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MEXICO CITY: New England Patriots’ Dione Lewis (C) is tackled by Oakland Raiders’ Bruce Irvin (L) and Nicholas Morrow (R) during the 2016 NFL week 11 regular season football game against Oakland Raiders. —AFP Patriots dominate Raiders in Mexico

WASHINTON: Tom Brady threw for 339 yards and three flagged for intentional grounding on first down, moving breaking in shutting out Green Bay. It was the first time was held to 17 yards on 10 carries the rest of the way. touchdowns and Stephen Gostkowski kicked four field Washington out of field-goal range. the Packers were held scoreless since 2006, when they goals, including a franchise-record 62-yarder, in New were blanked by the Bears and Patriots in head coach GIANTS 12, CHIEFS 9 (OT) England’s blowout of Oakland in Mexico City. Brady, 30 of EAGLES 37, COWBOYS 9 Mike McCarthy’s first season. Aldrick Rosas delivered the game-winning 23-yard 37 passing, notched his sixth 300-yard game this season The Philadelphia offense The Ravens (5-5) forced field goal to give New York the overtime victory over and 82nd of his career. Coach Bill Belichick broke a tie clicked in the second half, three consecutive turnovers Kansas City (6-4). The Giants (2-8) snapped a three-game with Tom Landry and moved into sole possession of third and the Eagles motored past at the start of the game and losing streak in their first home win of the season. New place on the NFL’s all-time coaching wins list. The Patriots the Dallas Cowboys 37-9 got a pair of fourth-down York’s winning drive was set up by a 36-yard reception by have won a team-record 13 straight road games, 12 of them for their eighth consecutive Philadelphia stops and two more receiver Roger Lewis, who drew a pass interference led by Brady, the second-longest quarterback streak in win. Carson Wentz threw a turnovers in the second half. penalty on Chiefs cornerback Phillip Gaines. NFL history. pair of touchdowns passes offense clicked Packers quarterback Brett as Philadelphia scored on its Hundley, starting his fourth BENGALS 20, BRONCOS 17 SAINTS 34 REDSKINS 31 (OT) first three possessions of in second half game in place of Aaron Andy Dalton passed for three touchdowns and Wil Lutz kicked a 28-yard field in overtime, climaxing a the second half. He finished Rodgers, was intercepted Cincinnati (4-6) won in Denver for the first time in 42 furious fourth-quarter rally that lifted New Orleans to its with 168 yards on 14-of-27 three times and fumbled once years. Dalton completed 15 of 25 passes for 154 yards, eighth consecutive victory. The Saints (8-2) trailed passing. The Eagles (9-1) as Green Bay fell to 5-5. including scoring passes to A.J. Green, Alex Erickson and Washington 31-16 when Kirk Cousins completed a seven- held Dallas (5-5) to 225 Tyler Kroft. Denver (3-7) lost its sixth consecutive game. yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeremy Sprinkle with yards of offense. Philadelphia’s defense also came up VIKINGS 24, RAMS 7 5:58 to play. But Drew Brees led back-to-back touchdown with the exclamation point on the win when defensive Latavius Murray ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns CHARGERS 54, BILLS 24 drives of 75 and 83 yards, throwing three yards to tight end Derek Barnett sacked Dallas quarterback Dak and Minnesota’s defense held down Los Angeles’ top- Los Angeles quarterback Philip Rivers threw two end Josh Hill and 18 yards to rookie running back Alvin Prescott and forced a fumble. Eagles linebacker Nigel scoring offense. Case Keenum was 27-of-38 passing for touchdown passes to Keenan Allen and Buffalo rookie Kamara to draw the Saints within 31-29 with 1:05 left. Bradham scooped the ball and returned it 37 yards for 280 yards and a touchdown, and Adam Thielen added six Nathan Peterman tossed five first-half interceptions in his Kamara converted the tying two-point conversion by tak- a touchdown. catches for 123 yards and a 65-yard touchdown recep- NFL debut. The Chargers (4-6) snapped a two-game slide ing a pitch around left end. The Redskins (4-6) moved to a tion for Minnesota (8-2). Running back Todd Gurley had as Rivers started his 186th consecutive regular-season first down at the New Orleans 34 — within range of a RAVENS 23, PACKERS 0 five carries for 20 yards and a touchdown for Los game, the NFL’s second-longest active streak behind Eli potential game-winning field goal-but Cousins was Baltimore’s defense bent, but never got close to Angeles (7-3) on the first possession of the game, but Manning (209). — Reuters

Wimbledon moments. news..you will be always remembered as our leg- Novotna also won four Wimbledon doubles end amazing athlete and a great person!” Former Wimbledon titles with compatriot Helena Sukova in 1989 and Safarova wrote on her Instagram page alongside 1990, with Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in 1995 and a picture of Novotna clutching the Wimbledon champion Jana with Hingis in 1998. Wearing her distinctive head- trophy. band, she won doubles titles at all four Grand Steve Simon, chief executive of the WTA, said: Slam tournaments. “Jana was an inspiration both on and off court to Novotna Czech-born American great Martina anyone who had the opportunity to know her. Navratilova led a number of players-both past “Her star will always shine brightly in the history and present-expressing deep sorrow at of the WTA. Our condolences and our thoughts dies aged 49 Novotna’s death. “The tennis world is so sad are with Jana’s family.” PRAGUE: Emotional tributes poured in for for- about the passing of Jana Novotna...I am gutted Born on October 2, 1968, Novotna won a total mer Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna after and beyond words- Jana was a true friend and an of 24 singles tournaments and 76 doubles tour- she died at the age of 49 following a long battle amazing woman...” Navratilova tweeted. naments in her career that spanned from 1987 to with cancer. Novotna, who won the Wimbledon Former US player and now tennis commenta- 1999. She reached a high of world number two title in 1998 when she defeated France’s Nathalie tor Pam Shriver-who along with Zina Garrison and became the oldest first-time Grand Slam sin- Tauziat in the final, died on Sunday in her native beat Novotna and Sukova to Olympic doubles gles champion at 29 years and nine months-a Czech Republic surrounded by her family, a WTA gold in 1988 — remembered her rival fondly. record since eclipsed by Francesca Schiavone statement said. “Jana was as kind as she was athletic, as smart as and Flavia Pennetta. She played in two other Wimbledon singles she was competive. I can’t believe she is gone this Novotna also won the Fed Cup with the for- finals, losing to Steffi Graf in 1993 and to Martina soon. Her smile lives forever young,” Shriver mer Czechoslovakia in 1988, as well as two Hingis in 1997. The picture of a distraught tweeted. Olympic doubles silver medals, and a bronze in VILLANOVA: In this Nov. 17, 1996 file photo, Jana Novotna being comforted by the Duchess of Lucie Safarova, the 2015 French Open finalist, singles at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. She was Novotna, of the Czech Republic, is all smiles after tak- Kent after losing the 1993 final when she had led also paid an emotional tribute to her fallen com- inducted into the International Tennis Hall of ing home a $79,000 check from the Advanta Tennis 4-1 in the final set is one of the memorable patriot. “Still shocked about this terrible Fame in 2005. — AFP Championship in Villanova, Pa. — AP