Duncan 4-7 6-8 14, Diaw 3-6 2-4 9, Parker 4-10 6-6 15, Green 7-8 0-1 15, Bonner 0-0 2-2 2, Ginobili 4-8 2-2 11, Mills 2-5 0-0 5, Splitter 2-3 2-2 6, Belinelli 1-3 0-0 3, Baynes 1-1 0-0 2, Ayres 0-0 0-0 0, Joseph 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-64 26-32 111. HEAT(92) L.James 9-14 2-3 22, Lewis 5-7 0-0 14, Bosh 4-4 0-0 9, Chalmers 0-5 2-2 2, Wade 8-12 6-8 22, Andersen 0-1 3-4 3, Allen 3-8 3-3 11, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Cole 3-9 1-2 8, Douglas 0-1 1-2 1, Battier 0-0 0-0 0, Haslem 0-1 0-0 0, Oden 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-62 18-24 92. SanAntonio 41 30 15 25 — 111 Miami 25 25 25 17 — 92 3-PointGoals: San Antonio 9-20 (Leonard 3-6, Belinelli 1-1, Diaw 1-2, Green 1-2, Ginobili 1-3, Mills 1-3, Parker 1-3), Miami 10-21 (Lewis 4-5, Allen 2-4, L.James 2-4, Bosh 1-1, Cole 1-2, Wade 0-1, Douglas 0-1, Chalmers 0-3);Fouledout: None; Rebounds: San Antonio 37 (Duncan 6), Miami 31 (Andersen, L.James 5);Assists: San Antonio 21 (Mills, Parker 4), Miami 17 (L.James 7);Totalfouls: San Antonio 25, Miami 26;A: 19,900 (19,600). Hockey NHLPLAYOFFS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) LosAngeles3,N.Y.Rangers0 Wednesday, June 11: Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. x-Friday, June 13: NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 5 p.m. x-Monday, June 16: Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 18: NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 5 p.m. Women's Basketball WNBA WESTERNCONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 8 1 .889 — Phoenix 6 2 .750 1½ San Antonio 4 5 .444 4 Sparks 3 4 .429 4 Seattle 4 6 .400 4½ Tulsa 2 5 .286 5 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 5 3 .625 — Chicago 5 4 .556 ½ Indiana 4 4 .500 1 Washington 4 5 .444 1½ Connecticut 3 6 .333 2½ New York 3 6 .333 2½ Monday'sgames No games scheduled Tuesday'sgames Tulsa 72, New York 57 Phoenix 81, Washington 66 Seattle 80, Chicago 76 Wednesday'sgames Seattle at Indiana, 4 p.m. Thursday'sgames Phoenix at Connecticut, 4 p.m. Soccer MAJORLEAGUESOCCER WESTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 10 3 2 32 32 23 Salt Lake 6 2 7 25 25 21 Colorado 6 5 4 22 21 18 FC Dallas 6 7 3 21 26 26 Vancouver 5 2 6 21 25 20 Portland 4 4 7 19 26 25 Los Angeles 4 3 5 17 16 11 San Jose 4 5 4 16 15 14 Chivas USA 2 7 5 11 14 26 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New England 7 5 2 23 21 18 Kansas City 6 5 4 22 21 14 D.C. 6 4 4 22 18 14 Toronto FC 6 4 1 19 15 13 New York 4 5 6 18 22 22 Columbus 4 5 6 18 18 18 Houston 5 9 2 17 16 29 Philadelphia 3 7 6 15 22 27 Chicago 2 4 8 14 22 25 Montreal 2 6 4 10 11 22 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday,June11 D.C. United at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For June 11 MajorLeagueBaseball NATIONALLEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at Pittsburgh -125/+115 Chicago at Philadelphia -135/+125 San Diego Milwaukee -115/+105 at New York at Cincinnati -115/+105 Los Angeles Atlanta -145/+135 at Colorado at San Francisco -130/+120 Washington AMERICANLEAGUE at Toronto -170/+160 Minnesota at Kansas City -130/+120 Cleveland at Baltimore -130/+120 Boston Detroit -150/+140 at Chicago at Los Angeles -135/+125 Oakland New York -165/+155 at Seattle INTERLEAGUE St. Louis -120/+110 at Tampa Bay at Texas -230/+210 Miami at Houston -120/+110 Arizona NBA TOMORROW Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog at Miami 4½ (198) San Antonio NHL Favorite Line Underdog at N.Y. Rangers -135/+115 Los Angeles Soccer WorldCup Brazil TOMORROW AtSaoPaulo Favorite Line Underdog Brazil -1400/+800 Croatia Over2½;-105 Under2½;-115 FRIDAY AtNatal Mexico -190/+150 Cameroon Over2;-105 Under2;-115 AtSalvador Spain -330/+260 Netherlands Over2;-115 Under2;-105 AtCuiaba Chile -750/+450 Australia Over2½;+110 Under2½;-130 SATURDAY AtBeloHorizonte Colombia -350/+270 Greece Over2;+100 Under2;-120 AtFortaleza Uruguay -800/+500 Costa Rica Over2½;+115 Under2½;-135 AtManaus Italy -125/-105 England Over2;+105 Under2;-125 AtRecife Ivory Coast -130/+100 Japan Over2;-120 Under2;+100 SUNDAY AtBrasilia Switzerland -140/+110 Ecuador Over2;-105 Under2;-115 AtPortoAlegre France -1200/+700 Honduras Over2½;+120 Under2½;-140 AtRioDeJaneiro Argentina -750/+450 Bosnia-Herzegovina Over2½;-120 Under2½;+100 MONDAY AtSalvador Germany -190/+150 Portugal Over2½;+120 Under2½;-140 AtCuritiba Nigeria -190/+150 Iran Over2;+100 Under2;-120 AtNatal Ghana -130/+100 United States Over2;-110 Under2;-110 TUESDAY AtBeloHorizonte Belgium -650/+350 Algeria Over2½;+110 Under2½;-130 AtCuiaba Russia -175/+145 South Korea Over2;+100 Under2;-120 Transactions BASEBALL MajorLeagueBaseball: Suspended Bal- timore 3B Manny Machado five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing his bat on the field during Sunday's game. Fined Oak- land LHP Fernando Abad an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at Machado during the same incident. AmericanLeague BaltimoreOrioles: Sent OF Nolan Reimold to Bowie (EL) for a rehab as- signment. BostonRedSox: Sent LHP Felix Doubront to Pawtucket (IL) for a rehab assign- ment. ClevelandIndians: Agreed to terms with RHPs Julian Merryweather and J.P. Rey- ereisen and INFs Steven Patterson and Austin Fisher on minor league contracts. Sent RHP Zach McAllister to Columbus (IL) and 1B Nick Swisher to Akron (EL) for rehab assignments. KansasCityRoyals: Optioned RHP Wilk- ing Rodriguez to Omaha (PCL). Recalled LHP Donnie Joseph from Omaha. Agreed to terms with OF Brandon Thomas- son and LHPs Nick Green and Brandon Thomas. SeattleMariners: Reinstated RHP Tai- juan Walker from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with OF Gareth Morgan. TampaBayRays: Assigned RHP Josh Lueke outright to Durham (IL). Signed 1B Casey Gillaspie to a minor league contract and assigned Hudson Valley (NYP). TexasRangers: Placed 1B Mitch Mo- reland on the 15-day Dl, retroactive to June 8. Selected the contract of 1B-OF Brad Snyder from Round Rock (PCL). Transferred LHP Matt Harrison to the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with Sss Ti'quan Forbes and Josh Morgan and LHP Brett Martin and assigned them to the Arizona League Rangers. TorontoBlueJays: Sent RHP Sergio Santos to New Hampshire (EL) for a rehab assignment. Signed RHP Sean Reid-Foley and CF Lane Thomas to minor league contracts. NationalLeague AtlantaBraves: Activated RHP Jordan Walden from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Alex Wood to Gwinnett (IL). ChicagoCubs: Released RHP Jose Veras. CincinnatiReds: Reinstated 1B Joey Votto from the 15-day DL. Optioned 1B Donald Lutz to Louisville (IL). MiamiMarlins: Sent 2B Rafael Furcal to Jupiter (PCL) for a rehab assignment. NewYorkMets: Activated RHP Gonzalez Germen from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Scott Rice to Las Vegas (PCL). PhiladelphiaPhillies: Agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Nola on a minor league contract. PittsburghPirates: Recalled OF Gregory Polanco from Indianapolis (IL). St.LouisCardinals: Agreed to terms with OF Nick Thompson, 2B Darren Se- ferina and Casey Turgeon, LHPs Jordan DeLorenzo and Sasha Kuebel and RHPs Matt Pearce, Landon Beck and Tyler Dunnington on minor league contracts. WashingtonNationals: Agreed to terms with LHP Chris Manno on a minor league contract. AmericanAssociation AmarilloSox: Signed INF Kyle Bellows. GrandPrairieAirhogs: Released LHPs Thomas Keeling and Luis Nunez and RHP Brandon Wilkerson. KansasCityT-Bones: Traded LHP Kris- thiam Linares to Laredo for cash. LincolnSaltdogs: Released INF Albenis Machado. SiouxCityExplorers: Released INF Mark Sobolewski. Can-AmLeague NewJerseyJackals: Signed OF Jorge Cortes. Trois-RivieresAigles: Signed INF Max Poulin. FrontierLeague EvansvilleOtters: Traded RHP Chad Robinson to Rockland (Can-Am) for a player to be named. BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation NewYorkKnicks: Named Derek Fisher coach. UtahJazz: Entered into a single affilation partnership with Idaho (NBADL). FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague CincinnatiBengals: Re-signed TE Alex Smith. DallasCowboys: Released S Marvin Robinson from reserve/injured. Waived/ injured CB Jocquel Skinner. Signed DT Dartwan Bush. DenverBroncos: Signed CB Bradley Roby. GreenBayPackers: Signed LB Shaun Lewis. HoustonTexans: Placed OT David Ques- senberry on the non-football illness list. IndianapolisColts: Signed WR Greg Moore. Waived C Thomas Austin. MinnesotaVikings: Signed RB Jerick McKinnon. SeattleSeahawks: Promoted Jeff Dunn to vice president of business strategy & analytics. along the shores of Bis- cayne Bay for the fourth straight year, as much a part of the late-spring scene in Miami as beaches and boats. The last three NBA seasons ended in this building, the last two fol- lowed by championship pa- rades. But the Spurs nearly canceled the last one, building a five-point lead in the final half-minute of regulation of Game 6, a ti- tle seeming so certain that workers were already mak- ing preparations around the court. But the Heat rallied to win in overtime and took Game 7, leaving the Spurs with a summer to think about the one that got away. They're in good shape to get another chance. With the NBA Finals scrapping the 2-3-2 format — with the lower seed play- ing three consecutive home games — the Spurs would have a chance to wrap it up in San Antonio on Sunday in Game 5 if they can win Thursday. Spurs FROM PAGE 1 WILFREDO LEE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) fouls San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) during the second half in Game 3of the NBA Finals on Tuesday in Miami. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014 2 B