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The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Although Marcus Mariota knew he would be under a spotlight when he stepped onto the famed Paramount Studios lot Wednesday, the Ore- gon quarterback is getting quite comfortable in his starring role. "I've had to get used to it and come out of my shell a little bit, but I'm trying to enjoy it," Mariota said at the Pac-12's media day. "I take it as an honor and a privilege, and hopefully an opportunity to provide a good influence." Coach Mark Helfrich and Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott both used the league's first session of its two-day Hollywood kickoff event to praise Mariota for staying in school. The rest of the Pac-12 isn't quite as excited about the Heisman Trophy candidate's return after two dynamite sea- sons for the Ducks, but he's just one reason why they're favored to win their highly competitive league again. Mariota and Oregon were picked to claim the Pac-12 title in the pre- season media poll, topping that chart for the fourth time in five years. The ver- dict was an unsurprising vote of confidence in the mobile passer and the pe- rennially powerful Ducks, who highlight an impres- sive list of contenders in the West Coast's power conference. Mariota is the biggest reason for excitement around the Ducks, and the quarterback is working to raise his leadership skills to the level of his play af- ter turning down untold NFL millions for another shot at a national title. "A lot of guys talk a good game, but every- thing that guy does is gos- pel," Helfrich said. "If I'm the backup guard and I see that guy forgo what he could have made — it's not some lip-service dream, this is a reality of a ton of money. Like, 'That guy turned down how much? OK, I'll watch him.' That's huge. I think it speaks to the type of guy he is, and hopefully to the type of program that we have." Mariota said he returned to enjoy university life. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Oregon voted Pac-12 favorite Star quarterback Mariota chose to come back to school MLBBASEBALL San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies:10a.m., CSNBA. Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees: 10a.m., MLB. Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves: 4p.m., MLB. Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels, or Baltimore Orioles vs. Seattle Mariners: 7p.m., MLB. CYCLING Tour de France, Stage 19: 5 a.m., NBCSN. CFL FOOTBALL Calgary at Edmonton: 6p.m., ESPN2. GOLF LPGA, International Crown, Round 1: 8:30a.m., GOLF. Senior Open Championship, Round 1: 9a.m., ESPN2. PGA, Canadian Open, Round 1: 1p.m., GOLF. EPGA, Russian Open, Round 2: 5a.m., GOLF. TENNIS ATP, Atlanta Open, Round of 16: 1p.m., TENNIS. ATP, Atlanta Open, Round of 16: 3p.m., TENNIS. ATP, Atlanta Open, Round of 16: 5p.m., TENNIS. On the air to safety. Woodson, who signed a one-year contract in March, is also among a handful of veteran players the Raiders brought in to help bridge the gap of in- experience on the roster in hopes of ending an 11-year playoff drought. "We have some guys that have been to the top in this game, guys that we know have a lot left to give the game and a lot left to give this team," Woodson said. "I'm looking forward to getting every ounce out of those guys and myself as well. I can't wait to go. "We're not looking to build for next year. We're looking to win now." Woodson did fairly well in 2013 when he returned to the Raiders after seven seasons in Green Bay. He started all 16 games and had one interception, two sacks, three passes de- fensed, three forced fum- bles and two fumble re- coveries. It's possible that this could be Woodson's final season. He didn't garner much attention as a free agent in the offseason and will be as much of a teacher as he is a player this year. Woodson's views on training camp, however, remain the same. "I don't necessarily look forward to camp," he said. "I don't know how many (players) look forward to it, but I always look forward to being back in Napa. I'm anxious to get back, get started and see what we can make out of this Raid- ers team this year." First-round pick Khalil Mack was also among the early arrivals. The fifth overall pick, Mack rode in one of the two busses that ferried Oak- land rookies and first-year players from the team's fa- cilities in Alameda for the nearly hour-long ride north to the heart of wine coun- try. "I don't want to say calm, but I'm just relaxed and laid back," Mack said. "I'm looking forward to the process, taking it day by day. The media stuff is new to me, but football, I've been playing it for a while. It's what I love to do." Other players continued to trickle in throughout the afternoon. Punter Marquette King showed up, then pulled a large keyboard out of his car. Offensive lineman Tony Bergstrom pulled up in an all-black car, while third-string quarterback Matt McGloin arrived shortly after the two bus- ses. Players will undergo physicals and attend meet- ings today before the Raid- ers hold their first practice on Friday afternoon. Raiders FROM PAGE 1 ning hills in the area. Kaepernick figured Da- vis would arrive on time because "Vernon is not the type of person that is go- ing to walk out on his team like that." Boone's arrival, however, could take longer. That could provide more reps on the offensive line for newcomer Jonathan Mar- tin, who might see more time at the guard spot as he transitions in his first year with the Niners. Martin was acquired in a mid-March trade from Mi- ami, providing him with a fresh start after his depar- ture last October following a scandal in which he ac- cused teammate Richie In- cognito of bullying. Martin, fellow offensive lineman Adam Snyder and several others were among the first in the ice baths following their workouts Wednesday. Boone has played a key part in a vastly improved, close-knit offensive line. "Love to have him here but not going to speak on another man's business," Kaepernick said. "That's his personal decision." As the 49ers begin an- other season after com- ing so close, defensive lineman Justin Smith ac- knowledged the motivation of chasing another cham- pionship in a division fea- turing two meetings with the Seahawks — including on Thanksgiving night in new Levi's Stadium. "You know what they do, you know the team they are," Smith said. "They're good, they're the defending champs." Smith revealed he played all of last year with a shoul- der injury sustained in training camp that even- tually needed a clean-up procedure in the offseason. He will evaluate after the season how many years he might keep playing. "I'm playing this year, that's all I'm focused on," he said. "I feel healthy com- pared to last year. This is it. This is the one I'm think- ing about. This is the one our team's thinking about." Now, everybody is ready to begin again and do big things. "It's always motivation when you don't finish the season the way you want to," Kaepernick said. "I think this team has the tal- ent, we have the coaching staff to win a Super Bowl, and now it's just time to go out and do it." NOTES: In a procedural move, San Francisco placed LB NaVorro Bowman on the active/physically unable to perform list as he works back from torn anterior cru- ciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee and underwent surgery. He is expected to be out at least half the season. ... RB Frank Gore said isn't thinking of his 10th year in the NFL as a farewell season at age 31. "No, I'm coming in to get ready to try to have a great year, try to do whatever it takes to help my team get to the Super Bowl and win a trophy," said Gore, coming off his seventh 1,000-yard season and third straight. "That's how I approach it every year." 49ers FROM PAGE 1 fourth straight and sev- enth of eight. Pence broke a scoreless tie with a softly hit blooper down the right-field line off Papelbon on a full count with two outs. Marlon Byrd drove in Philadelphia's run in the ninth off Santiago Casilla, who converted his seventh save in 10 chances. The game was delayed for 59 minutes by a thun- derstorm. Following re- sumption in the top of the fourth, the game was played in a persistent drizzle that got heavy at times until the rain finally stopped for good in the eighth inning. Burnett pitched eight scoreless innings, strik- ing out six, walking four and allowing four hits, in a performance that had to have impressed the scouts seated behind home plate. The right-hander has been a rumored acquisition for contending clubs as the Phillies are looking to sell at the trade deadline to get younger. Bumgarner and Bur- nett allowed the relievers to rest following Tuesday's 5-hour, 46-minute mara- thon in which 16 pitchers were used in the Giants' 9-6, 14-inning victory. Some small puddles formed on the left side of the infield, but second base umpire Bill Miller never halted the game again af- ter the first stoppage. Pence was involved in a strange play in the eighth. After leading off with a walk, he took off for sec- ond but overslid the bag. He popped up and rather than try to go back to sec- ond, he darted toward third as shortstop Jimmy Rollins chased him in a scene reminiscent of tag on the school yard. About halfway to third, Rollins tossed to third baseman Andres Blanco who applied the tag for an unusual 6-5 caught stealing. It was the second caught stealing in as many at- tempts for the Giants, as Ehire Adrianza overslid the bag in the sixth. Giants FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB SanFrancisco 57 44 .564 _ Los Angeles 56 47 .544 2 San Diego 43 56 .434 13 Arizona 44 58 .431 131/2 Colorado 41 60 .406 16 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Milwaukee 57 45 .559 _ Pittsburgh 54 47 .535 21/2 St. Louis 54 47 .535 21/2 Cincinnati 51 50 .505 51/2 Chicago 41 57 .418 14 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 55 44 .556 _ Atlanta 55 46 .545 1 New York 48 53 .475 8 Miami 47 53 .470 81/2 Philadelphia 43 58 .426 13 Tuesday's games Pittsburgh 12, L.A. Dodgers 7 San Francisco 9, Philadelphia 6, 14 innings Miami 6, Atlanta 5 Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 0 Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 3 Tampa Bay 7, St. Louis 2 Washington 7, Colorado 4 Arizona 5, Detroit 4 N.Y. Mets 3, Seattle 1 Wednesday's games Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 1 Colorado 6, Washington 4 Detroit 11, Arizona 5 N.Y. Mets 3, Seattle 2 Pittsburgh 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 6, Miami 1 Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 0 San Diego at Chicago Cubs, (n.) Thursday's games San Francisco (Hudson 8-6) at Philadel- phia (Hamels 4-5), 10:05 a.m. Miami (H.Alvarez 6-5) at Atlanta (Ha- rang 9-6), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 8-10) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 5-10), 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 6-7), 5:10 p.m. Friday's games St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Miami at Houston, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Giants 3, Phillies 1 San Fran Philadelphia AB R H B AB R H B Pence rf 4 0 1 3 Revere cf 4 0 2 0 Adrianz 2b 5 0 1 0 Rollins ss 4 1 1 0 Posey c 2 0 0 0 Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 Sandovl 3b 3 0 1 0 Byrd rf 4 0 1 1 Morse lf 3 0 0 0 Ruiz c 4 0 2 0 GBlnc pr-cf 0 1 0 0 DBrwn lf 3 0 1 0 Duvall 1b 4 0 1 0 Ruf 1b 2 0 0 0 Colvin cf-lf 4 0 0 0 ABlanc 3b 3 0 0 0 BCrwfr ss 2 1 0 0 ABrntt p 2 0 0 0 Bmgrn p 3 0 1 0 GSizmr ph 1 0 0 0 HSnchz ph 0 1 0 0 Papeln p 0 0 0 0 Casilla p 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 5 3 31 1 7 1 San Fran 000 000 003 — 3 Philadelphia 000 000 001 — 1 E: Morse (2), Utley (8); DP: San Francisco 1; LOB: San Francisco 8, Philadelphia 4; 2B: Pence (23), Rollins (15), Ruiz (16); SB: G.Blanco (10), B.Crawford (3); CS: Pence (4), Adrianza (1), Revere (4); S: Ruf. IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Bmgnr W,12-7 8 5 0 0 0 6 Casilla S,7-10 1 2 1 1 0 0 Philadelphia Burnett 8 4 0 0 4 6 Paplbn L,2-2 1 1 3 3 2 2 HBP: by A.Burnett (Sandoval), by Papel- bon (Morse). T: 3:02 (Rain delay: 0:59); A: 28,648 (43,651). AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oakland 61 38 .616 _ Los Angeles 59 40 .596 2 Seattle 53 48 .525 9 Houston 42 58 .420 191/2 Texas 40 61 .396 22 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Detroit 56 42 .571 _ Cleveland 51 50 .505 61/2 Kansas City 50 50 .500 7 Chicago 48 54 .471 10 Minnesota 46 54 .460 11 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 55 44 .556 _ New York 52 48 .520 31/2 Toronto 53 49 .520 31/2 Tampa Bay 49 53 .480 71/2 Boston 47 54 .465 9 Tuesday's games N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 1, 14 innings Toronto 7, Boston 3 Cleveland 8, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 7, St. Louis 2 Arizona 5, Detroit 4 Baltimore 4, L.A. Angels 2 Houston 3, Oakland 2, 12 innings N.Y. Mets 3, Seattle 1 Wednesday's games Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Detroit 11, Arizona 5 N.Y. Mets 3, Seattle 2 N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 1, 5 innings Toronto 6, Boston 4 Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 0 Baltimore at L.A. Angels, (n.) Houston at Oakland, (n.) Thursday's games Boston (R.De La Rosa 3-2) at Toronto (Stroman 5-2), 9:37 a.m. Texas (Lewis 6-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Mc- Carthy 1-0), 10:05 a.m. Houston (Feldman 4-7) at Oakland (Samardzija 1-1), 12:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Noesi 4-7) at Min- nesota (P.Hughes 10-6), 5:10 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 10-6) at Kansas City (Duffy 5-10), 5:10 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 11-3) at L.A. Angels (Richards 11-2), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 10-3) at Seattle (Iwakuma 8-4), 7:10 p.m. Friday's games Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Miami at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Cycling TOUR DE FRANCE RESULTS Wednesday At Pla d'Adet, France 17th Stage 1. Rafal Majka, Poland, Tinkoff-Saxo, 3 hours, 35 minutes, 23 seconds. 2. Giovanni Visconti, Italy, Movistar, 29 seconds behind. 3. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana, :46. 4. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time.. 5. Alessandro De Marchi, Italy, Can- nondale, :49. 6. Pierre Rolland, France, Europcar, :52. 7. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Trek Fac- tory Racing, 1:12. 8. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, same time. 9. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, Tinkoff-Saxo, 1:25. 10. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 1:35. 11. Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ.fr, 1:40. 12. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, same time. 13. Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, same time. 14. Laurens ten Dam, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, 1:50. 15. Jon Izaguirre, Spain, Movistar, same time. 16. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Sky, 2:01. 17. Kristijan Durasek, Croatia, Lampre- Merida, 2:05. 18. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Trek Factory Racing, 2:34. 19. Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgium, Lotto Belisol, 2:52. 20. Amael Moinard, France, BMC Racing, 3:02. Also 29. Christopher Horner, United States, Lampre-Merida, 5:40. 39. Alex Howes, United States, Garmin- Sharp, 14:07. 44. Peter Stetina, United States, BMC Racing, 14:17. 47. Benjamin King, United States, Garmin-Sharp, same time. 56. Matthew Busche, United States, Trek Factory Racing, same time. 130. Danny Pate, United States, Sky, 25:59. OVERALL STANDINGS (After 17 stages) 1. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana, 76 hours, 41 minutes, 28 seconds. 2. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 5 minutes, 26 seconds behind. 3. Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ.fr, 6:00. 4. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 6:08. 5. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 7:34. 6. Tejay van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing, 10:19. 7. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, 11:59. 8. Laurens ten Dam, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, 12:16. 9. Leopold Konig, Czech Republic, NetApp-Endura, 12:40. 10. Pierre Rolland, France, Europcar, 13:15. 11. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Trek Factory Racing, 14:26. 12. Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgium, Lotto Belisol, 16:08. 13. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Trek Factory Racing, 18:03. 14. Yury Trofimov, Russia, Katusha, 28:00. 15. Richie Porte, Australia, Sky, 31:00. 16. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Belkin Pro Cycling, same time. 17. Brice Feillu, France, Bretagne-Seche Environnement, 32:14. 18. Christopher Horner, United States, Lampre-Merida, 34:48. 19. Mikel Nieve, Spain, Sky, 36:09. 20. Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland, Omega Pharma-Quick-Step, 36:41. Also 38. Peter Stetina, United States, BMC Racing, 1:36:11. 55. Benjamin King, United States, Garmin-Sharp, 2:16:02. 103. Matthew Busche, United States, Trek Factory Racing, 3:09:23. 126. Alex Howes, United States, Garmin- Sharp, 3:22:15. 156. Danny Pate, United States, Sky, 4:09:01. Basketball WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Phoenix 19 3 .864 — Minnesota 18 6 .750 2 San Antonio 12 12 .500 8 Sparks 10 12 .455 9 Seattle 9 16 .360 111/2 Tulsa 8 16 .333 12 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 15 7 .682 — Indiana 11 13 .458 5 Washington 11 13 .458 5 Connecticut 10 15 .400 61/2 Chicago 9 14 .391 61/2 New York 8 13 .381 61/2 x-clinched playoff spot Tuesday's games Chicago 60, Indiana 57 Minnesota 112, Atlanta 108, OT San Antonio 95, Tulsa 93 Phoenix 89, Seattle 71 Wednesday's games Washington 89, Connecticut 75 New York at Sparks, (n.) Thursday's games New York at Seattle, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Sparks, 7:30 p.m. Friday's games Tulsa at Washington, 4 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Tennis ATP WORLD TOUR BB&T ATLANTA OPEN RESULTS A U.S. Open Series event Wednesday At Atlantic Station Atlanta Purse: $647,675 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Yen-hsun Lu (7), Taiwan, def. Alex Kuznetsov, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Second Round Jack Sock, United States, def. Michael Venus, New Zealand, 6-4, 6-2. Vasek Pospisil (4), Canada, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-3. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, def. Denis Isto- min (6), Uzbekistan, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4. Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Sam Querrey (9), United States, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles First Round Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Scott Lipsky (2), United States, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, and Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, walkover. Chris Guccione and John-Patrick Smith (3), Australia, def. Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Rajeev Ram, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6. Nicolas Barrientos, Colombia, and Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def. Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana, India, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 10-8. ATP WORLD TOUR CREDIT AGRICOLE SUISSE OPEN RESULTS Wednesday At Roy Emerson Arena Gstaad, Switzerland Purse: $656,900 (WT250) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles First Round Henri Laaksonen, Switzerland, def. Gianni Mina, France, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3). Second Round Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (3), Spain, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Federico Delbonis (5), Argentina, 6-4, 6-4. Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Blaz Rola, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-3. Marcel Granollers (2), Spain, def. Yann Marti, Switzerland, 6-1, 6-4. ATP WORLD TOUR VEGETA CROATIA OPEN RESULTS Wednesday At ITC Stella Maris Umag, Croatia Purse: $656,900 (WT250) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Second Round Marin Cilic (3), Croatia, def. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 7-5, 6-3. Lukas Rosol (5), Czech Republic, def. Pere Riba, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Tommy Robredo (2), Spain, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-4, 6-4. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Carlos Berlocq (8), Argentina, walkover. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 12 4 2 38 35 24 FC Dallas 8 7 5 29 32 29 Salt Lake 7 4 8 29 28 25 Los Angeles 7 4 6 27 26 16 Colorado 7 6 6 27 28 24 Vancouver 6 4 9 27 29 27 Portland 5 6 9 24 32 33 Chivas USA 6 8 5 23 21 30 San Jose 4 8 5 17 17 19 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Kansas City 10 5 5 35 29 18 D.C. 10 5 4 34 29 20 Toronto FC 7 5 5 26 26 23 New York 5 6 9 24 32 31 New England 7 10 2 23 24 31 Philadelphia 5 8 8 23 33 35 Columbus 5 7 8 23 23 26 Chicago 3 4 11 20 26 28 Houston 5 11 4 19 22 40 Montreal 3 10 5 14 18 31 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday's games Chicago at San Jose, (n.) Thursday's games Montreal at Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Friday's games Chivas USA at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. Saturday's games Kansas City at Toronto FC, 4 p.m. Columbus at New England, 4:30 p.m. Sunday's games FC Dallas at Vancouver, 2 p.m. Portland at Montreal, 5 p.m. Arena football NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA z-Arizona 15 2 0 .882 1101 841 Los Angeles 3 14 0 .176 663 957 San Antonio 2 15 0 .118 7431017 PACIFIC DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-San Jose 12 5 0 .706 927 680 x-Spokane 10 7 0 .588 912 803 x-Portland 5 12 0 .294 768 920 AMERICAN CONFERENCE SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA y-Orlando 10 7 0 .588 949 907 Tampa Bay 8 9 0 .471 855 897 Jacksonville 6 11 0 .353 826 826 New Orleans 3 14 0 .176 735 973 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA z-Cleveland 16 1 0 .941 935 733 x-Pittsburgh 14 3 0 .824 951 744 Philadelphia 9 8 0 .529 987 885 Iowa 6 11 0 .353 805 974 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Saturday, July 26 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Los Angeles at Jacksonville, 4 p.m. Arizona at Orlando, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m. San Jose at Iowa, 5:05 p.m. Spokane at Portland, 7 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at Philadelphia -120/+110 San Francisco at Atlanta -160/+150 Miami San Diego -115/+105 at Chicago at Milwaukee -155/+145 New York AMERICAN LEAGUE at Toronto -115/+105 Boston at New York -200/+185 Texas at Oakland -230/+210 Houston Cleveland -120/+110 at Kansas City at Minnesota -160/+150 Chicago at Los Angeles -130/+120 Detroit at Seattle -135/+125 Baltimore Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles: Optioned RHP Pres- ton Guilmet to Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP Miguel Gonzalez from Norfolk. Cleveland Indians: Optioned LHP T.J. House to Columbus (IL). Recalled INF Jose Ramirez from Columbus. Houston Astros: Placed OF George Springer on the 15-day DL. Recalled UT Marc Krauss from Oklahoma City (PCL). Sent RHP Collin McHugh to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment. Minnesota Twins: Designated RHP Matt Guerrier for assignment. Recalled RHP Yohan Pino from Rochester (IL). New York Yankees: Placed UT Kelly John- son on the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Bruce Billings for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Chris Leroux from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Seattle Mariners: Optioned RHP Erasmo Ramirez to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Taijuan Walker from Tacoma. Sent LHP James Paxton to Tacoma for a rehab assignment. Toronto Blue Jays: Assigned RHP Sergio Santos outright to Buffalo (IL). National League Arizona Diamondbacks: Sent C Jordan Pacheco to Reno (PCL) for a rehab as- signment. Chicago Cubs: Optioned INF Mike Olt to Iowa (PCL). Recalled LHP Tsuyoshi Wada from Iowa. Philadelphia Phillies: Designated RHP Jeff Manship for assignment. Optioned C Cameron Rupp to Lehigh Valley (IL). Reinstated C Carlos Ruiz from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Phillippe Aumont from Lehigh Valley. Pittsburgh Pirates: Placed OF Starling Marte on the seven-day concussion DL. Recalled INF Brent Morel from India- napolis (IL). St. Louis Cardinals: Optioned LHP Nick Greenwood to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated LHP Kevin Siegrist from the 15-day DL. San Diego Padres: Selected the contract of OF Jeff Francoeur from El Paso (PCL). San Francisco Giants: Agree Washington Nationals: Placed 3B/ Of Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Zach Walters from Syracuse (IL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Charlotte Hornets: Signed G Brian Roberts. Dallas Mavericks: Voided the contract of F Rashard Lewis. New York Knicks: Released G Shannon Brown. Phoenix Suns: Re-signed F P.J. Tucker to a multiyear contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL: Suspended Philadelphia OT Lane Johnson and Jacksonville WR Ace Sand- ers four games of the season for violat- ing the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy. Cleveland Browns: Signed DB Justin Gilbert. Claimed OL Abasi Salimu off waivers from St. Louis. Waived DB Royce Adams, LB Brandon Magee and WR Con- ner Vernon. Designated LB Tank Carder, OL Chris Faulk, DL Jacobbi McDaniel, OL Jeremiah Warren, RB Terrance West and DL Billy Winn as active/Pup. Denver Broncos: Announced team presi- dent Joe Ellis is adding the title of CEO. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 2 B