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BERLIN -- As Bayern Munichs traditional rivals continue to drop points, Hertha Berlin has taken the mantle of challenging the leader with its best ever start in the Bundesliga.Hertha, which was level with Bayern before the defending champions comfortable 2-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach in Saturdays late game, is struggling to keep expectations down after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten Cologne.Its a bit much, Hertha striker Vedad Ibisevic said of being called Bayerns challenger. Were playing well but its early. Were not Bayern-chasers, thats other teams.Hertha leads an unlikely chasing pack comprising Hoffenheim, Cologne, and Leipzig, while the traditional heavyweights are all lagging behind after making false starts.Dortmund is six points off the pace but needed Christian Pulisic to rescue a 3-3 draw at lowly Ingolstadt. The second-half substitute scored one and set up another to prevent Dortmund slumping to its third defeat of the season.BAYERN MUNICH 2, BORUSSIA MOENCHENGLADBACH 0Bayern attacked from the off and duly went ahead when Arturo Vidal powered a header under the bar from Rafinhas cross.Fifteen minutes later, Douglas Costa celebrated his first start of the season by taking David Alabas cross on his chest and firing the ball inside the right post. The Brazilian ran over to two fans, posed and took a selfie with them.If he always scores, he can take 100 selfies, Bayern defender Mats Hummels said.It was all Bayern with `Gladbach offering next to nothing in attack. But for an early shot over on a counterattack from Fabian Johnson, every other effort in the first half came from the home side.Bayern was able to conserve energy in the second half, when Andre Hahn struck the post for `Gladbach.INGOLSTADT 3, BORUSSIA DORTMUND 3Dortmunds title chances took another blow after dropping points for the fourth time in eight games.Almog Cohen gave Ingolstadt an early lead after a poorly defended free kick, then Roman Weidenfeller prevented the home side going further ahead when he blocked Lukas Hinterseers overhead kick. Weidenfeller started for the first time since March as Roman Buerki had a cold.Another free kick from a similar position on the right allowed Dario Lezcano to head in Ingolstadts second.Bad at the back, Dortmund also created little up front in the face of Ingolstadts well-organized defense.Thomas Tuchel sent on Pulisic after the break and Mario Goetze shortly afterward. The latter was involved straight away as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled one back with his seventh of the season.The celebrations lasted less than a minute, however, as Lezcano grabbed his second, minutes before Ingolstadt hit the post.Pulisic set up Adrian Ramos to get within one in the 69th, and he prodded home the equalizer from close range in the last minute after Orjan Nyland saved Lukasz Piszczeks initial effort.Ingolstadt was previously bottom after six straight defeats.HERTHA BERLIN 2, COLOGNE 1Ibisevic fired Hertha into an early lead after a fine run and cross from Mitchell Weiser.Anthony Modeste grabbed the equalizer with his league-leading eighth goal in the 65th, converted from close range after great interplay between Jonas Hector, Konstantin Rausch, and Leonardo Bittencourt.But Niklas Stark grabbed the winner less than 10 minutes later for the high-flying home side.DARMSTADT 3, WOLFSBURG 1Valerien Ismaels tenure at Wolfsburg got off to a rocky start when last defender Jeffrey Bruma was sent off for denying a clear goal chance. Anis Ben-Hatira scored from the resulting free kick in the 25th.Germany striker Mario Gomez equalized on the hour with his first Wolfsburg goal, but Laszlo Kleinheisler restored the home sides advantage eight minutes later, and Sandro Sirigu ensured Wolfsburgs seventh consecutive game without a win.Ismaels predecessor, Dieter Hecking, was sacked on Monday.BAYER LEVERKUSEN 0, HOFFENHEIM 3Leverkusen was dealt a blow when forward Kevin Volland was sent off against his former side in the sixth minute for denying Kerem Demirbay a clear goal chance.Demirbay fired under the bar to open the scoring, Sandro Wagner made it 2-0 early in the second half, and set up Steven Zuber to score on the hour.FREIBURG 2, AUGSBURG 1Second-half goals from Maximilian Philipp and Nils Petersen, both set up by Vincenzo Grifo, gave Freiburg its fourth win of the season. Brooklyn Nets Pro Shop . -- Quarterback Will Finch threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and Yannick Harou rushed in two scores as the No. Brooklyn Nets Store .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. https://www.cheapnetsonline.com/ . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. Nets Jerseys 2020 . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. Stitched Nets Jerseys . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Cavorting had run on her mind when the gates opened for the Personal Ensign on Saturday at Saratoga, but jockey Javier Castellano was dead set on not squandering her energy, and wrestled her back to last position in the five-horse field. It proved to be a winning move.The other four runners in the field - Im a Chatterbox, Curalina, Forever Unbridled, and Paid Up Subscriber - raced side by side into the first turn of the 1-1/8-mile race, with Paid Up Subscriber widest of all. Im a Chatterbox came away with the lead, with Curalina tracking her through splits of 23.98, 48.77, and 1:12.64.Forever Unbridled joined the top pair three wide on the far turn as Cavorting remained unhurried behind them. The field fanned out across the track entering the stretch with Cavorting farthest out in the track, and the sprint to the wire was on.Curalina eventually got the best of Im a Chatterbox but Cavorting got in the last word and streaked to the lead in deep stretch to win by a half-length. Curlina was second, a neck ahead of Forever Unbridled, who continued bravely for third.Im a Chatterbox finished fourth, a half-length behind Forever Unbridled. The field was completed by Paid Up Subscriber, who trailed Im a Chatterbox by two lengths.Cavorting paid $6.90 as the second betting choice behind Curalina..ddddddddddddCavorting was timed in 1:48.61 after a mile time of 1:36.28.The $695,000 Personal Ensign was part of the Breeders Cup Challenge series, with the winner scheduled to receive a fees-paid berth in the Breeders Cup Distaff. Cavorting already has a ticket to the BC Distaff, however, as she won the Grade 1 Phipps, also a Win and Youre In, in her prior start.Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and owned by the Stonestreet Stables of Barbara Banke, Cavorting is now 8 for 13 in her career with earnings of more than $2 million.Javier did great into the first turn, McLaughlin said. He may have won the race right there.Last year at 3, Cavorting was among the best filly and mare sprinters in the country. In her most recent three starts she has successfully stretched out to a mile in the Grade 2 Ruffian, to 1-1/16 miles in the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps, and now to 1-1/8 miles in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign. The Personal Ensign was her first start around two turns.She can do anything, McLaughlin said. She won a Grade 2 at 2, Grade 1s at 3, and Grade 1s at 4.McLaughlin said Cavorting would be pointed to the Breeders Cup, but that he wanted to enjoy this win before making plans for her next start. ' ' '