■ Soccer
Rocks thrown, game halted
Colo Colo's Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal match with Gimnasia y Esgrima in Santiago, Chile, was suspended in the 86th minute on Thursday after an Argentine midfielder was struck by rocks with the Chilean club leading 4-1. Humberto Suazo scored three goals before Paraguayan referee Carlos Torres halted the first leg match when debris from the crowd hit Gimnasia's Nicolas Cabrera. The South American soccer confederation will have to decide the fate of the match and if any sanctions should be imposed. Matias Fernandez put Colo Colo ahead at minute 23rd on a penalty kick and Maias Escobar scored the equalizer 15 minutes later.
■ Athletics
Fenton hangs up her spikes
Two-time Olympic silver medalist Lorraine Fenton, who returned from the Sydney Games with both the individual 400m and 4x400m relay runner-up prizes, has decided to retire from athletics. Fenton, who also earned individual silver medals at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships and a bronze in 1999, turned 33 last month. She has missed the last two major events, the 2004 Olympics and last year's worlds. "With the World Championships next summer in Japan, I had to look seriously at what I believed I was capable of achieving there and so this is the right time to say goodbye to the track, although not to the sport which I loved since I was in high school," she said.
■ Basketball
O'Neal lawsuit dismissed
A federal jury dismissed a civil lawsuit on Thursday by a man who claimed Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal permanently injured him during the 2004 NBA brawl between Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Charles Haddad, 23, alleged O'Neal's punch to his head caused him to suffer migraine headaches, memory loss, trouble sleeping, inability to socialize and aversion to bright lights and loud noises. The defense presented evidence that Haddad flew to Las Vegas the day after the Nov. 19, 2004, brawl and had been a regular visitor to the gambling mecca ever since.
■ Football
Punter charged in stabbing
Prosecutors filed a charge of attempted first-degree murder on Thursday against a former University of Northern Colorado reserve punter accused of stabbing the starter in his kicking leg. Mitchell Cozad, 21, is accused of stabbing Rafael Mendoza on Sept. 11 outside Mendoza's apartment. Cozad also faces one count of second-degree assault. Prosecutors said he could face up to 48 years in prison if convicted. Weld County district attorney's spokeswoman Jennifer Finch said a warrant was issued for Cozad's arrest.
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