Jazz end decade-long drought

SAN ANTONIO - Deron Williams scored 21 points and the Utah Jazz ended their decade-long misery in San Antonio with a 90-83 win over the Spurs on Thursday night.

Utah had not won a regular-season game in San Antonio since 1999, a losing streak that spanned 20 games. Paul Millsap added 20 points for the Jazz.

Pro basketball in the Big Apple rots

NEW YORK - Former Knicks guard Micheal Ray Richardson was once asked to describe his team's prospects.

"The ship be sinking," he said, a quote that has famously followed him through the years.

"How far?"

"Sky's the limit," Richardson said.

Wildcats survive Bearkats

LEXINGTON, Ky. - DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 4 Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State 102-92 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge.

Patrick Patterson had 20 points and nine boards and John Wall added 21 points and six assists as the Wildcats (3-0) overcame a record-setting shooting performance by the Bearkats (2-1).

Jayhawks sharp in rout of Bears

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.

Freshman's first hoop rallies Villanova

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The first basket of Isaiah Armwood's college basketball career was a big one.

The freshman hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, rallying fifth-ranked Villanova over George Mason 69-68 Thursday in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young

NEW YORK - Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award.

Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers. It's all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.

Hendrick will have plenty to celebrate

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - For Hendrick Motorsports, this NASCAR season might seem easy as 1-2-3.

OK, maybe it only looked easy.