NBA fans who would like to see an existing team move to the Sprint Center had better be careful what they wish for. It&#8217;s possible to end up with a really bad team.</p><p>That appears to be the case in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder is off to a 1-11 start in its first season after moving from Seattle.</p><p>&#8220;We need to have a better sense of urgency and try to change what we&#8217;re doing,&#8221; forward <strong>Nick Collison </strong>told <em>The Oklahoman </em>after a recent loss. &#8220;We&#8217;re doing it over and over and over again. It&#8217;s the same thing every night.&#8221;</p><p>The Thunder has lost nine straight games by an average of 10.45 points. The Thunder hasn&#8217;t even been competitive in its last five games, losing those by a combined 83 points, including a 108-88 rout by the almost-as-bad Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.</p><p>The Thunder isn&#8217;t getting much help from its two starters who have ties to the Kansas City area.</p><p>Collison, who played at Kansas, is averaging 6.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in 26.8 minutes, and guard <strong>Earl Watson </strong>from Washington High is averaging 7.3 and 5.6 assists while committing 2.8 turnovers in 28.2 minutes.</p><p>&#8220;When we don&#8217;t go well offensively,&#8221; Thunder coach <strong>P.J. Carlesimo </strong>said, &#8220;it just affects our defense way too much.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">So long</span></strong></p><p>Royals fans probably won&#8217;t be too sad to hear the news that New York Yankees pitcher <strong>Mike Mussina </strong>is retiring.</p><p>In 34 career starts against the Royals as a member of the Baltimore Orioles and Yankees, Mussina had 18 of his 270 career wins while losing just seven times.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Trivia time</span></strong></p><p><strong>&#8226;Coco Crisp </strong>is expected to become the 13th opening-day starter in center field for the Royals next spring. The list includes some memorable players as well as some players who were easy to forget: <strong>Lou Piniella </strong>(1969), <strong>Amos Otis </strong>(1970-71, &#8217;73-79, &#8217;82-83), <strong>Steve Hovley </strong>(1972), <strong>Willie Wilson </strong>(1980-81, &#8217;85-89), <strong>Pat Sheridan </strong>(1984), <strong>Jim Eisenreich </strong>(1990), <strong>Brian McRae </strong>(1991-94), <strong>Tom Goodwin </strong>(1995, &#8217;97), <strong>Johnny Damon </strong>(1996, &#8217;98), <strong>Carlos Beltran </strong>(1999-2002, &#8217;04), <strong>Michael Tucker </strong>(2003) and <strong>David DeJesus </strong>(2005-08).</p><p>&#8226;The subject of tie games in the NFL has been a hot topic since Philadelphia and Cincinnati played to a 13-13 tie last Sunday and Eagles quarterback <strong>Donovan McNabb </strong>said he didn&#8217;t know games could end in a tie. The Chiefs have been involved in two ties &#8212; both on the road &#8212; since the overtime rules started in 1974 (17-17 against the New York Jets in 1988 and 10-10 against Cleveland in &#8217;89).</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">On the tube</span></strong></p><p>The Chiefs-Buffalo Bills game Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium will be called on CBS by play-by-play announcer <strong>Ian Eagle </strong>and analyst <strong>Solomon Wilcots</strong>.