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LONDON - Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham overwhelmed Chelsea 5-3 in an electrifying London derby on Thursday to enhance its top-four credentials while ensuring its neighbours English Premier League lead was wiped out.The New Years Day capitulation was only Chelseas second loss of the season and the first time that a Jose Mourinho Chelsea side had conceded so many times in the league, including his 2004-07 reign.Such was the frenzied nature of the game, the most significant result of Mauricio Pochettinos first season at Tottenham looked uncertain until the closing stages, with goals gifted by both teams. Even sweeter for Spurs was the win taking them above north London rival Arsenal into fifth place, only two points from the top four.With a victory like today you can improve quicker, Pochettino said. We have improved a lot in the last months. We are stronger now.Having started 2015 with a three-point lead, Chelsea became level with Manchester City after the champions beat Sunderland 3-2, separated in the standings only by alphabetical order.Although Diego Costa put Chelsea in front, Kane levelled with his first goal on the half-hour, while Danny Rose and Andros Townsends penalty gave Tottenham a halftime lead.Either side of Nacer Chadlis fifth for Tottenham, Eden Hazard and John Terry scored for the visitors but they couldnt prevent Chelsea losing for the first time since 2010 to their north London rivals.We made some defensive mistakes, said Mourinho, whose side was held by Southampton on Sunday. Plus we were unlucky in every rebound and deflected shot.Chelsea had led in the 18th minute. Hazard darted past Rose and was denied by the post, but Oscar sent the ball back across the face of goal and Costa was primed to tap into the net.But the impetus was soon with Tottenham again after another moment of individual quality from this breakthrough season for Kane. The 21-year-old forward waltzed in from the left facing little resistance before powering the ball past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.With the turn of the year, Chelseas usual solidity at the back appeared to have been left in 2014.The visitors were behind after Christian Eriksen slid the ball through for Nacer Chadli to clip it past the onrushing Courtois. Although Chadli hit the post, the left back Rose ran into an advanced position and resisted Cahills sliding challenge to bury the follow-up in the net.Tottenham wasnt finished before the break.Kane, so troublesome for the Chelsea defence to contain, was tripped by Cahill on a woeful day for the England centre back. And Townsend netted the resulting penalty kick, prompting Mourinho to storm down the tunnel before the teams could leave for halftime.When Mourinho re-emerged for the second half, he was having words with referee Phil Dowd. What Mourinho was complaining about was unclear.What was clearer was Chelseas inability to contain Kane, who cut inside in the 52nd and put the ball between Terrys legs to score his 16th goal of the season.We need to be careful with him, Pochettino said of Kane. He is still young. Its impossible to hide him because of his performances.Tottenhams defence was less impressive.On the hour, Federico Fazio was dispossessed near the halfway line, Hazard seized the ball, and played a one-two with Cesc Fabregas before dispatching the ball low past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.Mourinho was getting increasingly irate on the touchline, berating fourth official Andre Marriner with an expletive. And Marriner faced further fury from Mourinho after a penalty was not awarded for Fazios push on Hazard.There could be no complaint about Tottenhams fifth. Kane worked the ball down the left flank and passed to Chadli, whose deflected shot beat Courtois in the 78th.But Chelsea was gifted a third when Hazards cross was turned on by Branislav Ivanovic for the unmarked Terry to score the goal that kept his team on top of the league. Chelsea and City have the same goal difference, and both have 44 goals in 20 games. Stitched Blue Jays Jerseys . The rookie is rewarding their faith with a stellar first season. MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Jamie McGinn had two goals and an assist, and Colorado beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Saturday. Toronto Blue Jays Store . Patton was placed on the restricted list testing positive for a banned amphetamine. Patton took Adderall, a drug commonly used to combat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, late in the 2013 season and then was given a random drug test. https://www.cheapbluejays.com/ . -- What Anthony Jennings lacked in experience, LSU more than compensated for with a talented supporting cast in the Outback Bowl. Blue Jays Jerseys China . -- Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale searched more than three quarters for five guys who would play well together. Toronto Blue Jays Pro Shop . Though the 26-year-old said he was able to participate, coach Dwane Casey kept Johnson out as a precaution. ATLANTA -- Already established as the best player in golf, Rory McIlroy approached the FedEx Cup finale as though he had nothing to lose. Except now he has so much to gain. McIlroy was plodding along Saturday in the Tour Championship, frustrated by a pair of three-putt bogeys and a round that "wasnt much to look at out there" when his prospects changed quickly. He fired a 5-iron from 209 yards up the hill to 25 feet on the par-5 15th and holed it for eagle to tie Billy Horschel for the lead. McIlroy finished with a chip out of thick grass behind the 18th green to save par for a 3-under 67. Horschel made two bogeys on the back nine and had to settle for a 69, still his 11th straight round in the 60s during the FedEx Cup, and still in great position to leave Atlanta with the biggest Sunday payoff in golf. They were at 9-under 201. And they had plenty of company in what was shaping up as perhaps the most enticing finish in the eight-year history of the FedEx Cup. Jim Furyk, winless since he captured the FedEx Cup four years ago, had a 67 and was two shots behind. He would have to win the Tour Championship to have any chance of joining Tiger Woods as the only multiple winners of the FedEx Cup. Another shot behind were Rickie Fowler (67), Justin Rose (66) and Jason Day (70). Horschel was just trying to advance to the third playoff event when he was runner-up at the TPC Boston. He won the following week at Cherry Hills and came into the Tour Championship as the No. 2 seed. And now he is 18 holes away from a $10 million bonus and a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour. "In the middle of the year, Im not sure if you told me I would have a chance on Sunday to win the Tour Championship and possibly the FedEx Cup and do it while going up against the best player in our game right now ... no matter what happens, its going to be an exciting day," Horschel said. "And hopefully, Rory and I can put on a great show." McIlroy already has won two majors, the British Open and PGA Championship, sandwiched around a World Golf Championship. He kept reminding himself that hes already had the best year of anyone, a year most anyone would take over a $10 million bonus. But now he is close to giving his big year the finish he thinks it deserves. "Ive come here with the ultimate goal of trying to cap it off and trying to put an exclamation point on it or the icing on the cake or whatever you want to call it," McIlroy said. "Would it be poetiic justice? Id feel really good about it.dddddddddddd" McIlroy says he hasnt been playing his best, certainly not at the same level as Hoylake or Valhalla, where he won his two majors. But he was good enough. He three-putted the par-3 second hole, missing a 3-foot putt. He had to make a 4-footer to avoid his third four-putt in two weeks. But all was forgotten with his eagle on the 15 and his tough par save on the 18th. Horschel stretched his lead to three shots with a 6-foot birdie putt on No. 8 and matching two-putt birdies with McIlroy at the ninth. Both players made bogey on No. 10, and McIlroy appeared to be in more trouble at the par-3 11th until the worlds No. 1 player chipped to 8 feet and saved par, and Horschel missed his 15-foot birdie attempt. "My short game really saved me today," McIlroy said. "I think the par putt on 11 was a big momentum putt in the round after three-putting 10 and Billy being in there pretty close and just narrowly missing for birdie. I think being able to hole that par putt was big." The top five seeds at the Tour Championship -- Horschel is No. 2, McIlroy is No. 4 -- only have to win the Tour Championship to capture the FedEx Cup. This is the first time that two top-five seeds are in the final group of the final tournament of the year. Furyk doesnt need to do the math. He only knows he has to win, and that was his priority after another year of close calls. Ditto for Fowler (No. 9) and Day (No. 10). "Really all you can ask for going into the week is to be in a position to win Sunday," Fowler said. "The tournament is really going to start tomorrow on the back nine. I know pretty much most of the scenarios for me. I know if I win Ive got a pretty good chance. I know theres some possibilities of some extracurricular activities if certain things line up properly." He was referring to the most bizarre possibility of all -- if Fowler and McIlroy are tied at the end of regulation, there would be a sudden-death playoff to determine who wins the Tour Championship. And if Fowler were to win the tournament in that case, there would be another playoff to decide the FedEx Cup and the $10 million. Fowler first would have to make up three shots on McIlroy, which is not easy under any circumstances. And while McIlroy is running low on fuel, theres only one lap left. "Obviously, I know what comes along with the FedEx Cup and cash and all the rest of it," McIlroy said. "But I just want to win." ' ' '