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| FRISCO, Texas -- Canadian womens head coach John Herdmann says hes tired of seeing his team lose to the United States. Winless against its arch rival since 2001, Canada dropped its latest contest -- a friendly between the two nations on Friday night -- 1-0 on a goal by Canadian-born Sydney Leroux. "Were disappointed because were sick of saying good try, well done, and we battled hard," Herdmann said. "At some point weve got to beat this team and if its not now, then when? And hopefully its (at the Womens World Cup) in 2015." Leroux, who is a U.S. citizen, scored in the 78th minute to break a scoreless tie against Canada and give the U.S. the victory in both teams 2014 opener. It was Lerouxs fourth goal in the past three games, with two of them coming against the country of her birth. "I love to watch her," Herdmann said. "Shes a phenomenal player and shes great to watch ... and she scores against us. Ive just told her (after the game) to stop doing that, man. You do it against anyone else but not us." The game looked as if it was going to be a scoreless draw before Lerouxs late offence, largely thanks to strong play by Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod and no clear goal chances for the U.S. "I always hope that were going to get one," said Leroux, who was stopped several times in the first half. "Thats kind of how we play, and we push to the very last second. Im just happy that we came out on top of the game 1-0. It was a good game. It was physical and Im glad we came out on top." The Americans sent plenty of chances into the zone, but McLeod calmly caught and parried several crosses. But in the 78th minute, a bit of nifty footwork gave the U.S. the lead. Becky Sauerbrunn started a run with the ball outside the 18-yard box, fed the ball to substitute Christen Press and then immediately got it back, going toward the right post. Press then weaved a pass through McLeod and defenders Kadeisha Buchanan and Sura Yekka to find Leroux waiting all alone 3 yards. Leroux one-timed the ball with the inside of her left foot for the game-winner. The Americans extended their home unbeaten streak to 78 games (68-0-10). The U.S., ranked No. 1 in the world, also remains undefeated under second-year coach Tom Sermanni (14-0-3), and is a perfect 11-0 all time when playing in Texas. The win marks a strong start to a World Cup qualifying year for the Americans. CONCACAF qualifying is at the end of the year, and the U.S. should be favourites to emerge out of the region. Canada, the hosts the 2015 Womens World Cup, automatically qualifies for the tournament. The 20,862 fans at FC Dallas home stadium were the largest crowd since 2003. "I was a bit anxious about this game because we havent played a game for a long time," said Sermanni, whose team hadnt played since a 4-1 victory against Brazil. "The players have had time off. Canada has played some international recently." The Americans thought they took the lead in the 38th minute when defender Whitney Engen popped in a headed pass, but she was called offside by about 6 yards. Canadian midfielder Josee Belanger took possession at the top of the U.S. zone moments after Engens offside and dinked the ball through two American defenders to Diana Matheson. U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo cut down the angle and Mathesons cross-body chip from about 6 yards trickled past the far post to preserve the scoreless half. It was Solos only test of the first half, and she didnt have to make a save until diving to her right in the 87th minute to stop Jonelle Filigno and preserve the shutout. "You know theyre going to score," Herdmann said. "Ive never known a game where the U.S. doesnt score." Willie Stargell Pirates Jersey . -- Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, Colby Rasmus drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Saturday. 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He and his teammates went out and proved it. Newton threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and Carolina sacked Eli Manning seven times as the Panthers handed Tom Coughlin his worst defeat as coach of the New York Giants, 38-0 on Sunday. The Panthers posted the most lopsided victory in franchise history, helping to eliminate questions about coach Ron Riveras job security entering the teams bye week. "I told a couple of guys we were past due for a win like this," Newton said. "A win like this boosts our ego and gives us that swagger we need." Carolinas previous best rout was a 34-0 win over Kansas City in 2008. This one couldnt have come at a better time for Rivera, especially after his team squandered fourth-quarter leads to Seattle and Buffalo. That dropped his record to 2-14 in games decided by seven points or fewer and raised speculation about his job. "We allowed Coach, as people say, to survive another week," Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith said. Defensive end Greg Hardy, who tied a career-high with three sacks in the first half, said if Rivera was feeling pressure to win he never let on to his players at practice. "He basically came out and said, You know what, (to heck with) me, Im here for you guys," Hardy said. "He said, This is what were going to do. Were going to win because we are a team not because of any of that. It makes you want to play 10 times harder for him." The Giants have plenty of concerns as they prepare for next Sundays game against unbeaten Kansas City. Of the 161 teams that have started the season 0-3 since 1978, only five made the NFL playoffs, according to STATS. A terse Coughlin said after the game "Disappointed isnt a strong enough word. I expected more." The Giants offensive line appears to be a mess. New York came in with only 73 yards rushing in its first two games and managed just 60 yards Sunday, 40 coming after the Giants trailed 31-0. Manning was under pressure all day and finished 12 of 23 for 119 yards with two interceptions. He couldnt take advantage of an injury-depleted secondary. The seven sacks tied a Carolina franchise record. "We didnt give ourselves a chance to go after that chopped-up secondary because they did an outstanding job up front," Coughlinn said.dddddddddddd "They ended up with seven sacks, and our quarterback must have gotten hit 20 times." Manning was also searching for answers. "We have to find ways to slow down the pass rush," he said. "Whether that is running the ball with screens or getting the ball out quicker." The Panthers set the tone early, sacking Manning five times in the first quarter. They limited the Giants to 18 total yards -- and just 1 yard passing -- in the first half and took a 17-0 lead to the locker room. The Panthers offence, feeding off the defence, finally got things rolling. Offensive co-ordinator Mike Shula allowed Newton to run out of the read option, which helped open up an offence that had been mostly stagnant this season. Newton had 223 yards passing and threw two touchdown passes to Brandon LaFell and one to Ted Ginn Jr. He ran for 45 yards and his first TD of the season. DeAngelo Williams ran for 120 yards on 23 carries. The Panthers turned to a read-option on their second possession, something they used frequently the last two seasons but havent gone to much this year. Newton ran four times for 40 yards on the drive, with fullback Mike Tolbert scoring on a 2-yard run. Newton said that was designed to neutralize defensive end Jason Pierre-Pauls pass rush. "The game plan was to attack and nuke his aggressiveness and turn it into his curse," Newton said. The Panthers pushed their lead to 17-0 at the break on a 53-yard field goal by Graham Gano and a 16-yard touchdown pass from Newton to LaFell with 12 seconds left in the half. The Panthers kept the gas pedal down in the second half, putting the game away by scoring on its first two possessions of the third quarter as Newton connected on a 20-yard strike to LaFell and then scored a quarterback draw. Newton later connected on a 47-yard TD pass with Ginn. Newton said after two close losses, the Panthers didnt want to leave any doubt about this one after halftime. NOTES: Former New York Giant Chase Blackburn started in place of three-time Pro Bowler Jon Beason at weak side linebacker for the Panthers. ... New York CB Aaron Ross started in place of injured Corey Webster. He intercepted Newton early but later gave up a pair of touchdown passes. ... Giants RB David Wilson had a 17-yard touchdown run nullified by a holding penalty. ... Undrafted Carolina rookie safety Robert Lester had an interception in his first NFL start. ' ' ' |
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