Harrison, NJ (Sports Network) - A pair of goals from Luke Rodgers in the opening 15 minutes propelled Red Bull New York to a 3-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes at Red Bull Arena on Saturday. Hakeem Nicks Youth Jersey . Rodgers put New York ahead after just two minutes when a corner kick was flicked into his path by Dane Richards and he got up to turn home the header from close range. Thierry Henry set up the second goal by taking the ball from a San Jose defender and feeding it across the face of goal to Rodgers, who easily finished it off at the back post. Henry then missed a number of chances to extend the New York lead as he rounded goalkeeper Jon Busch in the 52nd minute but shot into the outside of the net. Busch produced a quality save to deny the Frenchman in the 76th minute on a shot from 25 yards, but Henry put an end to his goal drought two minutes from time when he got on the other end of a cross from Rodgers to head the ball inside the far post. The win is the first for New York (2-1-2) in four games, while San Jose (1-2-2) had a brief three-game unbeaten run snapped. Ahmad Bradshaw Super Bowl Jersey . Tim Tebow threw his first career pass for a touchdown and ran one in for Denver (3-6), which was coming off its bye week and broke a four-game skid. Knowshon Moreno had a career-high 106 rushing yards, with 50 receiving yards and a touchdown in the win. Eli Manning Jersey . It will be a stark contrast for the Habs, who have not won a game in New Jersey since Jose Theodore earned a 1-0 victory on Feb. 5, 2002. That win gave Montreal a 1-21-4 record against the Devils since Oct. Premier Antrel Rolle Jersey . Midfielder Nico Pulzetti celebrated his 24th birthday by putting Livorno ahead in the 50th minute and Andrea Pirlo equalized with a penalty for Milan in the 61st. Justin Tuck Authentic Jersey . The result means defending champion Inter Milan has the chance to close the gap to two points when it plays Lecce on Sunday, before the sides meet in the city derby on April 2. Cheap Mario Manningham Jersey . Mancinis team opted for a safety-first approach to hold on to second place behind Manchester United, two points ahead of the third-placed Gunners.Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Matt Diaz hit a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves held on to edge the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1, in the second of a three-game set at Turner Field. Omar Infante went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk, while Chipper Jones scored the other run and walked four times for the Braves, who recovered from a 3-2 loss on Monday. Jordan Schafer had two hits in the win, Atlantas fourth in six games. Jo-Jo Reyes didnt figure in the decision, but pitched seven solid innings for the Braves. The lefty allowed one run on three hits, struck out seven and walked one. Peter Moylan (1-1) picked up the victory after tossing a perfect eighth inning. Mike Gonzalez earned his third save of the season. Yadier Molina finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and extended his hitting streak to 12 games for St. Louis, which lost for only the second time in its last eight contests. Kyle Lohse had a six-inning start. The right-hander gave up four hits, fanned six and walked four. He also picked up a base hit in defeat. "I think I still can get better," said Lohse. "Its a process and I think what I was able to do today, I was pretty happy with." Kyle McClellan (1-1) suffered the loss after being touched for two runs, one hit and three walks in two-thirds of an inning. With the Carrdinals holding a 1-0 lead after 7 1/2 innings, McClellan started the bottom of the eighth and loaded the bases on walks to Omar Infante, Jones and Jeff Francoeur. Ahmad Bradshaw Jersey. Following a two-out mound visit by pitching coach Dave Duncan, Diaz grounded a two-run single up the middle to give the Braves the lead. Dennys Reyes then came on for McClellan and struck out Schafer to end the frame. "I just tried to put the ball in play there, Ive been struggling on my strikeouts and just wanted to put it in play," Diaz said. Thats all I was trying to do. It just worked its way up the middle." In the top of the ninth, Gonzalez came on and struck out the side to end the game. St. Louis got on the board in the first when Molina singled home Colby Rasmus, who was hit by a pitch. The Braves threatened in the third, putting two on with one out, but Casey Kotchman grounded into a fielders choice and Yunel Escobar got caught between home and third and was doubled up to end the inning. Then in the home seventh, Schafer reached on a base hit, but again the Braves came up empty. David Ross struck out and pinch-hitter Greg Norton flied out to center. Game Notes: Despite the loss the Cardinals have still won eight of their last 11 versus the Braves... Atlanta left eight runners on base, while the Cardinals stranded three. ' ' '
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