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College soccer
acc miffed at fsu for leaving players home
CARY, N.C. — Florida State purposely did not bring several starters to the league's women's soccer tournament, which "highly disappointed" commissioner John Swofford.
After Wednesday's 3-1 quarterfinal loss to Wake Forest, FSU coach Mark Krikorian said it was "a coach's decision" to leave at home seven players who made the All-ACC first or second teams in an apparent attempt to rest them for the NCAA tournament.
In a statement issued by the league, Swofford called the decision disrespectful because it "undermines the purity of the competition that a conference championship deserves."
He added conference action will be forthcoming.
Basketball
Coach accused of sexual assault
A prominent New York youth coach was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a player in Massachusetts three decades ago. Ernest Lorch, 78, founded and coached the Riverside Church program, whose alumni include ex-NBA players Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson and Stephon Marbury. He was picked up at a convalescent home in Ardsley, N.Y., released on $25,000 bond and is set for a Dec. 3 extradition hearing. Lorch is accused of sexually abusing a then-17-year-old at a tournament in Massachusetts between March 1977 and April 1978. Authorities there began investigating early this year after the alleged victim came forward. Prosecutors said the statute of limitations never expired because its clock froze once Lorch left Massachusetts.
Soccer
Viewing 3-D games causes problems
People who watched ESPN's 3D telecasts of the World Cup initially complained of headaches and eyestrain but both decreased over time. ESPN said its research showed the symptoms increased during the first half of games then dropped off after 15-minute halftime breaks. While they decreased after the first day during five-day tests, they didn't drop off among those who watched 270 minutes of soccer in one-day tests. It was unclear if the symptoms were related to watching the continuous 45-minute action of a soccer half, which doesn't have natural breaks like other sports. So it is not known if 3-D viewers of other sports will show from the same symptoms.
Spaniard retires: Real Madrid MF Ruben de la Red retired because of a heart problem. The 25-year-old was part of Spain's European Championship-winning squad in June 2008. Three months later, he collapsed during a match and has not played since.
MLS: Chris Wondolowski scored in the 81st minute to give visiting San Jose a 3-1 victory over New York and a 3-2 aggregate victory in the two-game quarterfinal series. San Jose faces Columbus or Colorado. Colorado won the opener 1-0 with Game 2 on Saturday.
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College basketball: Xavier F Jamel McLean will miss at least 3-6 weeks with a broken bone around his eye socket. The senior was hurt during Tuesday's preseason win over Northern Kentucky. McLean is Xavier's top returning frontline scorer (8.5 points) and rebounder (7.5).
Tennis: Kimiko Date Krumm rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the final set to defeat top-seeded and No. 11-ranked Li Na 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the eight-player Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia. Date, 40, ranked 53rd, ended a 10-year retirement in 2008. She faces Ana Ivanovic, who beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0, 6-1.
Times wires
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