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Derrick Favors scored a career-high 20 points and added 11 rebounds in his first start at center for Utah, and the Jazz beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-99 in their home opener Friday night to avoid their first 0-3 start in 32 years.

The two-time NBA All-Star was acquired from the Utah Jazz on Feb. 23 in a multi-player deal.

The New Jersey Nets finally landed a big-name All-Star in a blockbuster trade that gives them point guard Deron Williams and sends rookie Derrick Favors and point guard Devin Harris to the Utah Jazz.The Jazz also will receive the Nets' first-round pick in 2011, which could be a lottery pick, along with cash and Golden State's 2012 first-round draft ...

A person with knowledge of the trade says the New Jersey Nets have agreed to acquire All-Star point guard Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal.

The Nets are sending rookie Derrick Favors and point guard Devin Harris to the Jazz as part of the package in a deal that also includes the Golden State Warriors.

New Utah Jazz coach Ty Corbin admitted his head was still spinning from Jerry Sloan's shocking resignation yet expressed confidence Friday the team and star guard Deron Williams were moving forward together.

Corbin, after his first practice and just two hours of sleep, said the players responded well during Friday's shootaround but the true test would come Friday night when they face...

A person with knowledge of the situation says Jerry Sloan is stepping down as head coach of the Utah Jazz.

The person told The Associated Press on Thursday that longtime assistant Phil Johnson also will resign. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the resignations have not yet been formally announced.

Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher hit back-to-back 3-pointers during an 8-2 run in the final minute and the Lakers held on for a 111-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night that put Los Angeles on the verge of sweeping the Western Conference playoff series.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers controls the ball while Utah's Deron Williams guards him during Game 1.

Kobe Bryant provided another reminder of how he finishes games, just in case the Utah Jazz forgot.

Paul Millsap had career-highs of 22 points and 19 rebounds, rallying the Utah Jazz from a disastrous start in a 105-93 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series Friday night.