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Carlos Boozer ended his slump with 27 points and 14 rebounds and the Utah Jazz snapped a two game losing streak to San Antonio Spurs 113-99 on Thursday night.
target = "_blank" title = "NFL Football"> Deron Williams also scored 27 points and nine assists in Utah's first win on San Antonio from April 2008. Andrei Kirilenko had 12 points and six assists and rookie Wesley Matthews scored a career high 12 points for Utah, which improved to 2-3.
Tim Duncan had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Tony Parker had 21 points, but scored only four in the second half as the Spurs could not overcome the shooting of the Jazz.
Boozer finished with 12 for 20 and the Jazz was 44 to 83.
Cowboys-Cowboys WR Williams Woebegone WILLIAMS frustrating refrain repeat
IRVING, Texas (AP) - As Cowboys receiver Miles Austin breaks record, Roy Williams sounds like a broken record:
The Dallas player who cost three draft picks and a contract of U.S. $ 45 million offered by the same chorus of weeks. He is frustrated, can not get on the same page with Tony Romo, and he does not know why.
Williams added a touch this week by declaring himself the No. 1 receiver. He said that "things are doing so No. 2," referring to Austin.
Austin has more yards and touchdowns in the last three games that Williams has in his first 16 with the Cowboys.
Austin established an NFL record with 482 yards in his first three starts. Williams has 447 yards through the equivalent of a full season in Dallas.
TEXANS DEFENSIVE SWAGGER Houston defense has new edge
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston's defense has a new attitude. Some might call it confidence, but the Texans prefer to call it arrogance.
It's a sentiment that is growing every week, as this group continues to gain improvement and Houston. On Sunday we will see if his arrogance again in Indianapolis can help, a place where I've never won.
Dunt Cornerback Robinson says that Sunday is the time of the defense to make a statement. The unit has been reinforced by the emergence of rookie linebacker Brian Cushing. Leads the team and all rookies with 66 tackles.
T25-TEXAS-high-security high-tech security eyes of Texas are watching
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The high technology of the eyes of Texas view all home games at Longhorns.
University officials have installed 43 surveillance cameras that watch over the crowd from all angles, inside and outside Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The stadium used to have four chambers.
The cameras can focus close enough to see facial expressions or catch someone put a bottle of alcohol in the stands.
The renovation cost about $ 400,000 and conducted as part of a stadium expansion and renovation $ 175 million in recent years.
No. 2 Texas (8-0) plays Central Florida (5-3) in home on Saturday.
MAVERICKS-D-LEAGUE-Lieberman Lieberman broke another gender barrier basketball
DALLAS (AP) - The first woman to play professional basketball with the children is also the first hired to coach them.
Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman was introduced Thursday as the head coach of the Dallas branch Mavericks in the NBA Development League, which alert in November.
Lieberman is excited about the opportunity to help prepare players for the NBA and, of course, to break another barrier of gender. She broke through as a player with the League of American basketball in 1986.
Mavericks president Donnie Nelson is one of the owners of the D-League and was his idea to hire her. This is not a gimmick - it's been a coach before and has camps in the Dallas area for 26 years.
BKC - Texas Tech PRIOR focus is to improve the defense Knight of Texas Tech
Lubbock, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech coach Pat Knight maintains its expectations for basketball team itself - although you know the Red Raiders can not fall much further.
Tech finished 11th in the Big 12 (14-19) last year, the worst season school since 2000. That was the year before his father, Bob Knight, took over the program and led the Red Raiders to four consecutive seasons of at least 20 victories.
Team, Pat Knight won three Big 12 games last season - one was against No. 9 Kansas - and openly criticized officiate twice in a within three weeks. The Big 12 slapped with a public reprimand and a one-game suspension.
The young gentleman was blamed on bad history last year, saying it focused on the wrong aspect - let go of the defense.
The Red Raiders will rely on the man to man defense - the basis of the Bob Knight's teams.
RANGERS Hurdles Hurdle named the new hitting coach of the Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The former manager Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is the new hitting coach of the Texas Rangers.
Hurdle was hired, assuming that Rudy Jaramillo work for 15 years before rejecting one-year contract at the end of the season. Jaramillo then got a three-year contract to become hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs.
The Rangers plan to emphasize the situation more slugging hits next season. Texas, hit .260 last season, 11 in the AL, but was second with 224 home runs.
Obstacle was the Rockies manager for seven seasons before being fired in May, and led Colorado to the World Series in 2007. Before becoming manager, was team's hitting coach for five seasons.
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