MANCHESTER, England - Southampton crushed Sunderland 8-0 in one of the biggest wins in the Premier Leagues 22-year history, over

MANCHESTER, England - Southampton crushed Sunderland 8-0 in one of the biggest wins in the Premier Leagues 22-year history, overshadowing Sergio Agueros four-goal haul in Manchester Citys latest thrashing of Tottenham on Saturday. Maurice Cheeks Jersey .On an incident-packed day of goals, red cards and drama in Englands top flight, Chelsea preserved its five-point lead — and its unbeaten start to the campaign — by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 thanks to a free kick from Oscar and a great team goal finished off by Cesc Fabregas.Second-placed City is leading the chase, with Aguero grabbing two goals in each half — two coming from penalties — and also missing from the spot in a 4-1 win over 10-man Spurs. The champions have now scored 15 goals in three straight wins over Tottenham.Southampton stayed a point behind in third after scoring five times in the final 27 minutes against imploding Sunderland, narrowly missing out on equaling the record margin of victory in the Premier League held by Manchester United from its 9-0 win over Ipswich in 1995.Im still a little bit in shock, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman said. Sometimes football is strange.Danny Welbecks stoppage-time strike secured injury-hit Arsenal a 2-2 draw at home with Hull, and goals by Phil Jagielka, Romelu Lukaku and Seamus Coleman earned Everton a 3-0 win over Aston Villa.West Hams surprising start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Burnley, lifting the London team provisionally into fourth place.Newcastle eased some pressure on manager Alan Pardew by beating Leicester 1-0 in a match whose kickoff was delayed by an hour after part of a newly erected big screen was dislodged by wind at St. James Park.Some 28 goals were scored in seven matches and almost a third was netted by Southampton, which recorded the fourth 8-0 win in Premier League history.The Saints were expected to struggle this season after selling a number of top players over the summer like Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw and Rickie Lambert.But the south-coast club is surprising everyone — including Sunderland, which virtually gave up in an embarrassing second-half effort.Its probably the most embarrassing time Ive had on a football pitch, Sunderland manager Gus Poyet said. You think that maybe you will never get these situations, but unfortunately sometimes its your turn. Its unacceptable really.Sunderland scored two own goals — one a volley from just inside his own area by Santiago Vergini — while Graziano Pelle struck twice to take his haul for the season to seven goals and there were other goals from Jack Cork, Dusan Tadic, Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane.That victory — Southamptons biggest in the Premier League — upstaged Agueros effervescent attacking display against Spurs, with his four goals moving him level with Chelsea striker Diego Costa as the Premier Leagues top scorer with nine.I think he demonstrated why people say he is one of the best strikers in the world, City manager Manuel Pellegrini said after a game that featured four penalties and a red card.Aguero opened the scoring in the 13th with a low drive and restored Citys lead from the penalty spot in the 20th after Christian Eriksen had equalized.City goalkeeper Joe Hart saved a penalty from Roberto Soldado in the 62nd before Aguero scored in the 68th — from the spot after Federico Fazio was red-carded for pulling back the striker — and the 75th.The huge wins for City and Southampton couldnt reduce their deficit to Chelsea, whose seventh win in eight games came without the injured Costa and in a match where both teams finished with 10 men.Oscar put the visitors ahead in the sixth minute with an exquisite free kick from 30 yards out before Chelsea had Cesar Azpilicueta sent off in the 40th for a two-footed challenge on Mile Jedinak. Within a minute, though, Palace also lost a player as defender Damien Delaney was given a second booking after bringing down Loic Remy.Fabregas added the second in the 51st with his first league goal in Chelsea colours, before Frazier Campbell netted a 90th-minute consolation.My team had a fantastic performance, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. From minute one, we did what we wanted to do, have the ball, use the ball and control the game. After that comes the red cards. And 10 against 10, with the qualities we have, was even easier for us. Allen Iverson Jersey . - The Florida Panthers are getting some Army training to finish off their preparations for the season. Timothe Luwawu Jersey . Im very excited about the playoffs, particularly in the Western Conference with amazing match-ups, as well as the wonderful local story in the Toronto Raptors. It should be a blast. Here are my predictions, but based upon my lousy prognostications during the NCAA Tournament, you might be better off going the other way on some of mine - particularly with the Raptors, who I hope and pray are able to win an incredibly difficult match-up. http://www.76ersprostore.com/Cheap-Nik-Stauskas-76ers-Jersey/ . Top-seeded Djokovic, who is making only his second appearance this year after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over 54th-ranked Istomin of Uzbekistan. "It wasnt as easy as the scoreline indicates," said Djokovic, who has won in Dubai on four occasions.NEWARK – With some uncertainty at the position, Dave Nonis took steps to address the Leafs strength down the middle, both now and in the future. Nonis sprung to acquire Game 6 hero Dave Bolland from Chicago on draft day, also selecting 6-foot-5 Rimouski pivot Frederik Gauthier with the 21st overall pick. The moves work to address a position of instability within the organization, most immediately with the acquisition of Bolland, a 27-year-old Toronto native who won his second Cup with the Hawks earlier this week. “It doesnt mean that were not [stilll] looking to try to shore up that area because from our standpoint, it still is an area of, I wouldnt say weakness, but were not incredibly deep down the middle and thats why it was important to get him,” said Nonis, minutes after the deal for Bolland was announced. Centre-ice had been, and still remains to some degree, a position of uncertainty. Tyler Bozak, the Leafs number one middleman in 2013, is on the verge of unrestricted free agency with the very real possibility looming that he moves elsewhere for more money than Toronto is willing to offer. With that in mind and some additional uncertainty in the contributions of Mikhail Grabovski and Nazem Kadri next season, Nonis looked for assurance in Bolland, who has one year remaining at a cap hit of $3.3 milion. “It wouldnt rule out signing Tyler at all,” Nonis said of Bozak, who is searching for a significant raise this summer. “If we can find a way of getting him signed then we will. Nothing has changed in that regard from our standpoint.” The injection of Bolland, the former London Knight, into a complement that already includes Grabovski, Kadri (restricted free agent) and Jay McClement, means the Leafs could theoretically be set down the middle for the fall; that is if Bozak departs and Nonis cannot land additional help through the trade or free agent markets. “Yeah, no question that was part of it,” Nonis concurred. “To make sure that we had some depth and we would be able to compete with the group that we had. We feel that if we get everybody signed and in, and now with David, wed be in a perfectly good position to start the season.” With Grabovski and Kadri (potentially) slotting in as the first and second line centres – in lieu of any other moves, which remain a real possibility – Bolland could line up in the all-important three-hole for Randy Carlyle, removing some pressure on Grabovski in defensive situations while injecting the potential for more offence than McClement may provide. Additionally, if Nonis and the Leafs opt to upgrade further down the middle, Bollands acquisition allows further flexibility to perhaps move someone else out or otherwise enjoy long-starved depth at the position. “He played behind some pretty good people [in Chicago] and I think Randy, he wont pigeon-hole him as a third-line centre,” Nonis said of Bolland, who dropped to the fourth line spot for the Hawks in the playoffs, behind the likes of Jonathan Toews, Michal Handzus and Marcus Kruger. “I think hell probably be put in maybe a more prominent role with us than he was in Chicago.” Formerly the head man in Anaheim, Carlyle had plenty of first-hand experience in the Western Conference with Bolland, who fits the gritty mold the Leafs coach seems prefers in his players. “I can tell you that Randy is very happy that we brought Dave Bolland in,” Nonis noted. “Hes the type of player that thrives under the way he coaches. And Randy moves people around the lineup and I think thats something that Dave Bolland has done throughout his career very effectively.” A force during the Hawks run to the Cup in 2010 – 16 points – Bolland was hhobbled by injuries throughout the 2013 season – he sat out 13 games – even missing the first five games of the playoffs with a groin issue. Darryl Dawkins Jersey. Plugged further down the lineup than he had been in the past, Bolland totaled just a single point in series wins against Detroit and Los Angeles before breaking out with three goals and five points against the Bruins, including the Cup-clinching goal in Game 6. “I think its going to be great,” Bolland said of returning home to Toronto. “I think this is one team like the Blackhawks team thats coming up and is going to do great things – hopefully like we did [in Chicago].” Nonis said discussions with Chicago general manager Stan Bowman had been ongoing for quite some time, the Leafs general manager initiating the deal, which sent the 51st and 117th picks to the Hawks this year as well as a fourth rounder in 2014, shortly after the Cup had been awarded. Toronto now has 12 players under contract for the 2013-2014 campaign, still working on contracts for a restricted free agent class that includes Kadri, Cody Franson, Carl Gunnarsson, and newly acquired Jonathan Bernier. With upwards of $19 million available following the likely compliance buyout of Mike Komisarek, Nonis still has plenty of work ahead. “We think theres more things that we hope to do,” he stated, “whether we can accomplish those between now and September remains to be seen. But were going to try to remain active and see if theres more changes we can make.” In addition to Bolland, Nonis and his scouting staff looked to address the centre position long-term, settling on Gauthier with their first round pick, a big, defense-first centre from the Quebec league. Gauthier projects as a stable, low-risk option down the middle, a player who might line up in a shutdown role for the Leafs one day, though not anytime soon. “Were pretty comfortable that he should round out to a second-line centre top-end, but at least a third line guy that can be very responsible,” Nonis said of Gauthier, who remains a work in progress offensively, nonetheless totaling 22 goals in his first season with the Oceanic. “Hes the type of player that you need to eat up minutes, a big-minute crunching centreman that right now we were lacking.” Of those “indicators” which suggest NHL potential, Dave Morrison, the Leafs head scout, pointed to Gauthiers size, defensive savvy, and ability to process the game. “We just think theres some upside,” Morrison told TSN.ca, also emphasizing Gauthiers competitiveness and skill on the draw, “how much offensively remains to be seen. But were hopeful. Hes still a young guy, a big body thats still growing, still growing into that body.” Nonis said he and his management team looked seriously at the prospect of moving up in Sundays draft, the price-point just too high to justify a move. “The assets to move up didnt make any sense,” he said. “The temptation to try to do something is always there. I think as you get closer to the draft the temptation actually even increases. You have to make sure you check yourself because its pretty easy to do some pretty significant damage by moving pieces out that you think are going to be long-term pieces of the puzzle. “Were there options? There was a couple of options, but they werent going to help the Toronto Maple Leafs, they were going to probably set us back.” The Leafs went on to select Carter Verhaeghe, an Ontario native and centre from the Niagara IceDogs, in the third round, adding Swiss forward Fabrice Herzog in the fifth, P.E.I. 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