Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

IN THE NEWS

MONDAY'S RESULTS SHORT HOPS TODAY'S QUOTE ON DECK

NBA

Philadelphia 78Orlando 61

Washington 98L.A. Clippers 90

Indiana 111Chicago 101

New York 99Detroit 85

Miami 99Charlotte 94

Portland 100Minnesota 98

Okla. City 112Dallas 91

Utah 98Sacramento 91 (OT)

Coverage, Pages C1, C3

NHL

Carolina 4Toronto 1

Phoenix 2Minnesota 1

Dallas at Colorado(n)

Vancouver at Edmonton(n)

San Jose at Anaheim(n)

Coverage, Page C3

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Syracuse 63Notre Dame 47

Pittsburgh 56Seton Hall 46

Coverage, Page C3

Soccer is known throughout much of the world as the beautiful game. But the sport's ugliest side -- the scourge of match-fixing -- will not go away.

With next summer's World Cup in Brazil drawing closer, a European police intelligence agency said Monday that a 19-month investigation revealed widespread occurrences of match-fixing in recent years, with nearly 700 games globally deemed suspicious. The list of matches is staggering and encompasses about 380 games in Europe, covering World Cup and European championship qualifiers, as well as Champions League games.

Officials of Europol, an agency that works with countries across the continent, offered details that strike at the sport's core: nearly $11 million in profits and nearly $3 million in bribes were discovered during the investigation, which uncovered "match-fixing activity on a scale we have not seen before," said Rob Wainwright, the director of Europol.

"Does he freeze in a car's headlights?" -- Jeff Bush of Odessa, Texas, in reaction to the report that Ray Lewis had used deer antler extract to heal his triceps injury.

Wednesday's edition will feature L-L League basketball coverage, topped by Ed Gruver's story on tonight's Lancaster Catholic-Lancaster Mennonite boys' game.