In brief: Violence ends Serbia’s match against Italy

Soccer: Serbia’s European Championship qualifier in Genoa, Italy, was abandoned after 7 minutes Tuesday night because visiting fans threw flares and fireworks onto the field, burned a flag and broke barriers in a protest of their own team that appeared to be premeditated.

Serbia fans also clashed with police earlier in the day and delayed the start of the match for 45 minutes. Then when the game at Stadio Luigi Ferraris finally began, more flares and fireworks were thrown onto the field, and referee Craig Thomson of Scotland stopped the match with the score 0-0.

Italy could be awarded a 3-0 forfeit victory by the Union of European Football Associations.

• U.S., Columbia end in draw: American men finished the home portion of their 2010 schedule with a dull 0-0 draw against Colombia that extended their three-year winless streak against South American opponents to nine matches.

• Sounders win exhibition: Michael Fucito and Nate Jaqua scored goals 13 minutes apart and Sanna Nyassi added a late tally to lead the host Seattle Sounders to a 3-1 exhibition victory over Chivas de Guadalajara.

Yip’s shootout goal lifts Avalanche

NHL: Brandon Yip’s goal in the sixth round of the shootout gave the Colorado Avalanche a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit.

David Jones had two goals and an assist for Colorado.

• Islanders defenseman suspended: Islanders defenseman James Wisniewski was suspended for two games because of an obscene gesture he made toward the New York Rangers’ Sean Avery during a game Monday night.

James, Heat survive scares in exhibition

NBA: LeBron James scored 22 points in 26 minutes before leaving with leg cramps, and the Miami Heat recovered from a 10-point deficit to beat CSKA Moscow 96-85 in an exhibition.

James grabbed his right hamstring and walked to the locker room with 3:51 remaining in the third quarter. He eventually returned – without a limp – about 2 1/2 minutes into the fourth quarter.

• Wade starts exercising: Dwyane Wade has resumed some light exercise and will likely begin what the Heat call “extensive court work” in about a week. He pulled the hamstring early in Miami’s preseason opener and has been rehabbing since.

Montana State raises funds for expansion

College Football: Montana State University officials say they have just more than $3 million of the $4 million needed by late November to begin work that would add 2,500 seats to the south end zone of Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman.

MSU officials have said that if Bobcat supporters can raise $4 million by the Nov. 20 game against Montana, MSU would ask the Board of Regents to approve the financing and construction plans.

• UCLA suspends two: UCLA suspended receiver Josh Smith and F-back Morrell Presley for the Bruins’ Oct. 21 game at Oregon for violating team rules, according to coach Rick Neuheisel.

• Georgia’s King suspended: Georgia tailback Caleb King was suspended two games by coach Mark Richt following King’s arrest for failure to appear at a court date for a speeding ticket in nearby Walton County.

Miscellany: Tony Stewart announced a partnership with ExxonMobil that fills the primary sponsorship holes on his race car for next season.

The multiyear contract with ExxonMobil will put its Mobil 1 brand on the hood of Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet for 11 races as primary sponsor. It will share main sponsorship duties on the No. 14 Chevrolet with Office Depot.

• Baylor basketball under investigation: FOXSports.com reports that the NCAA is investigating Baylor coach Scott Drew and the men’s basketball program for their involvement in the recruitment of a high school player. The investigation surrounds the recruitment of 6-foot-9 Hanner Perea, a junior from Colombia who transferred to LaLumiere High School in Indiana, the website said.