COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Christian Kirk and Texas A&Ms punt return unit had been a bit discouraged that they had been unable to make a big play this season.That feeling changed quickly Saturday night.Kirk returned two punts for touchdowns and had a scoring catch to help No. 9 Texas A&M rout New Mexico State 52-10 .Texas A&M (7-1) took a break from Southeastern Conference play to face the Sun Belt team for the first time, a week after suffering its first loss at top-ranked Alabama.It was the first one of the season for me and the punt return group and it felt good for everyone, Kirk said. Its been a long time coming.Kirk returned punts for 70 and 73 yards to become the first player in school history with two punt return scores in a game. He has a school-record four in his career.Hes established himself as one of the best returners in the nation, coach Kevin Sumlin said. Hes a weapon and has been since hes been here ... theres no question with the ball in his hands hes got real skill.A 12-yard run by Trayveon Williams on A&Ms first drive made it 7-0 before Kirks first return TD pushed the lead to 14-0 later in the first. On that return, Kirk grabbed the ball and evaded the first wave of defenders before sidestepping another one, getting a couple of blocks, sprinting away from the rest of the defense and waltzing into the end zone.The kid is really punting the ball well and to do that twice in one night theres just no excuse, New Mexico State coach Doug Martin said.Trevor Knight found Kirk on a 3-yard reception in the corner of the end zone in the second quarter to leave Texas A&M up 24-0.We beat a team that we were supposed to beat and we made a bunch of big plays that we were supposed to make, Knight said. The message after the game still was we can be sharper. We can be better. We still havent played our best game yet.Texas A&M was up by 28 points early in the third quarter when Kirk added his second return score to make it 38-3. Knight was replaced by backup Jake Hubenak not long after that, and most of A&Ms starters were soon on the bench.Tyler Rogers threw for 138 yards and a touchdown and ran for 40 yards for New Mexico State (2-6).THE TAKEAWAYNEW MEXICO STATE: New Mexico State struggled to deal with the size and speed of Texas A&M and wasnt able to do much on either side of the ball. The team will savor its open date next week to recover and regroup from this lopsided defeat.TEXAS A&M: Texas A&M handled business against a lesser opponent and got a much-needed week off from the rigors of the SEC as injuries have started to mount. Sumlin held out star defensive end Myles Garrett, who has been dealing with a leg injury, and a few other players who are battling minor injuries with consecutive conference games ahead in the next two weeks.Sumlin was impressed with how his defense held up without its best player.There were guys out there in roles that may not have been great, but they never gave up the big home run on defense, he said.POLL IMPLICATIONSTexas A&M should move up at least a couple of spots after No. 7 Nebraska and eighth-ranked Baylor lost Saturday. Knight was asked how much attention the Aggies pay to how the teams ranked ahead of them fare each week since the Aggies could have a shot at the College Football Playoff if they dont lose again and other teams fall.There is a side of it to where youre watching who wins and loses, Knight said. But if we dont take care of our business were not going to be in the conversation at the end anyway.STOPS ON STOPS ON STOPSNew Mexico State linebacker Rodney Butler, who entered the game leading the nation in tackles, added 11 on Saturday night to give him 113 this season. Butler had a season-high 24 tackles against New Mexico on Sept. 10 and has had at least 11 tackles in all but one game this year.MOVING ON UPTexas A&Ms Josh Reynolds had a 41-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter to give him 24 in his career and tie him with Ryan Swope for second on the schools all-time receiving touchdown list.Just an aggressive guy. Hes extremely effective, Sumlin said. Hes really increased his play this year as an overall player. He made a great decision by coming back, because hes stronger. Hes more physical.UP NEXTNEW MEXICO STATE: The team is off Saturday before returning to Sun Belt play at Arkansas State on Nov. 12.TEXAS A&M: Texas A&M visits Mississippi State on Saturday in its last road game before wrapping up the regular season with three straight games in College Station.--More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.orgAngels Jerseys 2019 . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. Wholesale Angels Jerseys . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. https://www.cheapangels.com/ . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. 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Angels Jerseys China . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position.Brazil and Neymar suffered another frustrating 90 minutes of Olympic football in Group A after being held by Iraq to a goalless draw on Sunday.Despite having 77 percent of possession in the game and 20 shots at goal, the Selecao trio of Neymar, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Barbosa failed to find the back of the net.Brazil now sit in second place behind Denmark with two points, ahead of Iraq and South Africa with one game to go.Arsenal forward Takuma Asano showed why he is so highly rated after helping Japan to a 2-2 comeback in their Olympic Group B game against Colombia at the Rio Games.The first half ended goalless before Teofilo Gutierrez and an own goal by Hiroki Fujiharu gave the Colombians a 2-0 lead, only for Japan to come back through Asano and Shoya Nakajima.The result leaves Colombia in second place behind Nigeria, while Japan and Sweden have a lone point with one group game left to play.Erick Gutierrez scored three goals early in the second half and added another late in the game to help defending Olympic champion Mexico beat Fiji 5-1.Fiji, playing in its first Olympics and coming off an 8-0 loss to South Korea, took the early lead when Wellington Phoenix striker Roy Krishna scored in the 10th minute, but Gutierrez netted in the 48th, 55th and 58th to put Mexico back on track at the Arena Fonte Nova in the northeastern city of Salvador.Mexico defender Carlos Salcedo added to the lead in the 67th and Gutierrez finished it off in the 73rd.Serge Gnabrys second goal of the game earned?Germany?a point in a thrilling 3-3 draw against?South Korea.Trailing 3-2, Gnabry stepped up and smashed a free kick off the South Korean wall only to see the ball take a wicked deflection and wind up in the back of Kim Dong-juns net.South Korea looked on the brink of qualifying for the quarterfinals after an 86th-minute goal from?Hyun Jun Suk had his team leading 3-2.Hee-Chan Hwang scored the opener for South Korea, but Germanys Gnabry leveled before thhe break with his first goal of the night.ddddddddddddSouth Korea and Mexico meet in a Group C finale that could see the loser go home as Germany are likely to beat Fiji in the other group match.Portugal?beat?Honduras?2-1 to make it two wins from two in Group D after beating Argentina in their opener.Alberth Elis gave Honduras a dream start, putting his team up 1-0 in the opening minute with the assist going to?Romell Quioto.But the Portuguese were level by half-time as?Tobias Figueiredo scored in the 21st minute and the winner came in the 36th off the boot of?Goncalo Paciencia with an assist to?Salvador Agra to book their teams spot in the quarterfinals.A 2-1 win versus?Algeria?kept?Argentinas?hopes of advancing from the group stage alive and well following an opening-match loss to Portugal.Angel Correa scored the first goal of the match in the 47th minute, but Algeria struck back through?Sofiane Bendebka in the 64th minute, only to have Jonathan Calleri hit a winner for Argentina in the 70th minute.Both teams finished the match with 10 men. The second loss in as many tries means Algeria cannot reach the quarterfinal round.Denmark?came out on top against?South Africa?by a final score of 1-0, after South Africa had held hosts Brazil to a draw in the two teams opener.Robert Skov scored in the 69th minute to put his team on four points in Group A, giving Denmark a great chance to move into the elimination round pending the outcome of the teams final match vs. Brazil on Wednesday.Sadiq Umar scored for the second time in as many games as?Nigeria?made it two wins from two tries by beating Sweden?1-0 to ensure passage to the quarterfinals.Umar headed home from a?Stanley Amuzie cross in the 39th minute to put Nigeria in front, after scoring his teams opener in a thrilling 5-4 win over Japan in the teams first match. ' ' '