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MANCHESTER, England -- Jose Mourinho endured his first Premier League loss since returning to Chelsea at Everton on Saturday, while Manchester City was frustrated in a draw at Stoke. . For Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham, however, there were routine victories as the league swung back into action for the first time since the transfer window closed in the international break. Samuel Etoo failed to make an immediate scoring impact on his Chelsea debut as Steven Naismith gave Everton a 1-0 win. Naismith headed into the net from close range in first-half stoppage time on his 27th birthday after Nikica Jelavic nodded the ball across to the forward. While it was Roberto Martinezs first win as Everton manager after three draws, Chelsea has two wins from four league matches since Mourinho -- the self-styled "Special One" -- returned after six years. "It was a special game, a special opposition and a very good performance," Martinez said. Mourinho saw things differently. "We didnt deserve to lose because we were the best team because we played the best football because we dominated the whole game," he said. Arsenal reaped some early reward from its decision to spend a club-record 50 million euros ($66 million) on Mesut Ozil on transfer deadline day two weeks ago. The Germany playmaker set up Olivier Giroud for the opener before in-form Aaron Ramsey scored twice in a 3-1 win at Sunderland. A third straight win maintained Arsenals resurgence after a demoralizing opening-day defeat to Aston Villa. "Youve seen what he is all about, slipping those balls in," Ramsey said of Ozil, who was substituted after 80 minutes on his debut. "He has one of highest assist rates in Europe and he is going to create a lot of opportunities for us." Manchester Citys mixed start to the season continued by scraping a 0-0 draw at Stoke. United was also far from fluent in a 2-0 home win over Crystal Palace that turned on a contentious decision to send off Kagisho Dikgacoi in the 43rd minute for a foul on Ashley Young. Despite the challenge coming outside the area, a penalty was awarded -- and converted by Robin van Persie -- before Wayne Rooney curled in an 81st-minute free kick to hand David Moyes a first success at Old Trafford. Rooney was playing with a thick headband to cover a deep cut to the forehead sustained in a training-ground incident two weeks ago. Tottenham began life without Gareth Bale, who joined Real Madrid two weeks ago, by outclassing Norwich 2-0 with a double from Gylfi Sigurdsson, who was set up for his first goal by new signing Christian Eriksen. Arsenal and Tottenham are level on nine points while the Manchester rivals both are on 7. Liverpool protects its perfect start to the season when it plays Swansea on Monday. Elsewhere Saturday, France playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa scored one and set up another as Newcastle beat Aston Villa 2-1 away for its second victory in a row. West Bromwich Albion claimed its first point of the season by scoring in injury time for a 1-1 draw at Fulham and Hull drew 1-1 with Cardiff in a match between two promoted clubs. While United was thankful for a refereeing decision to turn its game against Palace, Arsenal also benefited from a debatable call at the Stadium of Light when the score was 2-1. United States striker Jozy Altidore beat Bacary Sagna to the ball and prodded home a finish, only for the referee to bring play back for an earlier foul against Arsenal. It was too much for combustible Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio, who was sent from the dugout in injury time. "He came to me and said if you keep going with your manner, I send you up to the stand," Di Canio said. "I said to him, If you want to complete a perfect job, you send me off and that is what he did." 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Memphis went further than any other No. 8 seed in the Western Conference ever had -- and the Grizzlies did it without Rudy Gay, their second-leading scorer. They arent making excuses for not reaching the West finals. But guard Tony Allen said a healthy Gay will make a difference. "Next year with Rudy coming back I think were more of a threat," Allen said. Thanks to their playoff run, the Grizzlies no longer will be known as the NBA team that couldnt win even a single post-season game. They were swept in 2004, 2005 and 2006. This year Memphis knocked off the No. 1 seeded San Antonio Spurs and pushed Oklahoma City to seven games before falling short Sunday with a 105-90 loss in the semifinals. Zach Randolph, who scored at least 30 points and had at least 10 rebounds in four playoff games, said the playoff run is a foundation for the future. He became the first player from this franchise ever named to the All-NBA team last week when picked to the third-team. "Weve just got to build off of this and understand that we can play with anybody and weve got a good group of young guys with a lot of talent. Its something to build off," Randolph said. The Grizzlies feel they were maybe just a triple-overtime loss away from the West finals. Memphis reached the post-season without Gay, who was averaging 19.8 points a game before hurting his left shoulder Feb. 15. He watched his teams playoff run from the bench with his left arm in a sling he wont take off for a couple more weeks to start rehabilitation. Gay adds the outside shooting so desperately needed to take the pressure off Randolph and Marc Gasol, the duo most responsible for the Grizzlies leading the NBA scoring 51.5 points in the paint. The six-foot-eight forward ranks fourth in franchise history for three-pointers made, the shot Memphis never had to match up against Kevin Durant and the Thunder. "I think when Rudy Gay gets back well be a better team," guard O.J. Mayo said. "Itll definitely help us on the perimeter as far as scoring, and I think well be a better team.&" Gay is just part of the young core owner Michael Heisley and general manager Chris Wallace have put in place for coach Lionel Hollins. Mesut Ozil Germany Jersey. Memphis signed Gay to a multi-year deal last July, gave point guard Mike Conley a five-year extension worth US$40 million in November and signed Randolph to his own four-year contract a couple days after beating the Spurs in San Antonio to open the playoffs. Allen has two years left on his deal. The Grizzlies promised Randolph before he signed that they would bring back Gasol, whos a restricted free agent. Gasol improved his scoring and rebounding from the regular season to the post-season, averaging 15 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. Mayo, only on the roster after a failed trade, still has a year left and wants to be back. "I know next year well come back as a better unit," Mayo said. Veteran forward Shane Battier, a key pickup at the trade deadline, is a free agent who could be pricey to keep. Sam Young, Darrell Arthur and Greivis Vasquez all have room for improvement, and a better backup point guard along with more outside shooting help will be on the shopping list this off-season. Still, Randolph said the Grizzlies will have to work harder. "Expectations now, people are going to expect us to be better and next year theyre going to look at us as a top team, so weve got to be ready," Randolph said. "This summer is going to be important for all the young guys to get better -- myself also -- come back in shape and be ready." More fans will be waiting. Even though Memphis only sold out four games during the regular season, each playoff game sold out, often within minutes. The franchise also sold a couple thousand season tickets during the run, and optimism couldnt be higher as the Grizzlies wrap up their 10th season in Memphis. More than 1,200 fans met the Grizzlies at the airport Sunday night. "Im just proud of my team and our organization and where weve come from, where we are now and where were trying to go in the future," Hollins said. "Even as disappointing, as hurting as this loss is, we had a heck of a run, and were looking forward to next year." ' ' '


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