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AUSTIN, Texas -- Kevin Hervey was a bit uncomfortable when the basketball game started. The Texas-Arlington forward, returning from a torn ACL, needed some time to regain his bearings.He was certainly sturdy on Tuesday night. Hervey scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Texas-Arlington defeated Texas for the first time ever, 72-61 Tuesday.The Longhorns (3-3) won the first 11 games in the series but needed overtime for a seven-point victory last season. Drew Charles supplemented Hervey with 12 points, all in the second half. Jalen Jones and Jorge Bilbao scored 10 each.Hervey averaged 18 points while making 45 percent of his shots before the injury forced him to miss the final 19 games last season. Before Tuesday, the 6-foot-7 junior averaged 12 points and was shooting 34.8 percent.Any injury a person has, there will be some doubt, Hervey said. The process is overcoming the mental adversity.Texas-Arlington (5-3) missed its first 11 3-point shots in the first half before hitting two of its last three. Hervey made one with 15 seconds left to give the Mavericks a 30-27 halftime lead.I think we saw glimpses tonight of what he is capable of doing, Texas-Arlington coach Scott Cross said. I think he is starting to get confidence.Texas was even worse on 3-pointers in the first half, missing 13 of 15.The Mavericks heated up in the second half, converting 5 of 12 treys, including four by Charles. Texas never improved, making 1 of 8 in the second half.Tevin Mack led Texas with 19 points. Kerwin Roach scored 16 but committed six turnovers. Jarrett Allen produced 13 points and 12 rebounds.The Longhorns have lost three straight, but the previous two were against Northwestern and Colorado from Power Five Conferences.Everybodys mad, Roach said. There should be a better result. Even though the shots arent falling, its what else can you do?Texas coach Shaka Smart was disappointed that deficiencies on offense led to lapses on defense.What happens is when your shooting, or your offense isnt going the way you want as a team, as an individual, it has a residual effect on your defense, Smart said. Thats not acceptable.BIG PICTURETexas-Arlington: The Mavericks have been competitive against their last two opponents from Power Five conferences. Last season Texas-Arlington won consecutive games against Ohio State and Memphis.Texas: The Longhorns struggled at home for the second time against a mid-major opponent. They beat Incarnate Word by five on opening night, albeit while two key Longhorns were suspended for violation of team rules.SOPHOMORE SLUMPTexas guard Eric Davis has converted just 6 of 36 3-pointers, 16.7 percent accuracy. Last season Davis hit 38.2 percent of his 3-pointers.Hes not playing with a lot of confidence, Smart said. 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PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Two days after the trade deadline, the Tampa Bay Rays are making major changes to their lineup with an eye on 2017, and Tuesdays new wrinkle was moving centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier from the bottom of the order to the No. 2 hole, where hell be counted on as a catalyst.They just said they want me to create a spark at the top of the order, to get me used to the 2-hole, Kiermaier said after getting two hits and a walk and factoring in both Rays runs in a 3-2 loss to the Royals. Hopefully, Ill hit there next year. I owuld think thats what it means.Kiermaier, a Platinum Glove centerfielder last season with good speed on the basepaths, had hit higher than sixth in the batting order just once before Tuesday, but the hope is that hell energize the top of the lineup, with shortstop Brad Miller sliding from second to fourth in the order, just as hell move to first base and outfield once newly-acquired Matt Duffy returns healthy from an Achilles tendon injury.Kiermaier is hitting just .215 this season, not what youd expect from a No. 2 hitter, but his on-base percentage is .317 and he leads the team with nine steals despite missing two months with a broken hand.Im not a stat rat or anything. I take a lot of pride in how I handle myself. I know Im going to have a good, productive two months from here on out. Im glad they trust me to pput me in the 2-spot.dddddddddddd.On the other side, halfway through a four-game series, the Royals have back-to-back wins for the first time since June. Much of the excitement heading into Wednesdays game -- which pits the Royals Edinson Volquez (8-9, 4.70 ERA) against the Rays Jake Odorizzi (5-5, 3.88) is how well the Kansas City bullpen looked Tuesday.That includes Kelvin Herrera, who got the save for the second straight night while closer Wade Davis is on the disabled list. Chris Young also had two strikeouts in his 1 1/3 innings as well, picking up the win in relief.In particular, Ned Yost showed confidence in rookie Matt Strahm, who was called up from Double-A and made his debut Sunday, then was thrust into a high-leverage situation Tuesday with two runners on with one out and a one-run lead in the seventh. He struck out the Rays Evan Longoria and Brad Miller -- who have combined for 40 home runs this season -- and impressed his manager.Its about opportunity, man. Take advantage of it, Yost said. Weve got confidence you can come in with your stuff and get out of it, and its exactly what he did. With Wade being down, its kind of audition time a little bit. It was a great outing for him. His stuff was really good. ' ' '