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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In six seasons in the NBA, ultra-talented Sacramento big man DeMarcus Cousins has already had six coaches and hasnt come close to sniffing a playoff berth.The struggles have weighed heavily on Cousins, who has feuded with many coaches out of frustration with the years of losing. His happiest times came when he played for one-plus season under defensive-minded coach Mike Malone.Cousins hopes a return to that style of coaching with the hiring of Dave Joerger this offseason will help the Kings turn things around in their debut season in their new downtown arena.Weve been here before. Weve been a defensive-minded team before and that was one of our better teams so Im excited for this, Cousins said. This is something that we needed. Coach is bringing a quality that we need and I think hes going to get us on the right path.The Kings have spent most of the past decade on the wrong path following the firing of Sacramentos only winning coach in Rick Adelman.In the 10 seasons since Adelman was fired, the Kings have failed to make the playoffs even once and have lost more games than any team other than Minnesota.Now with the new arena, new coach and star player in Cousins to build around, the Kings are hoping to lay the foundation for another run of success.We want to set the tone for what this season is about but also deeper thinking as far as what is it going to be three years from now, Joerger said. This is a starting point for that. Thats the way Im looking at it.Here are some other things to watch for with the Kings this season:NEW HOME: After years of uncertainty about their long-term future as a franchise while playing in a run-down arena, the Kings are excited to have a shiny new downtown home. The Golden 1 Center is a state-of-the-art facility that the team hopes provides a lift on the court and serves as an attraction to potential free agents in the future.AT THE POINT: The Kings will have to open the season without starting point guard Darren Collison for the first eight games after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. Collison was being counted on to replace the departed Rajon Rondo in the lineup and his absence will be felt early. Free agent acquisition Ty Lawson should get a shot to run the point in Collisons absence.Its been a difficult offseason but as a man you have to take responsibility, Collison said. I think right now whats best for my family is to move forward and try to focus on basketball. This has been my safe haven so far.OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: After only experiencing losing in his first six seasons in the NBA, Cousins got a chance to feel what its like to be part of a winner this summer when he won a gold medal at the Olympics for the U.S. national team. Cousins hopes to use lessons he learned at the Olympics to help turn the Kings into a winner.We hit some adversity over there and I saw how we stayed together as a team, he said. Thats something that this team hasnt been great at. Hopefully I can bring that trait to this team.HOMECOMING: Among the offseason additions was forward Matt Barnes, who grew up in Sacramento and played for the team before the start of its decade-long playoff drought. Barnes has bounced around the league since being traded midway through his only season with the Kings in 2004-05 and spent last year in Memphis playing for Joerger.Its a dream come true to be back home, help the city celebrate this new arena, help the team get back to the playoffs, which I think were very capable of, he said. Im home.GOING BIG: While many teams in the NBA are going to small-ball lineups, the Kings will be bucking the trend a bit by starting two big men in Cousins and second-year player Willie Cauley-Stein. Cousins showed the ability last year to shoot from the outside and can also run the offense from the high post, making the two-big-man strategy possible.Cheap Boston Bruins Jerseys China . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. Wholesale Hockey Jerseys . 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I dont know what it is, but I just like playing here.Jake Odorizzi (7-5) won a career-best fourth straight decision, helping the last-place Rays stop a three-game losing streak.Longorias bases-loaded double, which followed a walk to Kevin Kiermaier, was nearly snagged in the right-center gap by 6-foot-7 right fielder Aaron Judge, who in his second big league game tried for what would have been a spectacular, diving backhand catch.I thought if he left his feet he had a pretty good chance of catching it, Longoria said.Longoria finished the three-game series 7 for 11 with six RBI. His last four games of four RBI or more have all been against New York.I dont know if we got him out the whole series, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.Longorias productive weekend left the three-time All-Star with a .289 batting average, 26 homers and 70 RBI.Its been a pretty solid year for me offensively, he said. I havent really had any prolonged stretches where I felt like my swing was way out of whack or I wasnt seeing the ball really well.Logan Forsythe hit a second-inning solo homer, and Corey Dickerson made it 5-1 with a three-run homer against Severino, ending an 0-for-17 slide.To me, thats the biggest at-bat of the game right there, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Coreys been ... working really hard to kind of simplify some things. Its nice when you put the work in and you get some immediate results.Nick Franklin had three hits, including a three-run homer off Cessa in a four-run seventh. The Rays won for only the second time in their last seven.Odorizzi (7-5) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk.I think Ive throown quite a few more fastballs recently.dddddddddddd For me I think thats where it all starts, said Odorizzi, who has cut down on his sliders. Once you establish youre going to attack the strike zone, you can get guys to expand off the plate.Judge, who homered in his first big league at-bat Saturday, hit an opposite-field home run in the third that went just over the right-field scoreboard.I think 29 others it stays in the park, but were not playing in 29 others, so hes a strong dude, Odorizzi said.Gary Sanchez hit his second big league home run, a two-run drive in the fourth. Other than the home runs, Odorizzi made few mistakes in the 95-degree heat.I asked him how he was doing, Cash said. He looked at me and told me hes from the Midwest, that heats not an issue for him. So well remember that next time it gets really hot.TRAINERS ROOMRays: INF Logan Morrison (right forearm strain) and OF Oswaldo Arcia (right elbow strain) will be evaluated by the Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday and could be activated during the series against San Diego. Morrison hit .231 (4 for 13) with a double during a four-game rehab assignment with Class A Charlotte and Arcia batted .294 (5 for 17) with a double, triple and four RBI in six games with the Stone Crabs.Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira was out of the lineup for the second straight day. Girardi said Teixeira was banged up and could use consecutive days off. ... RHP Bryan Mitchell (left big toe), on the DL since spring training, allowed three runs and five hits in 2 1/3 innings for Class A Tampa at Daytona on Saturday night in his second rehab start.UP NEXTRays: LHP Drew Smyly (4-11) starts Mondays series opener against the Padres and RHP Luis Perdomo (5-6). Smyly is 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA in his last four starts after going 0-7 with a 7.60 ERA in his previous 10.Yankees: RHP Chad Green (1-2) will be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start Mondays series opener against Toronto and R.A. Dickey (8-12). Green, who had been sent down Aug. 4, will be making his fifth start and ninth appearance of the year for New York. ' ' '