EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When Tom Coughlin was coaching the New York Giants, a common mantra was just finish.His former team has done better concluding games this year, as it did in beating the Eagles 28-23 Sunday. Turns out its Philadelphia that now cant get things right at the end of the day.Eli Manning threw for four touchdowns, but the Giants (5-3) needed some key plays by the defense after Manning was picked twice in the fourth quarter. The Giants sure knew how to start off things, with two interceptions of their own helping stake them to a 14-0 lead.Then rookie Carson Wentz brought back the Eagles before New Yorks defense stepped up on four plays from its 17 in the final moments.Why the strong-enough finishes, Eli?I think just with the leadership we have and guys, said Manning, who passed Vinny Testaverde for ninth place on the career passing yardage list with 46,428. Obviously defense, we put them in a situation where theyve had to make some plays, and obviously we had the lead, so its good.But offensively, weve made some nice plays also in games, and scoring points and making drives to win. Thinking earlier to the year like in Dallas and against New Orleans, were finding ways to win and thats what good teams have to do. Its not always perfect, theres things you can clean up for sure, but you come into the fourth quarter, you have to find ways to win the tough games, the close games, and thats what were doing.Its also what the Eagles (4-4) arent doing. They had several opportunities to pull out this game, and were hurt throughout by a leaky secondary and an inability to convert on third downs (3 for 15) and fourth downs (1 for 4).We just didnt finish, plain and simple, said Wentz, who threw for 364 yards. It was tough. Just throughout the whole game, we struggled finishing in the red zone, and thats something weve got to go back and weve got to be sharp on our details. I know thats one thing weve all got to emphasize, but weve got to find a way to finish in the red zone.Odell Beckham Jr . (twice), Roger Lewis Jr. and Sterling Shepard each finished passes from Manning in the end zone. The Eagles wound up with three field goals by Caleb Sturgis and only two touchdowns .And New York finished off its third straight win.We have to learn to have that killer instinct for us, and get up by two scores and keep our foot on the gas and not let them back into the ballgame, said Ben McAdoo, who replaced Coughlin as coach this season. We do know that it is a four quarter-plus ballgame. So that being the case, we have to play the game as it unfolds and we kept playing there right until the very end.INCONSISTENT CARSON: Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick in Aprils draft, got off to a sensational start this season. Hes cooled, as most rookie quarterbacks do.On Sunday, all of his ups and downs were on display.Wentz was intercepted twice on his first three passes in the first quarter, and the Giants converted both into touchdowns.I airmailed them, he said. The ball sailed on me on both of them. Its tough. Basically, myself, I handed them 14 points.But its a long game and I thought we could bounce back.He helped the Eagles do so by throwing for 364 yards overall and not turning it over again. He did flop on running calls, winding up with four rushes for minus-4 yards, including a critical loss on a fourth-down try.Wentz connected consistently with Zach Ertz (8 catches, 97 yards) and Jordan Matthews (6 for 88), and had four completions of at least 30 yards.As an offense, I thought we bounced back, Wentz said. We did some good things; we just didnt come away with it.STILL LAST, AND LOSING GROUND: The Giants came in last in the league in rushing and things only got worse. New York had 24 rushes for 54 yards, with rookie Paul Perkins carrying 11 times for 32 yards and Rashad Jennings 11 times for 26. Manning had to other two rushes for minus-4.Left guard Justin Pugh, arguably the lines best player, left early in the second quarter with an injury to his right knee.The positive Perkins showed some flashes in the fourth quarter with the game on the line and the Giants had some success running with a jumbo formation that used tackle Marshall Newhouse as a sixth lineman.SPROLES: The Eagles are getting nothing from running back Ryan Matthews. He had five carries for 15 yards and a touchdown. Darren Sproles was dynamic in the backfield. He gained 57 yards on 13 carries against a good Giants running defense and he can be a threat coming out of the backfield. He had three catches for 14 yards. Going forward coach Doug Pederson has to give the veteran more touches.COLLINS STEPPING UP: Second-year safety Landon Collins has become the face of the New York Giants defense. He ignited the Giants quick start on Sunday with his third interception in the past two games, and he led the defense with 12 tackles, a sack and a quarterback hit. One of his tackles was for a loss.What makes Collins performance so exceptional is that he has played all season with untested safeties playing opposite him almost all season.---AP Sports Writer Tom Canavan in East Rutherford contributed to this report.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Jordan Greenway Jersey . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. 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The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. STORRS, Conn. -- Geno Auriemma expected his young team to go through growing pains early in the season as they adjusted to life without the Huskies Big Three.So far theyve grown up pretty quickly.Freshman Crystal Dangerfield scored 19 points, Katie Lou Samuelson added 16 and No. 3 UConn extended its winning streak to 77 games with a 72-61 victory over second-ranked Baylor on Thursday night.I think we grew up a lot, Auriemma said . Came of age so to speak. That doesnt mean were older enough to not grow some more.The streak is the second longest in womens college basketball history, standing 13 short of the school record set by the Huskies from 2008-10. With stars Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson gone to the WNBA, Auriemma wasnt sure what to expect from his team early.So far hes been impressed after victories over No. 12 Florida State and now Baylor.What I saw today was surprising, the Hall of Fame coach said.With the game tied at 54 early in the fourth quarter, UConn took over. The Huskies scored 16 of the next 18 points to put the game away. Dangerfield, a diminutive guard, made a spectacular layup with 4:03 left that brought the near sellout crowd to its feet and made it 62-56. Baylor (2-1) couldnt recover.I wont disappear in big games, Dangerfield said. I want to attack. I want to be in those situations. I feel like I have the experience to do it, so Ill be there.Unlike during the 75 games leading into this season where the Huskies (2-0) won every game by double digits and most were decided by halftime, this seasons squad has had to pull out its first two wins in the final quarter.We can fight. We can push back. I think we kind of showed the rest of the country, like OK, its not going to be as easy as you think it is to beat UConn this year, Gabby Williams said.Trailing 40-38 midway through the third quarter, UConn scored 12 of the next 13 points to open up the lead. Kia Nurse got the run started with a jumper and Dangerfield capped it with a 3-pointer.Baylor wouldnt go away, going on a 12-2 run to tie the game at 54 early in the fourth quarter. Alexis Jones, who led the Lady Bears with 23 points, keyed the spurt.ddddddddddddUConn contained 6-foot-7 Baylor sophomore Kalani Brown. She had 25 points and 19 rebounds in a win over No. 9 UCLA on Monday. She had just nine points and five rebounds against the Huskies as she was saddled by foul trouble.I thought we faced a lot of adversity tonight, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. Calls, momentum. We hung in there even through mistakes. We got to crunch time and we had wasted possessions. Those things have to be fixed and they will.BIG PICTURE:Baylor: The Lady Bears were trying to get a measure of revenge, as the Huskies ended their 69-game home winning streak on Jan. 13, 2014. That was the last meeting between the teams until Thursday. ... Preseason All-America Nina Davis was scoreless in 24 minutes.UConn: Two games in and the Huskies have already played two of the top 12 teams in the country. Before the regular season is finished, UConn will have played six of the other top eight teams in the poll. Its the first time the Huskies have opened the season with two ranked opponents since 1998-99. They played three consecutive ranked teams (Duke, Arkansas and UCLA) that season. ... The Huskies have won 50 straight home games. ... The UConn Huskies unveiled their championship banner from last season before the game.POLL IMPLICATIONS:UConn should move up at least one spot in the poll while Baylor will drop at least one place.SERIES HISTORY:These teams played five times between 2010 and 2014 -- the only meetings between the storied programs until Thursday night.UP NEXT:Baylor: After playing back-to-back top 10 teams, the Lady Bears return home to face Mississippi Valley State on Sunday. Baylor has only played top 10 teams in the first three games of the season one other time, in 2012. The Lady Bears split those games, beating Kentucky and losing to Stanford.UConn: The Huskies travel to LSU to face the Tigers on Sunday.---Follow Doug on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg ' ' '