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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- After five weeks of penalties, fines and a little less than expected from a player of his caliber, it looks as if Odell Beckham Jr . is finally getting it.The New York Giants receiver curbed his emotions for the most part, avoided any extracurricular activity with his opponents and went out and simply played football against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.Other than fumbling after making his first catch, Beckham was his old self, the one prior to bumping into Josh Norman last year. He was unstoppable.The 23-year-old receiver caught eight passes for a career-high 222 yards, including a winning 66-yard catch and run on slant pass with 1:24 to play to give the Giants (3-3) a 27-23 win over the Ravens that just may have saved a season that was on the brink after three straight losses.Thats what we expect him to do, said quarterback Eli Manning , who completed 32 of 46 for 403 yards. We got some looks that we wanted. We were able to get to a couple plays that weve kind of had on the shelf for a few weeks, we just never quite got the looks that we wanted to get to them. Today, we got some of those and converted on them. It was good to see him make some bigtime plays in crucial moments.What made the performance even better was that Beckham had to leave the field in the second quarter with a hip pointer. He returned before halftime and really stepped up his game in the second half, catching six passes for 211 yards, including a 75-yarder for a touchdown and a 43-yarder that set up one of Josh Browns two field goals.Beckham said his hip hurt most of the game and he was late meeting with reporters after the game because he needed treatment.I think were on the way. Its just a matter. Its only one game, Beckham said. We have to go out next week and do the same thing. Thats the only way youre going to be able to tell if youre hitting your stride.If Beckham can continue to play this way, the Giants are going to have a chance to get to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. If Beckham lets his emotions and poor conduct return, they may not stand a chance.Fellow receiver Victor Cruz smiled when asked if Sundays game was Beckham at his best.Two-hundred, twenty-two yards! You tell me, Cruz said. Absolutely. Thats what he does. Thats what we are accustomed to. Thats him in a nutshell. We just want to continue to keep him doing those types of things and making those plays for our team.NO HARMThe loss was the third straight for the Ravens (3-3), but it didnt hurt because Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Cleveland all lost. Baltimore remains a game behind the first-place Steelers in the AFC North.Its a tough league, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco said. Its a lot of tough games and a long road ahead. Weve got to stay as confident as we can and weve got to move forward and just keep our head down -- and our division is still up for grabs, and a lot of things are, so we got to keep fighting and do our best to win games.PENALTIES AND INJURIESThe Ravens entered averaging more than seven penalties a game. They were flagged 15 times on Sunday for 111 yards. Keep that up and they will continue to lose.Baltimore also has to get healthy. It started the game without WR Steve Smith St., T Ronnie Stanley, G Marshal Yanda, returnman Devin Hester Sr. and LB C.J. Mosely. CB Jimmy Smith sustained a first-half concussion and LB Terrell Suggs was nursing an arm injury after the game.NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATORMarty Mornhinweg worked his first game as the Raven offensive coordinator. Baltimore had 391 yards in total offense, and Flacco was certainly allowed to throw the ball downfield more. He had a 70-yard pass to Mike Wallace and a 41-yard to Breshad Perriman. A long pass to Perriman also resulted in a pass interference that gave Baltimore a first-and-goal at the New York 8 that led to Terrance Wests second TD and the lead late. Beckham wiped it out quickly.GIANTS DEFENSEThe Giants defense came up with a fourth-and-goal stop on West from the 1 early in the fourth quarter, and it stopped the Ravens after they got to the 24-yard line in the waning seconds. New York also had two sacks and six quarterback pressures.UP NEXTRavens: In a scheduling oddity, Baltimore is back at MetLife Stadium to play the Jets next Sunday.Giants: head to London, where they will be the visitors against the Rams in an early game on Sunday, with a 9:30 a.m. EDT kickoff.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap NFL Jerseys 2018 . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. 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From the moment Phil Davis signed with Bellator MMA in April 2015, anything short of a light heavyweight title would have been viewed as a disappointment.Eighteen months later, Davis has lived up to those expectations.Davis (17-3) became the fifth 205-pound champion in Bellator history on Friday after he dominated Liam McGeary in a five-round fight inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The championship bout headlined Bellator 163.A former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion, Davis repeatedly took McGeary (11-1) to the floor, where he easily controlled position, scored points and safely cut through McGearys notoriously dangerous guard. The judges scored it unanimously for Davis: 50-45, 50-44 and 50-43.When you have a good jiu-jitsu fighter, the hardest thing is passing their guard, Davis said. As soon as you touch the mat, your first reaction can determine the entire roll. That was a key in my training camp, being that first move on the mat.A former UFC contender, Davis has cruised to a 4-0 Bellator record. He picked up two victories in a single night last September before picking up a third win over Muhammed King Mo Lawal in May.Although he did not finish McGeary, his latest win has to be considered one of the most one-sided performances of his career. He seized momentum early on, clipping McGeary with a left hook that appeared to have him staggered. He followed with a takedown moments later.Really, the rest of the fight could be covered in one blanket description: Davis working into top position, regularly into mount, and seeking submissions, and ground-and-pound. He cut McGeary over the left brow with an elbow in the fourth round and threatened several times with an armlock.McGeary, who trains out of New York, looked bewildered throughout the 25 minutes and said as much afterward.I lost my belt to a wrestler, McGeary said. Phil Davis did what Phil Davis does. Unfortunately, I got caught in his traps. Ill definitely be back, thats for sure. Im not going to let that one slip by. Ill be back fighting for that belt, hopefully against him.Ward sinks Awad in firefightFormer middleweight title contender Brennan Ward grabbed his ninth career knockout, dropping Saad Awad at 1:26 of the first round of a welterweight bout.Ward (14-4) hurt Awad along the fence and then got the better of a long exchange, in which both guys threw caution to the wind and let their hands go.The finishing shot was a left hook, which put Awad (9-10) down for the count. According to Warrd, the physical exchange came shortly after a verbal one between the two fighters, as they were clinched up in the early going.ddddddddddddHe said, You want to wrestle or you want to bang? Ward revealed after the fight. I said, Lets f---ing bang.Ward, who fights out of Connecticut, is now 5-1 since dropping to the welterweight division. Awad dropped to 1-3 in his past four contests.Kharitonov goes down early in shocking Bellator debutAnything can happen in MMA. Especially Bellator heavyweight MMA.One of the most unpredictable divisions in the sport produced another shocker, as the virtually unknown Californian Javy Ayala knocked out Sergei Kharitonov with a fastball overhand right 16 seconds into the opening round.A veteran out of Russia, Kharitonov (23-6) made his Bellator debut. He has fought for Bellator president Scott Coker previously under the Strikeforce banner and holds wins over the likes of Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum and Pedro Rizzo.Its possible he might have lacked some respect for Ayala (10-5), as he marched straight forward on the opening bell and looked determined to put him away early. He defended an early takedown but allowed the right hand to get through just moments later.Kharitonov, 36, hadnt fought since July 2016. The loss snaps a five-fight win streak.Wrestling super prospect Ruth scores TKO in MMA debutThree-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion Ed Ruth (1-0) scored a first-round TKO in his long-awaited MMA debut.Ruth, 26, was dropped by an early right hand from Dustin Collins-Miles (0-1), but he regrouped and slammed his opponent to the floor.From there it was easy work, as the Fresno-based middleweight rode Collins-Miles from the back and threw hard punches until the bout was stopped at the 3:19 mark. Ruth intends to fight at 185 pounds, but his debut took place at a 192-pound catchweight.Heavyweight newcomer Fortune wins debutIn addition to Ruth, 26-year-old heavyweight Tyrell Fortune also won his MMA debut by TKO in the first round.A former two-time NCAA Division II national champion and recent Olympic hopeful, Fortune took an overmatched Cody Miskell to the floor and hammered him with punches and knees to the body until referee John McCarthy mercifully called it off. The finish came at the 2:22 mark.Fortune started his MMA career with the Blackzilians in South Florida, but he now trains out of Arizona. ' ' '