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GENOA: Sunday, Bloody Sunday Italians are forgoing sports for a day in an effort to atone for a national epidemic of stadium violence that resulted in the murder of a football fan. Authorities canceled all national sporting events scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 5, after Genoa supporter Vincenzo Spagnolo was knifed to death the previous Sunday in a brawl before his team's game against Milan. Though Milan booster Simone Barbaglia, 18, has been charged with Spagnola's death, many Italians feel the crime typifies a nationwide trend of rising violence. Said Enrico Spigone, 30, a Lazio rooter: ``The problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notes, Feb. 13, 1995 | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

After it was further stipulated that the bad golfers be good sports, the best or the worst of the few remaining prospects were deemed to be Illinois Restaurant Owner Jack Pulford, 48; Colorado Stockbroker Joel Mosser, 45; Texas Trial Lawyer Kelly Ireland, 42; and Pennsylvania Grocer Angelo Spagnolo, 31. "I took up golf because my bowling was so bad," Spagnolo explained, "though I didn't lose that many bowling balls." Given the blessing of PGA Commissioner Deane Beman, a man with an inclination to smile, the foursome was brought to the Tournament Players Club in Ponte Vedra, Fla., essentially...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Life Is an Unplayable Lie | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

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