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PARIS -- Striker Mario Balotelli will grab headlines for the right reasons after scoring with a penalty and a header on his Nice debut in an entertaining 3-2 home win against Marseille on Sunday.He took just seven minutes to score his first goal in France, the latest stop in a career dominated more in recent years by off-field antics than goals. Late on, he cleverly found space to nod home from close range in the 78th as Nice moved level on points with Monaco at the top.Balotelli has a reputation as a surly player but was all smiles after the final whistle. He hugged teammates, shared a joke with match officials and led celebrations with the fans.He was so relaxed that he was face down on the massage table when given the man-of-the-match award by TV broadcaster Canal Plus.Its perfect, Balotelli said in English, before trying his luck in decent French. I am very happy, thanks. Now ... massage.In just one game, he scored as many league goals as the two previous seasons combined. The 26-year-old Italian had not scored a league goal since netting for AC Milan on Sept. 22 last year.Despite not being fully fit, he looked sharp all game, almost setting up teammate Alassane Plea with some impressive skill down the left on the hour mark -- only for Plea to head wide.The match was dominated by players with a point to prove after difficult recent experiences in the English Premier League.Marseilles equalizer came from former Newcastle winger Florian Thauvin with a fine shot into the top corner in the 14th. The visitors took the lead in the 73rd thanks to a firm penalty from striker Bafetimbi Gomis, who joined Marseille after two inconsistent seasons with Swansea.Midfielder Wylan Cyprien won the game late on with a powerful 20-meter strike after latching onto Younes Belhandas superb back heel.But it was all about Balotelli.He joined Nice in the summer on a free transfer after leaving Liverpool -- and this is by far his smallest club in a career that saw him grab early headlines as a 17-year-old for Inter Milan. The one-time Manchester City striker, who still talks of himself as a future Golden Ball winner, joined Liverpool two years ago as a replacement for Barcelona-bound Luis Suarez.He managed only one goal in 16 league games in England, prompting Liverpool to loan him to Milan last season -- where he scored 1 in 20.But just like he did with Inter and City, he scored on his club debut.After the penalty was given, Balotelli stepped up confidently with Gomis rushing up to him, shouting and clapping his hands in a bid to put him off. Unruffled, Balotelli glared at Gomis and then focused himself again before slotting into the bottom left corner.Moments before the goal, he had just failed to reach Pleas cross from the right.Thauvin, who started only three league games for Newcastle last season, missed another good chance in a frantic first half where Balotelli had two other shots saved.If this is what Balotelli is like when only half fit, then Nice fans are in for a treat when he hits peak form.Im actually a little bit pleased for him, Gomis said. The French league needs players like him.---ERDINGS BACKAfter a failed move to the German league, Turkey forward Mevlut Erding feels right at home again in France.He scored a hat trick for Metz in a 3-0 win at Nantes on Sunday, taking his tally to five goals in four league games and putting him one goal behind top scorer Alexandre Lacazette of Lyon.Erding joined promoted Metz this season following an unhappy spell with Hannover in the Bundesliga last season, where he failed to score and was loaned back to French club Guingamp after only 11 matches.Metz is in third place.---RENNES 2, CAEN 0Striker Wesley Said scored his first goal for the club and midfielder Sanjin Prcic grabbed his first of the season as Rennes scored twice in the second half. Nike Shox Outlet Clearance . William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period. 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Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday. KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Prosecutors charged Western Michigan basketball player Jovieair Kennedy with murder and armed robbery Monday, accusing him of gunning down a fellow student during a robbery of a cellphone and money.Kennedy, 20, was arraigned Monday in the shooting of 19-year-old Jacob Jones at an off-campus Kalamazoo apartment on Thursday. Kennedy, who is from Muskegon, was denied bond and did not yet have an attorney.Kennedy is charged with murder, armed robbery and using a gun during a felony. The charging document says others were present.An uncle, Lucious Kennedy, told WWMT-TV at the courthouse: I dont know who did it but I feel bad for the family. This aint my nephew.On Friday, WMU athletic director Kathy Beauregard said an athlete had been suspended after being identified by police as a person of interest in the shooting. She didnt identify the athlete or the sport the student participated in.Kennedy, who has appeared in eight games for the Broncos this season, was not on the roster for Saturdays home game against James Madison. The school would not confirm that Kennedy was the athlete identified by police, but coach Steve Hawkins spoke a bit in general terms about the situation after the game.Its a devastatinng loss for our university.dddddddddddd Its a devastating tragedy for everybody involved, Hawkins said Saturday. Lives were changed forever, and so, were very, very respectful of that. Were very shook by the whole thing. Now, its up to us to try and -- as you always do, trying to mentor young people -- you just try and pick up the pieces and move forward. Theres a lot not known. So thats where were at.Kennedy signed a letter of intent in 2015 to play for WMU. After redshirting in 2015-16, he was averaging 7.4 minutes a game this season.The Kalamazoo area has had to deal with several tragic events this year, including the random fatal shootings of six people and wounding of two others in February. In June, five bicyclists were killed in a road crash in Kalamazoo Countys Cooper Township.P.J. Fleck, the coach of WMUs undefeated football team, said earlier this month he hoped his team had been able to provide some energy and hope for the area.---Associated Press writer Ed White contributed to this report.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '