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NFL has handed out, to Ed DeBartolo Jr., then the San Francisco 49ers' owner, who pleaded guilty to a felony in his role in a Louisiana gambling scan- dal in 1999. Vincent told the Patri- ots the punishment was handed out regardless of whether the flatter foot- balls — which can be eas- ier to grip and catch — af- fected the outcome of the blowout win over the Colts. Vincent said the flatten- ing of balls probably be- gan much earlier. "While we cannot be certain when the activity began, the evidence sug- gests that January 18th was not the first and only occasion when this oc- curred, particularly in light of the evidence refer- ring to deflation of foot- balls going back to before the beginning of the 2014 season," he wrote. "It is impossible to de- termine whether this ac- tivity had an effect on the outcome of games or what that effect was." In his 243-page report released by the league last week, Wells found that the team broke the rules again, this time by deflating the game footballs after they had been checked by offi- cials. Although the report did not conclusively link the four-time Super Bowl champion to the illegal activity, text messages be- tween the equipment staff- ers indicated that Brady knew it was going on. In- vestigators said Brady's ex- planation for the messages was implausible. "It is unlikely that an equipment assistant and a locker room attendant would deflate game balls without Brady's knowledge and approval," the report said. Although Brady has is- sued only general state- ments in his defense, his agent, Don Yee, said the re- port omitted key facts and was "a significant and ter- rible disappointment." The NFL allows each team to provide the foot- balls used by its offense — a procedure Brady played a role in creating — but it re- quires them to be inflated in that range of 12.5-13.5 pounds per square inch. Footballs with less pres- sure can be easier to grip and catch, and Brady has expressed a preference for the lower end of the range. Brady said last week that the scandal hasn't taken away from the team's 28- 24 Super Bowl win over Se- attle — its fourth NFL title since the 2001 season. "Absolutely not," he said at a previously planned ap- pearance in Salem, Mas- sachusetts, last Thursday night. "We earned every- thing we got and achieved as a team, and I am proud of that and so are our fans." Fans chanted "Brady" and "MVP," then gave him a standing ovation as he entered the arena in the town made famous by the colonial witch tri- als. Since the airing of the scandal in the hours after the Colts game, New Eng- land fans have been un- wavering in their support for the team, blaming the investigation on grudges by opponents jealous of the team's success. Brady FROMPAGE1 COLLEGEBASEBALL BYU vs. Utah PAC-12:6p.m. MLB BASEBALL San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros: 5p..m., CSNBA. New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs: 5p.m., MLB. Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics: 7p.m., CSN. NBA BASKETBALL Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: 5p.m., TNT. Los Angeles Clippers vs. Houston Rockets: 7:30p.m., TNT. CYCLING UCI Tour of California Stage 3 San Jose: 2p.m., NBCSN. G OLF USGA U.S. Amateur Four- Ball Women's Round 2and Quarter-final: 4p.m., FS1. HOCKEY IIHF World Championship United States vs. Slovakia: 7 a.m., NBCSN. NHL HOCKEY Stanley Cup Playoffs, Mon- treal Canadians vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: TBD. Stanley Cup Playoffs, Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames: TBD. SOCCER UEFA Champions League Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich Semifinal Leg 2: 11:30a.m., FS1. TENNIS Internazionali BNL d'Italia: 3 a.m., TENNIS. On the air "Family's everything," Maxwell said. "To have my family be able to go through these life experi- ences with me in all the different cities that we've been in, it's great. It's some- thing they'll never forget. It's something I'll obviously never forget as well." They're together, rather than living on opposite coasts. The decision came after Loren's 17-year-old cousin, Claire, was killed in a car accident in February. That only further put life into perspective. In right field, the Giants haven't lost a beat with Pence on the disabled list recovering from a fractured leftforearm.Thegutsy Max- well makes diving catches and even crashed into the right-field wall making a great grab in foul territory. His children get to watch live, night after night. Thanks to their school back in Maryland, they could make this happen. New Life Christian School in Frederick allowed Loren to home school her kindergartener son, 6-year- old Jaidon, for the remain- der of the school year after baseball began. Loren re- ceives Jaidon's curriculum and sends it back every cou- ple of weeks. "We were blessed to find a school that recognizes the value of family and life ex- periences our children gain by living the baseball life," Loren said. "It's a tough choice to travel or stay be- hind — one that every fam- ily in baseball must make. For us being a family comes first. If (the loss) taught us anything it's that time is the most precious gift we have." Jaidon and little brother, 3-year-old Jett, are regulars running around the club- house whenever they can get inside to see their father. The 31-year-old journey- man made the Giants' 25- man roster out of spring training then earned him- self a regular job. He has also played for Washing- ton, Houston and Kansas City. His young family has seen much of the country already. "The only way for a fam- ily to stay together is for them to be together," Max- well said. "We talked before the season this year and just made it a point that no mat- ter where I was going to be we were always going to be together for the whole year." Giants FROM PAGE 1 MARK J. TERRILL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Giants' Justin Maxwell has proven a reliable replacement for injured Hunter Pence. And he has had his wife and three children along for every moment of it, given that Loren Maxwell is home-schooling their oldest son so they can all stay together as a family. son, Hailey Thompson, Sydney Sinclair and Me- gan Thompson. The seventh-grade team includes Jayne Brandt, Tayler Struthers, Ka- myah Strong, Eva Flynn, Maci Lemke, Lucia Acev- edo, Haley Womack, Ad- die Galantine, Ella Dot- son, Emma Forsberg and Savannah Dainauskus. The sixth-grade team in- cludes Alexandra Torres- Ramos, Isabel Sarmanto, Allie Fox, Jenevra Clif- ford, Mary Cottier, Kellie Stuehler-Smith, Diana Ste- vens, Grace Gallagher and Morgan Ellenberger. And the fourth-and-fifth- grade team includes Bre- anna Terry, Kaylee Bosetti, Lynsey Forsberg, Madi- son Struthers, Badegech Dittner, Madison Ames, Elaina Owens, Mackenzie Mikaelsen, Hanna Hamre, Hero Rider, Havyn Miller, Jordan Brandt and Lula Rider. Basketball FROM PAGE 1 By David Ginsburg TheAssociatedPress BALTIMORE As the Bal- timore Orioles prepared to play before their home fans for the first time in two weeks, the sights and sounds around Camden Yards on a lovely Monday afternoon were all about baseball. Vendors were hawking food, drinks and clothing. A few people were camped out near the home team parking lot, seeking auto- graphs. About a half-dozen were looking to buy tickets at the window in the B&O Warehouse behind the cen- ter-field wall. There was one police car visible on the north edge of Camden Yards. It was a stark contrast to the Orioles' last game in Baltimore. The city had been over- run by violence on April 27 after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died while in the custody of Baltimore police. Then, in an unprecedented move, the Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox on April 29 without allowing fans to enter. The Orioles had post- poned two games against the White Sox before their no-fan game, then played three "home" games against the Rays in Florida. The team said it took steps to ramp up secu- rity before Monday's game against Toronto, but there were no protesters outside the gates before the contest. Therewere no helicopters soaring overhead. No angry people throwing bottles. No rows of police in riot gear. Inside the stadium, the home team wore jerseys with the script word "Bal- timore" across the front in- stead of the customary "Ori- oles." Once the game got started, the crowd of 20,468 — about 5,560 un- der the season average — had plenty to scream about. Soon after the fans yelled "O!" during the "Star-Spangled Banner." AMERICAN LEAGUE Or io le s' r et ur n la un ch es b ig sports week in Baltimore Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L P ct G B LosAngeles 20 10 .667 _ San Diego 17 16 .515 4 ½ Giants 16 16 .500 5 Arizona 14 16 .467 6 Colorado 11 17 .393 8 CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB St. Louis 22 9 .710 _ Chicago 16 15 .516 6 Pittsburgh 16 16 .500 6 ½ Cincinnati 15 16 .484 7 Milwaukee 12 21 .364 11 EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB New York 20 12 .625 _ Washington 17 15 .531 3 Miami 15 17 .469 5 Atlanta 14 17 .452 5 ½ Philadelphia 11 22 .333 9 ½ Sunday'sgames Washington 5, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2, 11 innings Chicago White Sox 4, Cincinnati 3 Giants 3, Miami 2 L.A. Dodgers 9, Colorado 5 Arizona 2, San Diego 1 Monday'sgames Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 3 Atlanta at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee 10, Chicago White Sox 7 Chicago Cubs 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Washington at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Tuesday'sgames St. Louis (Lynn 1-3) at Cleveland (Carrasco 4-2), 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Burnett 1-1) at Philadelphia (Undecided), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-0) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 2-3), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 3-3), 5:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-1) at Milwau- kee (Fiers 1-4), 5:10 p.m. Giants (Heston 2-3) at Houston (McHugh 4-0), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 2-3) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 3-2), 6:40 p.m. Colorado (K.Kendrick 1-4) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Haren 4-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Bols- inger 0-0), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Kennedy 2-1) at Seattle (Paxton 0-2), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday'sgames Washington at Arizona, 12:40 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 4:50 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Giants at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. AMERICANLEAGUE WESTDIVISION W L Pct GB Houston 20 12 .625 _ Los Angeles 15 17 .469 5 Seattle 14 17 .452 5 ½ Texas 14 18 .438 6 A's 12 21 .364 8 ½ CENTRALDIVISION W L Pct GB Kansas City 20 12 .625 _ Detroit 19 13 .594 1 Minnesota 18 14 .563 2 Chicago 12 17 .414 6 ½ Cleveland 11 19 .367 8 EASTDIVISION W L Pct GB New York 21 12 .636 _ Tampa Bay 17 16 .515 4 Toronto 16 17 .485 5 Baltimore 14 16 .467 5 ½ Boston 14 17 .452 6 Sunday'sgames N.Y. Yankees 6, Baltimore 2 Boston 6, Toronto 3 Cleveland 8, Minnesota 2 Texas 2, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Cincinnati 3 L.A. Angels 3, Houston 1 Seattle 4, A's 3 Kansas City 2, Detroit 1, 10 innings Monday'sgames Baltimore 5, Toronto 2 N.Y. Yankees 11, Tampa Bay 5 Milwaukee 10, Chicago White Sox 7 Texas 8, Kansas City 2 Boston at A's, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday'sgames St. Louis (Lynn 1-3) at Cleveland (Carrasco 4-2), 3:10 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 4-2) at Baltimore (Till- man 2-4), 4:05 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 3-2) at Detroit (Simon 4-1), 4:08 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 3-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-4), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (Volquez 2-3) at Texas (N.Martinez 2-0), 5:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-1) at Milwau- kee (Fiers 1-4), 5:10 p.m. Giants (Heston 2-3) at Houston (McHugh 4-0), 5:10 p.m. Bo st on ( Ma st er so n 2- 1) a t A 's ( Pome ra nz 1-3), 7:05 p.m. Colorado (K.Kendrick 1-4) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 1-2), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Kennedy 2-1) at Seattle (Paxton 0-2), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday'sgames Boston at A's, 12:35 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Giants at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. NBA Playoffs SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Sunday,May10 Cleveland 86, Chicago 84, series tied 2-2 L.A. Clippers 128, Houston 95, L.A. Clip- pers leads series 3-1 Monday,May11 Atlanta 106, Washington 101, series tied 2-2 Golden State at Memphis, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,May12 Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,May13 Washington at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Thursday,May14 Cleveland at Chicago, 5 p.m. x-Houston at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Friday,May15 Atlanta at Washington, 7 or 5 p.m. x-Golden State at Memphis, 8 or 6:30 p.m. Sunday,May17 x-Chicago at Cleveland, TBD x-L.A. Clippers at Houston, TBD x-Memphis at Golden State, TBD Monday,May18 x-Washington at Atlanta, 5 p.m. NHL Playoffs Sunday,May10 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3, series tied 3-3 Anaheim 3, Calgary 2, OT, Anaheim wins series 4-1 Tuesday,May12 Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday,May13 Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 4:30 p.m. Soccer MAJORLEAGUESOCCER WESTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 6 3 2 20 14 9 FC Dallas 6 2 2 20 17 13 Seattle 5 3 1 16 15 9 San Jose 4 4 2 14 10 11 Kansas City 3 2 5 14 13 13 Los Angeles 3 3 5 14 11 11 Salt Lake 3 2 5 14 9 11 Portland 3 3 4 13 9 9 Houston 3 4 4 13 13 14 Colorado 1 2 7 10 9 9 EASTERNCONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New England 5 2 3 18 14 10 D.C. United 5 1 3 18 11 7 New York 4 1 4 16 14 9 Columbus 4 3 2 14 15 10 Toronto FC 3 5 0 9 12 13 Chicago 3 5 0 9 7 10 Orlando City 2 4 3 9 8 12 N.Y. City FC 1 6 3 6 7 12 Philadelphia 1 7 3 6 10 21 Montreal 0 3 2 2 3 8 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Tuesday'sgames San Jose 1, Houston 0 Wednesday'sgames Salt Lake 0, Los Angeles 0, tie Friday'sgames Orlando City 2, New England 2, tie Colorado 1, San Jose 1, tie Saturday'sgames Salt Lake 2, Chicago 1 Por tla nd 2 , M on t re al 1 Vancouver 3, Philadelphia 0 D.C. United 1, Kansas City 1, tie Columbus 3, Seattle 2 FC Dallas 2, Los Angeles 1 Sunday'sgames Houston 2, Toronto FC 1 New York 2, N.Y. City FC 1 Wednesday,May13 Orlando City at D.C. United, 5 p.m. Friday,May15 Chicago at N.Y. City FC, 4 p.m. New York at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. Saturday,May16 Salt Lake at Montreal, 1 p.m. Seattle at Vancouver, 4 p.m. Toronto FC at New England, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Sunday,May17 Los Angeles at Orlando City, 2 p.m. D.C. United at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. College Softball NCAADIVISIONISOFTBALL Regionals DoubleElimination x-ifnecessary Eugene(Ore.)Regional Thursday,May14 Fresno State vs. North Dakota State, 2 p.m. BYU at Oregon, 5 p.m. Friday,May15 Game 3: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner, 11 a.m. Game 4: G1 Loser vs. G2 Loser, 2 p.m. Game 5: G3 Loser vs. G4 Winner, 5 p.m. Saturday,May16 Game 6: G3 Winner vs. G5 Winner, 1 p.m. Cycling TOUROFCALIFORNIARESULTS Monday AtLodi,Calif. SecondStage A120.4-milelegfromNevadaCity 1. Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step), Britain, 4 hours, 47 minutes, 2 seconds. 2. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo), Slovakia, same time. 3. Wouter Wippert (Drapac), Nether- lands, same time. 4. John Murphy (UnitedHealthcare), United States, same time. 5. Danny Van Poppel (Trek), Nether- lands, same time. 6. Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC), Luxem- bourg, same time. 7. Lucas Sebatian Haedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman), Argentina, same time. 8. Tyler Farrar (MTB-Qhubeka), United States, same time. 9. Jure Kocjan (SmartStop), Slovania, same time. 10. Zico Waeytens (Giant-Alpecin), Belgium, same time. Standings (After2-of-8Stages) 1. Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step), Britain, 9 hours, 30 minutes, 9 seconds. 2. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo), Slovakia, 8 seconds behind. 3. Robin Carpenter (Hincapie), United States, 11 seconds behind. 4. William Clarke (Drapac), Australia, same time. 5. Markel Aranburu Irizar (Trek), Spain, 14 behind. 6. Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC), Luxem- bourg, 16. 7. Wouter Wippert (Drapac), Nether- lands, same time. 8. Rob Britton (SmartStop), Canada, same time. 9. John Murphy (UnitedHealthcare), United States, 20. 10. Danny Van Poppel (Trek), Nether- lands, same time. Tennis INTERNAZIONALIBNLD'ITALIA RESULTS Monday At Foro Italico Rome Purse: Men, $3.68 million (Masters 1000);Women,$2.18million(Premier) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles MEN FirstRound Grigor Dimitrov (10), Bulgaria, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-3, 7-6 (4). John Isner (16), United States, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 7-5, 6-3. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 6-1. Gilles Simon (12), France, def. Jack Sock, United States, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2. Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-3, 6-2. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, def. Adrian Man- narino, France, 6-4, 6-1. Richard Gasquet, France, def. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy, 6-1, 7-6 (0). Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Steve Johnson, United States, 7-6 (0), 6-3. WOMEN FirstRound Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Sam Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 7-5. Madison Keys (15), United States, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-2, 6-4. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 7-5, 6-1. Karin Knapp, Italy, def. Francesca Schia- vone, Italy, 6-4, 6-1. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, def. Karolina Pliskova (11), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-0. Alison Riske, United States, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-4, 6-3. Sara Errani (13), Italy, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-4, 6-1. Christina McHale, United States, def. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Angelique Kerber (9), Germany, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-2, 6-3. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (14). Heather Watson, Britain, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-3, 6-1. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Nastassja Burnett, Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Venus Williams (14), United States, def. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2. Odds GLANTZ-CULVERLINE For May 12 MajorLeagueBaseball NATIONALLEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog Pittsburgh -155/+145 at Philadelphia at Cincinnati -145/+135 Atlanta at Chicago -130/+120 New York Washington -135/+125 at Arizona at Los Angeles -120/+110 Miami AMERICANLEAGUE at Baltimore -120/+110 Toronto at Detroit -150/+140 Minnesota at Tampa Bay -125/+115 New York Kansas City -130/+120 at Texas at Oakland -110/+100 Boston INTERLEAGUE at Cleveland -105/-105 St. Louis at H ou st on - 13 5/ +1 25 S an Fr an cis co Chicago (AL) -130/+120 at Milwaukee at Los Angeles (AL) -175/+165 Colorado at Seattle -120/+110 San Diego NBA Favorite Line(O/U) Underdog at Cleveland 5½ (191) Chicago Clippers 2 (219) at Houston NHL TONIGHT Favorite Line Underdog at Tampa Bay -155/+135 Montreal TOMORROW at N.Y. Rangers -170/+150 Washington DateTBD at Anaheim -130/+110 Chicago ODDSTOWINSERIES Anaheim -110/-110 Chicago Transactions BASEBALL AmericanLeague BostonRedSox: Activated OF Shane Vic- torino from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Luis Jimenez for assignment. HoustonAstros: Assigned SS Carlos Correa to Fresno (PCL) from San Antonio (Texas). KansasCityRoyals: Reinstated INF Mike Moustakas from the bereavement/fam- ily emergency list. Optioned INF Orlando Calixte to Omaha (PCL). OaklandAthletics: Optioned RHP Chris Bassitt to Nashville (PCL). TexasRangers: Selected the contract of INF Thomas Field from Round Rock (PCL). Optioned 2B Rougned Odor to Round Rock. NationalLeague ArizonaDiamondbacks: Recalled LHP Vidal Nuno from Reno (PCL). CincinnatiReds: Designated RHP Kevin Gregg for assignment. Recalled RHP Pedro Villarreal from Louisville (IL). PittsburghPirates: Placed LHP Antonio Bastardo on the paternity list. Recalled LHP Bobby LaFromboise from India- napolis (IL). SanDiegoPadres: Announced C Wil Nieves cleared outright waivers and elected free agency. AmericanAssociation GarySouthshoreRailcats: Signed C Derek Smith and OF Jonathan D. Jones. Released RHP Yuskue Inoue Ca n- Am L ea g ue RocklandBoulders: Released LHP Shawn Gilblair. FrontierLeague FrontierGreys: Signed INF Darryl George. NormalCornbelters: Signed LHP Martire Garcia. Released RHP Anthony Kliniske. BASKETBALL NationalBasketballAssociation NBA: Fined Houston C Dwight Howard $15,000 for making contact above the shoulders with Los Angeles Clippers F Matt Barnes during a May 10 game. BOWLING ProfessionalBowlers Association Pba: Announced Steve Bornstein joined the PBA Board of Directors. FOOTBALL NationalFootballLeague NFL: Suspended New England QB Tom Brady for the first four games of the 2015 regular season for conduct detri- mental to the integrity of the NFL. Fined the New England Patriots $1 million, and took away a 2016 first-round draft pick and a 2017 fourth-round draft pick for the violation of the playing rules and the failure to cooperate in the subsequent investigation relating to the use of under-inflated footballs in the 2014 AFC championship game. Announced suspended Patriots employees John Jastremski and James McNally may not be reinstated without the approval of the league. ArizonaCardinals: Signed S Harold Jones-Quartey, S Brandon Person and QB Phillip Sims. Released WR Travis Harvey, OT Kelvin Palmer and S Ross Weaver. AtlantaFalcons: Signed DE Sam Mer- edith, OT Matt Huffer and DB Jonathon Mincy. Waived DT Chris Brown, CB Jor- dan Ozerities and WR Joshua Stangby. BuffaloBills: Signed S Wes Miller. CarolinaPanthers: Signed WR Devin Funchess, TE Jamie Childers, DE Rakim Cox, G Jordan McCray, C Ronald Patrick and FB Lee Ward. ChicagoBears: Signed QB Pat Devlin to a one-year contract and DT Terry Williams and LB Kyle Woestmann to three-year contracts. Waived LB Khaseem Greene. Terminated the contract of LB Austen Lane. ClevelandBrowns: Signed DB Charles Gaines, TE Emmanuel Bibbs, WR Paul Browning, DB Landon Feichter, TE Kevin Haplea, WR Darius Jennings, RB Luke Lundy, LB Rodman Noel and DB Brandon Stephens. Waived WR Phil Bates, K Garret Hartley, DB Varmah Sonie and DL Christian Tupou. DetroitLions: Signed WR Jarred Hag- gins, S Nathan Lindsey and WR Erik Lora. Released WR Desmond Lawrence. GreenBayPackers: Signed C-G Andy Phillips and CB Quinten Rollins. Released DT Luther Robinson. HoustonTexans: Released S D.J. Swearinger. JacksonvilleJaguars: Signed DT Richard Ash, DE Cap Capi, WR-Pr Kasey Closs, S Desmond Cooper and OL Rummells. Waived TE Marcel Jensen, S Jeremy Deering, K Derek Dimke and WR Tommy Streeter. MinnesotaVikings: Waived WR Kain Colter and G Jesse Somsel. Signed WR Isaac Fruechte. NewEnglandPatriots: Released CB Kyle Arrington. Signed TE Fred Davis and OL Kevin Hughes. NewOrleansSaints: Agreed to terms with Lbs Hau'oli Kikaha and Davis Tull, QB Garrett Grayson, DL Tyeler Davison, CB Damian Swann and Rb/Kr Marcus Murphy. NewYorkGiants: Signed RB Kenneth Harper, WR Ben Edwards, TE Will Tye and DT Carlif Taylor. NewYorkJets: Signed QB Jake Heaps and FB J.C. Copeland. Released CB Greg Henderson and S Demarkus Perkins. OaklandRaiders: Signed G Mitch Bell, CB Travell Dixon, RB Michael Dyer, CB SaQwan Edwards, DE Gary Wilkins and WR Austin Willis. Waived CB Chance Casey, RB Terrance Cobb, RB Gus Johnson, DB Vernon Kearney and LB Braylon Mitchell. Waived-injured WR Jeremy Gallon. PittsburghSteelers: Signed CB Doran Grant and LB Anthony Chickillo to four- year contracts and RB Cameron Stingily and DL Mike Thornton. SeattleSeahawks: Signed DE Julius Warmsley and G Kona Schwenke. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015 2 B