LONDON -- While the English League Cup lacks prestige, it still provides a platform in the early rounds for out-of-favor players or those lacking in confidence to make an impact. Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge and Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain did just that on Tuesday.Both scored twice to secure passage for their youthful teams into the quarterfinals, with Liverpool beating Tottenham 2-1 and Arsenal eliminating second-tier club Reading 2-0.---LIVERPOOL 2, TOTTENHAM 1Sturridge, who has failed to score in seven Premier League matches this season, has only found joy in front of goal in Englands second-tier knockout competition when top-flight typically deploy weaker teams. He also scored twice in August in the League Cup -- his last Liverpool goals.The 27-year-old Sturridge has been on the bench for three of his seven league games this season, but he was one of the most experienced Liverpool players to start against Tottenham at Anfield.After firing into the roof of the net from Marko Grujics cross in the ninth minute, the England striker tucked the ball under Tottenham goalkeeper Michel Vorm in the second half.That is Daniels talent, his strength, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said. He is a finisher, a really good striker. I have never been in doubt about him, even when he didnt score. He was really good.Vincent Janssen pulled one back from the penalty spot but Tottenham couldnt force extra time against its Premier League title rival.---ARSENAL 2, READING 0Oxlade-Chamberlain exhibited the confidence manager Arsene Wenger sometimes feels his 23-year-old player lacks.He has acted in front of goal like he didnt deserve to score, Wenger said. Now he has some belief with his finishing and we hope every time he has the ball something can happen.Oxlade-Chamberlain poked the ball through defender Tyler Blacketts legs into the corner of the net in the 33rd minute, and netted again with a deflected strike in the second half.Oxlade-Chamberlain, who also scored in last weeks 6-0 Champions League victory over Ludogorets, now has five goals this season.He has worked a lot mentally to be focused, Wenger said. It comes out every day in training and its starting to come out in games.---ELSEWHEREPremier League side Hull survived a late scare against Bristol City of the League Championship to win 2-1. Harry Maguire and Michael Dawson scored either side of halftime but City forward Lee Tomlin grabbed a goal in the third of seven minutes of stoppage time.The biggest win of the night saw second-tier leader Newcastle, relegated from the Premier League last season, rout 10-man Preston 6-0. 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Its not easy to embrace playing the rogue, to wear the metaphorical black hat in a sport where there is pressure to be corporate, friendly, boring and polite. Playing the nice guy is typically the path to millions of dollars and minimal controversy -- and for most players, it works. Jordan Spieth is the games shining example, the perfect face for the future of the game. The game needs him to be the genial Texan he was born and raised to be.3. We also need a little bit of Reed in our lives, just to keep things interesting. Hes not a villain. Thats taking it much too far. But there is a little bit of Han Solo in him. Hes a little ornery, a little salty, and often has the just right mixture of swagger and sarcasm to match how good his game can be when hes dialed in. Case in point: His answer Friday when asked about hitting a 6-iron to a foot on the ninth hole, his final hole of the day. I hit a great one, Reed said. I couldnt really see where I ended up or where it landed. So I just thought it might have been on the green because not a single person clapped. So I walk up there and I realize its a foot and I was like, OK, I guess the rest of the field has been hitting it inside a foot all day. Didnt get a single clap and its in there tight.4. Ive grown to love listening to him in press conferences, which often have the tension of a court deposition. Take this quote, when Reed was asked if he felt that he got any good breaks out there on his way to shooting the second-lowest round of the day: No, he said, letting the silence hang in the air for several seconds before proceeding. I didnt have any good breaks, but I really didnt have any bad breaks. It was kind of a normal round.5. Or this quote, when Reed was asked if he was frustrated that he hasnt won a major yet -- he has no top-10 finishes in 11 starts -- when some of his peers have already broken through: Not really. Ive only been on tour for three years. Everyone acts like Ive been on tour for 15, 20 years. Im only 25.6. Or consider how Reed responded when asked about making the Olympic team, an honor that came his way when Spieth and Dustin Johnson decided to withdraw from consideration: Its one of those things that just gives me goose bumps, because going over there, wearing Stars and Stripes, playing again, its going to be great.7. Even Reeds answer, when he was asked what he thought about Stephan Jaeger shooting 58 Thursday on the Web.com Tour, was classic Patrick Reed: It was interesting, because my mother-in-laws birthday was yesterday. She turned 59, and she goes, I want you to shoot my age tomorrow. I said OK. Obviously I didnt come close, but at least someone did it for me.8. There is a little bit of New Jersey attitude in Reed, even though he was born in Texas, raaised in Louisiana, and went to college in Georgia.dddddddddddd Hes not deferential to anyone and doesnt worry about peoples feelings, which might make him the perfect U.S. Ryder Cup player. (After just one win in the past seven cups, the Americans could use more of him. Even the Europeans couldnt help but love it when he made a string of birdies in 2014 at Gleneagles, and he egged on the crowd between holes.) Despite Reeds sense that no one clapped for his approach shot Friday on No. 9, the crowds at Baltusrol (in Springfield, New Jersey) seem to sense hes a kindred spirit.Even Reed was even a bit surprised how they were showering him with affection on Friday. They are great, Reed said. They really get into it. I was surprised at how many fans were actually out here early this morning with the weather. They are a bunch of troopers. Ive never heard so many people cheer about the Ryder Cup in my life, and were a long ways away from it.9. Reed, in fact, has become so wary of the media, hes now suspicious of criticism even when there might be none -- and in a way, I understand. Theres a needle we often ask our athletes to thread. We want them to be confident, lest we criticize them for lacking what it takes to succeed. But we also want them to be humble; if theyre too confident, we often criticize them for arrogance. Reed found himself in the middle of that conundrum in 2014 when he stated -- in an interview immediately after his third PGA Tour win -- that he felt he was a top-5 player in the world. The backlash was swift. Golf Channels Aaron Oberholser suggested Reeds comments would be better off made in the mirror, in the bathroom, when youre home alone.I was curious about it, and after his round Friday I asked Reed: Did he ever feel that was a little unfair, the way some people chided him for coming across as cocky? What was wrong, after all, with believing you are a top-3 player in the world? The question, I quickly learned, did not translate the way Id hoped. I appreciate you saying top-3, because I said to-5, Reed said, his words dripping with sarcasm. I appreciate you calling me cocky as well. I dont really know where to take that one.10. In the end, even though he seemed leery that I was trying to bait him, to set him up for more criticism, Reed went on to deliver a thoughtful answer -- one that helps reveal why hes such a fun player to follow, and why tournaments are always more interesting when hes playing well. If Reed makes a charge at the leaders over the weekend, itll be because there is no doubt in his mind he belongs at the top of the leaderboard, even if history doesnt yet back him up. As he ultimately said: If there was not a mic around, and you went out and asked every single guy, and if they knew you werent media, and you asked them where do you want to be, theyd say No. 1 in the world, Reed said. And if they dont, then those guys arent winning every week or even having the chance to win golf tournaments because theyre not believing in themselves. Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Discount Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping Cheapest College Jerseys Sale Cheap Football Jerseys China Nike NFL Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys From China MLB Jerseys Outlet Canada Wholesale NBA Jerseys Canada Store Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Canada ' ' '