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Dan Haren will try to keep the Arizona Diamondbacks atop the NL West standings tonight, when he takes the mound in the opener of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

The San Francisco 49ers signed their first-round draft pick, defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer, on Thursday. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The San Jose Sharks signed free agent defensemen Matt Kinch and Brett Westgarth to one-year deals on Thursday. As per club policy, terms of the deals were not made public.

Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller was suspended for five games by the NBA on Thursday for violating the league's anti-drug program.