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Former Italy and Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio announced his retirement from football on Thursday AFP/Alberto PIZZOLI The 33-year-old, who won 55 caps for Italy and played in the 2012 Euro final defeat against Spain, joined Juventus when he was just seven, earning himself the nickname of "Il Principino" - The Little Prince. … [Read more...] about Juventus” “Little Prince” Marchisio announces retirement

MISCELLANY BU hockey opens season with victory Boston University opened its men’s hockey season with a 7-3 victory over Union in Schenectady, N.Y. Patrick Curry and Matthew Quercia scored two goals apiece for the Terriers, who also received goals from David Farrance, Gabriel Chabot, and Robert Mastrosimone . . . Cayla Barnes had two goals and an assist, Lindsay Agnew and Hannah Bilka each had a goal, and the unbeaten Boston College women’s hockey team (4-0) edged host Syracuse, 4-3 . . . James Milner scored a penalty in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time to give Liverpool a dramatic 2-1 win over Leicester, extending the club’s winning run to 17 Premier League soccer matches and ruining Brendan Rodgers’s return to Anfield. Four years and a day since he was fired by Liverpool, Rodgers hoped to become the first manager since his predecessor at Leicester, Claude Puel, in January to prevent the Reds from winning at home . . . … [Read more...] about University of Kansas apologizes for Snoop Dogg’s performance

■  Blake Swihart decided to become a free agent after the Diamondbacks outrighted him to the minor leagues. Deven Marrero did the same with the Marlins. Swihart was a first-round pick of the Sox in 2011, and Marrero in ’12. They have combined for minus-1.3 WAR in the majors. … [Read more...] about Now is not the time for Red Sox to trade Mookie Betts