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LIVERPOOL, England -- Liverpool overcame the loss of Philippe Coutinho to an ankle injury in the first half to beat Sunderland 2-0 and keep up its title challenge in the English Premier League on Saturday.Coutinho was carried off on a stretcher in the 34th minute with his right leg in a brace after a challenge with Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong.Divock Origi came on as Coutinhos replacement and put Liverpool ahead in the 75th minute with a curling shot into the far corner. James Milner converted a penalty in stoppage time to seal victory after Ndong tripped Sadio Mane.Liverpool, which started the 13th round of games in second place, has lost only once this season.Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp wasnt immediately sure what Coutinhos injury was, but said the playmaker had pain, but (the) pain gets better.The loss put an end to Sunderlands mini-revival, after back-to-back wins lifted the team off the bottom of the standings. Sunderland manager David Moyes poor record at Anfield continued -- including his spells at Everton and Manchester United, Moyes hasnt won in 14 games.The visitors conceded 78 percent of possession but managed to limit Liverpool to a handful of half-chances in the first half.Part of Sunderlands success in negating the threat of Liverpool, which scored 17 times in five previous home league matches, was Jason Denayers man-marking job on Coutinho.The one occasion that the on-loan Manchester City defender lost his man resulted in Coutinhos injury, as Ndongs follow-through caught the right foot of the Brazilian, who was trying to jink past him.Sunderlands one chance before the break fell to former Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar but goalkeeper Loris Karius just got out quick enough to block.Liverpools frustration finally ended 15 minutes from time when Jordan Henderson picked out Origi on the left of the penalty area and the striker threaded a shot across a crowded box and inside the far post.After Milner stepped up to score his fifth goal of the season, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp had the luxury of handing 17-year-old academy graduate Ben Woodburn a debut.Kurt Warner Youth Jersey . 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Adrian Wilson Jersey . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. Hakeem Butler Cardinals Jersey . 31, the CFL club announced Monday. The team also has yet to decide on the future of Doug Berry, who began the season as a consultant to the head coach but took over the offensive co-ordinators duties in July.WASHINGTON -- Star Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper sat out Friday nights 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves with a neck injury, his fourth straight missed appearance.?Manager Dusty Baker said Harper was slated to see a chiropractor Friday, noting that the All-Stars condition has improved but not to a point where he was ready to play.?Asked whether the disabled list was a possibility, Baker was noncommittal.I hope not, he said. Wed probably have to make a decision within a few days, because were going short. But right now, with the progress hes making, we havent discussed that.Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, meanwhile, denied a report that Harper has been playing through injury for much of the season.Citing a source close to the team, SI.com reported that Harper has spent the past two months plagued by a previously undisclosed shoulder injury that is now affecting his neck.The report is inaccurate, Rizzo said prior to Washingtons series opener against the Atlanta Braves. I just asked Bryce Harper, the training staff and our medical staff, and he hasnt had a right shoulder injury. Hes got a stiff neck that weve been treating.Like Baker, Rizzo expressed littlee concern that the injury is long term.ddddddddddddI have a low level of concern, Rizzo said. Its day-to-day, so were going to take it day-to-day. If it was a DL-warranted injury, hed be on the DL.Harper left Saturdays 7-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants after the sixth inning. Following the game, he said his neck had been bothering him for a few days. Since then, the Nationals -- who had off-days both Monday and Thursday -- have won two of three games without Harper. On the season, theyre now 6-2 when the 2015 National League MVP doesnt play.?Harper is mired in an extended slump that has dropped his average to .233, nearly 100 points lower than the .330 he hit last year, and the lowest his average has been since the second week of the 2015 season. Since the beginning of June, his .362 slugging percentage ranks 70th out of 82 qualified NL hitters.In Harpers absence, veteran reserve Chris Heisey and rookie Brian Goodwin have combined to go 1-for-10 with four strikeouts. Goodwin was listed as the starting right fielder for Fridays game. ' ' '