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Topic Started: Mar 19 2014, 03:29 AM (12 Views)
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ROME -- Defending champion Juventus moved atop Serie A with a 4-1 win over 10-man Udinese on Sunday that extended the Bianconeris unbeaten streak in the Italian league to 41 matches. The match turned when Udinese goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic was sent off for a foul on Sebastian Giovinco, leading to a penalty kick that Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal converted in the 14th minute. Mirko Vucinic doubled the lead in first-half added time and Giovinco added two more goals, in the 53rd and 71st. Andrea Lazzari pulled one back for Udinese in the 78th. Juventus has a full six points, having also won its opener against Parma last weekend. Napoli and Lazio also have six points, but Juventus is ahead on goal difference. Napoli beat Fiorentina 2-1 with second-half goals from Marek Hamsik and Blerim Dzemaili before Stevan Jovetic pulled one back for the Tuscan side. Lazio downed Palermo 3-0 with two goals from Miroslav Klose and another from former Juventus midfielder Antonio Candreva. Sampdoria also remained perfect with a 2-1 win over Siena but has only five points after being penalized one point in a betting scandal. Sampdoria opened with a 1-0 win over AC Milan, which bounced back with a 3-1 victory at Bologna on Saturday. Also Sunday, Roma beat Inter Milan 3-1 with goals from Alessandro Florenzi, Pablo Osvaldo and Marquinho after Antonio Cassano had temporarily equalized for Inter. Roma and Catania, which edged out Genoa 3-2, have four points each. In other matches, Parma beat Chievo Verona 2-0 with goals from Algerian forward Ishak Belfadil and Aleandro Rosi; and Swedish midfielder Albin Ekdal scored a last-minute equalizer as Cagliari drew 1-1 with 10-man Atalanta after having two penalties saved by Atalanta goalkeeper Andrea Consigli. Having gone all of last season unbeaten, Juventus has not lost in Serie A since falling 1-0 to Parma in the penultimate round of the 2010-11 season. Thus far, it doesnt appear distracted by the 10-month match-fixing suspension imposed on manager Antonio Conte for violations stemming from when he coached Siena two seasons ago. Udinese also lost its opener, to Fiorentina, and failed to qualify for the Champions League following two draws with Portuguese side Braga in the final round of playoffs. In Udine, Andrea Pirlo again ignited Juves attack. First, the midfield maestro placed a long, vertical pass at the feet of Stephan Lichtsteiner, but the fullback wasted a great chance by shooting high in the fifth. In the 12th, Pirlo used a similar pass to Giovinco that resulted in the penalty and the red card for Brkic, who made contact with Giovinco as he leaped into the air to grab the ball near the edge of the area. Juventus CEO Giuseppe Marotta concurred with sharp criticism from Udinese that Brkic should not have been sent off, but he agreed the penalty was deserved. "Honestly I think the decision was excessive," Marotta said. "We wanted to win 11 vs. 11." Vucinic was left unmarked to score from the centre of the area, while Giovinco pounced on a rebound for his first goal, then received a pass from Pirlo before firing in an angled shot for his second. Juventus paid Parma C11 million ($13.9 million) to re-acquire Giovinco in the off-season. So far its looking like a smart deal. Wholesale Jerseys . -- Jason Vargas already had an efficient night -- and his job became that much easier as his defence turned double plays to shorten his outing. cheap nfl jerseys free shipping . -- Trey Burke has a good idea of what to expect when Michigan takes the court at Ohio State on Sunday. http://www.cheapjerseysfootball.com/ . Rollins hit an RBI single to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in 12 innings Sunday. Cheap NFL Jerseys . 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Brown was a seven-time All-Star, the CFLs Most Outstanding Canadian in 2001, and the victim of some bad luck - his 2007 team arrived at the Grey Cup without its injured quarterback, and his first and last teams, which made the 2001 and 2011 Grey Cups, just werent quite good enough. But Brown conducted himself with loyalty and dignity, and was an immensely thoughtful and honest man. The final image: him fighting tears in front of his locker, in full uniform. The next one: him as a great broadcaster, wherever he lands. Steve Simmons, Sun Media: My thumb is up to Tristan Thompson of Brampton, Ontario, the fourth pick in last Junes NBA Draft, for having a breakout game in just his second starting assignment with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Thompson, who wasnt supposed to be able to score, wound up with 27 points and 12 rebounds - a combination that no one on the Toronto Raptors has matched yet this season. And its just not Thompson; if you look at the tournament, youll see Ontario kids like Brady Heslip knocking down threes for Baylor, displaying the emerging Canadian talent in the game. So inn a different kind of way, maybe Don Cherrys not far off.ddddddddddddMaybe the problem with the Raptors is: not enough Ontario kids on the team. Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated: My thumb is down to the impending death of the PGA Tours Qualifying School, the grandest drama this side of Hamlet. Starting in 2013, the PGA will switch to a qualifying system involving only the Nationwide Tour, making that Triple A loop the lone path to a PGA card. For the sloggers on the Canadian tour, who survived the arduous qualifying process and jumped directly to the big leagues… well, sorry. For one last year, the six-round Q-School final will be the finest crucible in sports. Players arent playing for their lives but for their livelihoods - or at least a chance to earn them. Darwinian perfection; no revamped system will ever be more compelling. Dave Hodge, TSN: Never mind the idea that spring training results mean nothing, Im saying thumbs up to the Blue Jays for their pre-season-best 18 victories....and only four losses. But if you need another reason to be optimistic about their chances in 2012, here it is. Outfielder Travis Snider and pitcher Kyle Drabek are two players who are always mentioned when the Jays future is discussed. Odds are, they will not be on the major-league roster when the season starts, and yes, Im counting that as good news. Snider and Drabek are performing well, they just cant crack the lineup yet, and that must say something about the team the Jays will field this year, and in the coming years. ' ' '
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