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BASEBALL MLB Spring Training, Detroit Tigers vs. Balti- more Orioles:10a.m.,MLB. MLB Spring Training, Chicago Cubs at Hous- ton Astros: 5p.m., MLB. COLLEGE BASEBALL Mississippi State at Mississippi: 5p.m., ESPNU. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Nationals Boys Quarterfinal, Shadow Moun- tain vs. Montverde: 9a.m., ESPNU. Nationals Boys Quarterfinal, Oak Hill Academy vs. Findlay Prep: 11a.m., ESPNU. Nationals Boys Quarterfinal, Greensboro Day vs. IMG Academy: 1p.m., ESPNU. Nationals Boys Quarterfinal, Wasatch vs. La Lumiere: 3p.m., ESPNU. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL NIT Tournament Championship, Georgia Tech vs. TCU: 5p.m., ESPN. Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championship: 7p.m., ESPN. NBA Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls: 5p.m., TNT. Houston Rockets at Portland Trailblazers: 7:30p.m., TNT. GOLF LPGA, ANA Inspiration Round 1: 9a.m., GOLF. PGA, Houston Open Round 1: 1p.m., GOLF. LPGA, ANA Inspiration Round 1: 4p.m., GOLF. NHL Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins: 4:30p.m., NBCSN. San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers: 6p.m., CSN-CA. SKATING ISU Figure Skating World Championship Pairs Free: 10a.m., NBCSN. TENNIS Miami Open Men's Quarterfinal and Women's Semifinal: 10a.m., ESPN2. ATP Miami Open Doubles Semifinal: 10a.m., TENNIS. ATP Miami Open Doubles Semifinal: 2p.m., TENNIS. Miami Open Men's Quarterfinal and Women's Semifinal: 4p.m., ESPN2. Ontheair league system. He joins Fred Lewis (Or F-dot Lew, as he preferred to be called) as the only homegrown players who will start for the club there on opening day in the post-Bonds era. At the risk of sounding impolite, then: the Giants have done a miserable job trying to replace the most powerful presence in recent franchise history. But don't try asking Bonds whether Parker might be feeling more pres- sure just because he'll jog outtoalegend'sformerspot on opening day. "Wait a minute. No," Bonds said, laughing. "That's not good. I mean, let me see … there are three outfielders who played their spots pretty good. One was Bobby Bonds in right, one was Willie Mays center and the other one was Barry. So anybody who plays any outfield spot on this team, if you think that way, then you've got a problem. You've got a huge problem." "You name any position with the San Francisco Gi- ants since 1958 and you tell me what problem you have. You've got Mac (Willie Mc- Covey), you've got Will Clark. I mean, this organi- zation has produced some serious players, some seri- ous athletes. So I'd tell him not to worry about that one." The Giants did not spend money over the winter to lure a free agent to play left field, instead investing $62 million on closer Mark Mel- ancon and letting Parker compete with fellow pros- pect Mac Williamson for a startingjob.BecauseParker was out of minor league op- tions this spring, the job was his to lose. William- son's quadriceps strain ear- lier this month more or less sealed it. Parker is capable of blis- tering stretches. Nobody has forgotten his three- home run game at Oakland toward the end of the 2015 season. Second baseman Joe Panik was even more amazed by a series he wit- nessed in 2013 at Double-A Richmond. Parker went 8 for 20 with four home runs and 12 RBIs in three games against Altoona. "ItwasjustlikeOakland," Panik said. "He would hit missile home runs. He can change a game like that, or a series like that. With him, it's 'Relax and play and let the talent show.'" Since Bonds, no Giant hashitmorehomerunsasa leftfielderthan PatBurrell's 18 in 2010. There is little doubt Parker can soar past that number, if he gets the at-bats. Giants FROM PAGE 1 dawn, that's a saying, and I truly believe that," he said. "It's getting better. Another saying I use is the differ- ence between a rut and a groove. For 65 games we were in a pretty good groove. And now we're sort of in a rut, trying to get out of that rut. But a rut and a groove are the same thing, only with different mean- ings." These kinds of stretches aren't new for the Wild, who had similar slides in each of their four non-lock- out seasons under previ- ous coach Mike Yeo before making the playoffs three of those years. The Wild were proud of their ability to sidestep a losing streak under Bou- dreau, going from Nov. 5 until Mar. 2 without con- secutive defeats. Now they're in one of those fa- miliar swoons, with worse timing to boot. Not only will they enter the play- offs without much mo- mentum, but Nashville is within seven points for sec- ond place in the Central Di- vision. "It doesn't just turn around," forward Jason Zucker said. "You can't just turn it on and off. You've got to start with one period and make it a second pe- riod and then a third pe- riod and that should win a game. You have to do the same thing over again and over again and over again." The Rangers are also stumbling toward the play- offs with four losses in five games. But they have lit- tle to play for down the stretch, needing just one point to secure the top wild-card spot and a first- round matchup with the Atlantic Division winner, rather than having to go through the much tougher Metropolitan Division. "We know that our game isn't where it has to be for us to be successful in the playoffs," Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh said. "But we have some games here to fine tune things." Even the team with the most points in the NHL hasn't been immune to a late-season slump. Wash- ington lost three straight in regulation in Califor- nia earlier this month as part of a four-game los- ing streak, but has won six of seven since to main- tain the top record in the league. "Since the California trip it shows our maturity as a group, how we kept our fo- cus through that and play- ing good hockey now," goal- tender Braden Holtby said. "That's learning from our mistakes on that California trip and making sure we're better in this road trip and focus on playing good road games and collecting hard- earned points." But at least these re- cent slumps likely won't cost the Sharks or Wild a playoff berth. They both have clinched spots and are playing for position- ing. Minnesota has a seven- point lead over Nashville with six games to go and is likely locked into second place in the Central. Slumps FROM PAGE 1 The integrity of our game is No. 1. We will not com- promise on that. "But I also believe that Las Vegas is not the same city it was 10 years ago or 20 years ago. It's a much more diverse city. It has become an entertainment mecca. It's the fastest- growing city in the coun- try. "So I think when you look at it today versus what it was a decade or two ago, I think it's a much differ- ent city. And they made a very compelling proposal, which the owners obvi- ously approved overwhelm- ingly." Also look for the Raid- ers, perhaps with some help from the league, to find a way to play home games outside of Oakland in 2019. They have lease op- tions for the Coliseum for the next two years, and the Las Vegas stadium won't be ready until 2020. Centralizedvideo reviews This is not as major a step as some might think. Yes, the referee no longer will make the final deci- sion, which will come from officiating chief Dean Blan- dino and his staff in New York. He will have input, but it makes sense for the crew at NFL headquarters to be the ultimate arbiter. There is oneperson mon- itoring every game, and su- pervisors and overseers in the room. They have the opportunity to view re- plays even before the ref- eree gets involved. They also are removed from the scene, if you will, bringing a more measured approach to the review. No cacoph- ony from the stands. No players screaming their ap- proval or disapproval. No coaches throwing fits. "I think it will speed up for the fans and the coaches, not having to wait for a timeout to find out what's going on," Car- dinals coach Bruce Arians said. Don't leap While SportsCenter fell in love with defenders on field goals or extra-point attempts jumping over the line to block those kicks, most players in the NFL were loathing it. Too dangerous. Wisely, the league's pow- erful competition commit- tee felt the same way. In its meetings with the players' association at the scouting combine, that was a prime topic. Now, it's gone. And, al- though it might be enter- taining, good riddance. "We all knew during the season at some point it was going to get discussed," said competition commit- tee chairman Rich McKay, president of the Atlanta Falcons. "We saw many instances as teams began to learn how to block it, it became more concerning ... all of a sudden the players weren't getting a free run and now the player was (blocked and) coming down at a re- ally bad angle. NFL FROM PAGE 1 KARL MONDON — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP FILE Jarrett Parker is capable of blistering stretches, including his three-home run game at Oakland toward the end of the 2015season. Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB z-GoldenState 60 14 .811 — x-Clippers 44 31 .587 161/2 Sacramento 29 45 .392 31 Phoenix 22 53 .293 381/2 Lakers 21 53 .284 39 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 57 16 .781 — x- Hou st on 5 1 23 . 68 9 6 1 / 2 Memphis 41 34 .547 17 New Orleans 32 43 .427 26 Dallas 31 43 .419 261/2 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB x-Utah 45 29 .608 — Oklahoma City 43 31 .581 2 Portland 36 38 .486 9 Denver 35 39 .473 10 Minnesota 29 44 .397 151/2 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB x-Boston 48 27 .640 — x-Toronto 45 30 .600 3 Philadelphia 28 47 .373 20 New York 28 47 .373 20 Brooklyn 16 58 .216 311/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Washington 46 28 .622 — Atlanta 39 36 .520 71/2 Miami 37 38 .493 91/2 Charlotte 34 41 .453 121/2 Orlando 27 48 .360 191/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB z-Cleveland 47 26 .644 — Milwaukee 39 36 .520 9 Indiana 37 38 .493 11 Chicago 35 39 .473 121/2 Detroit 34 41 .453 14 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched division Tuesday's games Milwaukee 118, Charlotte 108 Minnesota 115, Indiana 114 Atlanta 95, Phoenix 91 Miami 97, Detroit 96 Philadelphia 106, Brooklyn 101 Golden State 113, Houston 106 Portland 122, Denver 113 Washington 119, Lakers 108 Wednesday's games Atlanta 99, Philadelphia 92 Oklahoma City 114, Orlando 106, OT Charlotte 110, Toronto 106 Miami 105, New York 88 Milwaukee 103, Boston 100 Memphis 110, Indiana 97 New Orleans 121, Dallas 118 Golden State at San Antonio, n. Utah at Sacramento, n. Washington at Clippers, n. Thursday's games Brooklyn at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 5 p.m. Lakers at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Clippers at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Houston at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Friday's games Denver at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Indiana at Toronto, 4 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Memphis, 5 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. New York at Miami, 5 p.m. Sacramento at New Orleans, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Washington at Utah, 6 p.m. Houston at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Saturday's games Lakers at Clippers, 12:30 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 2 p.m. Orlando at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m. SCORING LEADERS Through MARCH 28 G FG FT Pts Avg Westbrook, OKC 73 738 651 2294 31.4 Harden, HOU 74 622 689 2169 29.3 Thomas, BOS 68 615 532 1980 29.1 Davis, NOR 70 713 491 1954 27.9 DeRozan, TOR 67 654 485 1823 27.2 Cousins, NOR 68 608 484 1820 26.8 Lillard, POR 69 607 435 1840 26.7 James, CLE 67 651 324 1740 26.0 Leonard, SAN 66 573 438 1713 26.0 Durant, GOL 59 528 326 1494 25.3 Irving, CLE 65 607 271 1643 25.3 Curry, GOL 72 606 298 1795 24.9 Towns, MIN 73 701 309 1798 24.6 Butler, CHI 68 496 529 1599 23.5 McCollum, POR 74 650 252 1727 23.3 Wall, WAS 72 599 393 1670 23.2 Ankounmpo, MIL73 609 420 1685 23.1 Beal, WAS 70 576 256 1612 23.0 Wiggins, MIN 73 618 356 1680 23.0 Walker, CHA 73 591 275 1673 22.9 College basketball NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Ariz. National Semifinals Saturday, April 1 South Carolina (26-10) vs. Gonzaga (36- 1), 3:09 p.m. North Carolina (31-7) vs. Oregon (33-5), 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first game National Championship Monday, April 3 Semifinal winners NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday, March 30 Georgia Tech (21-15) vs. TCU (23-15), 5 p.m. NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At Dallas National Semifinals Friday, March 31 Stanford (32-6) vs. South Carolina (31-4), 4:30 p.m. UConn (36-0) vs. Mississippi State (33-4), 6:30 p.m. National Championship Sunday, April 2 Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. Baseball SPRING TRAINING Wednesday's games St. Louis 6, Washington 2 Tampa Bay 15, Baltimore 6 Miami 5, Houston 5 Minnesota 5, Boston 3 N.Y. Mets 2, Atlanta 2 Philadelphia (ss) 8, Detroit 2 Philadelphia (ss) 8, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 1 Cleveland 9, Cincinnati 6 L.A. Angels 8, Milwaukee 6 San Diego 9, Chicago White Sox 9 Texas 0, Kansas City 0 Chicago Cubs 15, Oakland 11 L.A. Dodgers 3, Seattle 3 Thursday's games Detroit vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Char- lotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clear- water, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Washington vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fl a. , 1 0:0 5 a .m . Colorado vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 12:10 p.m. St. Louis vs. Memphis at Memphis, TN, 5:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Houston at Houston, TX, 5:10 p.m. Cleveland vs. Arizona at Phoenix, 6:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Anaheim, CA, 7:07 p.m. Oakland vs. San Francisco at San Fran- cisco, CA, 7:15 p.m. Cubs 15, A's 11 Oakland 002 801 000—11 15 0 Chicago Cubs 511 223 10x—15 15 0 Casilla, Finnegan (1), Doolittle (2), Mad- son (3), Jefferies (4), Trivino (6), Black- wood (7), and Vogt; Lackey, Pugliese (4), Uehara (5), Grimm (6), Edwards Jr. (7), Zastryzny (8), and Contreras. W — Uehara 2-0; L — Jefferies 0-1. HRs_ Semien, Lambo, McBride; Schwarber (2), Contreras, Almora. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Anaheim 76 42 23 11 95 203 186 x-San Jose 76 43 26 7 93 206 186 x- Ed mo nt on 7 6 42 2 5 9 93 2 25 1 96 Calgary 77 43 30 4 90 212 208 Los Angeles 76 36 33 7 79 185 189 Vancouver 76 30 37 9 69 173 223 Arizona 76 27 40 9 63 181 244 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Chicago 77 49 21 7 105 234 198 x-Minnesota 76 44 24 8 96 244 195 Nashville 76 39 26 11 89 226 210 St. Louis 75 41 28 6 88 211 200 Winnipeg 77 35 35 7 77 229 244 Dallas 76 31 34 11 73 207 242 Colorado 75 20 52 3 43 147 253 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION G P W L OT P ts G F GA Montreal 76 43 24 9 95 208 188 Ottawa 75 41 25 9 91 196 194 Toronto 75 36 24 15 87 230 221 Boston 76 40 30 6 86 218 203 Tampa Bay 75 37 29 9 83 210 210 Florida 76 33 32 11 77 197 216 Buffalo 77 32 33 12 76 193 221 Detroit 76 31 33 12 74 189 224 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 75 50 17 8 108 243 167 x-Columbus 75 49 19 7 105 235 172 x-Pittsburgh 76 46 19 11 103 259 216 x-N.Y. Rangers77 46 26 5 97 245 206 N.Y. Islanders 75 35 28 12 82 219 228 Carolina 75 34 27 14 82 200 213 Philadelphia 76 36 32 8 80 200 222 New Jersey 76 27 35 14 68 174 224 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per confer- ence advance to playoffs. x-clinched playoff spot Tuesday's games Boston 4, Nashville 1 Carolina 4, Detroit 1 Philadelphia 3, Ottawa 2, SO Winnipeg 4, New Jersey 3, SO Columbus 3, Buffalo 1 Toronto 3, Florida 2 Montreal 4, Dallas 1 Washington 5, Minnesota 4, OT Edmonton 2, Los Angeles 1 Anaheim 4, Vancouver 1 San Jose 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, OT Wednesday's games Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 4, Calgary 1 Washington at Colorado, n. St. Louis at Arizona, n. Thursday's games N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Co lu mbu s a t C aro li na , 4 p .m . Florida at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Nashville, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Minnesota, 5 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Friday's games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Colorado, 6 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Sharks 5, Rangers 4 (OT) (Tuesday's score) Rangers 1 1 2 0 — 4 San Jose 2 1 1 1 — 5 First Period: 1, San Jose, Hansen 7 (Boedker, Hertl), 1:44. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Miller 21 (Puempel), 13:30. 3, San Jose, Karlsson 10 (Braun, Vlasic), 18:01 (sh). Second Period: 4, San Jose, Tierney 8, 11:38. 5, N.Y. Rangers, Stepan 16 (Skjei, Zuccarello), 19:37 (pp). Third Period: 6, N.Y. Rangers, Fast 6 (Skjei, Hayes), 1:24. 7, N.Y. Rangers, Miller 22 (Hayes, Skjei), 4:44 (pp). 8, San Jose, Tierney 9 (Boedker, Hansen), 17:45. Overtime: 9, San Jose, Burns 28 (Pavel- ski, Marleau), 3:10 (pp). Shots on Goal: N.Y. Rangers 7-7-12-2=28. San Jose 9-14-10-2=35. Goalies: N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 30-18-3 (35 shots-30 saves). San Jose, Jones 33-20-6 (28-24). A: 17,562 (17,562); T: 2:28. SCORING LEADERS Through MARCH 28 GP G A Pts Connor McDavid, EDM 76 27 62 89 Sidney Crosby, PIT 69 42 40 82 Patrick Kane, CHI 76 34 48 82 Nick Backstrom, WAS 75 22 60 82 Brad Marchand, BOS 76 37 44 81 Nikita Kucherov, TB 68 38 42 80 Mark Scheifele, WPG 74 29 48 77 Brent Burns, SJ 76 28 45 73 Evgeni Malkin, PIT 62 33 39 72 Leon Draisaitl, EDM 76 27 44 71 Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Portland 3 1 0 9 12 6 FC Dallas 2 0 1 7 4 2 Houston 2 1 0 6 7 6 San Jose 2 1 0 6 5 4 Kansas City 1 0 2 5 2 1 Seattle 1 1 1 4 6 5 Colorado 1 1 1 4 3 3 Galaxy 1 2 0 3 3 4 Salt Lake 0 2 2 2 1 4 Vancouver 0 2 1 1 2 5 Minn. Utd. 0 3 1 1 6 18 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Columbus 2 1 1 7 7 6 New York 2 1 1 7 4 4 Atlanta Utd. 2 1 0 6 11 3 Orlando City 2 0 0 6 3 1 Toronto FC 1 0 2 5 4 2 N.Y. City FC 1 1 1 4 5 2 Chicago 1 1 1 4 3 5 New England 1 2 0 3 6 5 Montreal 0 1 2 2 3 4 Philadelphia 0 1 2 2 3 4 D.C. United 0 2 1 1 0 6 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Saturday's games New England 5, Minn. Utd. 2 Salt Lake 0, New York 0, tie Columbus 3, Portland 2 Friday, March 31 Kansas City at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta Utd. at Seattle, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1 San Jose at N.Y. City FC, 11 a.m. Montreal at Chicago, noon Orlando City at Columbus, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at D.C. United, 4 p.m. Salt Lake at Minn. Utd., 5 p.m. New York at Houston, 5:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m. Galaxy at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 2 New England at Portland, 6 p.m. Tennis MIAMI OPEN RESULTS Wednesday At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park Key Biscayne, Fla. Purse: Men, $6.99 million (Masters 1000); Women, $6.99 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN Quarterfinals Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, 6-4, 6-2. Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, def. Jack Sock (13), United States, 6-2, 6-3. WOMEN Quarterfinals Johanna Konta (10), Britain, def. Simona Halep (3), Romania, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2. Venus Williams (11), United States, def. Angelique Kerber (1), Germany, 7-5, 6-3. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Thursday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Detroit 6 (213) Brooklyn Cleveland 51/2 (210) at Chicago at Minnesota 101/2 (2201/2) LA Lakers at Phoenix OFF (OFF) LA Clippers Houston 1 (2281/2) at Portland College Basketball Thursday Favorite Line Underdog TCU 31/2 Georgia Tech Saturday Gonzaga 61/2 So. Carolina North Carolina 5 Oregon NHL Thursday Favorite Line Underdog Columbus -133/+123 at Carolina at Philadelphia -125/+115 NY Islanders at Boston -225/+205 Dallas at Tampa Bay -200/+180 Detroit at Montreal -166/+156 Florida at Minnesota -160/+150 Ottawa at Nashville off Toronto at Winnipeg off Anaheim at Edmonton -128/+118 San Jose Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles: Optioned RHP Mike Wright to Norfolk (IL). Boston Red Sox: Reassigned LHP Edgar Olmos to minor league camp. Detroit Tigers: Optioned LHP Blaine Hardy to Toledo (IL). Reassigned RHP Angel Nesbitt, C Miguel Gonzalez, OF Alex Presley and INFs Omar Infante, Efren Navarro and Brendan Ryan to minor league camp. Minnesota Twins: Reassigned RHPs Nick Tepesch and Alex Wimmers to minor league camp. New York Yankees: Reassigned INF Tyler Wade to minor league camp. Texas Rangers: Optioned RHP Nick Mar- tinez to Round Rock (PCL). Reassigned RHP Allen Webster and C A.J. Jimenez to minor league camp. National League Arizona Diamondbacks: Designated RHP Evan Marshall for assignment. Placed OF Socrates Brito on the 60-day DL. Optioned SS Ketel Marte to Reno (PCL). Selected the contracts of RHP Tom Wilhelmsen and LHP Jorge De La Rosa from Reno. Atlanta Braves: Released LHP Paco Rodriguez. Optioned RHP Matt Wisler to Gwinnett (IL). Cincinnati Reds: Released RHP Deunte Heath. Pittsburgh Pirates: Optioned RHP Drew Hutchison to Indianapolis (IL). Placed RHP Jared Hughes on unconditional release waivers. San Diego Padres: Optioned RHP Kevin Quackenbush to El Paso (PCL). Reas- signed C Tony Cruz, RHP Carlos Fisher and INFs Jamie Romak and Brett Wallace to minor league camp. Washington Nationals: Optioned RHPs Trevor Gott and A.J. Cole to Syracuse (IL). Reassigned RHP Jacob Turner, LHP Neal Cotts and C Jhonatan Solano to minor league camp. Released RHP Vance Worley. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Chicago Bulls: Recalled G Cameron Payne from Windy City (NBADL). Indiana Pacers: Waived G Rodney Stuckey. FOOTBALL National Football League Arizona Cardinals: Signed WR Harvey Binford. Buffalo Bills: Waived/failed physical DE Scott Crichton. Green Bay Packers: Signed G Justin McCray. New Orleans Saints: Re-signed TE John Phillips to a one-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League Anaheim Ducks: Assigned G Kevin Boyle from San Diego (AHL) to Utah (ECHL). Recalled LW Ondrej Kase from San Diego. Dallas Stars: Recalled D Julius Honka from Texas (AHL). New York Islanders: Agreed to terms with F Tanner Fritz on a two-year, entry- level contract. New York Rangers: Reassigned G Bran- don Halverson from Greenville (ECHL) to Hartford (AHL) and F Adam Chapie and G Mackenzie Skapski from Hartford to Greenville. Ottawa Senators: Recalled D Macoy Erkamps from Wichita (ECHL) to Bing- hamton (AHL). Tampa Bay Lightning: Recalled F Joel Vermin from Syracuse (AHL).American Hockey League Chicago Wolves: Assigned D Kevin Tansey to Missouri (ECHL). Hartford Wolf Pack: Signed F Vinni Let- tieri, G Chris Nell and D Vince Pedrie to amateur tryout agreements. Returned D Garrett Noonan to Greenville (ECHL). Providence Bruins: Assigned F Mark Naclerio to Atlanta (ECHL). San Antonio Rampage: Signed F Brady Shaw. ECHL Adirondack Thunder: Released D Ben Masella and F Dean Yakura. Alaska Aces: Added G Alex Zion as emergency backup. Brampton Beast: Added G Tim Pietraniec as emergency backup. Florida Everblades: Signed G Steve Summerhays. Kalamazoo Wings: Signed F Tyler Heinonen. Wichita Thunder: Released F Ben Duffy. Signed F Chris LeBlanc. MOTOR SPORTS Joe Gibbs Racing: Announced crew chief Dave Rogers is taking a personal leave of absence. Named Scott Graves crew chief. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 2 B