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MERIDA, Venezuela -- Nicolas Otamendi saved Argentina from a huge embarrassment in World Cup qualifying, scoring in the 83rd minute Tuesday to salvage a 2-2 draw at last-place Venezuela.Venezuela almost snatched the victory in the 89th when Mikel Villanueva hit the post to the right of beaten Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero.Argentina played without Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who had a groin injury. Messi scored Argentinas only goal last week in the 1-0 win over Uruguay.Venezuela is the perennial doormat in South American football. It had only one point from its first seven matches in qualifying, and its the only team in the South American confederation to never have reached the World Cup finals.Argentina lost the World Cup final two years ago against Germany, and has been the losing finalist in the last two Copa America tournaments -- the South American championship.Juan Anor gave Venezuela a 1-0 lead in the 34th. Working on the right side, he fired a left-foot shot high into the far corner from 20 meters (yards). Josef Martinez made it 2-0 in the 52nd. Lucas Pratto scored for Argentina in the 57th in a match played in on-and-off rain.Argentina improved to 15 points in eight matches, and Venezuela has 2.---URUGUAY 4, PARAGUAY 0Uruguay took over leadership in South American qualifying, improving to 16 points with the convincinv win.Edinson Cavani scored in the 18th and 54th to lead the romp over Paraguay. Cristian Rodriguez added another in the 42nd and Luis Suarez scored on a penalty in first-half stoppage time.Paraguay stayed on 12 points.---CHILE 0, BOLIVIA 0Chile is winless in its last two matches. Chile has won the last two Copa America tournaments, beating Argentina each time on penalties in the final. Chile improved to 11 points and Bolivia moved up to 7.---BRAZIL 2, COLOMBIA 1Neymar scored the winner in the 74th minute, firing a perfect left-foot shot into the far corner behind Colombia keeper David Ospina.Miranda gave Brazil a 1-0 lead on a quick header in the 2nd. But Colombia equalized with an own-goal by Marquinhos in the 36th in a match played in the Amazon city of Manaus. Marquinhos leaped high and headed the ball in, jumping in the middle of a pack of Colombia players.Brazil improved to 15 points with its second straight win under new coach Tite. Colombia stayed on 13.---PERU 2, ECUADOR 1Midfielder Renato Tapia scored in the 78th minute to give Peru its first victory of the qualifying campaign.Christian Cueva put Peru ahead from the penalty spot in the 19th minute before Gabriel Achilier equalized in the 31st.Ecuadors Michael Arroyo was sent off in second-half stoppage time.Ecuador is fifth in the standings -- which would yield a playoff for a berth in Russia 2018 -- but does have a game in hand on the top four teams.Isaiah Canaan Jersey . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Aron Baynes Suns Jersey . The team said Saturday that Lopez was hurt during its 121-120 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets said they would issue another update next week after consultation with their doctors. https://www.thesunslockerroom.com/Elie-Okobo-City-Edition-Jersey/ . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. Leandro Barbosa Jersey . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said. Steve Nash Suns Jersey . Zvonareva, who won the tournament in 2009 and 10, couldnt handle her opponents big groundstrokes in only her third event back after 17 months out with a shoulder injury. Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments.GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Joe Chealey scored 14 points and had six rebounds and Jarrell Brantley added 11 points and eight boards as College of Charleston beat East Carolina 53-35 on Thursday night.The two teams combined to shoot 31 for 107 from the floor (29 percent). Charleston (8-3) was 20 for 60 and East Carolina (7-4) was 11 for 47.A free throw by the Pirates Kentrell Barkley with almost three minutes gone by was the first basket of the game. Andre Washingtons jumper almost a minutte later gave East Carolina its last lead at 3-2.ddddddddddddGrant Rillers jumper with 3:55 before halftime finished a 14-3 run for the Cougars giving them a 17-5 lead. Charleston led 23-13 at the half.Jeremy Sheppard led East Carolina with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists, Washington had 12 boards and 10 points and Caleb White added 10 points. ' ' '