Naomi Girma scored her first two international goals, leading the United States women to a 3-0 victory over Argentina on Wednesday night in Louisville, Kentucky.

The other USWNT tally was an own goal by Argentina's Aldana Cometti.

The victory kept the USWNT unbeaten (12-0-1) in 13 matches under coach Emma Hayes after a pair of wins against Iceland in the team's previous matches in the October international window.

United States goalkeeper Mandy Haught made one save while posting a shutout in her first international appearance. Haught was called up to the squad after Jane Campbell sustained a muscle injury.

Three newcomers in all started including Haught, Eva Gaetino and Alyssa Malonson. It was the first time in 23 years that three or more players have started in their debuts for the national team.Argentina dropped to 0-6-0 all-time against the USWNT, having been outscored 35-1.

The USWNT had an 18-4 edge in shots and put six on target to Argentina's one.

Wednesday marked Girma's 42nd career international appearance. She is highly regarded for her defense and appeared to be stunned when she scored for the first time.

That goal came in the 37th minute. Argentina goalkeeper Solana Pereyra and Cometti both went after a ball close to the net and neither was able to clear it. It bounded over to Girma, who headed it into a gaping goal.

Seven minutes later, Rose Lavelle took a corner kick and Girma attempted a header. The ball went toward Cometti, who knocked the ball into her own net with her leg to give the United States a 2-0 lead.

"It was kind of our victory tour, so [we got] three solid wins and a lot of celebration and proud moments for individuals," defender Emily Fox said.

Girma was at it again early in the second half. Malonson delivered a pass to Girma, who sent a header into the upper right corner of the net in the 49th minute to make it a three-goal margin.

In the 82th minute, Jaedyn Shaw had a chance for the USWNT, but sent a right-footed free kick over the net.

Haught's lone save came in the fourth minute when Argentina's Vanina Preininger put a very long shot on goal.

Eva Gaetino and Malonson joined Haught in making their first appearances for the United States.

Pereyra had four saves for Argentina.

The U.S. will close out the year with a pair of matches in Europe. They play England at Wembley on Nov. 30 before facing the Netherlands in The Hague on Dec. 3.

Information from Reuters and The Associated Press was used in this recap.

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenseman Timothy Liljegren to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday in exchange for defenseman Matt Benning, a 2025 third-round draft selection and a 2026 sixth-round pick.

Toronto will receive the earlier of the Sharks' two third-round selections in 2025.

Liljegren has been a healthy scratch for the Leafs in nine of 10 games to open this season, the first under coach Craig Berube. In 197 career games, Liljegren has totaled 14 goals and 65 points, while adding one assist in 13 playoff tilts.

Drafted 17th by Toronto in 2017, Liljegren, 25, started out with promise in the organization, helping the Toronto Marlies -- the team's American Hockey League affiliate -- secure their first Calder Cup championship as the AHL's youngest defenseman in 2017-18.

Liljegren graduated to the NHL full time in 2021-22 along with Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe. Liljegren eventually worked his way into a top-four role on Toronto's back end while averaging nearly 18 minutes per game. The right-shot defender often saw his role reduced in the postseason, however, and he frequently was chided for having a less well-rounded game than some of the Leafs' other options.

While Toronto general manager Brad Treliving offered Liljegren a two-year, $6 million extension over the summer, the GM also targeted increased physicality with signees Chris Tanev and Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

It was immediately clear in training camp that Berube, who replaced the fired Keefe in May, wouldn't be prioritizing a place for Liljegren, and the new coach sat him in favor of Conor Timmins and Philippe Myers.

Liljegren will have a fresh start in San Jose, where the rebuilding Sharks will have the time -- and role -- for Liljegren to be back in a top-four slot.

His struggles did ultimately impact his trade value, leaving the Leafs with just two lower draft picks and veteran defenseman Benning in return. The 30-year-old Benning has appeared in seven games this season with zero points.

Tottenham will host Manchester United in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup, while holders Liverpool will travel to Southampton.

In the competition's first all-Premier League quarterfinal lineup in 14 years, Arsenal will also host Crystal Palace and Newcastle are at home to Brentford.

Man United responded to the firing of Erik ten Hag by scoring four goals in the first 38 minutes on the way to a 5-2 thrashing of Leicester in on Wednesday, while Tottenham eliminated Manchester City.

Two days after Ten Hag's exit, United displayed the cutting edge so often lacking under the Dutchman with Brazil midfielder Casemiro scoring two of the team's first-half goals -- one a curling strike into the top corner from 30 meters.

Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes also netted in that early flurry of goals, while Fernandes added a fifth in the 59th.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, United's former star striker, took charge of United having been Ten Hag's assistant.

It was a night to forget for Premier League leaders Man City, who not only lost the match to Tottenham 2-1 but also lost Savinho and Manuel Akanji to injuries to further deplete Pep Guardiola's ravaged squad.

Goals by Timo Werner and Pape Matar Sarr in the opening 25 minutes put Tottenham two goals clear before Matheus Nunes reduced the deficit in first-half stoppage time for City.

Akanji was injured in the warmup and didn't start the game, while Savinho hurt his ankle and was in tears as he was carried off the field on a stretcher in the 63rd minute. City are already without Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Jérémy Doku and Jack Grealish because of injuries.

Tottenham also sustained injuries to Micky van de Ven and Werner.

Liverpool continued their title defence with a 3-2 win over Brighton that was sparked by a double from Cody Gakpo.

The Netherlands international scored in the 46th and 63rd minutes at Amex Stadium, while Luis Díaz added a third in the 85th after Brighton had pulled a goal back through Simon Adingra.

Liverpool held on after Tariq Lamptey scored Brighton's second goal in the 90th and will need to make another trip to the south coast in the last eight to play Southampton.

Liverpool have won the League Cup a record 10 times, most recently last season with a victory over Chelsea in the final.

Newcastle beat Chelsea 2-0 thanks to Alexander Isak's close-range strike and an own-goal by Axel Disasi, while Palace defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in another all-Premier League match thanks to goals by Eberechi Eze and Daichi Kamada. Jhon Durán netted for Villa.

Palace's reward is a last-eight match against Arsenal, who were a 3-0 winner at second-tier Preston after goals by Gabriel Jesus, Ethan Nwaneri and Kai Havertz.

Quarterfinal draw

Tottenham vs. Manchester United

Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace

Newcastle vs. Brentford

Southampton vs. Liverpool

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Tottenham Hotspur hung on for a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the Carabao Cup in North London on Wednesday to hand Pep Guardiola's side their first loss of the season thus far.

The win sent Tottenham through to the quarterfinals of the competition and keeps their boss Ange Postecoglou in with a chance of fulfilling his promise to win a trophy in his second season as coach of the club after a superb attacking display.

City made seven changes form the side that beat Southampton 1-0 at the weekend -- which included Erling Haaland sitting out the entire game -- and they were opened up early as Spurs quickly played through their press.

Dejan Kulusevski picked out Timo Werner in the box, and the German striker lashed the ball into the net for his first goal of the season.

Pape Matar Sarr got the second in the 25th minute after the ball found its way to him outside the penalty area following a well-worked corner, and the Senegal midfielder curled it brilliantly inside the right-hand post.

City pulled one back in first-half stoppage time as Matheus Nunes connected with a cross from Savinho to score with their first effort on target.

Having already lost key players this season, Guardiola said he wanted his side to perform well with no injuries, but unfortunately Savinho picked up a knock that saw him stretchered off in the 62nd minute.

That robbed City of some of their momentum, but Nico O'Reilly still almost grabbed a late equaliser, only for substitute Yves Bissouma to clear the ball off the line as Spurs hung on for a 2-1 victory.

Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes scored two goals apiece as Manchester United eased into the Carabao Cup quarterfinals with a breathless 5-2 victory over Leicester City on Wednesday, their first game since the sacking of manager Erik ten Hag.

United's interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy had promised excitement and goals in his first match in charge, and his players did not disappoint.

Casemiro opened the scoring in the 15th minute when he lashed a strike from 20 yards into the top corner and Alejandro Garnacho doubled the lead when he rifled a shot into the roof of the net from Diogo Dalot's cross.

"I have to say we had some luck as well, I am so happy for Casemiro though and Garnacho and Bruno [Fernandes]," Van Nistelrooy told Sky Spots.

"Five goals but the chances against West Ham and Fenerbahce, we created so much and couldn't finish. All of a sudden we had some luck on our side and that made it a great night."

Leicester's Bilal El Khannouss pulled a goal back, but Fernandes restored United's two-goal lead when his free kick struck a player in the wall and went into the net.

"It's his first one after a long time, I'm so happy for him, he's on the scoresheet twice, with a good finish in the second half," Van Nistelrooy said of his captain.

On a night when delighted home fans yelled "Shoot!" every time a United player was anywhere near Leicester's net, Casemiro completed his brace in the 39th minute when he headed the ball against the post before smashing in the rebound.

Conor Coady pulled one back for Leicester in first-half stoppage time, but the visitors' hopes were short-lived as Fernandes latched on to a back pass, dribbled around the keeper and scored his second in the 59th minute.

The score could have been even more lop-sided as United's trio of goalscorers all had narrow misses, and Amad Diallo had the fans gasping when he sent a second-half bicycle kick sailing just wide of the goal.

United fans sang Van Nistelrooy's name when he approached the Stretford End to applaud their efforts after the final whistle.

"It is always the target to react and attack," Van Nistelrooy added. "The reaction of players after the Leicester goals were excellent and they deserve the credit. I am glad the crowd go home happy."

Ten Hag was fired on Monday with the team languishing 14th in the Premier League standings, just one spot and two points ahead of Leicester.

United are six-times League Cup winners, most recently lifting the trophy in 2022-23 with Ten Hag at the helm.

They resume their Premier League campaign at home to Chelsea on Sunday.

METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is expected to play Sunday against the Carolina Panthers after missing the past three games with an oblique injury. Saints coach Dennis Allen said that Jake Haener will be Carr's backup even though the team started rookie Spencer Rattler in Carr's absence.

"We felt like Rattler gave us the best chance at the time, and so I think we'll see where we're at come this weekend, what the expectation is. My expectation is that Derek's going to be ready to go," Allen said on Wednesday. "In that case, Jake will be the backup. ... I don't want to get into the specifics of the reasons why, but I feel like that's the best thing for our team."

Carr has not played since leaving the end of a Week 5 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a left oblique strain. It's the longest amount of time he has missed with an injury since breaking his ankle at the end of the 2017 season when he was with the Raiders.

Carr said it was a "slow process" to return but gave credit to the Saints athletic training staff, who he said got him back on the field on the earlier side of the expected timetable to return.

"It sucks having to sit there and watch when it wasn't the most painful thing I've ever dealt with. It really wasn't ... it was just a lack of being able to do my job," Carr said. "And so that was the most frustrating part, because I couldn't just play through it, you know? I just literally couldn't do it. ... It's been the most frustrating injury I've ever had, besides breaking my ankle and not being able to play in the playoffs that year. ... because there's literally nothing that I could do, but wait and just let it heal."

Carr also texted former Saints quarterback Drew Brees for advice after being injured. Brees had a similar injury in the 2014 preseason and did not miss a game because of that injury, but admitted later that his mechanics suffered after returning in just a few weeks.

Carr said that Brees offered him advice about not letting his mechanics get away from him. Carr said he feels confident that he's not coming back too early or risking a setback.

"This was something like ... if I go to rip a ball 60 yards and it pulls, like, what's the point? ... It's football and I don't ever want to just put that stuff out there. But anything can happen. But we feel confident," Carr said. "I feel confident, I've shown it, that I can do those things. And now it's about just how I stack days and how it feels after that."

The Saints' offense has scored only three touchdowns in the past three games and the team has lost six straight games, its longest losing streak since 2005. Carr said "he's no savior" when asked if there was any added pressure to return to a team that has been struggling to put up points.

"I am no savior. There's only been one of those and, that is not me," Carr said, laughing. "I am here to be a great leader and to be a great teammate and to do my job the best of my ability. And do I feel confident in what I can do? Absolutely. I feel confident in what I can do. I feel confident in what I can bring to our team. And that's exciting, right? But to save us or anything like that, that's not me, I'm going to come in and do what my guys expect me to do. Bring energy, bring effort, be a great teammate. Encourage our guys, get everybody on the same page, lock in the details, hold each other accountable."

Carr said there's going to be a "full commitment" from himself to his teammates in the 10 weeks left in the regular season.

"When I get back, I'm going to be a psychopath. I'm going to be crazy about the details and everything because we only get one shot at this, you know?" Carr said. "I don't have any promises. I don't have anything except I'll promise great effort. I'll promise long nights and early mornings, to make sure that we're at our best. I'm looking forward to getting back and excited to finally be back on the practice field."

The Saints were without cornerback Marshon Lattimore on Wednesday because of a hamstring issue that he reinjured against the Chargers. Safety Tyrann Mathieu did not practice with an illness while running back Kendre Miller (hamstring) and wide receiver Bub Means (ankle sprain) also missed practice.

Coach-to-player in-game communications during Power 4 college football games this season have been occurring on unencrypted frequencies, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, a revelation that raises questions about whether they could have been compromised.

Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt said he raised the issue during a call with Big 12 athletic directors Tuesday, after learning the Red Raiders' helmet communications were unencrypted and accessible to anyone with a scanner and knowledge of how to locate the frequencies.

The Big 12 has instructed its 10 schools playing games this weekend to send their helmet communication devices back to GSC, the provider for all 68 Power 4 teams this year, for a software update that would provide encryption, sources confirmed to ESPN.

The modules and cutoff switches are expected to be updated and returned in time for Saturday's games.

The Athletic first reported the Big 12's equipment request.

"We've got to have a game whose integrity is not questionable in any way on a Saturday afternoon. We owe it to the 120 young men on our football team to ensure that happens, that it's a game of fair competition and the same set of rules are enforced." Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt to ESPN

Texas Tech has requested a report from the Big 12 on its recent games against TCU and Baylor to ensure the integrity of the games were not compromised, and the conference is accommodating that request.

"We've got to have a game whose integrity is not questionable in any way on a Saturday afternoon," Hocutt told ESPN. "We owe it to the 120 young men on our football team to ensure that happens, that it's a game of fair competition and the same set of rules are enforced."

No schools have made specific allegations that an opponent may have accessed their in-game frequencies, and several Big 12 and Power 4 coaches and staffers have questioned whether a competitive advantage could be gained if that did occur.

This is the first college football season that the in-game use of coach-to-player helmet communications and tablets have been permitted at the FBS level. The NCAA approved the rules change in April, six months after launching an investigation into Michigan's alleged signal-stealing scheme under former staffer Connor Stalions.

A frequency coordinator made the discovery in late September while setting up for the Texas A&M-Arkansas game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The coordinator notified the SEC of his findings, as well as Baylor and TCU, which forwarded the information to the conference.

Football operations executives for the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and ACC have worked together with GSC in the four weeks since to investigate potential concerns and move to a more encrypted and secure platform.

"We have been aware of the issue and have stayed in communication with GSC and our colleague conferences as well as our schools," the SEC said Wednesday in a statement. "We are not aware of any instances of the system being compromised during games. GSC has developed an update to resolve the issue and we have made our schools aware of their ability to update their systems at a time of their choosing."

The revelation that college football teams have not been using encrypted frequencies has frustrated several Big 12 athletic directors, who believed the Power 4 schools had the same encrypted setup used in the NFL, sources said.

GSC could not be reached for comment.

In the Big 12, the concerns about potential vulnerabilities had not been addressed at AD and head coach level until Tuesday.

Following the Tuesday call, the Big 12 sent a memo, obtained by ESPN, to ADs and coaches acknowledging that someone with intimate knowledge of frequency scanners and the GSC system could hear communications.

"GSC and the frequency experts consulted shared that the risk of someone's ability to access this communication was very low," Big 12 chief football and competition officer Scott Draper wrote in the memo. "The four conferences met weekly to discuss the next steps and each chose the same path forward, to inform the head equipment managers of what we knew. As an interim step, we changed frequencies while the software update from GSC was complete. In hindsight, the conference should've shared this information with you."

The Big 12 notified equipment managers at its 16 member schools about switching to backup frequencies in early October, but some staffers may not have forwarded the information to their football staffs. Multiple ADs on the Big 12 call told ESPN they were unaware of the issue until Hocutt addressed it Tuesday.

Texas Tech (5-3, 3-2) lost 59-35 to Baylor on Oct. 19 and 35-34 to TCU last Saturday. The Red Raiders opted to move forward with a different coach-to-player system with encrypted communication provided by CoachComm for its game against No. 11 Iowa State on Saturday, sources said, rather than wait for the software update or the results of the Big 12 inquiry.

"Our football coaching staff and I were made aware yesterday of the player-to-coach helmet communication issues around the country," TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati said in a statement. "As with any other inquiry, we look forward to assisting the Big 12 Conference in its review process."

Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades said "we stand behind the integrity of our in-game operations and overall program and are happy to cooperate as needed with conference officials."

In the SEC, the league has communicated with all its programs about the security update available through GSC. The league office is attentive to the issue, sources said, but there's not a high level of concern over communications being compromised.

The Big Ten has been aware of the conversation around the helmet communication and has not had any issues. Programs are updating their technology much like others around the sport.

In the ACC, the league has been tracking the issue for nearly a month. At no point have any ACC teams expressed concern to the league office. They all had the ability to send in the equipment to GSC for the update, which some have already taken advantage of. ACC officials do not have a significant level of concern, in part because no programs have expressed concerns, and all have continued to use the system throughout October.

Officials from the Power 4 conferences were assured by experts that the risk of vulnerabilities to coach-to-player communications was low. But a source at one Big 12 school told ESPN that his staff purchased a scanner earlier this month upon learning of the potential vulnerability and was successful in locating their own coach-to-player communication frequency during a practice.

Still, there are mixed opinions among other Big 12 staffers on whether teams can gain a competitive advantage during a game from their opponent's coach-to-player communications.

The frequency does not broadcast all headset communications between coaches, which would be invaluable, but merely what one coach says to one player on the field -- typically a quarterback on offense and a linebacker on defense -- and only when the coach is holding the button to speak to them before communication is cut off 15 seconds before the snap.

An opponent tuned into that frequency would also need to know how to decode their playcalls and effectively communicate adjustments to their own team before the snap, a much more challenging task than sideline signal stealing.

"There's no real advantage," one Big 12 chief of staff argued. "One, you're speaking a different language. Two, if you think you'd be able to enact in real time what they say and try to do it on the field, you're delusional. You're just being your stereotypical paranoid football coach. You can't relay it to the kids fast enough."

ESPN's Pete Thamel contributed to this report.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Nothing from what the Green Bay Packers did at practice Wednesday would indicate Jordan Love has a chance to play in Sunday's NFC North showdown against the Detroit Lions.

That's because other than riding an exercise bike during the stretching period, Love did not participate in practice because of the groin injury he sustained in Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

It was what Love said after practice, however, that left open the possibility that the Packers quarterback might play against the first-place Lions (6-1).

"I think it's realistic," Love said.

Love even said he thought he could play without practicing at all this week.

"Yeah, obviously not practicing during the week is not the ideal format for trying to play a game," he said. "Like I said, things happen, if that's the scenario, I know I'll be fine. But definitely it's not the ideal scenario for going into a big week."

Packers coach Matt LaFleur would say only that they would "take it one day at a time and see where he's at by the end of the week" and that Love could "potentially" play without practicing.

"He's moving around better," LaFleur said. "We'll see, again, we'll take it one day a time. Certainly, yeah, we'll push the envelope with that. I know he wants to play, but we'll see where he's at by the end of the week."

LaFleur would have to feel confident that Love could protect himself.

"I think just being able to play, move around in the pocket and not trying to hurt myself further by playing ... I think that's what he means by that," Love said. "But for me, just being able to move around a little bit and just be myself out there playing and not just trying to be stuck in the pocket not being able to move if I need to move."

Love injured his groin on the opening series of the win at Jacksonville but played the rest of the first half. But early in the third quarter, he hobbled to the sideline and gave way to Malik Willis the rest of the game.

While he couldn't say for sure, Love would not rule out the possibility that the injury was related to his left knee sprain from the season opener, an injury that kept him out for two games.

The Packers have their bye week following the Lions game, but that may not factor in the decision to play Love.

"I would definitely try and get back as fast as possible even with the bye being next week," Love said.

Willis, who led the Packers to a pair of wins in Weeks 2 and 3 in place of Love, directed a game-winning field goal drive to beat the Jaguars and would start again this week if Love does not play.

Three of the Packers' five offensive line starters -- left tackle Rasheed Walker (knee), left guard Elgton Jenkins (glute) and center Josh Myers (wrist) -- did not practice Wednesday. Neither did running back Josh Jacobs, who sustained an ankle injury late in the game at Jacksonville.

"I'll be good come game time," Jacobs said.

NEW YORK -- A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter's NBA career.

With Mahmud Mollah's plea Wednesday, three people -- including Porter -- have now publicly admitted their roles in the scandal.

Porter withdrew early from games so that tipped-off gamblers could win wagers he would score fewer points than sportsbooks expected.

Porter, Mollah and Long Phi Pham have pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. Two other men also have been charged and haven't entered any pleas.

Mollah, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, is set to be sentenced May 2 in a federal court in Brooklyn. He could face anything from a no-jail punishment to 20 years in prison.

His attorney, Andrew Levin, declined to comment Wednesday.

Porter played only briefly and scored no points in games on Jan. 26 and March 20 before pulling himself out of play, saying he was injured or ill.

According to a court complaint, Mollah used his knowledge of Porter's March 20 plans to place bets that would have netted over $1 million to be split among the conspirators, including a 24% share to the player. But a betting company became suspicious and stopped Mollah from collecting most of the money.

The NBA ultimately investigated and banned Porter for life. He later told a court that he participated in the scam "to get out from under large gambling debts."

Porter is awaiting sentencing Dec. 18.