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you're on top, Curry in- sisted, then shrugged it off. He can silence them all soon enough. "It's a big deal for sure," Curry said. "It's our last regular-season game, our last tuneup before the play- offs and nobody wants to lose their last game going into the playoffs if you can avoid it, and obviously 73. We want to get that num- ber. Why not?" Curry and coach Steve Kerr expected the Warriors to be better this season, but this good? No way. This many wins? Hardly. Not with every opponent bring- ing its best every night. Triple-double machine Draymond Green can't be- lieve Golden State's posi- tion now, either. He wishes the record hadn't come down to the regular-season finale. "It would have been cool to take care of the games we were supposed to take care of and have it already out of the way," Green said. "The way this thing has played out, to be at home with one shot at it, it's pretty amazing. You can't not talk about it at this point. The whole world's talking about it now. It's ev- erywhere. There's no way to hide from it now. Hon- estly, realistically, I didn't think it could be done." While Kerr missed Tues- day's practice for a doctor's appointment, the Warriors were on task and enjoyed hosting Los Angeles Angels sluggers Mike Trout and Albert Pujols along with infielder Cliff Pennington and reliever Joe Smith, who beat Curry at PIG. It kept the mood light with much still at stake this week. "We have an opportu- nity to do something that has never been done in his- tory," Curry said. "So many great players have suited up since the NBA began. For us 15 guys to say we've accomplished something as a group that's never been done before, that's remark- able. We earned the right to have a 48-minute game to eclipse that mark and we have to go out and finish the job, do it the right way. ... To be in this position is special. It makes you ap- preciate all the work that's gone into it, the sacrifice, the good decisions from upstairs. You want to en- joy the moment for sure." Warriors FROMPAGE1 MLB Miami Marlins at New York Mets:10a.m.,MLB. Los Angeles Angels at Oak- land Athletics: 12:30p.m., CSN. San Francisco Giants at Colo- rado Rockies: 5:30p.m., CSN. NBA Orlando Magic at Charlotte Hornets: 5p.m., ESPN. Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors: 7:30p.m., CSNBA, ESPN. GOLF LPGA, LOTTE Championship, Round 1: 4p.m., GOLF. EPGA, Open de Espana, Round 1: 2:30a.m., GOLF. EPGA, Open de Espana, Round 1: 3:30a.m., GOLF. NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: 5p.m., USA. SOCCER UEFA, Champions League: 11:30a.m., FS1. EPL, Everton at Crystal Pal- ace: 11:55a.m., NBCSN. MLS, New York Red Bulls at San Jose Earthquakes: 7:30 p.m., CSN. On the air That low-key attitude is appreciated by his team- mates, who say they are more likely to see him get mad playing a game of cards than from anything that happens on the ice. "Nothing gets him really rattled," coach Peter De- Boer said. "He's the same way around the dressing room as he looks on the ice. He's a real calming in- fluence on people around him, which is a great char- acteristic to have as a start- ing goalie." After spending his first two seasons as the backup in Los Angeles, Jones joined the Sharks this past offseason. He was originally dealt to Boston before the Sharks acquired him last summer in a deal for a first-round pick and a prospect. Jones quickly signed a $9 mil- lion, three-year contract and lived up to the lofty expectations in his first season as a starter. Jones went 37-23-4 with a 2.27 goals against average as he proved he could han- dle the heavy workload of a starter. "He's a huge reason why we've had success this year," teammate Patrick Marleau said. "He's been great all year for us, mak- ing key saves, a lot of big saves throughout the whole season. Very calm, goes about his job. It's comfort- ing to know he's back there and he'll make those key saves at key times." Sharks FROM PAGE 1 8 Bailey Bean, Gerber and Dalton Cash, Grenada 24.66/1 9 Bryor Minton, Witter Springs and Tanner Darst, Gerber 28.99/1 10 Masey Minton, Witter Springs and Kristin Lov- erin, Cottonwood 33.22/1 TIE DOWN ROPING 13 entered 1 Caleb Heitman, Cot- tonwood 25.64 2 Tanner Darst, Gerber 28.01 3 Brushton Minton, Wit- ter Springs 31.20 4 Cody Stewart, Janes- ville 39.74 5 Corte Smith, Crescent Mills 40.67 6 Tanner Meigs, Taylors- ville 18.08/1 7 Bailey Small, Fall River Mills 25.43/1 8 Steel Humphry, McAr- thur 26.31/1 BULL RIDING 7 entered No qualified rides SADDLE BRONC 3 en- tered No qualified rides BAREBACK RIDING 1 entered 1 Cauy Pool, Klamath Falls, Oregon 66/1 The next rodeo will be the finals for District 1 CHSRA at Etna, April 29- 30. State finals will be June 11-18 in Bishop. Rodeo FROM PAGE 1 By Greg Beacham The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Kobe Bry- ant is down to one last shot, and everybody knows he's going to take it. After two decades spent dazzling the world, Bryant will end his basketball ca- reer at home with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednes- day night. He'll walk off the court in front of his de- voted fans in the building where he hung five cham- pionship banners. He retires this week as the third-leading scorer in league history. Nobody ever got to spend 20 sea- sons with one NBA team before the 37-year-old Bry- ant, and he intends to thank Los Angeles with one last display of his tran- scendent talent. "It means everything" to finish at home, Bryant said. "I grew up a die-hard Laker fan, so it's like a dream come true for a kid to grow up and play for his favorite team, and play here for 20 years, his en- tire career," he added. "I've seen the city grow. I've seen the city develop, and vice versa. There's no place I'd rather end my career." Tickets are reselling for hefty sums, and mer- chandise commemorating the day is moving briskly. Fans without seats will gather downtown to show love for Bryant, a globally admired athlete who both fearlessly represented and strongly resembled LA. Flashy. Confident. Clever. Combative. Burst- ing with ambition. And always entertain- ing. "I've grown up in front of this crowd from the age of 17," Bryant said. "A lot of faces that I saw in the crowd in my very first game are still here. That's very special. Kids that are sitting there now, that were kids when I first came in, now come to the game with their kids. You know, that's pretty cool to see." NBA Bryant says farewell a er 20 years with the LA Lakers PAT SULLIVAN — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant will play his final game at home tonight a er two decades. He'll retire this week as the third-leading scorer in league history. Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Giants 6 2 .750 _ Los Angeles 4 4 .500 2 Colorado 3 4 .429 21/2 Arizona 3 5 .375 3 Sa n D ie go 3 5 . 375 3 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 6 1 .857 _ Cincinnati 5 2 .714 1 Pittsburgh 5 3 .625 11/2 St. Louis 4 3 .571 2 Milwaukee 3 4 .429 3 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 5 1 .833 _ Miami 3 3 .500 2 Philadelphia 3 5 .375 3 New York 2 5 .286 31/2 Atlanta 0 7 .000 51/2 Monday's games Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 4 San Diego 4, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 10, Milwaukee 1 Washington 6, Atlanta 4 Miami 10, N.Y. Mets 3 Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 3 Tuesday's games Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 2 Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Washington 2, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 3, San Diego 0 Miami 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Giants 7, Colorado 2 Wednesday's games Miami (Conley 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Verrett 0-0), 10:10 a.m. Atlanta (Wisler 0-0) at Washington (Strasburg 1-0), 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Greene 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Vogelsong 1-0), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (Rea 0-0) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 0-1), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Simon 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 1-0), 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Ch.Anderson 1-0) at St. Louis (Leake 0-1), 5:15 p.m. Giants (Peavy 0-0) at Colorado (Lyles 0-1), 5:40 p.m. Arizona (R.De La Rosa 0-1) at L.A. Dodg- ers (A.Wood 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Thursday's games Detroit at Pittsburgh, 9:35 a.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 10:45 a.m. Giants at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB A's 4 4 .500 _ Texas 4 4 .500 _ Houston 3 4 .429 1/2 Los Angeles 3 4 .429 1/2 Seattle 2 5 .286 11/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 5 2 .714 _ Detroit 4 2 .667 1/2 Kansas City 4 2 .667 1/2 Cleveland 2 3 .400 2 Minnesota 0 7 .000 5 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 7 0 1.000 _ New York 4 2 .667 21/2 Boston 3 4 .429 4 Tampa Bay 3 4 .429 4 Toronto 3 5 .375 41/2 Monday's games Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 4 Baltimore 9, Boston 7 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota 1 Houston 8, Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 4, A's 1 Texas 7, Seattle 3 Tuesday's games Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 2 Baltimore 9, Boston 5 Tampa Bay 5, Cleveland 1 Kansas City at Houston, (n.) L.A. Angels at A's, (n.) Texas at Seattle, (n.) Wednesday's games L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 0-1) at A's (Surkamp 0-0), 12:35 p.m. Texas (Griffin 1-0) at Seattle (T.Walker 0-0), 12:40 p.m. Detroit (Greene 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Vogelsong 1-0), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 1-0) at Toronto (Happ 0-0), 4:07 p.m. Baltimore (Jimenez 1-0) at Boston (Kelly 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 0-1), 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Rodon 0-1) at Min- nesota (Hughes 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 0-0) at Houston (Feldman 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Thursday's games Detroit at Pittsburgh, 9:35 a.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Baltimore at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Giants 7, Rockies 2 San Fran Colorado AB R H B AB R H B Span cf 5 1 1 0 Blckmn cf 4 1 1 0 Panik 2b 5 1 1 0 Story ss 4 0 0 0 Pence rf 5 1 2 3 CGnzlz rf 4 0 1 0 Belt 1b 4 0 1 0 Arenad 3b 4 0 1 1 MDuffy 3b 3 0 0 0 Parra lf 4 1 1 0 BCrwfr ss 4 0 2 0 Rynlds 1b 2 0 1 0 Pagan lf 4 2 3 0 Gurka p 0 0 0 0 Brown c 4 2 2 4 Adams ph 1 0 1 0 Smrdzj p 4 0 1 0 Hundly c 3 0 0 0 Kontos p 0 0 0 0 Chatwd p 2 0 0 0 Paulsn 1b 2 0 0 0 LeMahi 2b 3 0 1 0 Totals 38 7 13 7 33 2 7 1 San Fran 001 022 020 — 7 Colorado 010 010 000 — 2 E: Belt (1); DP: San Francisco 1, Colorado 1; LOB: San Francisco 5, Colorado 6; 2B: Span (1), Panik (2), Samardzija (1); HR: Pence (2), Brown 2 (3); SB: Pagan (2), LeMahieu (1). IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Smdzija W,1-08 6 2 2 2 5 Kontos 1 1 0 0 0 1 Colorado Ctwood L,1-1 6 11 5 5 1 2 Gurka 3 2 2 2 0 2 T: 2:44; A: 20,814 (50,398). NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Golden State 72 9 .889 — x-Clippers 52 28 .650 191/2 Sacramento 33 48 .407 39 Phoenix 22 59 .272 50 Lakers 16 65 .198 56 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 66 15 .815 — x-Memphis 42 38 .525 231/2 x-Dallas 42 39 .519 24 Houston 40 41 .494 26 New Orleans 30 51 .370 36 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City 55 27 .671 — x-Portland 43 38 .531 111/2 Utah 40 41 .494 141/2 Denver 33 48 .407 211/2 Minnesota 28 53 .346 261/2 EASTERN CONFERENCE AT LA NT IC D IVI SI ON W L Pct GB y-Toronto 55 26 .679 — x-Boston 47 34 .580 8 New York 32 50 .390 231/2 Brooklyn 21 60 .259 34 Philadelphia 10 71 .123 45 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB x-Miami 48 33 .593 — x-Atlanta 48 33 .593 — x-Charlotte 47 34 .580 1 Washington 40 41 .494 8 Orlando 35 46 .432 13 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Cleveland 57 24 .704 — x-Indiana 44 37 .543 13 x-Detroit 43 38 .531 14 Chicago 41 40 .506 16 Milwaukee 33 48 .407 24 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Monday's games Cleveland 109, Atlanta 94 Orlando 107, Milwaukee 98 Washington 120, Brooklyn 111 Charlotte 114, Boston 100 Houston 129, Minnesota 105 Chicago 121, New Orleans 116 Oklahoma City 112, Lakers 79 Dallas 101, Utah 92 Sacramento 105, Phoenix 101 Tuesday's games Indiana 102, New York 90 Toronto 122, Philadelphia 98 Miami 99, Detroit 93 San Antonio 102, Oklahoma City 98, OT Memphis at Clippers, (n.) Wednesday's games Philadelphia at Chicago, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Houston, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Dallas, 5 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Toronto at Brooklyn, 5 p.m. Miami at Boston, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 5 p.m. Orlando at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Clippers at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m. Denver at Portland, 7:30 p.m. NHL PLAYOFF GLANCE FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida vs. N.Y. Islanders Thursday, April 14: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 5 p.m. Friday, April 15: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17: Florida at N.Y. Island- ers, 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 20: Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBD x-Sunday, April 24: Florida at N.Y. Island- ers, TBD x-Tuesday, April 26: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBD Tampa Bay vs. Detroit Wednesday, April 13: Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Friday, April 15: Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 17: Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 19: Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m. x-Thursday, April 21: Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBD x-Sunday, April 24: Tampa Bay at Detroit, TBD x-Tuesday, April 26: Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBD Washington vs. Philadelphia Thursday, April 14: Philadelphia at Washington, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16: Philadelphia at Wash- ington, 4 p.m. Monday, April 18: Washington at Phila- delphia, 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 20: Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Philadelphia at Wash- ington, TBD x-Sunday, April 24: Washington at Phila- delphia, TBD x-Wednesday, April 27: Philadelphia at Washington, TBD: Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Rangers Wednesday, April 13: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 16: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, noon Tuesday, April 19: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 21: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBD x-Saturday, April 23: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD x-Monday, April 25: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBD x-Wednesday, April 27: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas vs. Minnesota Thursday, April 14: Minnesota at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16: Minnesota at Dallas, 5 p.m. Monday, April 18: Dallas at Minnesota, 5: 30 p .m . Wednesday, April 20: Dallas at Minne- sota, 6:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Minnesota at Dallas, TBD x-Sunday, April 24: Dallas at Minnesota, TBD x-Tuesday, April 26: Minnesota at Dallas, TBD St. Louis vs. Chicago Wednesday, April 13: Chicago at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 15: Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 17: St. Louis at Chicago, noon Tuesday, April 19: St. Louis at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 21: Chicago at St. Louis, TBD x-Saturday, April 23: St. Louis at Chi- cago, TBD x-Monday, April 25: Chicago at St. Louis, TBD Anaheim vs. Nashville Friday, April 15: Nashville at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17: Nashville at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19: Anaheim at Nashville, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21: Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: Nashville at Ana- heim, TBD x-Monday, April 25: Anaheim at Nash- ville, TBD x-Wednesday, April 27: Nashville at Anaheim, TBD Los Angeles vs. San Jose Thursday, April 14: San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16: San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 18: Los Angeles at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20: Los Angeles at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD x-Sunday, April 24: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD x-Tuesday, April 26: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Kansas City 4 1 0 12 7 3 Salt Lake 3 0 2 11 9 6 FC Dallas 3 1 2 11 10 8 Los Angeles 2 1 2 8 8 4 San Jose 2 1 2 8 7 7 Colorado 2 2 1 7 3 3 Vancouver 2 3 1 7 6 10 Houston 1 2 2 5 12 9 Portland 1 2 2 5 7 10 Seattle 1 3 1 4 4 6 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Montreal 3 2 0 9 8 5 Philadelphia 3 2 0 9 7 5 Orlando City 2 1 2 8 9 6 New England 1 1 4 7 6 8 N.Y. City FC 1 1 3 6 7 7 Chicago 1 1 3 6 5 5 D.C. United 1 2 3 6 7 9 Toronto FC 1 2 2 5 5 5 New York 1 4 0 3 4 11 Columbus 0 3 2 2 3 7 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday's games Philadelphia 2, Orlando City 1 Saturday's games New England 1, Toronto FC 1, tie Montreal 2, Columbus 0 D.C. United 4, Vancouver 0 Kansas City 2, New York 0 FC Dallas 2, San Jose 2, tie Salt Lake 1, Colorado 0 Sunday's games Houston 1, Seattle 1, tie N.Y. City FC 0, Chicago 0, tie Los Angeles 1, Portland 1, tie Wednesday, April 13 Colorado at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. New York at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Tennis ATP WORLD TOUR MONTE- CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS Tuesday At The Monte-Carlo Country Club Monte Carlo, Monaco Purse: $4.27 million (Masters 1000) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles First Round Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4). Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Teymu- raz Gabashvili, Russia, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5. Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (4). David Goffin (11), Belgium, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 7-5, 6-0. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4. Da m ir D zu mhu r, B osn ia- He rz ego vi na , def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-0. Taro Daniel, Japan, def. Adrian Man- narino, France, 6-3, 6-4. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, 6-0, 6-3. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1. Second Round Gilles Simon (15), France, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-3. Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Pierre- Hugues Herbert, France, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8), France, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5). Roberto Bautista Agut (14), Spain, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE Wednesday MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog at New York -120/+110 Miami at Washington -220/+200 Atlanta at Philadelphia -114/+104 San Diego at Chicago -215/+195 Cincinnati at St. Louis -160/+150 Milwaukee San Francisco -114/+104 at Colorado at Los Angeles -136/+126 Arizona AMERICAN LEAGUE at Oakland -105/-103 Los Angeles at Seattle -137/+127 Texas at Toronto -115/+105 New York at Boston -130/+120 Baltimore Cleveland -106/-104 at Tampa Bay at Houston -110/+100 Kansas City at Minnesota -106/-104 Chicago INTERLEAGUE at Pittsburgh -150/+140 Detroit NBA Wednesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Houston 141/2 (221) Sacramento at Dallas 9 (OFF) San Antonio at Minnesota 9 (213) New Orleans at Brooklyn OFF (OFF) Toronto at Washington OFF (OFF) Atlanta at Milwaukee OFF (OFF) Indiana at Cleveland OFF (OFF) Detroit at Chicago 101/2 (208) Philadelphia at Boston OFF (OFF) Miami at Charlotte 10 (2081/2) Orlando Utah 71/2 (192) at Lakers at Golden State 171/2 (2131/2) Memphis at Portland 91/2 (214) Denver at Phoenix OFF (OFF) Clippers NHL Wednesday Favorite Line Underdog at Tampa Bay -150/+140 Detroit at Pittsburgh OFF NY Rangers at St. Louis -120/+110 Chicago Thursday at Washington -210/+190 Philadelphia at Florida -135/+125 NY Islanders at Dallas -170/+158 Minnesota at Los Angeles -135/+125 San Jose Transactions BASEBALL American League Detoit Tigers: Placed C James McCann on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of C Bobby Wilson from Toledo (IL). Houston Astros: Optioned 3B Matt Duffy to Fresno (PCL). Reinstated C Evan Gat- tis from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Lance McCullers to Corpus Christi (TL) for a rehab assignment. National League Arizona Diamondbacks: Assigned RHP Kyle Drabek outright to Reno (PCL). Atlanta Braves: Optioned RHP Joel De La Cruz to Gwinnett (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Jhoulys Chacin from Gwinnett (IL). Transferred LHP Andrew McKirahan from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Chicago Cubs: Sent SS Javier Baez to Iowa (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Los Angeles Dodgers: Placed Inf/Of Scott Van Slyke on the 15-day Dl, retro- active to April 10. Reinstated C Yasmani Grandal and INF Howie Kendrick from the 15-day DL. Pittsburgh Pirates: Released RHP John Holdzkom. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Miami Heat: Signed F Dorell Wright. Phoenix Suns: Purchased the Bakers- field Jam (NBADL) and are relocating the team to Prescott Valley, Ariz. to be known as the Northern Arizona Suns. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL: Suspended Washington RB Silas Redd has been suspended indefinitely for violating the league's policy for substances of abuse. Buffalo Bills: Signed LB Lorenzo Alexan- der and S Colt Anderson. New England Patriots: Re-signed RB LeGarrette Blount. The Giants are flash- ing plenty of it while tak- ing the early edge in the N.L. West. Hunter Pence hit a tiebreaking, two-run shot in the fifth inning be- fore Brown, who only hit his first big league homer Friday night, went deep in the sixth and eighth. Those shots backed Sa- mardzija, who pumped his own power from the mound while holding the Rockies to two runs — one of which scored when left fielder Angel Pagan al- lowed a catchable ball to drop — and striking out five in eight innings. His fastball ticked up to 96 mph as he claimed his first victory as a Giant while showing the form and po- tential that made the club so eager to place a $90 million wager on him this winter. Samardzija used his 92-93 mph cutter, sharp slider and a four-seam fastball that exploded out of his hand like no Giants starting pitcher perhaps since Tim Lince- cum's early days as a base- ball phenom. Samardzija's arsenal was too much for baseball's current darling, Story, who had homered seven times in his first six games. The Giants have their own power streak go- ing. They have hit at least one home run in all eight games — their longest streak in franchise history to begin a season. Giants FROM PAGE 1 | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 2 B