AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 28  -- Colt McCoy passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more Thursday, powering fourth-ranked Texas to an easy 49-9 pasting of archrival Texas A&M.

By accounting for four scores, McCoy bolstered his Heisman Trophy chances. In all, he completed 23-of-28 passes for 311 yards and added 49 yards on 11 rushes.

Wide receivers Brandon Collins and Quan Cosby caught touchdown passes, with Collins making six catches for 103 yards and Cosby making six for 80 yards.

Jordan Shipley caught four passes for 85 yards, while Cody Johnson scored twice after eight carries for 102 yards for the Longhorns (11-1, 7-1 Big 12), who have won three straight games by a combined 129-37 margin.

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 28 -- Micah Downs scored 17 points with 13 rebounds Thursday, helping 10th-ranked Gonzaga to an 83-71 win over Oklahoma State.

The victory came in the first round of college basketball's Old Spice Classic in suburban Orlando.

Gonzaga faced a 37-36 halftime deficit, but after Downs' three-pointer and two free throws, it built upon a 49-47 lead, one it would not relinquish.

Four other players, led by Jeremy Pargo's 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds, scored in double figures for the unbeaten Bulldogs (3-0).

Josh Heytvelt scored eight points and recorded three of Gonzaga's six blocked shots.

Terrel Harris led OSU with 17 points and eight rebounds.

Sydney, Nov 28 : Before the inaugural edition of the next week’s Twenty20 Champions League was “postponed” in the wake of Mumbai terror strikes on Wednesday night, some of senior Australian cricketers had come under heavy pressure from their wives and families to ignore the huge money on offer and refuse to tour, even though a few others were keen to go for the tournament.

Both Mathew Hayden and Mike Hussey have young families while Watson, dropped for the second Test team, has been spending time with his partner Lee Furlong this week.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27  -- Dwight Howard's 26 points and 14 rebounds Thursday led the Orlando Magic to a 105-90 rout of the Washington Wizards.

It gave the Magic a three-game winning streak.

Orlando began with a 38-25 first quarter, led 55-44 at the half, and by the time Mikael Pietrus sank a jumper, its lead had swollen to 88-65 with 11:30 remaining.

Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 with 10 rebounds and three assists, while Pietrus and Rashard Lewis scored 17 points apiece for the Magic, who have won in eight of their last nine outings.

Caron Butler led Washington with 25 points and six assists.

PHOENIX, Nov. 27  -- A left shoulder injury will cause Phoenix Coyotes center Olli Jokinen to miss at least two weeks, ending his streak of 397 consecutive games played.

The 11-year veteran remaining in the first period of Wednesday's 3-2 win against Columbus when he was checked into the boards by Blue Jackets defenseman Marc Methot.

The 215-pounder, a first-round draft pick by Los Angeles in 1997, last missed a game during the 2002-03 season while with the Florida Panthers.

Hamburg  - The concept of total football was nowhere to be seen, but Thursday night's 1-0 victory at SV Hamburg was a sign that Ajax Amsterdam are coming back to life.

The outcome of the UEFA Cup group match all but assured the Dutch club of a place in the knockout stages, as a domestic and international slump could be nearing its end.

"The victory was very important. We haven't had a lot of success in Europe lately," said coach Marco van Basten.