LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers have fired coach Mike Brown after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge.

FC Dallas midfielder Brek Shea will need about three months to recover after surgery to remove a bone in his right foot.

The season that once looked so promising for the Dallas Cowboys is halfway done.

O.J. Mayo and Chris Kaman each scored 22 points as the short-handed Dallas Mavericks won their third straight game, beating the Toronto Raptors 109-104 Wednesday night.

Nolan Ryan says he doesn't have a gut feeling on whether Josh Hamilton will return to the Texas Rangers next season.

Coach Jason Garrett says the Dallas Cowboys aren't desperate. Evidence suggests otherwise.

Russell Westbrook shrugged off a sore shoulder to score 19 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder cruised past the Toronto Raptors 108-88 on Tuesday night.

Yu Darvish says he won't play in the World Baseball Classic next year.

O.J. Mayo and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks newcomers don't always know exactly what they're going to do next. But they're getting into quite a groove while waiting for Dirk Nowitzki.

Mavericks forward Shawn Marion will miss at least three games with a sprained left knee ligament.

O.J. Mayo scored 32 points, his second consecutive 30-point game at home, and the Dallas Mavericks used a fourth-quarter surge for a 114-91 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is keeping his focus on the next game, the way he always does.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jimmie Johnson regained the lead on the final restart, beating Brad Keselowski in an ending two-lap shootout to win Sunday at Texas and add to his NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead with two races left.

Al Horford had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Lou Williams added 10 of his 19 points during Atlanta's decisive fourth-quarter surge and the Hawks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-95 on Sunday night.

Michael Turner had a tiebreaking 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, Matt Bryant kicked four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Dallas Cowboys 19-13 on Sunday night to extend their run as the NFL's only unbeaten team.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tony Parker sank a 21-foot jumper as time expired and the San Antonio Spurs won a thrilling rematch of the Western Conference finals, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 86-84 on Thursday night.

The Texas Rangers are flip-flopping their base coaches, moving Gary Pettis to third and Dave Anderson to first.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Mo Williams and Marvin Williams each scored 21 points to lead the Jazz to a 113-94 victory Wednesday night over the Dallas Mavericks.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten still remembers his first catch, a 13-yard gain against Atlanta in the 2003 season opener.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Darren Collison scored 17 points, Brandan Wright added 14, and the Dallas Mavericks spoiled the Lakers debuts of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash with a 99-91 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

The Texas Rangers have declined a $9.25 million club option for Scott Feldman and a $1.2 million option for Yoshinori Tateyama, making both right-handers free agents.

The Texas Rangers are making changes to Rangers Ballpark for the third offseason in a row, this time adding an additional row of seats behind home plate and increasing the size of the dugouts.

The Dallas Cowboys now must try to keep their season from slipping out of reach.

The Dallas Mavericks have waived guard Delonte West after suspending him twice in less than two weeks for conduct detrimental to the team.

Lawrence Tynes kicked two of his five field goals in the fourth quarter as Eli Manning and the New York Giants remained undefeated at Cowboys Stadium with a 29-24 win Sunday after blowing a 23-point lead.