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ByJimmyDurkin BayAreaNewsGroup ALAMEDA The questions that figure to follow the Raiders all the way until the moving trucks are hitched up began on Mon- day. The team convened at its Al- ameda headquarters for the first time since the March 27 vote of- ficially approved the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas. And as their offseason program kicked off with meetings and strength and conditioning work, the three players made available to the media were peppered with questions about the team's im- pending move to Nevada, sched- uled to occur in 2020. Quarterback Derek Carr im- mediately noticed the larger than average media gathering before being reminded that his Raiders, essentially, represent two cities now. While nobody expects the next year, or two, or three to be easy, the players will do their best to ignore what they can't control. "How do you keep playing somewhere you love and then you've got to go and play some- where else that you're going to have to love and love the peo- ple there?," Carr asked. "But for me, I really had to concentrate on, in all honestly, it doesn't matter yet. It's something that's coming. It's big news. It's excit- ing for our organization and for fans that are Raider fans in Ne- vada, but at the same time we have our fans here that we need to take care of and that's really important to me." Carr expects those local fans to remain loyal, comparing the relocation to the team's string of 13 straight non-winning sea- sons it finally snapped last year. "There's been a lot of hard times before," Carr said. "Now we're starting to have some good times. This is just another thing that we're going to deal with to- gether. We're not going to split up like you've seen other cities do. We're not going to do things like that. For the ones that do, I don't really believe that they are true Raider fans. I feel their hurt. I'm with you. I hurt too. But at the same, we're all in this together and we're just going to do it together." Defensive end Khalil Mack said the situation "just feels weird right now." "Once we get in that stadium and get around the fans, and them knowing that the play- ers, we don't have control over those things," Mack said. "It ul- timately comes down to us com- ing to work and doing our job and doing whatever we can, do- ing whatever it takes to win." That window to win now has a time element added to it for a team that would like to like to at least give its fans in Oakland something to cheer about dur- ing its final seasons in the Col- iseum. "Just win now," Mack said, of- fering a revised version of Al Da- vis' famous "Just win, baby." "That's what it comes down NFL RAIDERSATEAMSPLIT BETWEEN TWO CITIES PHOTOBYETHANMILLER—GETTYIMAGES Like it or not, the Raiders are now representing both Oakland and Las Vegas. By Andrew Baggarly Bay Area News Group KANSAS CITY Randy Gomez is the maintenance director at AT&T Park. He parks his Dodge Charger in the private lot just beyond the oversized Coke bot- tle in left field. When he returned to his car last Thursday, he found a mess of shattered glass. And he had Madison Bumgarner to thank for it. "I've got the ball he hit, and it has a couple big scuff marks on it," said Gomez, whose car is in the shop to install a new sunroof. "I wouldn't ask him to pay the bill. But if he could au- tograph the ball, hey, that would be pretty cool." Bumgarner's legend on the mound is well documented. His next assignment on Wednes- day will come in an inter- league game against the Kansas City Royals, as he ascends the Kauffman Stadium mound for the first time since his historic, five-inning relief appearance in Game 7 of the World Series. Bumgarner's legend at the plate continues to build. He added to his lumberjack lore April 2, when he became the first pitcher in baseball history to hit two home runs on opening day. He connected against Ar- izona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke and then left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin. He uses a 34 ½-inch, 33 ½-ounce bat that is the big- gest on the team, and was the model originally made for for- mer masher Adam Dunn. He once appeared as a pinch hitter against Aroldis Chapman and fouled off a 100 mph heater be- fore becoming the only pitcher ever to draw a walk against the flamethrowing reliever. Bumgarner's trips to the plate are the most highly anticipated at AT&T Park since Barry Bonds retired. His teammates stop ev- erything to gawk at him during batting practice. Last year, he mused about participating in the All-Star MLB Giants love watching Bumgarner at the plate Staff report REDBLUFF Despite spring break, the Red Bluff Spartans and Corn- ing Cardinals have games sched- uled this week, provided the weather holds. The Spartans baseball team (13-5 overall, 6-1 league) is set to visit the league leading Pleasant Valley Vikings (15-1-1 overall, 7-1 league) for a double-header Tues- day with games set for 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. in Chico. The Vikings only loss came against the Enterprise Hornets, 4-3, at home April 4. The Spartans will host the Vi- kings at 7 p.m. Friday. The Cardinals (5-5-1 overall, 2-1 league) are scheduled to travel to Paradise Thursday for a 4 p.m. game against the Bobcats (7-4-1 overall, 4-0 league). The Cardinals will host the Bob- cats at 4 p.m. Friday. The Lady Cardinals (5-6 overall, 0-3 league) are scheduled to visit the Lady Bobcats (13-6-1 overall, 2-0 league) at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The Mercy Warriors (2-7-1 over- all, 0-1 league) are scheduled to take on the Liberty Christian Pa- triots at 4 p.m. in Redding. They will again be in Redding Friday for a 4 p.m. game against the Red- ding Christian Lions (4-6 overall, 1-2 league). The Lady Warriors are sched- uled for 4 p.m. starts Tuesday and Friday at the Liberty Christian Pa- triots and the Redding Christian Lions respectively. The Lady Spartans and the Los Molinos Bulldogs baseball and softball teams are scheduled to re- turn to action following the break on Tuesday, April 25. The Lady Spartans (15-9 over- all, 1-2 league) are scheduled to host the Pleasant Valley Vikings (8-9 overall, 1-1 league) at 4 p.m. April 25. The Bulldogs (6-1 overall, 2-0 league) are scheduled to host the Warriors and the Lady Bull- dogs (3-5 overall, 1-2 league) are scheduled to host the Lady War- riors, withboth games set at 4 p.m. April 25. PREP BEAT Spartans,Cardinalsreadytotakethediamond The team is presently in Oakland, but will soon be moving to Las Vegas RAIDERS PAGE 2 JEFF CHIU — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner (40) hits a solo home run in front of Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis during the second inning last April. GIANTS PAGE 2 By Curtis Pashelka Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE Paul Martin and Sharks teammates Joel Ward and Melker Karlsson were not sup- posed to be tied for the team lead in goals at this point. The same can be said for Zack Kassian and the Edmonton Oilers. But Norris Trophy favorite Brent Burns has no points in three games. Joe Pavelski has one assist. Both points for Connor Mc- David, the Hart Trophy favorite, have come on special teams. The Sharks and Oilers have done an admirable job of clamp- ing down on the other team's top players in the initial stages of their series, which has fewer goals per game than any other first-round matchup. But with the Oilers having a 2-1 series lead, the Sharks clearly need to find a way to get their top offensive stars going in Game 4, or risk having Tuesday's game be their last at SAP Center this sea- son. Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Edmonton. "There's not a lot of space out there, both ways," Pavelski said. "It's just about getting inside, winning a one-on-one battle. And when we get our chances, you've got to stick it in the net. "That was probably the differ- ence (Sunday) night and it proba- bly will be going forward." That's what happened in Game 3, as Kassian stepped in front of David Schlemko's pass deep in the Sharks' zone and beat goalie Martin Jones between the pads for his second straight game-win- ning goal. Before that, the Sharks' offen- sive struggles were on full display. They created a handful of chances in the first period but managed only 10 shots on goal in the sec- ond and third periods. The power play continued to fizzle. Burns, Pavelski and Patrick Marleau, who combined for 85 goals in the regular season, have zero in three games against the Oilers. While McDavid, Patrick Ma- roon and Leon Draisaitl are also struggling to consistently pro- duce offense, Edmonton has been getting timely contributions from players such as Kassian to pull out close wins. "I'm sure (McDavid's) a pri- mary focus, Pavelski, Burns … those guys are a focal point for of- fensive production," Oilers coach Todd McLellan said Monday. "When there's not that many goals scored and it's tight check- ing, the numbers aren't going to be what they normally are and ev- erybody's going to go, 'Oh they're not producing.' That's not the case. It's two teams playing tight defensively." While open ice and quality chances are harder to come by in the playoffs, the Sharks know their top-end talent can come through in the postseason. Pavelski had three goals and an assist in the first three games of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings in 2016. Burns had a goal and two assists. Four other players had two points. SHARKS St ar s st ru gg le to produce in th e pla yo ff s JOSIE LEPE — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP Joe Pavelski (8) and Brent Burns (88) have combined for just one point in three games for the Sharks in their playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers. SHARKS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, April 18, 2017 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1