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ANXIETY FOR RONIE

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MILANO - Livorno proved itself a tough team, capable already during the league to win poitns against teams like Inter, Roma and Udinese. The Rossoneri did not go further than a 1-1 and lost the chance to overtake Fiorentina in the Champions League zone.

More than the result, the disappointment goes towards what happened to Ronaldo. The Brazilian in fact came on the pitch in the 57th minute, but he had to leave the pitch after a few minutes due to a serious injury. For him it's a problem to his left knee. Everything occurred in the 15th minute of the second half. Oddo crossed towards the middle, where Vidigal intercepted the ball with a handball. Ronaldo falls to the floor in the attempt to jump and intercept the ball, holding his knee. The sensation is immediately that it is something serious, which is understood by his team-mates who call up for the intervention of the doctors. The player then leaves the pitch after a few minutes covering his face whilst crying.

The following penalty kick is scored by a cool Andrea Pirlo, who is good enough to send Amelia the wrong way. It's the equalizer of the Rossoneri which arrives 10 minutes after the Livorno goal.

After a balanced first half, Camolese's men took advantage of a defensive mistake by the Rossoneri and Pulzetti went through the spaces and with a wonderful shot beat Kalac under the goalpost.

In the second half, Paloschi and Gilardino were replaced by Inzaghi and Ronaldo, who is then later substituted by Serginho due to the injury. Livorno had to do without Tavano who left the pitch at the end of the first half due to a muscular problem and suffered the return of the Rossoneri who equalized from the penalty spot.

The final minutes of the game saw Ambrosini and team-mates pushing forward for the winning goal, but it's Livorno who goes close to win the game again with Pulzetti who does not take advantage of a Rossini cross.

Therefore the opportunity to overtake Fiorentina in fourth place fades away, but the Rossoneri right now are more interested in knowing what Ronaldo's conditions are.

NYRA, legislature reach agreement

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The New York Racing Association and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement on a long-term extension to the association's franchise, averting a possible shutdown of racing at Aqueduct, according to officials involved in the negotiation.

The agreement, which would extend NYRA's franchise for 25 years in exchange for the state taking undisputed title to NYRA's three racetracks, was reached after two days of intense negotiations in Albany. A 190-page bill outlining the terms of the agreement was scheduled to go to the floor of the state legislature on Wednesday.

The agreement will bring to a close a tumultuous three-year battle over the fate of the franchise, which includes the right to operate Aqueduct, Belmont, Saratoga, and a yet-to-be-built casino at Aqueduct. NYRA has operated the three tracks since 1955, and a handful of companies lined up to seek the franchise over the past two years, motivated in large part by the casino.

NYRA is operating under a short-term extension that expires today. The Non Profit Racing Association Oversight Board, which has granted NYRA two short-term extensions over the past six weeks, is scheduled to meet on Wednesday night in order to discuss an additional short-term extension that would allow NYRA to operate until March 6. During that time period, NYRA is expected to strike a deal with the state and make the land transfer official.

Under the deal, NYRA will receive $75 million in order to help it fulfill its financial obligations under a reorganization plan the association has filed in bankruptcy court. NYRA filed for bankruptcy late in 2006. The association will also receive another $30 million from the state to fund its operations through 2008, if necessary.

The bill requires the state to select an operator for the Aqueduct casino, which was legalized in 2001. Construction of the casino has been blocked by state officials since the 2001 bill legalized slot machines at eight tracks in the state because of a combination of NYRA's legal and financial problems and the desire of politicians to steer the potentially lucrative casino contract to constituents.

NYRA officials were involved in discussions on Wednesday morning over the fine points of the bill, which changed several times on Tuesday night.

Also under the bill, NYRA's board will be comprised of 25 directors. Fourteen will be appointed by NYRA, while 11 will be reserved for state appointees. New York's governor will be able to appoint three directors, and, in addition, will appoint one director each on the recommendation of horsemen, breeders, state OTB corporations, and unions. The speaker of the assembly will appoint two directors, and the senate majority leader will appoint two directors.

The composition of the board had become a significant sticking point in the negotiations over the final two weeks.

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Kidd in rumored 3-way trade
Team president Rod Thorn and special assistant Kiki Vandeweghe are working on trying to find new homes for Jason Kidd and some other Nets. They are discussing a three-way trade with the Mavericks and Blazers that involves at least a dozen players, draft picks and cash. These deals are hard to pull off, but it is a possibility. According to league sources and sources close to the team, the Nets would get point guard Jarrett Jack, forwards Travis Outlaw and Channing Frye, a first-round pick and cash from Portland and Devean George, DeSagana Diop, Jerry Stackhouse, a No. 1 and cash from the Mavericks. Kidd would return to Dallas, where he started his career. The Mavericks also would get Malik Allen and Darrell Armstrong, the sources said. Portland would be getting at least point guard Devin Harris from Dallas]
Mavs coach shoots down Kidd talks
Posted: Friday February 01, 2008 06:54AM ET
The Jason Kidd talk of the last few days has swamped the Mavericks, but Avery Johnson has no intentions of letting it dominate their thoughts. He shot down the rumored deal with the strongest commentary on it yet. "We're not involved," he said flatly. "Anybody has a right to throw out names. That's a part of speculating. But we're not involved. That's all I can tell them. We like our team, and we're moving forward with our team."


Nuggets discuss Artest deal
Posted: Friday February 01, 2008 06:55AM ET
Kings forward Ron Artest says his time in Sacramento has been as enjoyable as any he has spent in the NBA. Artest also says, though, that as he has looked around recently, he feels he won't be with the Kings much longer. "I look around our team, and I see the emerging young stars, and I don't get the sense that I'm going to be around," said Artest, who recently said he plans to opt out of his contract during the offseason. The Kings are believed to have had recent discussions with Denver regarding Artest, and could possibly be pursuing forward Nene Hilario.

Ruthless Capello casts Beckham aside

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David Beckham is facing up to the reality that his England career may have been curtailed one short of a century of caps after the former captain was omitted from Fabio Capello's first squad on the ground that he lacks match fitness.
Capello, whose 30-man provisional squad for next Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland at Wembley included Aston Villa's uncapped Gabriel Agbonlahor and Curtis Davies and ignored senior players such as Paul Robinson and Sol Campbell, was at pains to stress that the LA Galaxy midfielder would be considered again "once he is playing regularly in America". But, although Beckham is said to be "very hopeful" that he will be offered another chance, the 32-year-old is likely to have to wait until England's summer friendlies for a decision.

Galaxy visit Colorado Rapids on the opening day of the Major League Soccer season on March 29, some three days after England play France in Paris, which suggests Beckham will not be in consideration for that game either. That leaves him anxiously hoping to feature in the side selected for two summer internationals, one against Trinidad and Tobago and the other under negotiation, and by then the likes of Shaun Wright-Phillips, David Bentley and Aaron Lennon may have staked their claim in his absence.
Beckham was informed of Capello's decision in a call on Wednesday night but, although his intense disappointment drew parallels with his reaction when dropped from Steve McClaren's first selection, the comparison ends there. Where the previous manager was seeking to distance himself from his predecessor Sven-Goran Eriksson's reign, the Italian has taken a more pragmatic approach and is apparently only interested in players fit and featuring regularly in the first team at club level. "David remains very hopeful," said a source close to the player. "This was definitely not a McClaren moment."

"I know there has been a lot of discussion about David Beckham," said Capello, aware that the former captain had been training with Arsenal in recent weeks. "The reason that David is not in the squad is because he has not had any real match practice since playing in November. When I spoke with David on the phone I advised him that he is still part of my plans and, once he is playing regularly in America, we will look closely at him again."

Capello's eagerly anticipated first squad was notable as much for its absentees as for those included. Robinson, the previous regime's No1 until the fateful qualifying tie with Croatia in November, has since lost his place in the Tottenham Hotspur line-up and, until his club career has revived, it is hard to see him adding to his 41 caps. Jermain Defoe, a bit-part player at Spurs, has also been ignored, Capello having warned the striker that he must be featuring regularly at club level before he could be considered. Campbell, recalled surprisingly for the Croatia fiasco, may have played his last game for England after 73 appearances.

Phil Neville, a stalwart utility player since 1996, is also omitted and the West Ham United goalkeeper Robert Green can consider himself unfortunate to be overlooked, with David James retained and Chris Kirkland recalled.

Davies is a surprise, the defender still technically on loan from West Bromwich Albion and with only eight Premier League appearances to his name this season, though it remains to be seen whether he will make the cut when the squad is reduced to 23 names tomorrow evening. Agbonlahor is less of a surprise given his energetic form for Villa this term, with Capello having left out other youngsters, including Lennon, to allow them to feature in the Under-21s' competitive qualifier against Ireland at Southampton's St Mary's stadium.

"We will use the time between now and our first World Cup qualifying match in September to look at the players and find the best formula for the England team," added Capello. "I will also look at players who have not been included in the squad this time. I have also worked very closely with Stuart Pearce on squad selection and there are some players like Joe Hart, Aaron Lennon, Theo Walcott and David Wheater who are with the Under-21s this time because they have a very important qualification game against Ireland on Tuesday. In the future these are players that could feature in the senior squad."

Other senior players will be fretting until tomorrow evening to discover whether they will still be involved when the squad meets up on Monday. Injuries sustained over the weekend may prove decisive, though Capello has selected 12 defenders, with Spurs' Ledley King unlikely to be retained if he features against Manchester United tomorrow, given his current struggles to play two games in quick succession. The likes of Matthew Upson, selected for the first time since November 2004, Nicky Shorey and Davies may also make way, with one of the five strikers - that number includes Michael Owen despite his recent toils at Newcastle - also likely to drop out.

Indiana freshman Gordon makes success look easy

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Eric Gordon makes every move look naturally smooth — the slick drives to the basket, the whip passes to teammates, the poke-away steals, even his long 3-pointers.

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Indiana's best freshman in decades certainly is gifted, but the perception is he beats opponents on talent alone.

It's not that easy.

Few see the countless hours the 19-year-old has spent fine-tuning his moves, the constant studying of plays or the creativity he's used to fit the Hoosiers' style.

"I know how hard he works. I've watched how hard he works, getting in the gym and fixing his skills," said Doug Mitchell, Gordon's coach at North Central High School in Indianapolis. "That's always been the key. When a coach sees something, he fixes it."

At first glance, it appears Gordon's game doesn't need fixing.

The transition from high school star to freshman celebrity has been seamless. Gordon, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, entered the week leading the Big Ten in scoring (21.7 points per game), has taken more free throws (144) and made more free throws (122) than any other conference player and ranks fifth in 3-pointers per game (2.6).

He's already tied Mike Woodson's school record for most 30-point games by a freshman (three) and with a stronger finish, he may yet challenge Glenn Robinson's conference record for highest scoring average by a freshman (24.1).

Hardcore Hoosiers fans have embraced Gordon by wearing T-shirts that read "Got Gordon" and chant his name regularly during games, privileges typically reserved for upperclassmen.

But Gordon does not measure success in terms of personal glory.

He takes greater pride in being ranked No. 11 and helping the Hoosiers to their best 19-game record (17-2) since 1992-93. He'd rather win a conference title and play deep into March, perhaps even April, than hear the endless comparisons to former Indiana guard Isiah Thomas.

No, Gordon is not your typical freshman. He's humble, quiet and would do anything to avoid talking about himself.

"Coach told me not to even act like a freshman," Gordon said. "So I just play, I just play my game and let that take over."

The truth is Indiana almost missed out on the state's reigning Mr. Basketball.

He was supposed to be the next big Indiana prep star to spurn in-state schools. The recent list includes Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr., Josh McRoberts, Dominic James and Sean May, and it appeared the Hoosiers had missed out again when Gordon orally committed to Illinois in 2005.

When Mike Davis resigned and the Hoosiers hired Kelvin Sampson in the spring of 2006, Gordon reconsidered. Just contacting Gordon created discontent between the Indiana and Illinois coaching staffs, and had some Indiana fans questioning whether Sampson had followed the proper protocol.

Gordon was interested in staying closer to home.

"Do you tell someone to go ahead with a marriage if you have doubts? No. ... This is the best fit for him," Gordon's father, Eric Sr., said in October 2006 when his son announced his change of heart.

The marriage has benefited both parties.

Senior D.J. White's inside presence has taken the defensive pressure off Gordon's perimeter game. Guards Armon Bassett, Jamarcus Ellis and Jordan Crawford are threats from 3-point range, too, forcing opponents to risk playing zone.

So Gordon's combination of NBA 3-point range and his ability to finish drives strong, has given the Hoosiers a dual threat and allowed Gordon to meet all those lofty expectations placed on him by scouts. He has no second thoughts now.

"I think I made the better choice of staying here at Indiana," Gordon said. "Basically, coach gave me all the freedom I want. He promised me that, and he's living up to that."

Defending Gordon can be a nightmare.

"He's a competitor," Iowa guard Tony Freeman said last week. "He's big, he's strong, he can jump, he's got the whole package."

But he's a coach's delight.

Gordon does whatever is asked and has no problem working hard to perfect flaws, such as becoming a better rebounder, an area Sampson recently indicated needs improvement. Given what Sampson's already witnessed, there's little doubt that will change.

"Watching him every day you can almost see his development in front of you," Sampson said. "He is a very attentive listener. Some kids hear you, but I am not sure they listen to you. Some kids look, I'm not sure they see. This kid hears you, he listens to you, he looks and he sees."

The biggest question at Indiana is how long Gordon will stick around.

Conventional wisdom suggests he's already got NBA skills and should be a lottery pick in June's draft.

He could even improve his draft stock over the next several weeks as the Hoosiers enter the meat of their conference schedule. They face Wisconsin twice, visit Ohio State and Illinois and get Michigan State at home in a 17-day span that begins Thursday.

Yet Mitchell doesn't believe any amount of success, money or stardom will alter Gordon's approach.

"At North Central, our motto is act like you've been there before. We've really continued that mind-set brought out by his family," he said. "He's got a strong mother, a strong father, his grandparents are very involved and they're all very grounded people. I don't think Eric will ever change."

Except perhaps in how he develops as a player.

Gordon is not yet satisfied with his play or that of the Hoosiers, and is intent on spending the next two months working hard to continue giving the impression it's easy for him.

Even if most don't understand how much work it takes.

"I would say we're probably playing like a six or seven out of 10. We can do better in many ways," he said. "We probably need to pressure the ball a little better, but overall we're trying to make strides in playing defense."