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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Bartolo Colon never envisioned this, a share of the major league lead in wins two months past his 40th birthday and going on a year since he received a 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone test. Colon won his 14th game, backed by Jed Lowries homer and two-run single and a two-run drive by Stephen Vogt in the Oakland Athletics 6-4 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. "I wouldnt have thought this," Colon said. "I have surprised myself right now because I didnt know I was going to share the lead with the other pitchers. I am proud." Colon, an All-Star, won his third straight decision while facing his former club. The right-hander earned the 2005 AL Cy Young Award with a 21-8 year for the Angels. Mike Trout hit a two-run homer in the first on a ball he crushed into the elevated seats in left-centre, then Colon settled in nicely against Los Angeles loaded lineup. Colon (14-3) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings, struck out two and walked two. He has won 11 of 12 decisions since losing May 9 at Cleveland and has lost just once since turning 40 on May 24. "Id be lying if I said I thought hed be 14-3 right now," manager Bob Melvin said. After his Aug. 22 suspension last year carried into this season, Colon now is among more than a dozen players being investigated by Major League Baseball for ties to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. He is concentrating only on his pitching. On Friday, he helped the AL West-leading As bounce back from an 8-3 defeat in Thursday nights series opener. Lowrie homered in the bottom of the first to get the As to 2-1, then singled home two runs to put his team ahead in the second two batters after Eric Sogards tying single. Vogt connected in the sixth, and he thoroughly enjoyed catching Colon. The pitcher shook him off 10-12 times. "Its fun to watch him just move the ball around the zone, move the ball in and out," Vogt said. "Hes just got so much knowledge and experience to be able to bring to the table. He knows what pitch to throw and when, how to throw it and manipulate it and all that kind of stuff. He really is special." Jerry Blevins walked the first two Angels of the ninth. Grant Balfour relieved and allowed Albert Pujols two-run single. He struck out Josh Hamilton to end it for his 27th save after blowing his first opportunity since April 29, 2012, Tuesday night at Houston -- snapping his franchise-best streak of 44 saves in a row. Jerome Williams (5-7) lost his second straight start to the As while facing them for the fifth time this year. He yielded four runs and six hits in five innings. The As pushed his pitch count up in a hurry, and he threw 103 in all over five innings -- his fifth straight outing of five or fewer innings. "We need these guys to come out and give us a chance to win when they take the ball," manager Mike Scioscia said. "At times its been a little spotty." Williams lost his fifth straight decision and has a seven-start winless stretch since beating the Orioles in Baltimore on June 12. Williams, who pitched for Oaklands Triple-A Sacramento club in 2009, received a mound visit after Coco Crisp followed Sogards tying single in the second with a base hit. Crisp started a nice double play in the third when he caught Pujols fly and threw to second baseman Sogard to get Trout after he reached on an infield single. Crisp was "shocked" he made the play. "Just like any other fly ball, guys are going to try to tag on me because I dont have the strongest arm. Today, my arm actually felt pretty good," he said. "Thats not my forte." Said Colon with a grin: "He surprised the whole world with that throw, and the fans." Angels second baseman Tommy Field singled in the second for his first major league hit since Sept. 28, 2011, while with Colorado. NOTES: Crisp passed Jose Canseco for sixth place on Oaklands career stolen base list with 136. Reggie Jackson is fifth (144). ... As LHP Brett Anderson, recovering from a stress fracture in his right foot, will throw another bullpen session Saturday. If that goes well, the next step will be a simulated game. ... Special adviser Phil Garner is in Oakland for this homestand and was on the field for batting practice. ... Angels 2B Howie Kendrick was out of the lineup because he needed a day off, Scioscia said, adding that Kendrick will return Saturday. ... LHP Vargas, sidelined by a blood clot in his left armpit area, continues to throw off the mound every three days and should be able to rejoin the Los Angeles rotation soon. ... The teams will wear throwback uniforms from 1969 for Saturday afternoons contest as Oakland hosts a 60s theme day. ... 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Andrew Wiggins made 10-of-12 from the foul line and scored 17 for Kansas (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), which capped a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents unscathed.GLENDALE, Ariz. -- David Johnsons chances of being the NFLs Most Valuable Player are slim at best, given the Arizona Cardinals record after Sundays 48-41 loss to the New Orleans Saints.Still, the second-year running back is putting up numbers that are hard to ignore.Johnson made NFL history on Sunday with his 108 yards from scrimmage. He became the first player to record 100-plus scrimmage yards in 14 straight games to start a season.It means a lot. No one else has ever had it, so this is probably my favorite thing that Ive accomplished that has to do with football, Johnson said.Johnson also tied Hall of Famer Marcus Allen (1985) for the second-longest streak with at least 100 scrimmage yards at any point in a single season. Only Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (15 in 1997) has a longer single-season streak in NFL history.In a season that has gone astray from what the Cardinals (5-8-1) and their fans expected, Johnson has produced all season long.His 73 catches and 800 receiving yards lead all running backs, and hes in the top five in rushing yards with 1,138 on 260 carries.Hes also in the top five with 13 rushing touchdowns, and no NFL player has more total touchdowns over the past two seasons. Johnson scored twice against the Saints and has 30 in 30 games.The Cardinals will have a losing season for the first time in four seasons under coach Bruce Arians, but Johnson is the star of the offense.You have to acknowledge anyone that does something for the first time in the history of the NFL. Thats very unique, Arians said. Very happy for David, very proud of him.Johnson has the support of his veteran teammates, who feel he deserves to be the MVP.As impressive as a stat as that is, quarterback Carson Palmer said. You kind of expect it. Hes a great player. Why not go for 16?I think hes, if not the best, one of the best players in this game, Palmer said. Typically that award goes to the ... player that has the bbetter record, but theres no doubt that hes one of a kind.ddddddddddddStar wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald agreed with Palmer, which meant a lot to Johnson.I had to come a long way, seriously, Johnson said. I was third-rounder, maybe not even supposed to get drafted. A lot of stuff has happened and it means a lot to hear it from those guys.Arians used Johnson at wide receiver several times on Sunday in an effort to get as many of his most dynamic offensive players on the field at the same time.With Michael Floyd having been released earlier in the week, the Cardinals were short-handed in experience at the position.Johnson said he had not lined up at receiver so often since early in his college days at Northern Iowa. He even drew double coverage.We scripted it up all week to have me play receiver a little bit, Johnson said. I enjoy doing that. Anyway I have a chance to have the ball in my hands.Johnson is still 200 yards away from 1,000 receiving yards on the season, but is hopeful to get to that mark and finish with 1,000 yards in rushing and receiving. The only two players to have accomplished the feat are Roger Craig and Marshall Faulk.I definitely have that on my radar, Johnson said. Anything can happen. I could break out with 130 yards or 100 yards in one game. The skys the limit.Johnson is an expectant father and celebrated his 25th birthday on Dec. 16. Hes been too busy to stop and reflect on his season.When I told Larry how old I was, he joked with me. Im 25, second year, so he was probably like 20 in his second year, Johnson said. He gave me a hard time and I just told him I had to get as much as I can in early, because with me being second year at 25, I have to do as much as I can.---For more NFL coverage: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '