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BERLIN -- Leipzigs fairytale start to the season continued Sunday as the side moved level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.A fully merited 3-1 home win over visiting Mainz extended Leipzigs record unbeaten start for a side playing its first-ever season in the Bundesliga to 10 games.The win puts pressure on Bayern, which drew 1-1 with Hoffenheim on Saturday and is top only by virtue of goal difference.Bayern and Hoffenheim are also unbeaten this season.After 10 games, Hoffenheim is third, ahead of Hertha Berlin which also has 20 points.Weve played less than a third of the league. Well see how long the situation continues, said Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick, whose side also matched the 10-game unbeaten start by a promoted team that MSV Duisburg achieved 23 years ago.Leipzig was only founded in 2009.Timo Werner got his side off to a flying start in the third minute, when Emil Forsberg ran at the Mainz defense and eluded two defenders before Werner crossed his path to score.Forsberg made it 2-0 in the 21st, beating the hapless Giulio Donati to Werners cross for his fourth goal of the season.Werner should have grabbed his second shortly afterward as Leipzig threatened to run riot against the shaken visitors.It got worse for Mainz when midfielder Suat Serdar went off injured, forcing Martin Schmidt to bring on Yunus Malli, who was due a rest.Werner effectively ended the game before the break when he was again set up by Forsberg.Leipzig kept pushing after the interval. Werner almost scored again on the hour-mark when Donatis chest got in the way and Forsberg had another good chance shortly afterward.But Stefan Bells consolation in the 74th was the only goal of the second half.A fire alarm before the game caused the evacuation of the stadium to begin due to a serious technical disruption, only for it to be declared a false alarm minutes later.Rangnick had said talk of challenging Bayern was premature after the sides eighth game, a 3-1 win over Werder Bremen.I said before the season that the table can only be taken seriously after the 10th game. If were still there after the 10th round then you can really say were on the right path, Rangnick said at the time.---SCHALKE 3, WERDER BREMEN 1Alessandro Schoepf scored two and gave away a penalty as steadily improving Schalke claimed only its third league win.Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann produced a fingertip save to deny Theodor Gebre Selassie early on, but it was the hosts which looked likelier to score, with Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting going close.Schoepf broke the deadlock in the 35th, heading home the rebound after Max Meyer struck the crossbar, and Nabil Bentaleb made it 2-0 three minutes later, when he was first to react after Felix Wiedwald could only parry Naldos free kick.Then Schoepf gave away a penalty for bringing down Serge Gnabry. The Bremen forward dusted himself off to convert the spot kick and keep his side in the game.Schoepf atoned by restoring Schalkes two-goal cushion after the hour mark, firing inside the right post to leave Bremen coach Alexander Nouri casting his eyes to the sky.Bremen veteran Claudio Pizarro came on for his season debut with 20 minutes remaining but couldnt prevent the side slipping back into the relegation playoff spot.Schalke remained 12th. Markus Weinzierls side had started with five straight defeats. Zach Collins Jersey .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. Jaylen Hoard Jersey . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. https://www.blazerslockerroom.com/Nik-Stauskas-City-Edition-Jersey/ . "We have always prided ourselves on the way we play defence. 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The schools have met four times previously and last played in 2010, when Alabama won 62-13.This presents Duke Football with a tremendous opportunity to play in a world-class venue against Alabama, which is clearly a gold standard program in college football, Duke athletic director Kevin White said in a statement. Dukes players, coaches, staff and fans love traveling to the great city of Atlanta, and all have enjoyed many magical moments there, including the memorable 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Texas A&M. We look forward to showcasing Duke University on such a national platform, and under the brightest lights of the 2019 college football season.There is a history between the two programs, as Wallace Wade won three national championships at Alabama before moving on to Duke, where he coached in two Rose Bowls. There iis a statue of Wade outside Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, and Dukes Wallace Wade Stadium bears his name.ddddddddddddCurrent Duke coach David Cutcliffe graduated from Alabama in 1976.As for the Tide, this will be their sixth appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Alabama is 4-0 in the event and will face Florida State in the 2017 season opener.We have had the opportunity to play in this game on multiple occasions and it is like a bowl game in terms of the competitive venue thats created, Alabama coach Nick Saban said in a statement. David Cutcliffe has done an excellent job at Duke, and they will be a really good challenge for our team.The ACC will have three different teams open against Alabama over the next three seasons. In addition to Florida State in 2017 in Atlanta, Louisville will open the 2018 season against the Crimson Tide in Orlando, Florida. ' ' '