BARCELONA, Spain -- Defender Inigo Martinez scored with a spectacular shot from the halfway line on the final whistle to give Real Sociedad a 3-2 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league on Sunday. Cary Williams Jersey . After substitute forward Jonathan Pereira had pulled Betis level with two late goals in the 81st and 85th minutes, Martinez pushed forward and caught Betis goalkeeper Casto Espinosa off his line with a perfectly place left-footed lob from the centre of the pitch. The victory ends his teams eight-game winless run and provisionally lifted it out of the relegation zone. Sociedad had gone ahead through striker Imanol Agirretxes 56th-minute opener and Carlos Velas goal in the 76th after Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty kick in the first half for the Basque visitors. Martinez scored a similar goal from the halfway line in a 2-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao earlier this season. After winning its first four games to start the season, Betis has lost eight of its last nine. Later, its: Levante vs. Sporting Gijon; Mallorca vs. Racing Santander; Espanyol vs. Osasuna; Athletic Bilbao vs. Granada; and Zaragoza vs. Sevilla. Malaga hosts Villarreal on Monday to close round 13. On Saturday, Real Madrid extended its lead to six points at the top of the league after a comeback 4-1 win against nine-man Atletico Madrid, while Barcelona lost 1-0 at Getafe. Ray Rice Jersey . Stanton hit his 12th home run in May to tie the franchise record for a single month and the Marlins completed a three-game sweep of the first-place Washington Nationals with a 5-3 win Wednesday night. Jacoby Jones Jersey . Phatlum finished at 13-under 133 in the two-day, 30-player tournament at Itanhanga Golf Club. She had five birdies on the front nine to pull away. "Im so excited today," Phatlum said. http://www.baltimoreravensmall.com/torrey-smith-jerseys . -- The Langley Thunder took a 2-0 stranglehold on the best-of-seven Mann Cup series with a 15-14 overtime win over the Peterborough Lakers on Sunday, bringing the B. Jameel McClain Jersey . Stephan was to join the Stars in Minnesota for their game against the Wild as a sore neck caused Marty Turco to skip the trip for precautionary reasons. Zubov, 37, has missed the last seven games with the injury and also skipped the all-star game. Paul Kruger Jersey . With Roy Halladays status still uncertain, Wigginton drove in a career-high six runs with a homer and a pair of two-out hits and Hamels won his eighth straight decision as Philadelphia beat the New York Mets 8-4 Monday. DENVER -- Now that theyre teammates, Peyton Manning can celebrate when Tracy Porter returns an interception for a touchdown. Three seasons ago Porter denied Manning a second Super Bowl title when he returned an interception 74 yards to seal the New Orleans Saints win over the Indianapolis Colts. Their Denver debut Sunday night was a success thanks to Mannings magnificent return from a years absence and Porters 43-yard interception return for a score that sealed their 31-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Broncos final drive stalled at the Steelers 8 and Matt Praters short field goal left Roethlisberger with 3 minutes to erase a 25-19 deficit. "We wanted to get a touchdown there at the end and it was frustrating to have to settle for a field goal," Manning said. "Hate to give Roethlisberger a chance in the two-minute drill." Roethlisberger had gone a great job matching Mannings mastery of the no-huddle and keeping the four-time MVP on the sideline much of the night by converting 11 of 19 third downs. After a 19-yard completion to his 39, Roethlisberger threw an incomplete pass, then tried to thread a pass to receiver Emmanuel Sanders along the left sideline. Porter, who also had eight tackles and broke up five passes -- the most by a Denver defender in 11 seasons -- stepped in front and took it to the house. "Theres a safety over the top so Im aggressive on anything short," Porter said. "The quarterback tried to fit it in there and I just made a play on the ball. Any defensive back playing opposite Champ (Bailey) is going to get the work. I just made the most of my opportunity." "I shouldve called timeout," Roethlisberger said. "The play clock was running down, I hate to burn timeouts. I shouldve. We were kind of all over the place. "Theres no one to blame but myself. I already told my teammates and coaches that its my fault. Its on me. Its disappointing. I hate to let my team down, my coaches, the fans. That loss is squarely on my shoulders. Ill take that and get better and learn from it." After 1 year, 8 months and 2 days away from the game, Manning couldnt wait to resume his career, but Roethlisberger was determined to keep him on the sideline, giving the Steelers more than a 10-minute advantage in time of possession. Whenever he was between the lines, Manning was masterful, finishing with a 129.2 passer rating. The four-time MVP coming off four neck surgeries that wiped out his final season in Indianapolis last year completed 19 of 26 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He was sacked twice and bounced up both times without trouble. Manning, jettisoned by the Colts in March after missing all of last season with a nerve injury that weakened his throwing arm, took just two snaps in the third quarter. But one was a 71-yard touchdown throw to Demaryius Thomas, Mannings first as a Bronco and the 400th of his career. He reached the milestone in his 208th career game. Dan Marino did it in his 227th game and Brett Favre in his 228th. "Its an individual record but I accept it on behalf of many great teammates and coaches," Manning said. "Dan Marino and Brett Favre are two of my favourite players of all time, two of the best quarterbacks of alll time. Ray Lewis Womens Jersey. I dont really feel comfortable being in that company, but to be mentioned among them, its truly humbling and quite an honour." Manning, however, didnt even keep the ball for his trophy case. "I talked to him after the game and said, Youre going to let me keep the ball right? He got one of the game balls, so he gave me that ball," Thomas said. "Thats great to be able to catch his 400th. Hopefully hell sign it for me. I can go back and show my grandkids in the record book." Manning, who hadnt played in a game that counted since Jan. 8, 2011, spent much of his night on the sideline as Roethlisberger led a clock-chewing offence that had Denvers defenders gassed and Manning antsy as the Steelers converted 11 of 19 third downs. "Roethlisberger was awesome on third down," Manning said. "Ive seen that before throughout his career. He does a good job extending plays. You get up to warm up, kind of getting ready and see them on a third-and-15 and thinking youre about to go out there and he converts it and you go back and sit down. We thought it was important when we got the ball back we had to be efficient." At one point, Roethlisberger had taken 30 snaps to Mannings one -- a kneel-down -- during two monstrous drives that spanned halftime. "Roethlisberger was awesome on third down," Manning said. "Wasnt much fun sitting on the bench there all night. Great job by our defence in the end, getting that turnover." After going to the no-huddle midway through the first half, Manning led Denver on three straight 80-yard touchdown drives, picking apart Pittsburghs defence with precision. "It helped a lot," Manning said of the hurry-up. "Were going to use the no-huddle as a change-up. Once we did it, it went so well, the coaches kind of said stay with it. I was kind of afraid that might happen." After Porters pick-six, Roethlisberger was sacked three times on his last possession after going down just twice all night. "Better late than never," said Von Miller, who had two of those sacks. Although this one was a screen pass, Thomas long TD was reminiscent of his 80-yard touchdown on a crossing pattern on the first play of overtime that beat the Steelers 29-23 in the AFC wild-card game eight months ago when Denver was Tim Tebows turf. That changed when Manning was released by the Colts on March 7 after 14 seasons and after a frenzied free agency tour chose Denver as his destination for his comeback two weeks later. The Broncos sent Tebow to Broadway 24 hours later. On Sunday night, Manning looked like he hadnt missed a beat -- or 611 days. "What can you say?" Steelers safety Troy Polamalu said. "I mean, hes Peyton Manning. Hes the same Manning. Everything anybody has ever said about him is probably the same thing I would say tonight." NOTES: Denver DT Ty Warren, playing in his first game since 2009, sprained an elbow in the first half and didnt return. ... Also hurt in the first half were Steelers O-linemen Marcus Gilbert (knee) and Ramon Foster (eye). ... Steelers star LB James Harrison (knee) sat out, as did S Ryan Clark, who has sickle cell trait that makes playing at altitude dangerous. ' ' '
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