PITTSBURGH — Kassahun Kabiso, a native Ethiopian who now lives in Washington, edged Jim Jurcevich by three seconds to win the men's division in the first Pittsburgh Marathon held in six years.

Kabiso, 25, was timed in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 51 seconds on Sunday, pulling away a few steps from the finish line to edge Jurcevich, 32, of Columbus, Ohio and win the $4,000 first prize. Jurcevich finished in 2:22.54.

Kristin Price, a former North Carolina State runner, ran away from the rest of the women's field by winning in 2:36.33 — or more than five minutes ahead of Phebe Ko, 26, of Baltimore. The 27-year-old Price, who also won $4,000, is a former suburban Pittsburgh high school athlete.

who lives in Raleigh, N.C.

The 26.2 mile race was run under cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 50s, ideal conditions for the estimated 10,500 runners, although some ran only a half-marathon.

CHICAGO — Greg Maddux and Ferguson Jenkins had their No. 31 retired prior to the Chicago Cubs' game against the Florida Marlins on Sunday.Maddux retired last December as the eighth-winningest pitcher in major league history with 355 victories. He had his most productive seasons with Atlanta, winning three Cy Youngs and a World Series during his 11 years with the Braves.Jenkins played for Chicago from 1966-1973 and 1982-83, winning the Cy Young in 1971 after going 24-13 with 30 complete games.

DENVER — Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien was named the NBA's executive of the year after Denver pulled off the unimaginable feat of getting better while shedding millions of dollars in salary and luxury tax.Warkentien was the architect of the biggest deal in the NBA this season, trading Allen Iverson and his big contract to the Detroit Pistons for Chauncey Billups. The move sparked Denver's franchise-tying 54-win regular season and the Nuggets' first playoff series win in 15 years.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — I Want Revenge appeared to be OK on Sunday morning, a day after being scratched from the Kentucky Derby with an ankle injury.Veterinarian Foster Northrop said he planned to do another scan of the 3-year-old's left front ankle, but said the joint responded well after the colt jogged on the asphalt outside Barn 24 at Churchill Downs on Sunday.