Jacobs runs for 3 TDs as Raiders hold off Panthers 34-30
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Comparisons to all-time greats are a dangerous business. Raiders coach Jon Gruden apparently doesn’t care.

Josh Jacobs followed his strong rookie season by running for 93 yards and three touchdowns, Derek Carr threw for 239 yards and a score, and the Las Vegas Raiders hung on to beat the Carolina Panthers 34-30 on Sunday to spoil Matt Rhule’s coaching debut.

It was the Raiders’ first game since moving from Oakland to Las Vegas.

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Hopkins helps Cardinals rally past 49ers 24-20
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyler Murray used the new toy Arizona got him this offseason to get his second season off to a rousing start.

Murray connected on 14 passes to newcomer DeAndre Hopkins, including the throw that set up Kenyan Drake’s go-ahead 1-yard score with 5:03 to play that led the Cardinals over the San Francisco 49ers 24-20 on Sunday.

Murray threw for 230 yards and a touchdown and ran for 91 yards and another score to help the Cardinals overcome a pair of fourth-quarter deficits to beat the defending NFC champion 49ers in a smoky opener at an empty stadium.

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The great winners of Barça de Koeman
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Concluded the first friendly of the preseason for FC Barcelona, where Koeman’s debut could not have started in a better way: 3-1 in the electronic and first victory for the youngest . Although there are still several aspects to be polished within the coach’s tactical scheme – when it comes to using his troops – the truth is that we have been able to witness important details of players who will be key in the start of the new barça made in Koeman.

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Mo Salah hat trick sinks Leeds in seven-goal Premier League thriller
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Mo Salah scored a hat trick to secure a 4-3 victory for English Premier League champion Liverpool in a breathtaking opening day match with Marcelo Bielsa’s swashbuckling Leeds United side at Anfield on Saturday.

The away side came from behind three times and looked set to be earning a precious point until Salah converted an 89th-minute penalty after Leeds’ club record signing Rodrigo fouled Fabinho to concede the spot kick.
Promoted as champion from the English second flight last season,

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Surreal disqualification of Djokovic for hitting a linesman !!
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Novak Djokovic, the world number 1, has been disqualified after inadvertently hitting a linesman in the throat in the match against Pablo Carreño in the round of 16 of the US Open. The score at that time was 6-5 for the Asturian, after a break that caused the Serbian’s frustrated reaction. Djokovic did not want to hit the woman at any time, but had the misfortune to hit her directly in the head causing her to fall to the ground.

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Alvin Kamara returns to practice amid ongoing contract talks with Saints
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Jorge Messi and Josep Maria Bartomeu met this afternoon at the club’s facilities in Barcelona to discuss Leo’s future, in a meeting that lasted less than two hours and whose conclusion is what was expected : Barça he does not negotiate the exit of 10, as he has already stated publicly and internally, and the player’s position remains the same, that of leaving the club. Therefore the chess game continues. Nobody moves from his approach.The long-awaited meeting,

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Bayern Munich beats Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League
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(CNN)Bayern Munich clinched its sixth European title after beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League final in Lisbon on Sunday.

Victory for the German champion secures a lucrative treble after it also won the league and domestic cup earlier this year.
Despite all the attacking talent on display, one goal was enough to separate the two sides with former PSG man Kingsley Coman heading in the winning goal in the 59th minute.

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Bayern Munich thrash Barcelona to reach Champions League semifinals
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Bayern Munich totally embarrassed Barcelona in a 8-2 Champions League win on Friday night to book a spot in the semifinals of the tournament in Lisbon.

The loss was Barcelona’s worst-ever in the Champions League, while Bayern became the first team to score eight goals in a UCL knockout-round game.The match got off to a cracking start with Thomas Muller putting Bayern ahead early and David Alaba conceding an own goal to Barcelona minutes later to put the scoreline at 1-1 inside of the opening 10 minutes.

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Paris Saint-Germain produces stunning comeback to knock Atalanta out of the Champions League
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(CNN)Paris Saint-Germain produced yet another memorable moment in the rich history of the UEFA Champions League after completing a late comeback against Atalanta on Wednesday.

The French champion had been trailing 1-0 as the clock ticked toward 90 minutes but two late goals from Marquinhos and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting turned the tie on its head. It was heartbreak for tournament underdog Atalanta, which was competing in the Champions League for the first time in its history.

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Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes Opts Out of 2020 Season
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Cespedes had failed to show up to the ballpark in Atlanta for the Mets’ game against the Braves on Sunday, and the team did not know his whereabouts. After the game, they announced his decision to opt out.

When Mets Manager Luis Rojas realized Yoenis Cespedes, one of his most powerful hitters, was not at the ballpark in Atlanta on Sunday morning, he sent his outfielder a text message and followed with a phone call.

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