DETROIT-- Matthew Stafford threw five touchdown passes, three to Calvin Johnson, and the revived Detroit Lions won their third straight by walloping the Philadelphia Eagles 45-14 on Thursday at Ford Field.
MANCHESTER, England- Manchester United endured a frustrating night when they were held to a goalless draw by PSV Eindhoven at Old Trafford on Wednesday, squandering the opportunity to seal their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
LYON, France-- Olympique Lyonnais were eliminated from all European competitions when Kalifa Coulibaly's last-gasp goal gave Gent a 2-1 win at the Stade de Gerland in a Champions League Group H game on Tuesday.
CHARLOTTE--Nicholas Batum scored 16 points and had 11 assists, and the Charlotte Hornets used a big fourth-quarter run to beat the Washington Wizards 101-87.
Jeremy Lamb and Kemba Walker added 18 and 16 points, while Cody Zeller scored 11 as Charlotte outscored the Wizards 25-2 over the final eight minutes to win their fourth straight.
NAGPUR, India- - India captain Virat Kohli is "excited" Australia and New Zealand have agreed to play cricket's first day-night test and called the match starting on Friday at the Adelaide Oval a "landmark" occasion.
