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NBA brawlers didn't get much bang for the buck Chicago Sun-Times
• • The NBA fines the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks $500,000 each for Saturday's brawl. Which sounds like a lot on a per-punch basis to a lot of people -- an exception being fight promoter Don King .
Vatican considers team in Serie A TSN
According to soccerway.com, Vatican bishop Tarcisio Bertone has openly speculated the possibility of setting up a soccer team in Vatican City. Pope Benedict XVI is all for a Vatican team and even spoke with the Italian media about the strength of a squad mostly consisting of Brazilian students studying in his state.
Vatican's No. 2 aspires to compete with Italy's soccer elite Pravda
Soccer is practically a religion for many in Italy . So it's no surprise the Vatican is getting into the game. The Holy See is fielding a team in the Clericus Cup a soccer tournament among seminarians which kicks off in Rome in February.
Capitalia's Geronzi Suspended After Italcase Ruling Update3 Bloomberg.com
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Capitalia SpA, Italy's fourth-biggest bank, said it suspended Chairman Cesare Geronzi after a regional court convicted him in connection with the bankruptcy of Italcase.
Capitalia's Geronzi Suspended After Italcase Ruling Update2 Bloomberg.com
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Capitalia SpA, Italy's fourth-biggest bank, said it suspended Chairman Cesare Geronzi after a regional court faulted him in connection with the bankruptcy of Italcase.