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MANCHESTER, England - Southampton crushed Sunderland 8-0 in one of the biggest wins in the Premier Leagues 22-year history, overshadowing Sergio Agueros four-goal haul in Manchester Citys latest thrashing of Tottenham on Saturday.On an incident-packed day of goals, red cards and drama in Englands top flight, Chelsea preserved its five-point lead — and its unbeaten start to the campaign — by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 thanks to a free kick from Oscar and a great team goal finished off by Cesc Fabregas.Second-placed City is leading the chase, with Aguero grabbing two goals in each half — two coming from penalties — and also missing from the spot in a 4-1 win over 10-man Spurs. The champions have now scored 15 goals in three straight wins over Tottenham.Southampton stayed a point behind in third after scoring five times in the final 27 minutes against imploding Sunderland, narrowly missing out on equaling the record margin of victory in the Premier League held by Manchester United from its 9-0 win over Ipswich in 1995.Im still a little bit in shock, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman said. Sometimes football is strange.Danny Welbecks stoppage-time strike secured injury-hit Arsenal a 2-2 draw at home with Hull, and goals by Phil Jagielka, Romelu Lukaku and Seamus Coleman earned Everton a 3-0 win over Aston Villa.West Hams surprising start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Burnley, lifting the London team provisionally into fourth place.Newcastle eased some pressure on manager Alan Pardew by beating Leicester 1-0 in a match whose kickoff was delayed by an hour after part of a newly erected big screen was dislodged by wind at St. James Park.Some 28 goals were scored in seven matches and almost a third was netted by Southampton, which recorded the fourth 8-0 win in Premier League history.The Saints were expected to struggle this season after selling a number of top players over the summer like Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw and Rickie Lambert.But the south-coast club is surprising everyone — including Sunderland, which virtually gave up in an embarrassing second-half effort.Its probably the most embarrassing time Ive had on a football pitch, Sunderland manager Gus Poyet said. You think that maybe you will never get these situations, but unfortunately sometimes its your turn. Its unacceptable really.Sunderland scored two own goals — one a volley from just inside his own area by Santiago Vergini — while Graziano Pelle struck twice to take his haul for the season to seven goals and there were other goals from Jack Cork, Dusan Tadic, Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane.That victory — Southamptons biggest in the Premier League — upstaged Agueros effervescent attacking display against Spurs, with his four goals moving him level with Chelsea striker Diego Costa as the Premier Leagues top scorer with nine.I think he demonstrated why people say he is one of the best strikers in the world, City manager Manuel Pellegrini said after a game that featured four penalties and a red card.Aguero opened the scoring in the 13th with a low drive and restored Citys lead from the penalty spot in the 20th after Christian Eriksen had equalized.City goalkeeper Joe Hart saved a penalty from Roberto Soldado in the 62nd before Aguero scored in the 68th — from the spot after Federico Fazio was red-carded for pulling back the striker — and the 75th.The huge wins for City and Southampton couldnt reduce their deficit to Chelsea, whose seventh win in eight games came without the injured Costa and in a match where both teams finished with 10 men.Oscar put the visitors ahead in the sixth minute with an exquisite free kick from 30 yards out before Chelsea had Cesar Azpilicueta sent off in the 40th for a two-footed challenge on Mile Jedinak. Within a minute, though, Palace also lost a player as defender Damien Delaney was given a second booking after bringing down Loic Remy.Fabregas added the second in the 51st with his first league goal in Chelsea colours, before Frazier Campbell netted a 90th-minute consolation.My team had a fantastic performance, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. From minute one, we did what we wanted to do, have the ball, use the ball and control the game. After that comes the red cards. And 10 against 10, with the qualities we have, was even easier for us. Kevin Love Jersey . Sharper briefly appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court, where his arraignment was postponed until Feb. 20 at the request of his lawyers. They issued a statement saying he would be exonerated. Prosecutors then filed a motion to increase Sharpers bail to $10 million and outlined details of investigations involving him in Las Vegas, Tempe, Ariz. 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Now, after enduring the nations most brutal non-conference schedule, the sixth-ranked Jayhawks are proving to be exactly what the pundits thought theyd be: The Big 12s premier team, one that already has a substantial lead in the conference as the race nears its midway point. "We have grown, but were just now to the middle of the season. Thats whats so strange," Self said. "The big thing is that were playing with more energy and were starting to understand how were going to score -- not just running an offence to run an offence. Were not a tough team by any stretch, but are playing tougher than we did earlier in the season." Thats certainly been evident in the results. After a loss to fifth-ranked San Diego State ended the Jayhawks 68-game non-conference winning streak at Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas has ripped off seven straight wins through arguably the toughest part of its league schedule. It began with a win at No. 23 Oklahoma, and continued with wins over four straight teams that were ranked in the Top 25 -- Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Baylor. After a blowout win at TCU, the Jayhawks beat the No. 16 Cyclones for a second time on Wednesday night. Now, theyll head to No. 25 Texas with essentially a two-game lead in the Big 12. You catch the game on TSN2 on Saturday at 12am et/9pm pt. "Im not surprised at all," junior guard Naadir Tharpe said. "I knew it was going to be a matter of time until everybody just let water run off their back and start going out there and just playing. That is what I feel like dudes are doing right now." The most important of them may be Andrew Wiggins, the highly touted freshman. After fits and starts to begin his college career, the 6-foot-8 swingman and projected lottery pick in the Junee draft has gone on a tear.ddddddddddddWiggins scored a career-high 27 points in the win over the Horned Frogs, and then bested it with 29 points against the Cyclones earlier this week. Hes averaging more than 24 points over his past three games. "I would say I feel more comfortable on the court," Wiggins said this week. "A lot of things are slowing down for me and my teammates are looking for me." Hes also starting to create his own shot, something that he was reticent to do early in the season, prompting Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg to say hes "oozing with confidence. "Thats scary," Hoiberg said. "With that athleticism, that length and that speed, the kids got it all. When hes knocking down shots, not too many better." There arent many teams better than the Jayhawks right now. Since the start of league play, the nine-time defending champions are putting up a Big 12-leading 84 points per game. Theyre just a half-point out of second place in scoring defence, and their scoring margin of 12 points per game is seven better than second-place Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks (16-4, 7-0 Big 12) also lead the league in field-goal and 3-point percentage, rebounding defence and margin, blocked shots, assists and, well, you get the idea. "They have a special group," TCU coach Trent Johnson said. "At every position, they have somebody who can score. They can attack you, so you really have to be on your toes." After the Jayhawks, Texas may be the next hottest team in the Big 12 heading into Saturdays game. The Longhorns (16-4, 5-2) have rattled off five straight wins, the last three coming against ranked teams in Iowa State, Kansas State and Baylor. The Jayhawks will represent the first time in school history that Texas will have played four consecutive Top 25 opponents. "Theyre young. Theyre not quite as young as we are, but theyre young and fast, probably as fast as any team well play," Self said. "Theyre obviously playing their tails off." ' ' '