He threw No. 421 in the first quarter to Greg Jennings and No. 422 in the fourth quarter to James Jones and went interception-free against a defense determined to make him the league’s all-time leader in that category, too.
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Finally grabbing hold of the loose ball 33 yards behind the line of scrimmage, Romo dashed back up the left side, followed some blocks and made a nifty move of his own. By the time he went out of bounds, he’d recovered all that he’d lost, plus gained four more, exactly what the Dallas Cowboys needed on a third-and-3 and the spark they needed to beat the St.
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Ever the jubilant celebrator, Favre sprinted to the end zone and hoisted Jennings on his left shoulder. He joined in hugs with his teammates on the sideline, as thousands of Packers faithful who made the trip from Wisconsin cheered loudly.
Even those dressed in purple stood and applauded when the announcement was made, and a taped message from Marino played on the big screen.
“I loved holding the touchdown record for the past 13 years,” Marino said.
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On a wild day in college football, when half the top 10 lost, USC avoided the upset bug that struck Oklahoma, Florida, Texas and Rutgers. But a sloppy 27-24 victory at Washington on Saturday night cost the Trojans the No. 1 ranking they’ve held all season.
USC is the first team to lose the No. 1 ranking after a victory since Nov.
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The Ducks won 4-1 in the second game of the NHL’s season-opening series in London, but it was the fisticuffs many fans came to see.
Ducks winger George Parros and Kings forward Scott Thornton provided the entertainment in the second period, dropping their gloves near center ice and pounding each other while the crowd stood and roared.
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NEW YORK — LSU reached No. 1 the hard way.
The Tigers edged past Southern California in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, even though the Trojans remained undefeated.
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MIAMI — middle linebacker was inactive for the second game in a row Sunday when his team played the Oakland Raiders.
Meanwhile, the start of the game was delayed because of lightning concerns in South Florida.
Thomas has been sidelined with a concussion that occurred in Miami’s second game. He practiced on a limited basis this week, but Derrick Pope started for him Sunday.
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BALTIMORE — The began an offseason of change Sunday by firing bench coach Tom Trebelhorn, who spent 12 years with the organization.
The decision was made by Dave Trembley, who inherited Trebelhorn after replacing Sam Perlozzo as manager on June 18.
LUXEMBOURG: Second-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia won the Fortis Championships on Sunday, beating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
At this year's French Open, the 19-year-old Ivanovic became the first Serbian woman to reach a Grand Slam final since Monica Seles — who became a U.S. citizen at the peak of her career in the 1990s.
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GLASGOW, Scotland: Hearts won 3-1 at St Mirren on Sunday to boost its flagging start to the Scottish Premier League season.
Hearts, which finished fourth last season and second the year before, won in Paisley through goals by Andrew Driver, Michael Stewart and Andrius Velicka.
Driver put the visitors ahead in the 40th when he shot from about 12 meters (yards).
Stewart hit a 56th-minute penalty, awarded when he was fouled by defender David van Zanten.
Mark Corcoran got a goal back for the Buddies in the 78th but Velicka rounded off the scoring in the 83rd.
Hearts has 11 points, eight fewer than Celtic and Rangers.