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Soccer

Last-place Wolverhampton knocks off Man U: Manchester United's unbeaten start to the English Premier League season ended Saturday with a startling 2-1 defeat at last-place Wolverhampton.

The upset came on the highest-scoring day in Premiership history, with 41 goals from eight matches.

Manchester United had been unbeaten in 29 league matches since April, equaling a team record partly set in the 1998-99 season.

Second-place Arsenal squandered a 4-0 halftime lead to draw 4-4 at Newcastle. Arsenal is four points behind Manchester United.

MLS Dynamo breaks ground on stadium: Boxing icon Oscar De La Hoya, who is among the owners of the Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo, joined city and county officials at the groundbreaking for the team's $95 million, soccer-specific stadium that seats 22,000.

Baseball

Champion Giants are a big draw: About 40,000 fans showed up at AT&T Park to greet and cheer the World Series champion San Francisco Giants at the team's annual FanFest. Team officials had to turn away some people who wanted to attend because the autograph lines inside got too long.

Twins, Liriano agree on one-year contract: Minnesota agreed to terms with left-hander Francisco Liriano, 27, on a one-year, $4.3 million deal that avoids arbitration.

Fryman dies: Woodie Fryman, who was 141-155 over 18 seasons pitching in the major leagues, died Friday. He was 70.

Tennis

Belgium takes 2-0 Fed Cup lead: Melanie Oudin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States lost their singles matches, giving host Belgium a 2-0 lead in a best-of-five, first-round Fed Cup matchup in Antwerp.

Oudin lost to Australian Open winner Kim Clijsters 6-0, 6-4 after Mattek-Sands fell 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) to Yanina Wickmayer in the opening match.

College football

Team Texas triumphs: Linebacker Eddie Jones of Texas tackled Damien Berry of Miami a yard short of the end zone on fourth down with 55 seconds to go, helping Team Texas hold on for a 13-7 victory over Team Nation in an NFLPA all-star game in San Antonio.

Alabama has big signing: Offensive-line prospect Cyrus Kouandjio of DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md., has opted to play for Alabama instead of Crimson Tide rival Auburn. Some scouting services view him as the top offensive tackle in the nation.

Mixed martial arts

Silva prevails: Anderson Silva, using a kick to the face, stopped Vitor Belfort at 3:25 of the first round, successfully defending his middleweight belt for a record eighth time to headline UFC 126 in Las Vegas.

In light-heavyweight action, Jon "Bones" Jones beat Ryan Bader by submission in the second round and Forrest Griffin won a unanimous decision over Rich Franklin.

Running

Marathon is part of record-setting Engels' daily routine: Belgian runner Stefaan Engels, 49, set a Guinness World Record after crossing the finish line of his 365th marathon in as many days. His last race was in Barcelona, Spain, also the site of the first race in his streak.

Skiing

Austrian wins World Cup Super-G: Hannes Reichelt of Austria won a World Cup super-giant slalom in Hinterstoder, Austria, for his fifth career victory and American Bode Miller finished third.

Miller said he will not compete in the slalom at the world championships this month in Germany because of equipment troubles.

Horse racing

Giant Oak prevails: Giant Oak, a 5-year-old trained by Chris Block, won the Grade I Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Giant Oak, ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan, beat Morning Line by 2 lengths; he paid $16.80 to win in the $500,000 race after running 1-1/8 miles in 1:48.23.

In another Grade I events, 4-year-old gelding Teaks North ($52.60 to win) took the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap and Zazu ($10) captured the $250,000 Las Virgenes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.

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