MINNEAPOLIS -- Rudy Gay had 33 points, five rebounds and six assists, and Isaiah Thomas had 26 points and seven assists to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 111-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. . Gay hit 12 of 19 shots and Derrick Williams had 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting in his first game at Target Center since the Timberwolves traded him to the Kings in November. DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points and 11 boards, and the Kings shot 55 per cent to win for the fourth time in five games. Kevin Love had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota. But Ricky Rubio committed five of Minnesotas 12 turnovers and the Wolves fell to 0-11 in games decided by four points or less. The Kings seemed to have the game well in hand with a nine-point lead and under two minutes to play. But Nikola Pekovic scored on a layup, J.J. Barea hit two free throws and Alexey Shved converted on a fast break to make it 102-99 with 61 seconds to play. Love hit two 3-pointers and Barea converted a three-point play that cut the deficit to 109-108 with 4.6 seconds remaining, but Bareas heave at the buzzer fell short. The Kings had a three-game winning streak come to a crashing halt the previous night when they were drubbed by the Indiana Pacers. But they showed more energy, aggressiveness and spark from the opening tip against a team that had the previous two days off and is scratching and clawing to stay in the playoff conversation in the powerful Western Conference. The Timberwolves most damaging loss this season was delivered thanks in large part to an old friend. Williams spent a little more than two underwhelming seasons in Minnesota to start his career. The former No. 2 overall pick just never fit in with the Rick Adelmans corner offence, getting stuck behind Love and veteran Dante Cunningham on the depth chart. Before he was traded to Sacramento at the end of November, Williams was averaging a paltry 14.7 minutes per game and was a healthy scratch four times. On Wednesday night, he resembled much more closely the player that the Wolves thought they were getting in 2011. He shot 5 of 6 in the first half, and four of those were soaring dunks that flashed the kind of athleticism that was on display too little while he was here. When Wolves shooting guard Shved was caught on him on a switch, Williams backed him down forcefully and threw down a two-handed slam. Williams stole the ball and went coast-to-coast for a layup and also threw down a lob pass in transition from Jimmer Fredette in transition that drew a big gasp from fans who wanted to see that in a Timberwolves uniform. Williams electricity and Gays shot-making helped the Kings overcome a quiet start from Cousins, who picked up two fouls in the first quarter and missed his first four shots before getting on the board late in the second quarter. Gay started 8 for 11 and the Kings led by 11 at halftime. Cousins got going in the second half, scoring all but two of his points to help the Kings grind out their fifth road win of the season in 15 games. NOTES: Kings G Ben McLemore left the game in the second quarter with a sprained left ankle. ... Gay has scored 20 or more 7 of last 10 and 11 times in 17 games since he was acquired in a trade from Toronto. [url=http://www.shopnflonline.net/Black-Friday-Baltimore-Ravens-Vonta-Leach-Jers... Leach Cyber Monday Jersey . City remains joint top of the standings alongside crosstown rival Manchester United, which struggled to a 2-0 win over Norwich. 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Wilson stopped a mini-slide with his first career victory in Oakland, and it didnt change a thing. . 3 Western Mustangs hammered the Ottawa Gee-Gees 83-27 in Canadian university football action. Finch completed 18-of-26 passes for 297 yards and also rushed eight times for 63 yards and a TD for Western (4-0).BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills made progress in their bid to re-sign Stevie Johnson before the receiver is eligible to become a free agent next month. Johnsons agent, C.J. LaBoy, said he was "very optimistic" after describing talks as being "productive," in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. LaBoy wouldnt go into further details in assessing the meeting he had with Bills officials at the NFL combine in Indianapolis earlier in the day. Bills general manager Buddy Nix told a Toronto radio station that the two sides met and that talks will continue. "Were still talking. Its an ongoing thing," Nix told TSN Radio. "As long as theres communication, youve got a chance." The meeting took place days after a person familiar with discussions told the AP that the two sides were "far apart" after exchanging offers last week. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because talks are ongoing. The person also added that Johnson did not expect the Bills to use their franchise player designation to retain his rights. On Friday, Nix told both The Buffalo News and Buffalos WGR-550 radio that he had not ruled out using the franchise tag. In conducting a chat with fans on the teams website, assistant GM Doug Whaley noted there was a chance of the Bills using their tag on Johnson. "Theres a possibility that may happen," Whaley wrote, responding to a question about Johnson.. [url=http://www.shopnflonline.net/Black-Friday-Custom-Shop-Minnesota-Vikings-Cyb... Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Black Friday. "But right now were focused on getting a long term deal accomplished because the tag would be a short term fix, and were trying to build this team to be competitive over the long haul." Johnson has led the Bills in receiving in each of the past two seasons, and became the first Buffalo player to break 1,000 yards in consecutive years. He had 1,004 yards and seven touchdowns last season. The only question mark regarding Johnson is his over-the-top touchdown celebrations. He was benched for the final three quarters of the Bills finale at New England after being flagged a second time in six games -- and third time in two years -- for an excessive touchdown celebration. Losing Johnson would be a big blow to a Bills offence that lacks experienced depth at the receiver position, and for an offence that made strides under quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick last season. Despite a 6-10 finish, in which Buffalo lost eight of its final nine games, the Bills finished 14th in the NFL in yards gained -- the teams best showing since finishing 11th in 2002. Whaley also noted that the team is having discussions in a bid to re-sign tight end Scott Chandler, who is also eligible to become a free agent. Chandler had 389 yards receiving and finis