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BERLIN -- Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz watched from the stands as his Leipzig side returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win over visiting Hertha Berlin on Saturday.Mateschitz, who made his fortune through energy drink Red Bull, made a rare visit to the stadium to see the side before its clash with defending champion Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Bayern, three points behind Leipzig, still had to play its 15th-round game at Darmstadt on Sunday.Leipzig started strongly and had Herthas defense under pressure from the off.The home side needed patience, however, before Timo Werner finally made the breakthrough four minutes before the break. Naby Keita played the 20-year-old Werner through to elude two Hertha defenders and fire inside the far post.Defender Willi Orban headed in the second from a corner after an hour played.I expected a reaction after the 1-0 defeat against Ingolstadt and my team did not disappoint, coach Ralph Hasenhuettl said, referring to previously unbeaten Leipzigs slip last weekend. We were there on the pitch from the start today, the belief was there.Hertha, outplayed for most of the game, dropped to fourth after its second successive loss.It was the first eastern derby between the sides, though neither is from the former East Germany, with Hertha based in West Berlin and Leipzig founded only in 2009 when Mateschitz bought a local fifth-tier team, SSV Markranstaedt, and rebranded it with the companys livery under a new name, before financing its steady promotion through the lower leagues.MAINZ 3, HAMBURGER SV 1Mainz had an unlikely hat trick artist to thank for lifting the side to ninth and leaving Hamburg in the relegation zone.Midfielder Danny Latza equalized before halftime after a botched clearance, scored after the break with an almost copy-cat goal, and earned his third with another fine strike under the crossbar with over 20 minutes remaining.WOLFSBURG 1, EINTRACHT FRANKFURT 0After sacking general manager Klaus Allofs last Monday, Wolfsburg responded with a committed performance to ease the pressure on Valerien Ismael, giving the beleaguered coach just his second win from eight league games.Jeffrey Brumas first-half header from Julian Draxlers corner proved enough for the home side to climb three points above the relegation zone.Alexander Meier missed the chance to equalize when he sent his penalty over in the second half.Frankfurt dropped sixth as its nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions came to an end.AUGSBURG 1, BORUSSIA MOENCHENGLADBACH 0Following the sacking of Dirk Schuster on Wednesday, interim coach Manuel Baum celebrated his first game in charge of Augsburg with a win that lifted the side over `Gladbach in the table.Martin Hintereggers 75th-minute header from a corner was enough to deal his former side its seventh defeat and increase the pressure again on `Gladbach coach Andre Schubert.`Gladbach was 13th in the 18-team Bundesliga.OTHER GAMESSchalke and Cologne had to settle for 1-1 draws after tough encounters.Cologne forward Artjoms Rudnevs fired his side ahead midway through the first half at Werder Bremen, but Serge Gnabry equalized against the run of play with a speculative shot five minutes before the interval.Freiburgs Florian Niederlechner shocked the home fans in Gelsenkirchen by grabbing the opener after more than an hour played. Yevhen Konoplyanka salvaged a draw with a header to Abdul Rahman Babas cross for his first Bundesliga goal.Schalke was missing the likes of Breel Embolo, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Franco Di Santo and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting through injury. Custom Hotspur Jerseys . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34. Dele Alli Hotspur Jersey . They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation. http://www.footballhotspurstore.com/Women-Juan-Foyth-Tottenham-Hotspur-Jersey/ . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. 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The Tigers have now claimed three consecutive wins over a Top 10 nationally ranked Gators team at the Hearnes Center.Sundays exciting triumph joins the Tigers wins in years past over then-No. 9 Florida on Sept. 30, 2015, and then-No. 2 Florida on Oct. 20, 2013.Mizzou once again controls its own destiny in search of its second SEC championship in the past four seasons. With only two matches left in the regular season, the Tigers can claim a share of the conference title with wins against Georgia (Nov. 23) and Tennessee (Nov. 26) this upcoming week. Mizzou currently joins Florida and Kentucky with two SEC losses this season, but holds head-to-head tiebreakers over both programs.The Tigers offense was simply outstanding Sunday afternoon in Mid-Missouri. Overall, Mizzou tallied 71 kills on .331 hitting, led by senior Carly Kans (Honolulu) sensational individual match. Kan finished with a season high 25 kills on .328 hitting and season high 21 digs. Her outstanding effort marked the Tigers second 20 kills-20 digs match this season, joining redshirt junior Melanie Crows (Wildwood, Mo.) memorable match on Sept. 3 against Miami (Ohio).Additionally, Sunday marked Kans second career 20-20 match and only Mizzou Volleyballs 21st such match in program history.Crow was also relentless on offense for the Tigers, recording 20 kills on .341 hitting. Her standout performance against the Gators marked her team-leading fifth 20-plus kill match this year. Overall this past week (Nov. 14-20), Crow was lights out with 42 kills (consecutive 20-plus kill matches) on .dddddddddddd.352 hitting in two crucial SEC matchups for the Tigers.All five starting Tigers hit .300 or higher against the Gators this afternoon, as senior Emily Thater (Springfield, Mo.), sophomore Alyssa Munlyn (Suwanee, Ga.) and redshirt junior Kira Larson (Fargo, N.D.) rounded out the terrific individual performances.Thater posted seven kills on .333 hitting, Munlyn tallied eight kills on .316 hitting with nine total blocks and Larson recorded nine kills on .368 hitting and four total blocks.Orchestrating the offense for Mizzou on Sunday was junior Courtney Eckenrode (The Woodlands, Texas). The Tiger setter finished with a career high 59 assists and 14 digs, securing her second consecutive double-double and sixth overall double-double this season.TOP TIGERSKan: 25 kills on .328 hitting, 21 digs, 3 assists, 3 total blocks, 26.5 points Crow: 20 kills on .341 hitting, 6 digs, 1 ace, 3 total blocks Munlyn: 8 kills on .316 hitting, 9 total blocks Eckenrode: 59 assists, 2 kills, 14 digs, 1 total block UP NEXTMizzou is set for the final week of the 2016 regular season from Nov. 21-26. First, the Tigers travel to Georgia on Wednesday, Nov. 23, for a matchup against the Bulldogs. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT) and the match will broadcast live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.The Tigers close their regular season on Saturday, Nov. 26, against Tennessee. Saturday evening will mark Senior Night at the Hearnes Center, as the program honors Emily Thater, Julia Towler, Carly Kan and Alexa Ethridge. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CT) with TV designation to be announced soon. ' ' '