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AUTORACING F1Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Prac- tice:5a.m.,NBCSN. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Puerto Rico Tip-Off Texas A&M vs. Dayton Quarterfinal: 7:30a.m., ESPNU. Puerto Rico Tip-Off Charles- ton vs. Connecticut Quarter- final: 9:30a.m., ESPNU. Charleston Classic Drexel vs. Miami Quarterfinal: noon, ESPNU. Puerto Rico Tip-Off N. Mexico vs. Boston College Quarterfi- nal: 2p.m., ESPN2. Charleston Classic Penn State vs. Charlotte Quarterfi- nal: 2p.m., ESPNU. 2K Sports Classic Texas vs. Iowa Semifinal: 4p.m., ESPN2. Puerto Rico Tip-Off G. Mason vs. West Virginia Quarterfi- nal: 4:30p.m., ESPNU. 2K Sports Classic Syracuse vs. California Semifinal: 6 p.m., ESPN2. Texas vs. Stanford Women's: 6p.m., PAC-12. Nicolls State vs. UCLA: 8p.m., PAC-12. NBA BASKETBALL Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat: 5p.m., TNT. Chicago Bulls at Sacramento Kings: 7:30p.m., TNT. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Kansas State vs. West Vir- ginia: 4p.m., FS1. North Carolina vs. Duke: 4;30 p.m, ESPN. Arkansas State vs. Texas State: 6:30p.m., ESPNU. NFL FOOTBALL Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders: 5p.m., NFL. GOLF LPGA CME Group Tour Cham- pionship Round 1: 10:30a.m., GOLF. APGA Australian Masters Round 2: 6:30p.m., GOLF. EPGA DP World Tour Cham- pionship Round 2: midnight, GOLF. NHL HOCKEY Florida at San Jose: 7:30p.m., CSN. TENNIS ITF Davis Cup World Group Final Switzerland vs. France: 5a.m., TENNIS. Ontheair By Jerry McDonald MediaNewsGroup OAKLAND The Oakland Raiders' 16-game losing streak goes national to- night at O.co Coliseum in their lone prime time ap- pearance of the season. There are myriad rea- sons why the Raiders are on the opposite end of the spectrum from the AFC West co-leading Kansas City Chiefs, winners of five straight. Flavor of the month: An offense averaging 257.6 yards over the last five games, struggling to run, pass or find the end zone. Offensive coordina- tor Greg Olson, the target of heavy criticism from a fan base looking to place blame for an 0-10 record, understands the frustra- tion while doing his best to push it aside. "I don't think there is anybody this has affected more than myself," Olson said. "I understand I've got to do a better job and that the job has not been up to par ... there is a re- sponsibility to the fans and to the players and to the team and to myself to do better." When he replaced Greg Knapp before the 2013 sea- son, Olson began devising an offense with Carson Palmer as the quarterback. When Palmer wanted out, Olson adjusted the system to fit Matt Flynn ... then Terrelle Pryor ... then Matt McGloin ... then Pryor again. Going into 2014, Olson pushed to acquire Matt Schaub, only to have rookie second-round pick Derek Carr win the job. Given the fluctuation at quarterback, it's un- derstandable that Olson and interim coach Tony Sparano are resistant to sitting Carr, who has strug- gled of late. "When you look at the whole thing, (it's impor- tant) to get some stability here, whether that's with me or without me, with Tony Sparano or without Tony Sparano," Olson said. "I just think there has got to be some continuity here for these players and this team." Sparano has rejected the notion of taking over play- calling, which he did as of- fensive coordinator for the New York Jets. "I have all the confidence in the world in Greg and I think Greg's done a very good job since I've been here as far as running his room and doing the things he needs to do," Sparano said. "At this point every- body's been looking for an- swers and we have to stay the course in what our be- liefs are." NFL Raiderscrawltofinishline Oakland facing streaking Kansas City team tonight combined for the past six section championships in D-V. Sixth-seeded Los Moli- nos (21-11-3) won its first section title in program history in 2013 but gradu- ated 10 seniors from that squad. Still a young Bull- dogs team was compet- itive in the first set that featured several extended rallies. But many of them went the Braves' way. "We had some nerves in the first set. I think we had four net calls and three double calls, so giving them seven points ...," Los Moli- nos coach Chas Konopka said. "That was kind of the theme the whole night." Senior Hannah Rogers had seven digs, Vanesa Cota had nine assists, and Gilsa Castellon and Rachel Rogers each added eight digs with the latter lead- ing Los Molinos with four kills and at times eliciting cheers of "She's a fresh- man!" from the Bulldogs' own bench. But serving wasn't on point at key times for Los Molinos, and it certainly was for Hamilton, which won five straight section titles from 2008-12. With four ties in the first set already by the time it reached 5-all, the hosts be- gan to pull away with Gor- don serving as the Braves led 13-7 before a brief run was over. Then an extended rally ended with Hamilton maintaining the advan- tage at 16-10. An attempt at blocking a Justine Mc- Corkle kill ended up in the crowd for the next point. Jamie Engel kept the Braves going with an ace, one of four for the junior, and then McCorkle and Rios teamed for a block at 20-11. Rios' kill at 21-13 stopped a Bulldogs' rally before it could gain any real momentum, and an Avrit kill set up set point. "We didn't make any subs," Johnson said, "but the way they played in game one I wanted to stick with them, and they did it in game two and I stuck with them in game three." The strategy paid off as a kill from Nicole Gordon started the second set, and it seemed like twin sister Kendra Gordon was go- ing to finish it. The latter served five straight points, that included Avrit tipping a free ball, as Hamilton led 6-0. Avrit's solo block made it 8-1, and the Braves never were seriously threatened. An ace from the freshman Rogers was soon answered with one from Rios, keep- ing Hamilton's advantage comfortable at 17-5. "We weren't ready to stop playing tonight. We just don't want the season to end," Avrit said. The Braves again raced to an advantage in third set as Nicole Gordon served two aces as part of a run that had them up 7-2. She tallied three kills and three aces. But Justine Yarbrough fired a kill that had Los Molinos within 9-7, and the Bulldogs led at 10-9 and 11-10. But Kendra Gor- don flipped the ball over in- stead of setting it to catch the Bulldogs' off-guard, tying the set at 11. Avrit aimed a ball just inside the back line for another successful attack at 15-12. Then an Engel kill made it 18-13, and an ace from her came at 23-15. "It's amazing. Our year is still going, and I couldn't be happier," said McCorkle, who finished with four kills and two blocks. Connect with Sports Writer Joseph Shufel- berger at 896-7774. Braves FROM PAGE 1 ter, once Aldon Smith re- placed Brooks in Smith's first action of the season after a nine-game suspen- sion. Tomsula declined comment after the game. Brooks said he apologized to the defensive line coach on Sunday's flight home. "I said my apologies to the team and we're moving forward," Brooks said. "We have six games left. We still have the team to make it to the Super Bowl. We still are capable of making the playoffs. That's where our focus is as a team now. We don't want to focus on the distractions. "We've had several dis- tractions this year. You know what I mean? I can't be a distraction, especially by me being a veteran." Harbaugh attributed Brooks' actions — or lack thereof — to the "emotions" of getting pulled from the game. "I trust in Ahmad Brooks, I believe in Ahmad Brooks and he will make vital contributions to this team," Harbaugh said. "No- body has answered the bell more than Ahmad Brooks has on this team." Brooks said Tomsula accepted his apology on the plane home; Brooks wouldn't reveal what words he said on the side- line. Harbaugh said of the incident: "It's not insubor- dination." After playing the first two series, Brooks re- treated to the sideline while Smith lined up at right out- side linebacker and rookie Aaron Lynch did so on the left side. Lynch played 66 of 70 snaps, Smith 54 and Brooks only 12. Will Brooks start his 59th consecutive regu- lar-season game Sunday against his hometown team, Washington? "I'm expecting to play," Brooks replied. "We never discuss our schemes or ro- tations. Whether I'm start- ing or not, it really doesn't matter. As long as I'm out there playing, that's all that really matters." He likely won't be play- ing all the time, however, not with Lynch and Smith both available. Could last week's "emotional" bench- ing happen again? "I'm going to hope and pray it doesn't ever happen again," Brooks said. "I don't want to feel like I'm sec- ond to anybody. If it were to happen again, I'll keep my mouth shut and not say anything." Brooks is midway through a six-year, $40 million contract that car- ries astronomical base sal- aries over $6 million each of the final three years. Those figures could make him expendable. Brooks saw a Nov. 2 report that the Cleveland Browns nearly traded for him, and he shrugged off a poten- tial exit. "Even though I signed a six-year deal, it's really a one-year deal for us all," Brooks said. "Somebody can get injured. Somebody can have a bad year. Some- body can just step up and play great, you know what I mean; could be a rookie, could be a third-year guy, somebody just picked up off the street. "Trade rumors are trade rumors. Hear them every day. Hopefully I don't get traded. Hopefully I don't leave. I don't plan on do- ing that. I've just got to make Ahmad Brooks bet- ter." 49ers FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 7 3 0 .700 293 224 Kansas City 7 3 0 .700 241 171 San Diego 6 4 0 .600 218 192 Oakland 0 10 0 .000 152 265 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England 8 2 0 .800 323 218 Miami 6 4 0 .600 249 180 Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 200 204 N.Y. Jets 2 8 0 .200 174 265 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 310 253 Houston 5 5 0 .500 229 204 Tennessee 2 8 0 .200 168 250 Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 158 282 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 6 3 1 .650 224 221 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 288 263 Baltimore 6 4 0 .600 261 181 Cleveland 6 4 0 .600 216 195 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 9 1 0 .900 237 176 San Francisco6 4 0 .600 211 212 Seattle 6 4 0 .600 260 215 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 185 258 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 7 3 0 .700 299 251 Dallas 7 3 0 .700 261 212 N.Y. Giants 3 7 0 .300 205 263 Washington 3 7 0 .300 204 256 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 4 6 0 .400 238 255 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 261 252 Carolina 3 7 1 .318 215 300 Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 194 279 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 7 3 0 .700 188 156 Green Bay 7 3 0 .700 330 225 Chicago 4 6 0 .400 215 290 Minnesota 4 6 0 .400 181 220 Thursday, Nov. 20 Kansas City at Oakland, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 Green Bay at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Detroit at New England, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Arizona at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. St. Louis at San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. Miami at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Pittsburgh Monday, Nov. 24 Baltimore at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS Nov. 18, 2014 Record 1. Alabama 9-1 2. Oregon 9-1 3. Florida St. 10-0 4. Mississippi St. 9-1 5. TCU 9-1 6. Ohio St. 9-1 7. Baylor 8-1 8. Mississippi 8-2 9. UCLA 8-2 10. Georgia 8-2 11. Michigan St. 8-2 12. Kansas St. 7-2 13. Arizona St. 8-2 14. Auburn 7-3 15. Arizona 8-2 16. Wisconsin 8-2 17. Utah 7-3 18. Georgia Tech 9-2 19. Southern Cal 7-3 20. Missouri 8-2 21. Oklahoma 7-3 22. Clemson 7-3 23. Nebraska 8-2 24. Louisville 7-3 25. Minnesota 7-3 The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will issue weekly rankings each Tuesday, with the final rankings being announced Sunday, Dec. 7. The playoff semifinals will match the No. 1 seed vs. the No. 4 seed, and No. 2 will face No. 3. The semifinals will be hosted at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015. The championship game will be on Jan. 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas. THE AP TOP 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first- place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Florida St. (43) 10-0 1,476 2 2. Alabama (16) 9-1 1,439 4 3. Oregon (1) 9-1 1,385 3 4. Mississippi St. 9-1 1,289 1 5. TCU 9-1 1,237 5 6. Baylor 8-1 1,232 6 7. Ohio St. 9-1 1,167 8 8. Mississippi 8-2 1,064 10 9. Georgia 8-2 98 16 10. Michigan St. 8-2 941 12 11. UCLA 8-2 876 14 12. Kansas St. 7-2 868 13 13. Arizona St. 8-2 720 7 14. Wisconsin 8-2 707 22 15. Arizona 8-2 695 17 16. Auburn 7-3 531 9 17. Georgia Tech 9-2 523 24 18. Marshall 10-0 383 21 19. Missouri 8-2 376 NR 20. Utah 7-3 349 25 21. Nebraska 8-2 291 11 22. Colorado St. 9-1 281 23 23. Oklahoma 7-3 206 NR 24. Southern Cal 7-3 195 NR 25. Duke 8-2 85 19 Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 74, Clemson 52, Boise St. 29, Louisville 29, LSU 26, Minnesota 10, West Virginia 8, Miami 3, Texas A&M 3, Arkansas 2. Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 8 2 .800 — Clippers 6 4 .600 2 Phoenix 7 5 .583 2 Sacramento 6 5 .545 21/2 Lakers 2 9 .182 61/2 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 10 2 .833 — Houston 9 2 .818 1/2 Dallas 9 3 .750 1 San Antonio 7 4 .636 21/2 New Orleans 6 4 .600 3 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 8 3 .727 — Utah 5 7 .417 31/2 Denver 4 7 .364 4 Minnesota 3 7 .300 41/2 Oklahoma City 3 10 .231 6 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 9 2 .818 — Boston 4 6 .400 41/2 Brooklyn 4 7 .364 5 New York 3 10 .231 7 Philadelphia 0 11 .000 9 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 7 3 .700 — Miami 6 5 .545 11/2 Atlanta 5 5 .500 2 Orlando 5 8 .385 31/2 Charlotte 4 8 .333 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 8 3 .727 — Milwaukee 7 5 .583 11/2 Cleveland 5 5 .500 21/2 Indiana 5 7 .417 31/2 Detroit 3 9 .250 51/2 Tuesday's games Lakers 114, Atlanta 109 Milwaukee 117, New York 113 Utah 98, Oklahoma City 81 New Orleans 106, Sacramento 100 Wednesday's games Boston 101, Philadelphia 90 Dallas 105, Washington 102 Clippers 114, Orlando 90 Indiana 88, Charlotte 86 San Antonio 92, Cleveland 90 Toronto 96, Memphis 92 Phoenix 88, Detroit 86 Milwaukee 122, Brooklyn 118,3OT Minnesota 115, New York 99 Denver 107, Oklahoma City 100 Lakers at Houston, (n.) Thursday's games Clippers at Miami, 5 p.m. Chicago at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE TOP-25 Wednesday 1. Kentucky (3-0) did not play 2. Arizona (3-0) 71, UC Irvine 54 3. Wisconsin (3-0) 84, Green Bay 60 4. Duke (3-0) did not play 5. Kansas (1-1) did not play 6. North Carolina (2-0) did not play 7. Louisville (2-0) did not play 8. Florida (1-1) did not play 9. Virginia (3-0) did not play 10. Texas (2-0) did not play 11. Wichita State (2-0) did not play 12. Villanova (2-0) did not play 13. Gonzaga (2-0) vs. Saint Joseph's, (n.) 14. Iowa State (2-0) did not play 15. VCU (2-0) did not play 16. San Diego State (2-0) did not play 17. UConn (1-0) did not play Creighton 65, No. 18 Oklahoma (1-1) 63 19. Michigan State (1-1) did not play 20. Ohio State (2-0) did not play 21. Nebraska (2-0) did not play 22. SMU (1-1) did not play 23. Syracuse (2-0) did not play 24. Michigan (2-0) did not play 25. Utah (1-1) did not play MEN'S FAR WEST Air Force 70, Colorado Christian 47 E. Washington 95, Walla Walla 34 Utah St. 60, Santa Clara 54 WOMEN'S TOP-25 Wednesday 1. UConn (1-1) did not play 2. South Carolina (1-0) did not play 3. Notre Dame (2-0) 71, No. 15 Michigan State 63 4. Tennessee (2-0) did not play 5. Texas A&M (4-0) 76, Rice 55 6. Stanford (2-0) did not play 7. Duke (1-0) did not play 8. Baylor (1-1) did not play 9. Maryland (3-0) 85, South Florida 67 10. Texas (1-0) did not play 11. North Carolina (3-0) 79, No. 21 Okla- homa State 77 12. Louisville (2-0) did not play 13. Kentucky (3-0) 91, Morehead State 62 14. California (2-0) did not play 3. Notre Dame (2-0) 71, No. 15 Michigan State 63 16. Nebraska (2-0) at Washington State, (n.) 17. West Virginia (2-0) did not play 18. DePaul (3-1) did not play 18. Iowa (2-0) did not play 20. Oregon State (2-0) did not play 11. North Carolina (3-0) 79, No. 21 Okla- homa State 77 22. Rutgers (2-0) did not play 23. Syracuse (2-0) 90, Duquesne 84 24. Georgia (3-0) 67, Ohio State 59 24. Gonzaga (2-0) did not play Green Bay 81, No. 24 Purdue (1-1) 78 WOMEN'S FAR WEST Arizona St. 83, CS Bakersfield 54 CS Northridge 63, BYU 54 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 20 11 4 5 27 54 50 Vancouver 19 13 6 0 26 58 56 Calgary 20 12 6 2 26 63 53 Los Angeles 19 10 5 4 24 50 42 San Jose 21 10 9 2 22 57 57 Arizona 19 8 9 2 18 48 59 Edmonton 19 6 11 2 14 48 65 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 18 12 4 2 26 52 37 St. Louis 18 12 5 1 25 49 35 Winnipeg 20 10 7 3 23 40 43 Chicago 18 10 7 1 21 51 36 Minnesota 17 10 7 0 20 50 39 Colorado 19 6 8 5 17 47 61 Dallas 19 6 9 4 16 53 67 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 20 14 5 1 29 55 51 Tampa Bay 20 13 5 2 28 73 54 Boston 20 12 8 0 24 53 49 Detroit 18 9 4 5 23 50 42 Ottawa 17 8 5 4 20 47 45 Toronto 19 9 8 2 20 58 60 Florida 16 6 5 5 17 35 42 Buffalo 20 5 13 2 12 34 69 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 17 13 3 1 27 64 35 N.Y. Islanders 18 12 6 0 24 59 52 N.Y. Rangers 19 8 7 4 20 52 58 Washington 18 8 7 3 19 52 50 New Jersey 19 8 9 2 18 47 56 Philadelphia 17 7 8 2 16 51 55 Carolina 18 6 9 3 15 43 55 Columbus 18 6 11 1 13 44 64 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's games Calgary 4, Anaheim 3, SO Boston 2, St. Louis 0 N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 5, Columbus 0 Buffalo 4, San Jose 1 Nashville 9, Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 0 Winnipeg 3, New Jersey 1 Carolina 6, Dallas 4 Washington 2, Arizona 1, OT Los Angeles 5, Florida 2 Wednesday's games N.Y. Rangers 2, Philadelphia 0 Vancouver 5, Edmonton 4 Thursday's games Minnesota at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Arizona at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Colorado, 6 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Carolina at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Florida at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Soccer MLS PLAYOFFS Conference Championship EASTERN CONFERENCE New England vs. New York Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 23: New England at New York, 10:30 a.m. Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 29: New York at New England, noon WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle vs. LA Galaxy Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 23: Seattle at LA Galaxy, 2 p.m. Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 30: LA Galaxy at Seattle, 6 p.m. MLS Cup Sunday, Dec. 7: New England-New York winner at LA Galaxy-Seattle winner, noon Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For Nov. 20 NCAA Football TONIGHT Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at West Virginia 2 (571/2) Kansas St. at Duke 6 (661/2) North Carolina Arkansas St. 6 (56) at Texas St. TOMORROW at Rice 8 (531/2) UTEP at San Diego St. 41/2 (501/2) Air Force at Utah St. 13 (461/2) San Jose St. NFL TONIGHT Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog Kansas City 71/2 (421/2) at Oakland SUNDAY at Atlanta 3 (47) Cleveland at Philadelphia 11 (481/2) Tennessee at New England 7 (48) Detroit Green Bay 91/2 (481/2) at Minnesota at Indianapolis 14 (501/2) Jacksonville at Houston 2 (431/2) Cincinnati at Buffalo 41/2 (391/2) N.Y. Jets at Chicago 51/2 (461/2) Tampa Bay at Seattle 61/2 (42) Arizona at San Diego 41/2 (431/2) St. Louis at Denver 7 (49) Miami at 49ers 9 (44) Washington Dallas 31/2 (471/2) at N.Y. Giants MONDAY at New Orleans 31/2 (50) Baltimore NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog at Michigan 161/2 Detroit at Harvard 19 FAU at Maryland 161/2 Fordham at Indiana 2 SMU at UAB 31/2 South Florida at Alabama 9 Southern Miss. at Arizona St. 141/2 Loyola Marymount at St. Peter's 10 Niagara at N. Illinois 6 Idaho at E. Illinois 11/2 UC Davis Fresno St. 11/2 at N. Arizona at S. Mary's (Cal) 8 Denver Puerto Rico Tip-Off At San Juan First Round Dayton 41/2 Texas A&M UConn 16 Coll. of Charleston New Mexico 51/2 Boston College West Virginia 7 George Mason Charleston Classic At Charleston, S.C. First Round Akron 2 Southern Cal Miami 101/2 Drexel Penn St. 4 Charlotte South Carolina 121/2 Cornell 2K Classic At New York First Round Iowa 11/2 Texas Syracuse 51/2 California NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Miami 1 (204) Clippers Chicago 2 (193) at Sacramento NHL Favorite Line Underdog Minnesota -125/+105 at Philadelphia Tampa Bay -165/+145 at Toronto St. Louis -125/+105 at Montreal Nashville -120/+100 at Ottawa Detroit -115/-105 at Winnipeg at Dallas -155/+135 Arizona Chicago -150/+130 at Calgary at Colorado -125/+105 Washington at Vancouver -110/-110 Anaheim at San Jose -190/+165 Florida at Los Angeles -200/+170 Carolina Transactions BASEBALL American League Boston Red Sox: Claimed INF Juan Fran- cisco off waivers from Toronto. Kansas City Royals: Named Chris Getz baseball operations assistant/player development. Los Angeles Angels: Named Johnny Narron hitting coach for Salt Lake City (PCL). Oakland Athletics: Agreed to terms with DH Billy Butler on a three-year contract. National League Miami Marlins: Agreed to terms with OF Giancarlo Stanton on a 13-year contract. St. Louis Cardinals: Selected the con- tract of C Cody Stanley from Springfield (Texas). Released OF Shane Robinson. Sent RHP Keith Butler outright to Mem- phis (PCL). Washington Nationals: Named Mike Cubbage and Terry Wetzel special assistants to the president of baseball operations and general manager. Promoted Eddie Longosz to assistant director of scouting operations. Named Brandon Larson, Scott Ramsay, Justin Bloxom, Buddy Hernandez and Steve Leavitt amateur scouts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA: Suspended Charlotte F Jeffery Tay- lor 24 games after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence assault and malicious destruction of hotel prop- erty last month. Taylor will get credit for the 11 games he has missed, and will sit out an additional 13 games. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL: Fined Seattle RB Marshawn Lynch $50,000 for violations of the league's media policy. Green Bay Packers: Signed G Rishaw Johnson to the practice squad. Minnesota Vikings: Claimed RB Ben Tate off waivers from Cleveland. Waived TE MarQueis Gray. New York Giants: Signed LB Justin Anderson to the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League Buffalo Sabres: Called up G Nathan Lieuwen from Rochester (AHL). Placed D Josh Gorges on injured reserve. Columbus Blue Jackets: Assigned C Michael Chaput to Springfield (AHL). Detroit Red Wings: Recalled D Xavier Ouellet from Grand Rapids (AHL). Placed D Brendan Smith on seven-day injured reserve. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 2 B