Twente climbs to top of Eredivisie

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03/07/2010 - Waalwijk, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kenneth Perez scored midway through the second half and Twente moved atop the Dutch Eredivisie with a 1-0 win over last-place RKC Waalwijk at Mandemakers Stadion on Sunday.

PSV Eindhoven dropped its first match of the season Saturday, 2-1 to NAC, and Twente took advantage to move two points clear. Twente, led by former England coach Steve McClaren, won its league-high 21st match.

Perez scored his fourth of the season with 21 minutes left and Twente held on to take control of the title race with eight matches left and send RKC to its eighth straight loss.

Ajax beat Sparta 3-0 to pull within three points of PSV and remain six points behind Twente in third place. Siem De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel, and Dennis Rommedahl scored for Ajax.

Fourth-place Feyenoord also won, getting a pair of goals from Sekou Cisse in a 4-2 win at Roda.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored with five minutes left as Utrecht edged NEC 1-0, and Tim Matavz scored in the 70th as Groningen beat Venlo 1-0.

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A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.

Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.

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Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.

The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).

Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.

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