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BERLIN -- Douglas Costas fine second-half strike was enough for Bayern Munich to return to the top of the Bundesliga with a labored 1-0 win at bottom side Darmstadt on Sunday.Bayern leads on goal difference from promoted Leipzig before the sides meet in Munich on Wednesday.It seemed the defending champions were already looking ahead to the next game as they produced an uninspired performance against Darmstadt, which had fired coach Norbert Meier on Monday after six straight losses.It wasnt FC Bayern, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said.The home side made a bright start under interim coach Ramon Berndroth. Bayern needed Thiago Alcantara to make a last-ditch block to deny Sandro Sirigu on a counterattack prompted by Arturo Vidals wayward pass seconds after kickoff.Jan Rosenthal went close for the hosts after a corner minutes later and Bayern didnt threaten until the 40th, when Mats Hummels penalty appeal went unheeded. TV replays showed the Germany defender was fouled by Mario Vrancic. Thomas Mueller drew a save from Michael Esser in the Darmstadt goal early in the second half.But Bayern looked short of ideas against the hard-working Darmstadt, which was running more and restricting the visitors space. Another lost ball from Vidal had coach Carlo Ancelotti throw his hands up in exasperation on the sidelines. The Chilean midfielder made way for Franck Ribery with over 20 minutes remaining.A moment of individual brilliance was needed for the breakthrough and it came from Costa in the 71st, when the Brazilian let fly with a superb swerving strike from 25 meters (yards) into the goal off the underside of the crossbar.Peter Niemeyer should have equalized from the rebound when Neuer stopped Jerome Gondorfs free kick but the Darmstadt defender headed straight back at the Bayern `keeper with the goal beckoning.In the end the most important thing is to win and stay first. So Im satisfied, Ancelotti said. But we can play better and faster. 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"I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement.RENTON, Wash. --?Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman fired back at Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians on Wednesday, shooting down Arians contention that leaping over the line to block field goals is bad for football.Its bad for his team, Sherman said. If he means bad for his team is bad for football, then I can see that. But they have a predictable cadence, and itll happen to them again if they keep doing it the same way.In the second quarter of Sunday nights game, Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner leaped over the line of scrimmage and blocked Chandler Catanzaros field goal attempt. Wagner also leaped over the line on Catanzaros attempt in overtime. The game ended in a 6-6 tie.Arians told SiriusXM NFL Radio that long-snappers will now have to raise their heads up and risk getting hit in the face. Sherman was asked if Arians had a point.No, no, that sounds foolhardy, Sherman said. By the time he snaps the ball, theyre over him. If you watch that play, by the time the ball is through his legs and he would have time to look up, Bobbys in the backfield. So that rhetoric is denied.Later Wednesday, Arians said, I dont give a s--- about it anymore. Its in the past.As for the legality of the play, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino explained in an interview with NFL Network why Wagners leap Sunday night wasnt penalized.Theres contact, and then theres incidental contact, Blandino said. He can run up and jump, but he cannt land on players.dddddddddddd Now if he brushes a player or brushes a teammate with incidental contact, that would be legal.So hes gonna run, jump and clear the line, block the kick. You look at the TV copy replay, and you can see that there is some contact. His foot is going to brush the back of the snapper, but that is not significant contact. Its incidental. He didnt land on players. So thats what made it legal.Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said the call was cut and dry.Its not an illegal play, he said. Its not. We talked to the guys and its not. [Arians] has his opinion on how hed like that to go, but its not an illegal play.Added Sherman, It was a legal play. And every year theres something else theyre trying to get against the defense. Now youre saying we cant jump over your snapper because you made your cadence so predictable, you made your snapper keep his head down, and now you want to change the rule again because you got your kick blocked. Thats unfortunate.On Wednesday afternoon, Arians said hes going to use his vote on the competition committee to vote for making leaping the center illegal.I dont think I need to [push the committee], Arians said. Its already been pushed. Ill definitely vote for it in my vote.Information from ESPN Cardinals reporter Josh Weinfuss was used in this report. ' ' '