The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

SON SCORES 4 FOR SPURS; LIVERPOOL BEATS 10-MAN CHELSEA

- — The Associated Press

There were 18 goals in the Premier League’s four games on Sunday — with Tottenham’s 5-2 victory over Southampto­n producing the most. Heung-min Son was rampant, scoring four in a league game for a first time — all assisted by Harry Kane, who got Tottenham’s fifth. Liverpool’s trip to Chelsea was a cagey encounter until Andreas Christense­n saw red, giving the champions a man advantage. Sadio Mane took advantage, grabbing two goals in five minutes to give Liverpool a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Neal Maupay was also on target twice as Brighton won 3-0 at Newcastle. And there were six different scorers as Leicester beat Burnley 4-2. Soccer: McKennie debuts for Juventus in win » Andrea Pirlo got his coaching career off to a winning start as Juventus beat Sampdoria 3-0 in Serie A. Dejan Kulusevski scored early in his debut and second-half goals from Leonardo Bonucci and Cristiano Ronaldo sealed the result on a day which saw fans return to Serie A stadiums. It was a positive day for debutants as Weston McKennie — the first American to play for Juventus — had a hand in Bonucci’s goal and also sparked a move which led to Ronaldo hitting the crossbar.

Tour de France: Slovenia’s Pogacar youngest Tour winner » Riding high on a performanc­e for the ages, 21-year-old Tour de France rookie Tadej Pogacar was cruising into Paris with the race leader’s iconic yellow jersey Sunday, on his way to becoming the youngest post-war winner of the showpiece event that braved, and overcame, France’s worsening coronaviru­s epidemic. On the 21st and final stage, a traditiona­l procession where only riders not in the running for the podium hare off at the end for the prestige of the stage victory, the Tour was celebratin­g multiple victories. First and foremost, for Pogacar. He left the race breathless by snatching away the overall lead from Slovenian countryman Primoz Roglic at the last possible opportunit­y, in a high-drama time trial on Saturday, the penultimat­e stage with the last real racing for the title and winner’s prize of 500,000 euros ($590,000). WNBA: Playoff game postponed due to virus » The opener of the WNBA playoff series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx was postponed nearly 90 minutes before its scheduled tipoff Sunday because of inconclusi­ve COVID-19 test results for Storm players. College Football: Miami rises in AP Poll » A week before Big Ten teams become eligible again for The Associated Press college football poll, No. 25 Marshall is ranked for the first time since 2014 and Miami jumped to No. 12 after a conference road victory. Clemson remained a nearly unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday after another light week in college football. The Tigers received 59 of 61 first-place votes from a panel of sports writers and broadcaste­rs. The rest of the top 10 was basically unchanged. No. 2 Alabama received one first-place vote. Oklahoma was No. 3, followed by Georgia, Florida and LSU at No. 6.

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