HONOLULU — San Diego State coach Steve Fisher has been around long enough to have experienced plenty of tough losses.

This one was particularly difficult to digest.

He saw Chase Tapley, who carried the Aztecs for so much of the night against No. 3 Arizona, come off a screen and go uncontested toward the basket for what everyone thought would be a game-winning layup in the final of the Diamond Head Classic.

Nick Johnson changed everything, racing across to block the shot and preserve the Wildcats’ 68-67 win over No. 17 San Diego State Tuesday night.

James’ foul-free streak endedMIAMI — LeBron James’ foul-free streak ended in a game against Oklahoma City.The Miami Heat forward was called for a foul against the Thunder’s Serge Ibaka with 7:57 left in the first quarter of the teams’ NBA Finals rematch, marking the first time since Dec. 8 that James was whistled for a personal.James went 254 minutes, 7 seconds of on-court time without being called for any fouls, though he was assessed one technical during that span for arguing a play where he thought he was fouled. He was called for backing into New Orleans’ Lance Thomas with 2:30 left in the first quarter on Dec. 8.

Ex-Rangers’ owner Corbett dead at 75HOUSTON — Brad Corbett, who owned the Texas Rangers from 1974 to 1980 and wasn’t afraid to regularly switch out managers, died on Christmas Eve. He was 75.Under Corbett, the team had six managers in six years — four in the 1977 season alone. The Rangers’ website said the team had its first four winning seasons under Corbett and finished second in the AL West three times. The 94 wins in 1977 remained the most in team history until 1999.Corbett traded away three future Hall of Fame pitchers — Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry and Bert Blyleven — during his tenure.

OF Jones arrested on battery chargesDULUTH, Ga. — Former Atlanta Braves star center fielder Andruw Jones was free on bond after being arrested in suburban Atlanta on a battery charge, according to jail records.Around 1:30 a.m. Christmas morning, police responded to a call for a domestic dispute between Jones and his wife in Duluth.Gwinnett County Detention Center records say Jones was booked into the jail around 3:45 a.m. and had been released on $2,400 bond by 11 a.m.Jones won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1998-07. He has 434 career home runs over the span of 17 seasons in the majors.Jones earlier this month signed a $3.5 million, one-year deal with Japan’s Tohoku Rakuten.

Stomach virus sidelines NadalMADRID — Rafael Nadal’s return to competition has been delayed by a stomach virus.The Spaniard was scheduled to play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on Thursday after missing seven months because of tendinitis in his left knee. Doctors ordered him to pull out when he was running a fever.