Juventus beats Siena 1-0 to close gap with Inter

Juventus closed the gap on Serie A league leader Inter Milan to four points with a 1-0 victory at home to Siena on Sunday, but put in an unconvincing performance in its first match after a three-week winter break.

Claudio Ranieri's team created few chances and needed a free kick by Alessandro Del Piero to break the deadlock on 33 minutes. However, with Inter slipping up on Saturday night by drawing 1-1 at home to Cagliari, the result was more important than the performance.

Napoli was another team which made a sluggish return after the winter break, but eventually moved into the Champions League qualification places by beating Catania 1-0 at home.

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U.S. needs to take spying seriously

In the past, there has been a tendency among some StateDepartment officials and other informed observers of theinternational scene to regard espionage as a largely irrelevant game,played between the KGB and the CIA in an effort to one-up each other.But this idea that spying is a fit subject for fiction but hardlyworth the attention of serious diplomats has been overtaken by recentevents.

The appalling damage done by the Walker spy family, by theHoward defection from the CIA and by the Pelton revelations to Russiaof the National Security Agency's code secrets has now beencompounded to an unknown extent by the betrayal of their trust byMarine guards in Moscow and …

Rogers Helps Tigers Shut Out Angels 9-0

DETROIT - After struggling in August, the Detroit Tigers began the new month the way they've played most of the season. Kenny Rogers and two relievers combined on a five-hitter to help Detroit beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-0 Friday night.

Brandon Inge homered and drove in three runs, Craig Monroe and Carlos Guillen also homered and Omar Infante drove in two runs for A.L. Central-leading Detroit, which had only won two of its previous eight games and had an overall record of 13-16 in August. It was also the Tigers' major-league leading 15th shutout of the season.

"We had a nice combination tonight of good pitching and good hitting," said Tigers' manager Jim Leyland.

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Biography details on new Porsche CEO Michael Macht

NAME: Michael Macht

AGE: 48; born Aug. 28, 1960, in Stuttgart, Germany.

EDUCATION: Studied mechanical engineeering at Stuttgart University.

CAREER: Worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO before joining Porsche AG in 1990 where he became a specialist in engine planning. In 1994 he was named …

Legendary Liddell at career crossroads

Chuck ''The Iceman'' Liddell is keeping his options open.

His legendary fighting career might be nearing its final round. Two devastating losses in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the last year have led to questions about what's next.

''I'm taking off,'' Liddell told the Sun-Times this week. ''I haven't really decided if I'm going to extend that taking time off into retirement yet.''

Even though it's uncertain if we'll see him again in the Octagon, Chicago mixed-martial-arts fans will have the chance to meet Liddell at 8 p.m. Saturday. He will be appearing at Bennigan's (150 S. Michigan Ave.) during the pay-per-view broadcast of UFC 102.

Liddell, 39, …

Conference to look at LGBT and immigration issues

SOUTHFIELD - Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church in Southfield will host a statewide conference on Standing on the Side of Love for Immigration Reform and LGBT Justice on Saturday, Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The church is located at 23925 Northwestern Hwy, in Southfield.

The interfaith conference promises to be moving, eye-opening, and educational. Two panels will discuss the true life stories of immigrants and LGBT people who have been affected by oppression. Immigration Reform for America and Equality Michigan will hold workshops on the issues. Members of faith congregations and spiritual groups will learn about how to maintain a welcoming environment for people of all …

Williams isn't sure if he can play in Game 7

Hawks forward Marvin Williams isn't sure he'll be able to play Sunday in Game 7 of Atlanta's first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics after spraining his left knee.

Williams, who was hurt in the fourth quarter of a win Friday night, took part in a walkthrough at Philips Arena on Saturday before the team departed for Boston. But his knee was iced and heavily taped, and he didn't even attempt to bend it during the light, 30-minute workout.

"It's pretty sore right now," said Williams, who led the Hawks with 18 points in Game 6. "As of right now, the trainers list me as doubtful. I'll do the best I can to get as much treatment as I can …