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BERLIN -- Third-division club Saarbruecken defeated Werder Bremen 3-1 after extra time Sunday to send the Bundesliga side out of the German Cup in the first round for the third year in a row. Borussia Moenchengladbach also crashed out to a third-division team, losing 5-4 to Darmstadt on penalties after Branimir Hrgota missed the decisive spot kick. The match was scoreless following extra time. "Hrgota naturally took a lot of risk with his shot," Moenchengladbach coach Lucien Favre said of the penalty that crashed off the crossbar and landed on the goal line. "Its often only millimeters." In Saarbruecken, Nils Fischer struck just before halftime for the home side before Sebastian Proedl equalized in the 59th minute. Tim Stegerer scored with a deflected shot at the end of the first period of extra time, and Saarbruecken striker Marcel Ziemer sealed the win following a counterattack in the 112th. It was Bremens first competitive game in 14 years without Thomas Schaaf as coach, and the loss puts immediate pressure on successor Robin Dutt. "This is the worst case," Dutt said. "When you lose your first competitive game as a new coach, then it makes the work more difficult. The fans were really mad but their anger is justified. Its also my job to answer questions. There was certainly much to explain." There was another upset in Sundays late game, with Nuremberg losing 5-4 on penalties at SV Sandhausen. Goalkeeper Manuel Riemann was the star for the second-division side, saving two spot-kicks after the game finished 1-1 following extra time. Hamburger SV won 4-0 at fifth-tier club Jena but needed to wait until the 72nd for Artjoms Rudnevs to break the deadlock 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute. The Latvian striker rounded the goalkeeper for his second four minutes later, before Rafael van der Vaart and off-season signing Jacques Zoua put added gloss on the scoreline. Hannover defeated fourth-tier team Victoria Hamburg 2-0, thanks to goals from Artur Sobiech in the 69th and Szabolcs Huszti in injury time. Vedad Ibisevic scored with a header in the first half and converted a penalty in the second to give Stuttgart a 2-0 win over Dynamo Berlin. Hertha Berlin needed Sami Allaguis penalty in injury time of extra time to salvage a 3-2 win over fourth-tier side Neumuenster. Optik Rathenow, another fourth-tier team, took second-division club FSV Frankfurt to extra time but conceded two goals to lose 3-1 in its first German Cup game. Third-division team Arminia Bielefeld provided the first surprise of the round by defeating promoted Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig 2-1. Fourth-tier side Wiedenbrueck caused another shock by beating second-division club Fortuna Duesseldorf 1-0 with an injury-time penalty from Marwin Studtrucker. Second-division club Greuther Fuerth won 2-0 at fifth-tier side Pfeddersheim. Matt Taylor was again the star for third-division club Preussen Muenster, which beat St. Pauli 1-0 thanks to his first-half strike. The American forward scored a hat trick and set up another when Muenster beat Bremen in the first round last year. Eintracht Frankfurt won 2-0 at fourth-tier team FV Illertissen through goals from Spanish forward Joselu in the 64th and Sebastian Rode with a fine strike in injury time. Bayern Munich begins its Cup defence at fourth-tier club BSV Rehden on Monday. Calgary Flames Shirts . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Calgary Flames Store . PETERSBURG, Fla. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Wholesale Flames Jerseys . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Fake Flames Jerseys . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern basketball teams arent known for their swagger, but Vic Law and the Wildcats are making noises that times are about to change.Law triggered a decisive 12-0 run early in the game on the way to a team-high 22 points and Northwestern rolled past Bryant 86-66 on Friday.Scottie Lindsey contributed 20 points for the Wildcats, while Gavin Skelly pitched in 15 more off the bench. Dererk Pardon had a game-high 10 rebounds and two blocked shots.Were really good, Law said. Weve showed that well come out and compete no matter who its against. This isnt the old Northwestern.How good the Wildcats really are wont be known for a while, of course, but coach Chris Collins already was certain that this was the most talented of his four teams to date.As a coach, this game had a lot of trappings, Collins said. We had three games on the road and one day to prepare for a game, and that day was Thanksgiving. We had the potential for a lot of distractions, but I was so proud of the way we started the game.Northwestern (4-2) took a 38-23 lead into halftime, but Bryant top gun Nisre Zouzoua went off for 14 points to close the gap to 42-39 five minutes into the second half. After a timeout, the Wildcats were able to regroup for their second victory in the last four starts.Zouzoua finished with a game-high 24 points and Adam Grant added 19 the Bulldogs, who shot only 39 percent in the field. Zouzoua came off career-high 30-point outburst in a 64-57 victory over Louisiana Monroe three nights earlier.After Grants jump shot tied the game 5-5, Northwestern seized control in the next 3:30.Law drained eight straight points, including a pair of 3--pointers.dddddddddddd Skelly followed with a pair of free throws before Pardon scored on a lay-up to cap the onslaught.Bryant (2-4) started no one taller than 6-foot-6 and just one upperclassman in the loss, its third in the last four starts.We did some good things, especially at the start of the second half, Bryant coach Tim OShea said. We have a young team and dont play in the Big Ten, so I think we had an impressive effort throughout the course of the game.BIG PICTUREBryant: The challenge will be to find a consistent third scorer to complement the Grant-Zouzoua backcourt, which accounted for 52 percent of their points thus far. We have (the talent), OShea said. But its young talent that will take time to develop. The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the Northeast Conference preseason coaches poll.Northwestern: While the Wildcats have shot the longball well thus far, the jury remains out on their inside game. They entered the contest with a .451 success rate from beyond the arc, best among Big Ten teams. Law (.700) and Lindsey (.455) led the way among the regulars.ALL FOR ONEPaced by Lindsey and Skelly with six apiece, Northwestern had 25 assists on 31 field goals against an extended 2/3 zone defense. Thats a sign of good ball movement and guys who are willing to do it, Collins said.UP NEXTBryant: The Bulldogs travel to Providence, Rhode Island, for a date with Brown on Monday night.Northwestern: The Wildcats will get a big test against Wake Forest in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in Evanston on Monday night. ' ' '