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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- In the first quarter, Andre Roberts fumbled deep in his territory -- pretty much the worst thing a punt returner can do.He made up for that mistake almost immediately.The next time Roberts handled a punt Sunday, he took it back 55 yards for a touchdown, and the Detroit Lions went on to a 26-19 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.It was one of a few impressive plays in the game by Roberts, who in his first season with Detroit has already returned two punts for TDs.He really stepped up huge, teammate Eric Ebron said Sunday. We all make mistakes. Were all human and he knew what he did. He pretty much just told us, `You know I got yall, and put the team on his back on that punt return and made a heck of a play.Roberts later added a 44-yard reception and hustled over to block on a long catch-and-run by Ebron. On a day when Detroit sputtered offensively for the most part, Roberts was crucial.Jacksonville kicked a field goal after the fumble by Roberts and took a 3-0 lead. In the second quarter, after fielding a punt at his 45, Roberts started to his right before immediately reversing direction and going left.A couple of Jaguars missed him, and when he started running forward, there was open field in front of him .Roberts lifted his left arm slightly before catching the punt, and he said afterward he thought about a fair catch, but he said he was 100 percent sure he didnt signal for one.It was a middle return and there were a couple guys coming down, Roberts said. It was pretty good hang time, but once again our guys did a great job blocking, and we know that were going to have limited opportunities, but we make the most of it.Roberts returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown in a loss to Chicago earlier this season. Hes the fourth player in team history with at least two punt return touchdowns in a season, the first since Eddie Drummond in 2005.Roberts also became the first Lions player since the 1970 merger with a punt return of at least 50 yards and a reception of at least 40 yards in the same game.Hell try to build on that performance when the Lions host Minnesota on Thanksgiving.Drafted in the third round by Arizona in 2010, Roberts had a productive four seasons with the Cardinals. He caught 64 passes for 759 yards in 2012, but his receiving numbers have steadily declined since then.Roberts signed a $16 million, four-year deal with Washington during the 2014 offseason, but he started only four games in two seasons there and was released this past May.So far with Detroit, he has seven catches for 120 yards and a touchdown, and coach Jim Caldwell said Monday the team will keep trying to get him involved.Two games ago, Roberts caught a 27-yard pass against Minnesota that set up a long field goal that sent the game to overtime. The Lions eventually won.I think youve seen that his opportunities have gone up a little bit and hes done some good things for us when hes been in there, made some nice catches for us, Caldwell said.Obviously a big one against Minnesota a couple weeks ago and there were a number of different things that hes done well for us. ... 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Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. CARSON, Calif. -- Landon Donovan returned to the LA Galaxy as a second-half substitute Sunday night, ending his 21-month MLS retirement in their 4-2 victory over Orlando City.Donovan, the top scorer in the history of MLS and the U.S. mens national team, announced his comeback with the Galaxy three days earlier.Wearing a No. 26 jersey instead of his usual No. 10, the 34-year-old got a lengthy standing ovation before entering in the 83rd minute of his first game since the 2014 MLS Cup final.Giovani Dos Santos scored two goals and Alan Gordon added another during a first-half barrage for the Galaxy (11-4-14), who took sole possessions second place in the Western Conference with their second straight win. Captain Robbie Keane also scored as a second-half substitute.Kevin Molino scored on a rebound in the 20th minute for Orlando City (7-8-13).Dos Santos, the Mexican star now wearing Donovans No. 10, scored in the 35th minute on a sweet setup from Emmanuel Boateng. He banged in a penalty iin the 44th minute after his incredible pass set up Gordon to be taken down in the box.ddddddddddddBrek Shea added a goal for Orlando City on the final kick of second-half injury time.UNITED 2, RED BULLS 2, TIEHARRISON, N.J. -- Steve Birnbaum scored in the 89th minute, Lamar Neagle added another goal in stoppage time and D.C. United tied New York.Birnbaum sent a shot off a sliding defender that bounced back to him and he rolled it inside the far post. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Neagle tapped home a ball that had bounced off the post.Gonzalo Veron opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his 18th goal of the season in the 54th minute when he powered an open shot off goalkeeper Bill Hamids left hand.Hamid made five saves for D.C. United (7-9-12). New York (12-9-8) extended its club-record undefeated streak to 11 games. ' ' '