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FRANKFURT, Germany -- Bayer Leverkusen scored the fastest goal of the season on Sunday and beat Hertha Berlin 2-1 in the Bundesliga return for its new coach, moving up one place into fourth. Justise Winslow Jersey . In the late match, Hoffenheim beat Augsburg 2-0 to come within two points of its opponent in eighth place. Stefan Kiessling notched his 15th goal of the season with a header 40 seconds after kickoff to give Leverkusen a flying start under interim coach Sascha Lewandowski. Lewandowski was co-trainer until he quit a year ago, leaving Sami Hyypia in sole charge of the team. Hyypia was fired eight days ago. Leverkusen doubled the lead after Anis Ben-Hatira had hit the post for Berlin. Son Heung-min collected the rebound, launched a quick counterattack and found Julian Brandt, who chipped over goalkeeper Thomas Kraft. Sandro Wagner pulled one back for Hertha with a header in the 38th. Hoffenheim controlled its match against Augsburg and went ahead in the 19th when Sejad Salihovic curled a left-foot free kick over the wall into the lower left corner. Augsburg goalkeeper Marwin Hitzdived to his left but failed to turn the ball around the post. Salihovic now has 11 goals this season, 10 of them from free kicks. Hoffenheim secured its 200th Bundesliga victory in the 41st. Hitz failed to punch a corner far enough and Tarik Elyounoussi fired at the goal. Paul Verhaegh cleared on the line but Jannik Vestergaard headed the ball back into the net. James Johnson Jersey .A caravan greeted the former Boston Red Sox pitcher at the airport and took him to a public park in Santo Domingo, where a crowd lined a 19-mile stretch of highway to catch a glimpse of him.Once at the park, Martinez went on stage accompanied by players David Ortiz and Robinson Cano as merengue music played and fireworks lit up the sky. Custom Miami Heat Jerseys . "Right now were kind of looking at him at the end of the rotation right now," said pitching coach Pete Walker. "Not indicative of how hes doing or how hes feeling. Its just, it seems like the spot we want him right now.OKLAHOMA CITY - The crowd roared when Russell Westbrook was introduced, and he gave Thunder fans what they had been anticipating for a month.Oklahoma Citys point guard scored 32 points in his first game back from a broken right hand, and the Thunder rolled past the Knicks 105-78 on Friday night.Westbrook was injured in the second game of the season and hadnt played since. He returned in grand fashion, making 12 of 17 shots, including 3 of 4 3-pointers, and adding eight assists and seven rebounds in just 23 minutes before checking out late in the third quarter because the Thunder were in control.It was exciting, man, he said. Im just blessed to be able to go out and play the game I love to play, especially with my teammates. The crowd was great, the energy was high. So it was fun to be out there.He said his conditioning was good, but not great.The crowd helped me out, he said. Ill fight through it. Just keep going and keep going, and hopefully, somebody calls a timeout.Knicks coach Derek Fisher, a former Thunder point guard who has played with and against Westbrook, saw what he expected from the three-time All-Star.I think thats the way Russell plays no matter what the situation is, Fisher said. First game or 80th game, hes going to play with a lot of energy, intensity and passion. He was great tonight, but they were a better team than us tonight.Amare Stoudemire had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, who shot 39 per cent from the field and scored a season-low point total in their third straight loss. Carmelo Anthony, a Top 10 scorer in the league, missed his second straight game with back spasms. He said before the game he was unsure when he would return.Serge Ibaka scored 14 points and Jeremy Lamb added 13 points for the Thunder, who won consecutive games for the first time this season. Reigning MVP Kevin Durant still hasnt returned from a broken bone in his right foot, but he has been practicing.Westbrook had 10 points and four assists in the first 7:13 to give the Thunder a 21-5 lead. After the second of back-to-back 3-pointers, he motioned like he was putting a gun back into a holsster. Gerald Green Jersey. By the time he took a break with 3:33 left in the first quarter, he had 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting and had four assists.The Thunder continued to roll. Lamb came off the bench for Westbrook and scored 11 points during a 15-3 run that gave Oklahoma City a 40-13 lead.Westbrook returned and he stayed hot. He had 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the first half to help the Thunder take a 59-33 lead at halftime.Westbrooks lob to Andre Roberson for an alley-oop dunk put the Thunder ahead 67-40 in the third quarter, and Oklahoma City cruised from there. The Thunders largest lead was 37 points.It wasnt just Russell, Fisher said. Overall they were at a higher rate than us. The energy was higher, and we just couldnt meet it.____TIP-INSThunder: Oklahoma City held New York to 4-for-22 shooting in the first quarter. ... The Thunder set a season high for points in the first half for the second straight game. ... Reggie Jackson had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in his return to a backup role. He entered the game averaging 20.2 points and 7.8 assists per contest. ... Rookie Grant Jerrett got his first action for the Thunder. ... Steven Adams had a career-high 13 rebounds.Knicks: Fisher coached against Oklahoma City for the first time. He received a loud cheer from the crowd during pregame introductions. ... The Knicks had one assist in the first quarter. ... JR Smith, who replaced Anthony in the starting lineup, scored two points on 1-for-9 shooting.QUOTE OF THE NIGHTWestbrook, on the excitement of pregame introductions: Ive got an opportunity to go out there and hear my name called. You never want to take that for granted.THUNDER BALANCEOklahoma City entered the game ranked fourth in the league in scoring defence and field-goal percentage defence. The offence finally offered support, posting its second-highest scoring output of the season. The Thunder scored 100 or more points for just the fifth time.UP NEXTOklahoma City plays at New Orleans on Dec. 2.New York plays host to Miami on Sunday.__Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP. ;Nike NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys Throwback NFL Jerseys From China NFL Jerseys China Black China NFL Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Throwback Jerseys ' ' '
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