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Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had hole-by-hole reports.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
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APItalian Premier Romano Prodi promised drastic measures and a “radical change.”
“People must understand that there must be a turning point,” he said. “We can’t keep risking the lives of law police officers.”
Prodi said the interior minister, Giuliano Amato, and the sports minister, Giovanna Melandri, would meet Monday to discuss long-term measures. Amato, whose job puts him is in charge of the country’s police, said he would not send officers to stadiums under the existing conditions.
Violence is not new to this soccer-crazed country. Fans have been caught throwing flares, coins or other objects that sometimes hit players or referees. In 2001, Inter Milan fans managed to ride a moped up to and around the mezzanine level of Milan’s San Siro stadium; they then pushed the riderless bike down concrete stairs inside the stadium, sending other fans dodging for safety.
In 2005, faced with a surge in violence in stadiums across Italy, the conservative government led by Silvio Berlusconi passed tougher measures, including tickets with holders’ names printed on them and video surveillance at stadiums with more than 10,000 seats.
Last year, soccer officials had a different problem to deal with, as the sport was engulfed in the worst match-fixing scandal in decades, leaving millions of fans disillusioned and angry. The scandal caused the demotion of powerhouse Juventus, while four other Serie A teams started the season with point penalties.
Even then there were suggestions that leagues should be halted until soccer was properly cleaned up — but play resumed late last year as usual.
Following the violence, the president of the players’ association, Sergio Campana, said soccer should shut down for a year. Given the business revolving around soccer, the proposal was little more than provocation, but many are wondering just how to tackle the problem.
Italy’s World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi said soccer clubs needed to take more responsibility.
“The clubs should say to their fans that instead of acquiring players to reinforce their teams, the money is directed to guarantee safety, just like they do in England,” Lippi told the ANSA news agency Saturday.
Soccer in Britain was plagued by hooliganism throughout the 1970s and ’80s. English teams were banned from European competition for five years after 39 people were killed at the 1985 European Cup final at the Heysel stadium in Brussels when Liverpool fans charged their Juventus counterparts and a stadium wall collapsed.
After another stadium disaster in 1989, the British government passed legislation to improve safety at matches. All-seater stadiums were introduced, along with strict ticketing arrangements, registration of known hooligans and controls on alcohol.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Alex Morgan's 2 goals, including the winner in stoppage time, lift the U.S. past New Zealand 2-1.
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Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
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After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.