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Toulon won 32-15 at Stade Toulousain,?with 14 points from Leigh Halfpenny crucial in the visitors win.Tries from Guilhem Guirado and Axel Muller, combined with a regular stream of points from Halfpenny put Toulon 18-9 ahead at the half-time break.Stade Toulousain kept in touch for much of the second half, ?but a drop goal from Francois Trinh-Duc and a late try from Charles Olllivon secured victory for Toulon.Stade Toulousain did not manage to score a try, their points coming through five penalties, two from Florian Fritz and three by Sebastian Bezy.Grenoble defeated Brive 36-23 in a lively match featuring five converted tries, five penalties and two red cards.?Grenoble led 20-13 at half-time thanks to tries from Sona Taumalolo and Charl McLeod, with Benjamin Lapeyre crossing for Brive.The drama was only just starting though, as in stoppage time at the end of the opening half , as Grenoble players Damien Jourdain and Sona Taumalolo were sent off, as was Nigel Hunt of Brive.?Despite playing an entire half with a man advantage Brive couldnt make it count, scoring just one try through Kakha Asieshvilli.Geetan Germain kicked 13 points for the visitors, but a second half try from Armond Battle, combined with Jonathan Wisniewski scoring 18 points with the boot, ensured Grenoble secured the win.Clermont Auvergne put in a superb performance as they brushed aside Racing 92 47-10.?Clermont led 27-0 at half-time thanks to 12 points from the boot of Morgan Parra, and a penalty try, with Noa Nakaitaci and Camille Lopez also touching down.A penalty from Maxime Machenaud got Racing 92 on the board just before the break, Clermont 27-3 ahead.The hosts dominance continued in the second half, with a Lopez drop goal and further tries from hat trick hero Nakaitaci and Davit Zirakashvili giving Clermont a whopping 44-point lead before a late Sean Robinson try for the visitors.Stade Francais edged past Castres 29-25 in an action-packed match at Stade Jean-Bounin.The hosts led 13-9 at half-time, a try from Jules Plisson the difference between the teams, before an explosive second-half.Penalties were traded before, with Stade Francais 19-12 ahead, Jules Plisson was sent off just before the hour mark.A converted try from David Smith put Castres in the lead, but two minutes later a converted try from Geoffrey Doumayrou made it 26-22 to Stade Francais.A penalty from Bejamin Urdapilleta, who kicked 17 points across the match, left Castres just a point behind, with eight minutes left and a one man advantage.The game had one score left in it, but that came to Stade Francais, a penalty from Julien Dupuy securing a narrow victory for the hosts.Bordeaux Begles beat Bayonne 40-20, outscoring the visitors by four tries to two.Adam Ashley-Cooper and Blair Connor both crossed for Bordeaux, whilst Julien Rey scored a brace of tries.Ian Madigan kicked 16 points for the hosts and Lionel Beauxis converted two late tries in a match Bordeaux led throughout.Romain Martial and Gregory Arganese scored tries for Bayonne, whilst Willie du Plessis struck 8 points with the boot.La Rochelle scored four converted tries to comfortably defeat Lyon 43-18.Paul Jordan and Gabriel Lacroix both crossed for La Rochelle, with Kini Murimurivalu notching a brace of tries inbetween them.Jules Lebail kicked 18 points for the hosts, whilst Zack Holmes scored five.Lyon failed to score a try, Jacques-Louis Potgieter notching four penalties, Jerome Porical kicking two.Montpellier Herault secured a convincing 41-13 victory over Pau, thanks primarily to 19 points from Benoit Paillaugue.Paillague went over in the first half for Montpellier, and a penalty try left the hosts in command.Moses Ratuvo scored for Pau, but a try from Vincent Martin in first-half stoppage time put Montpellier 24-8 ahead at the break.After the break Vincent Martin and Marvin OConnor scored for Montpellier.Mehdi Boundjema added a consolation try for Pau late on, with a converted penalty try for Montpellier completing the scoring.Matt Dumba Jersey . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. 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With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005.CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Ryan Nall was 10 years old the last time the Beavers beat the Ducks in the Civil War rivalry game.So that made Saturdays 34-24 Oregon State victory all the more sweet for the sophomore tailback, who finished with 155 yards rushing and four touchdowns. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Beavers in the long-running series.To be a part of our first win in such a long time, its truly an amazing feeling, said Nall, an Oregon native. I cant believe it.Marcus McMaryion threw for 101 yards and another score as the Beavers finished their second season under coach Gary Andersen at 4-8 overall and 3-6 in the Pac-12.Afterward, fans stormed the field at Reser Stadium and someone hoisted up Nall in victory.All of the sudden Im in the air, he said. I was just taking in that moment. It was amazing.Oregon (4-8, 2-7) will end its disappointing season in the basement of the Pac-12 North, a dramatic fall for a team that just two seasons ago played in the first College Football Playoff championship game.True freshman Justin Herbert, starting in his seventh game after taking over for graduate transfer Dakota Prukop, threw for 180 yards and a touchdown for the Ducks, who wont play in the postseason for the first time since 2004. Royce Freeman, who had seen mention as a preseason Heisman candidate, ran for 106 yards.Afterward, Ducks coach Mark Helfrich was asked about his job security.Nobodys job is safe in college football, he said. Thats just the nature of the beast.Oregon was boosted going into the Civil War by a 30-28 upset of then-No. 11 Utah last weekend, a win that momentarily silenced talk about Helfrichs future. The victory was sealed by Justin Herberts touchdown pass to Darren Carrington with two seconds left.The Beavers had momentum, too, coming off a 42-17 victory over Arizona at Reser Stadium last Saturday night.Oregon State opened the scoring on Nalls 12-yard touchdown run. The Ducks answered on the next series with Tony Brooks-James 3-yard TD run, then pulled ahead on receiver Jalen Browns reverse pass to Carrington for a 33-yard touchdown.The Beavers pulled even at 14 on McMaryions 6-yard pass to Ricky Ortiz. McMaryion was pressed into duty as a starter for the Beavers earlier this season after both Darell Garretson and backup Conor Blount were injured.The Ducks were efficient to start the second half, takinng the lead on Herberts 23-yard touchdown pass to Charles Nelson.dddddddddddd. Aidan Schneiders 46-yard field goal extended the lead for the Ducks.But then the rain started coming down hard and the Beavers turned almost exclusively to running the ball, at one point running on 21 straight plays.Nall scored on a 14-yard run to narrow it for the Beavers, then added a 6-yard touchdown with 9:40 left in the game. His fourth, a 2-yard dash, came with just under two minutes to go. Nall finished the season with 14 touchdowns despite being hampered by a foot injury.It was his fourth game this season with 100 or more yards.Ryan is a workhorse, Andersen said. You keep pounding the ball, good things are going to happen.Herbert appeared to connect with Johnny Mundt in the end zone with 41 seconds to go, but Mundt dropped the ball, ending the Ducks last chance.We knew we were going to win, Beavers safety Devin Chappell said.Definitely, added cornerback Treston Decoud.It was the first sellout at Reser Stadium since the 2014 Civil War.THE TAKEAWAYOregon: Freeman surpassed Napoleon Kaufman of Washington for ninth on the Pac-12 all-time rushing list, finishing his junior year with 4,146 yards. Freeman said after the game he had not decided whether he would leave Oregon for the NFL draft. It was Freemans 22nd 100-yard rushing game.Oregon State: With wins over Arizona and Oregon to close out the season, the Ducks won back-to-back Pac-12 games for the first time since 2013. ... It was Nalls first four-touchdown game. The last Oregon State player to score four touchdowns was Jacquizz Rodgers against Washington in 2010.PLAYING FOR SETH: Receiver Seth Collins, who spent nearly two weeks in the hospital with an undisclosed illness before his release on Thanksgiving, was at the game. Collins fell ill on Nov. 13 following the Beavers loss at UCLA. Some of his teammates started a Twitter hashtag, (hash)playfor22, in advance of the game.PLAYERS WEIGH IN: Freeman said the Ducks player want to see Helfrich return, and they believe he can return the team to national prominence.Hes done a lot of great things here, Freeman said. A lot of positivity coming from him, and the players feed off that.UP NEXTBoth teams are finished for the season. ' ' '