Section B | The Union | Friday, June 15, 2012 | B3 SPORTS What’s Next SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS TODAY at Mariners, 7:10 p.m. TV: NBC Bay Area SATURDAY at Mariners, 7:10 p.m. TV: CSN-BA OAKLAND ATHLETICS TODAY vs. Padres, 7:10 p.m. TV: CSN-CA SATURDAY vs. Padres, 1:05 p.m. TV: CSN-CA SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS TODAY vs. Tacoma, 7:05 p.m. SATURDAY vs. Tacoma, 7:05 p.m. Sports on TV Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Today AUTO RACING 8:30 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for Alliance Truck Parts 250, at Brooklyn, Mich. 9:30 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Quicken Loans 400, at Brooklyn, Mich. 11 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for Alliance Truck Parts 250, at Brooklyn, Mich. 12:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, “Happy Hour Series,” final practice for Quicken Loans 400, at Brooklyn, Mich. 2 p.m. SPEED — ARCA, RainEater Wiper Blades 200, at Brooklyn, Mich. COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN2 — World Series, game 1, Stony Brook vs. UCLA, at Omaha, Neb. 6 p.m. ESPN2 — World Series, game 2, Arizona vs. Florida State, at Omaha, Neb. CYCLING 2 p.m. NBCSN — Tour de Suisse, stage 7, at Gossau, Switzerland (same-day tape) GOLF 9 a.m. ESPN — USGA, U.S. Open Championship, second round, part I, at San Francisco Noon NBC — USGA, U.S. Open Championship, second round, at San Francisco 2 p.m. ESPN — USGA, U.S. Open Championship, second round, part II, at San Francisco MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 11 a.m. MLB — Boston at Chicago Cubs 4 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Washington or Colorado at Detroit SOCCER 8:45 a.m. ESPN2 — UEFA, Euro 2012, group phase, Ukraine vs. France, at Donetsk, Ukraine 11:30 a.m. ESPN2 — UEFA, Euro 2012, group phase, Sweden vs. England, at Kiev, Ukraine Today’s line MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TODAY NATIONAL LEAGUE FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at New York -115 Cincinnati +105 INTERLEAGUE FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Chicago (NL) -110 Boston +100 at Washington -125 New York (AL) +115 at Detroit -155 Colorado +145 at Cleveland -130 Pittsburgh +120 at Toronto -125 Philadelphia +115 at Tampa Bay -130 Miami +120 at Atlanta -175 Baltimore +165 at Texas -250 Houston +220 Milwaukee -115 at Minnesota +105 at St. Louis -175 Kansas City +165 at L.A. (AL) -150 Arizona +140 at Oakland -110 San Diego +100 San Francisco -115 at Seattle +105 at L.A. (NL) -140 Chicago (AL) +130 Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W L PCT GB Washington 38 23 .623 — New York 35 29 .547 4 1 /2 Atlanta 34 29 .540 5 Miami 32 31 .508 7 Philadelphia 31 34 .477 9 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cincinnati 35 27 .565 — Pittsburgh 32 30 .516 3 St. Louis 33 31 .516 3 Milwaukee 28 35 .444 7 1 /2 Houston 27 36 .429 8 1 /2 Chicago 21 42 .333 14 1 /2 WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Los Angeles 40 24 .625 — San Francisco 36 28 .563 4 Arizona 31 32 .492 8 1 /2 Colorado 24 38 .387 15 San Diego 23 41 .359 17 Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 12, Cleveland 5 N.Y. Mets 9, Tampa Bay 6 Detroit 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Oakland 8, Colorado 2 Houston 6, San Francisco 3 Baltimore 12, Pittsburgh 6 Arizona 11, Texas 3 Kansas City 4, Milwaukee 3 Philadelphia 6, Minnesota 1 St. Louis 5, Chicago White Sox 3 San Diego 6, Seattle 2 Today’s Games Boston (Matsuzaka 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 2-3), 11:20 a.m. Colorado (Francis 0-1) at Detroit (Crosby 1- 1), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 6-5) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 8-2), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 5-2) at Cleveland (Masterson 2-6), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Worley 3-2) at Toronto (Hutchison 5-3), 4:07 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 4- 4), 4:10 p.m. Miami (Zambrano 4-4) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 3-5), 4:10 p.m. Baltimore (Matusz 5-6) at Atlanta (Hanson 7-4), 4:35 p.m. Houston (Lyles 1-2) at Texas (Darvish 7-4), 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-5) at Minnesota (Liriano 1-7), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (Mazzaro 2-1) at St. Louis (Lohse 6-1), 5:15 p.m. Arizona (Cahill 4-5) at L.A. Angels (Haren 4- 6), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Bass 2-6) at Oakland (Blackley 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 8-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 5-2) at Seattle (Vargas 7-5), 7:10 p.m. Astros 6, Giants 3 Houston San Francisco ab r hbi ab rhbi Altuve 2b 4120 GBlanc rf 3000 Bixler rf 2210 Theriot 2b 4010 FRdrgz p 0000 MeCarr lf 3000 Myers p 0000 Pagan cf 4110 Lowrie ss 3100 Sandovl 3b 4020 JDMrtn lf 4114 HSnchz c 3111 Maxwll cf 4011 Belt 1b 4112 CJhnsn 3b 4010 Arias ss 3010 MDwns 1b 4111 Zito p 1000 JCastro c 4000 Burriss ph 1000 WRdrg p 2000 Loux p 0000 Schafer ph 1000 Schrhlt ph 1000 Wrght p 0000 Hensly p 0000 Bogsvc rf 1010 Affeldt p 0000 Totals 33 6 8 6 Totals 31 37 3 Houston 014 000 010 — 6 San Francisco 000 201 000 — 3 DP—Houston 2, San Francisco 2. LOB—Houston 4, San Francisco 4. 2B—Theriot (5). HR—J.D.Martinez (7), M.Downs (4), Belt (3). SB—G.Blanco (8). SF— H.Sanchez. IP H R ER BBSO Houston W.Rodriguez W,6-4 6 6 3 3 2 3 W.Wright H,8 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fe.Rodriguez H,6 1 0 0 0 0 1 Myers S,16-17 1 1 0 0 0 0 San Francisco Zito L,5-4 5 5 5 5 3 3 Loux 2 1 0 0 0 0 Hensley 1 1 1 1 1 0 Affeldt 1 1 0 0 0 1 Umpires—Home, Mike Muchlinski; First, Angel Campos; Second, Brian Runge; Third, Ted Barrett. T—2:31. A—41,662 (41,915). AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W L PCT GB New York 37 25 .597 — Baltimore 37 26 .587 1 /2 Tampa Bay 35 28 .556 2 1 /2 Boston 31 32 .492 6 1 /2 Toronto 31 32 .492 6 1 /2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 34 29 .540 — Cleveland 32 30 .516 1 1 /2 Detroit 30 33 .476 4 Kansas City 27 34 .443 6 Minnesota 25 37 .403 8 1 /2 WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Texas 37 27 .578 — Los Angeles 34 30 .531 3 Oakland 29 35 .453 8 Seattle 27 38 .415 10 1 /2 Athletics 8, Rockies 2 Oakland Colorado ab r hbi ab rhbi Crisp cf 6031 Fowler cf 3010 Pnngtn ss 5011 Scutaro ss 4111 Reddck rf 5231 CGnzlz lf 4110 S.Smith lf 2110 Cuddyr rf 4000 Inge 3b 5000 Colvin 1b 4011 Moss 1b 5233 Pachec 3b 2000 KSuzuk c 5230 WRosr c 4000 Rosales 2b 3101 Nelson 2b 3020 JParkr p 4000 White p 0000 Balfour p 0000 Moscos p 0000 JGoms ph 1000 MtRynl p 0000 Fuents p 0000 EYong ph 1000 Roenck p 0000 Totals 41 8147 Totals 29 26 2 Oakland 022 000 013 — 8 Colorado 000 000 002 — 2 E—Cuddyer (4), Pacheco (4), W.Rosario (4). DP— Colorado 2. LOB—Oakland 13, Colorado 5. 2B—Reddick (11), Moss 2 (2), Colvin (6). HR— Reddick (15), Moss (5), Scutaro (4). CS—Fowler (1). S—White, Moscoso. IP H R ER BBSO Oakland J.Parker W,3-3 7 3 0 0 1 6 Balfour 1 0 0 0 0 1 Fuentes 1 3 2 2 1 1 Colorado White L,2-5 4 7 4 2 4 5 Moscoso 3 2 0 0 2 2 Mat.Reynolds 1 2 1 1 0 1 Roenicke 1 3 3 3 1 1 HBP—by J.Parker (Pacheco). WP—Roenicke. PB— W.Rosario 2. Umpires—Home, Mark Wegner; First, Wally Bell; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Mike Winters. T—3:15. A—32,527 (50,398). NBA CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) FINALS Oklahoma City 1, Miami 1 Tuesday: Oklahoma City 105, Miami 94 Thursday: Miami 100 Oklahoma City 96 Sunday: Oklahoma City at Miami, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 19: Oklahoma City at Miami, 6 p.m. x-June 21: Oklahoma City at Miami, 6 p.m. x-June 24: Miami at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. x-June 26: Miami at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed OF Endy Chavez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 13. Recalled INF Steve Tolleson from Norfolk (IL). DETROIT TIGERS—Placed LHP Drew Smyly on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Ryan Raburn from Toledo (IL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Selected the con- tract of RHP Roman Colon from Omaha (PCL). Optioned 1B Clint Robinson to Omaha. Moved LHP Danny Duffy to the 60- day DL. Agreed to terms with LHP Sam Selman on a minor league contract. MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed RHP P.J. Walters on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Lester Oliveros from Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES—Activated RHP David Robertson from 15-day DL. Optioned RHP David Phelps to Tampa (FSL). TAMPA BAY RAYS—Placed DH Luke Scott on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 9. National League CHICAGO CUBS—Selected the contract of INF Luis Valbuena from Iowa (PCL). Activated C Welington Castillo from the 15- day DL. Placed 3B Ian Stewart on the 15-day DL. Designated C Koyie Hill for assignment. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Announced a two- year player development contract extension with the rookie-level Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League through the 2014 season. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jon Sandfort on a minor league contract. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Wacha on a minor league contract. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS—Terminated the contract of G Mansfield Wrotto. Waived QB Nathan Enderle. HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed general manag- er Rick Smith to a four-year contract extension and coach Gary Kubiak to three- year contract extension. Signed LB Whitney Mercilus to a four-year contract. NEW YORK JETS—Signed WR Jordan White to a four-year contract. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed LB Ryan Rau and DE Frank Trotter. SPD’s 20-point win keeps its record unblemished at 3-0, and Indivisual Graphics drops to 0-3 Bulldogs 45, Beach Hut Deli 23 In this defensive battle, the Bulldogs capitalized on 16 steals to top Beach Hut Deli. Matt Anderson, Koppa Enos and Sam Madison con- trolled the paint for the Bulldogs on their way to a third straight victory. With the loss, Beach Hut Deli is now 1-2 on the season. If you would like to submit a photo or story, contact The Union Sports depart- ment at [email protected] or by phone at (530) 477-4232. BASKETBALL: Continued from B1 first base and I yelled, ‘Hey, take it easy.’ But he always plays the game hard.” Team President and CEO Larry Baer and the rest of the brass must have been pinching them- selves in delight that they decided to reward the two-time All-Star with a $127.5 million, six-year contract days before the season began — the rich- est for a right-hander. The 27-year-old Cain showed glimpses of his potential for perfection in consecutive starts in mid- April. There was a one-hitter against Pittsburgh in the home opener, then nine shutout innings against Cliff Lee and the Phillies in a 1-0, 11-inning Giants victory his next time out — a memorable game in which the aces combined to throw 19 scoreless innings. Yet even Giants Hall of Famers Carl Hubbell, Christy Mathewson, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry hadn’t accomplished what Cain did Wednesday. Perry, who lives in the North Carolina moun- tain town of Spruce Pine, caught the replays when he woke up early Thursday. He’s thrilled the Giants have a perfecto at last. “I’ll take that no-hitter I had, though,” Perry said with a laugh, taking a break Thursday from painting his horse barn. “I saw him in the spring and he was throwing well. He was just a strong young man and I expect great things out of him, maybe not another perfect game. I think he’ll be the first guy in many years to win 20 games for us. He has the fight in him, he has the stuff and he has the determination to do just that.” Philip Humber of the Chicago White Sox tossed the majors’ last perfecto at Seattle on April 21. This is the second time in three years there have been two perfect games in the same season — before that, the only other time it happened was in 1880. And San Francisco pitching coach Dave Righetti was among the first to embrace Cain after- ward. Righetti is the only other member of the team with a no-hitter after he stymied the rival Red Sox in a no-no for the New York Yankees on July 4, 1983. Highlights of Cain’s latest brilliant outing were shown before Thursday afternoon’s series finale with Houston, and the pitcher received another warm ovation from his supporters at AT&T Park. Cain’s cap, cleats, dirt from the mound, a ball and his uniform are being sent to Cooperstown. The umpires presented the pitcher with a game ball signed by all four of them. The Giants also replaced the pitching rubber and home plate and will keep those as mementos in San Francisco. CAIN: Continued from B1 two after that, knowing they don’t have to hear the noisy Thunder fans again — not to mention all their critics — if they win all three. Kevin Durant scored 32 points for the Thunder, but missed a shot after appearing to be bumped with James that would have tied a game the Thunder trailed the entire way. Russell Westbrook finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, but shot 10 of 25 from the field. James Harden tried to keep the Thunder in it early and fin- ished with 21 points, but this time the Thunder couldn’t come back from a double-digit deficit after spotting Miami a 17-point advantage during their worst first half of the season. It was the first home loss in 10 postseason games for the Thunder, who had overcome a 13-point deficit in Game 1. James had 30 points in the opener, but afterward said he needed more help from his friends, especially Wade. In Game 1, Wade was 7 of 19. He wasn’t sharp in the last round and continues to hear reports that something is physi- cally wrong with him. He was all but asked Wednesday if his explosiveness was a thing of the past, what must have been insult- ing to a player who, though 30, still believes he’s not far from the top of the game. FINALS: Continued from B1 to feel like a sprint over and over again. You have to repeat that intensity over and over again.” If Alders can keep up with last year’s winner, Katerina Nash, and last year’s runner up, Emily Kachorek, for most the race, she should be able to finish in the top-five, she said. Eric Struble Men’s Elite 3/4 Struble is a Nevada City resident who first raced the Classic 21 years ago when he was 15 years old. Struble moved to Nevada City in 1999 and has been a member of the SHO- AIR/SERT racing team for the past eight years. In last year’s classic, Struble said he came into the competi- tion with little to no training prior to the event. This year Struble has put in the training necessary to compete and said he expects a better showing. “The most difficult thing is the 50 minutes of pain,” Struble said. “You don’t get much time to recover. Going 50 MPH down Broad Street is the only break you get. I can handle it though. I love the pain.” Struble said the best thing about the Classic is the amount of supporters lining the streets. “It’s the crowd. It’s the atmosphere,” Struble said of what makes the Nevada City Classic special. “A lot of people love to watch and every year it grows.” Chris Thibodeau Men’s Elite 3/4 Born and raised in Nevada County, Thibodeau said he is excited and honored to be racing in the Nevada City Classic for the second straight year. “I’m primarily a mountain biker,” he said. “But I love to race the classic when I can. I used to go out and chase water bottles, and now I compete in it.” Thibodeau, a 2003 Nevada Union graduate, won the 2010 Super D national championship for mountain biking and took second at the 2011 nationals. The Classic’s physical demands are what make the race so unique, said Thibodeau. “The climbs on the back side take a lot,” he said. “Your only recovery time happens coming down Broad Street — the faster you come down Broad Street the less time you have to recover.” Noah Campbell Men’s Elite 3/4 “Surviving.” That’s the main goal for Campbell when he takes on the Nevada City Classic for the second time. Last year Campbell was pulled for falling behind after only six laps and now has redemption on his mind for Sunday’s race. “The goal is to finish,” he said, “and finish proudly.” Campbell, 39, said the Classic doesn’t cater to his style of racing, but he wouldn’t pass up a chance to race in his own backyard. “It’s not my type of race,” he said. “I’m good at criteriums — but flat criteriums.” In his second year as a SHO-AIR/ SERT team mem- ber, Campbell said he enjoys the history of the race and looks for- ward to being able to ride the course without cars and people getting in the way. Ryosei Kaneko Masters Taking on the Nevada City Classic for the first time, Kaneko said this race suits his style of racing. “I’m a climber,” he said. “I don’t mind hills. At least it’s not a flat-landers paradise.” Kaneko, 50, member of the local SHO-AIR/SERT racing team, has been racing mountain bikes for the past four years and just recently made the switch to road racing. Craig Lindberg Masters Racing in his 12th Nevada City Classic, Lindberg said he’s physically ready, but with every passing year, it gets tougher and tougher. Lindberg has finished fifth in the Classic Masters cat- egory on three different occasions. In 1999, Lindberg was in the lead group in the final lap when his front tire went flat and he had to descend down Broad Street on his rim. “It was crazy going down Broad at 45 mph on my rim only,” he said. “I cruised through the finish line and couldn’t stop.” A Nevada City resident since 2002, Lindberg said the Classic was one of the things that drew him to the area. A member of SHO- AIR/SERT racing team, Lindberg said over the years the competition at the Classic has gotten drastically better. “Every year it gets more competitive,” he said. “I don’t know if it’s me or if the field is just getting stronger.” Julian Eisen Junior Racing for the fifth and final time in the Junior category, Eisen is going into the Classic with one goal — to have fun. Eisen, 18, recently finished a stellar year as a member of the Nevada Union mountain bike team and is also a member of the local SHO-AIR/SERT racing team. The avid rider plans to compete in the 3/4 category in next year’s Classic. AJ Seivert Junior Competing for the first time in the Classic, Seivert said he expects a top-10 finish, but a top-five wouldn’t be out of the question. Seivert, 16, has been racing for a little more than a year in both street races and mountain bike races, he said. The Classic is suited for Seivert’s style of race, but he knows that it will be extremely challenging. “It’s going to be hard,” he said. “It’s one of the hardest in America.” To contact Sports Writer Walter Ford, email [email protected] or call (530) 477-4232. CLASSIC: Continued from B1 AP photo Giants pitcher Matt Cain celebrates after the final out of the ninth inning of a game against the Houston Astros Wednesday in San Francisco. Cain pitched a perfect game.