SAINT-DENIS, France -- Players linked arms as fans stood to observe a minutes
silence at Stade de France one year after the Paris attacks.
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qualifier between France and Sweden remembered victims of the attacks on Nov. 13
last year, which saw 130 people killed and hundreds more injured.The Islamic
State group claimed responsibility for the attacks.The night of terror began
when three suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the Stade de France, where
France was playing Germany in a friendly match. One passerby was killed. At
least one of the bombers tried to enter the stadium but was foiled by security
guards.Security measures were the same Friday as they have been since the
attacks, with spectators patted down and their bags searched twice -- once near
to the stadium and the second time close to the entry gates.But the atmosphere
was calm and relaxed. Several international rugby and soccer matches have been
played at this stadium since then, including the European Championship final in
July.Players from the French and Swedish national teams stood facing each other
either side of the halfway line, many with their heads bowed as they solemnly
remembered the victims.In a way were linked to this drama, France goalkeeper and
captain Hugo Lloris said on the eve of the match. You have to try and move
forward, look ahead. Even though these events will probably stay in our memories
for life.However, it wasnt quite a perfect silence.A few random voices -- among
80,000 fans -- shouted out sporadically, but it was otherwise impeccably
observed.Moments before the silence, Frances national anthem, La Marseillaise,
was played as usual.But this time something different happened.Fans were already
singing heartily when the accompanying music suddenly stopped halfway through,
and the noise levels went up considerably as only the sound of supporters
singing could be heard echoing around the stadium.The Nov. 13 attacks started at
around 9:20 p.m. outside the stadium, during the first half of Frances match
against Germany.French President Francois Hollande was evacuated from the
stadium, and he was in attendance again on Friday to watch France beat Sweden
2-1.Following the bombings outside the stadium last year, six cafes were
targeted in quick and coordinated attacks and the heaviest bloodshed of all came
at the Bataclan concert hall, where 90 of the victims were killed.Time passes
but no one will forget or can forget what happened, that France was deeply
affected, France coach Didier Deschamps said after the match. We can move
forward, OK, but it was important to show our support for the families of the
victims and all the people who were affected.
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this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days,
it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take
away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of
their season.
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Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. With chaos ensuing
in the college football world last week with half of the nations Top 10 --
including the Nos. 2, 3, and 4 teams -- all losing, No. 1 Alabama delivered a
message as it emerged as the only undefeated team from a Power 5 conference.And
that message?The message is when you win, you control your own destiny, Crimson
Tide coach Nick Saban said. When you dont, you allow someone else to determine
what your fates going to be. We have all these teams that lost one game
now.Somebody has to decide who gets to do what.Top-ranked Alabama (10-0) hosts
Chattanooga (8-2) on Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2) at Bryant-Denny Stadium in
Tuscaloosa.Almost, but not quite, overlooked as the upsets of No. 2 Clemson, No.
3 Michigan, No. 4 Ohio State, No. 8 Texas A&M, and No. 9 Auburn rolled in
during the afternoon and evening last weekend was that the Crimson Tide clinched
the SEC West.The 52-3 rout of Mississippi State coupled with Auburns loss at
Georgia left them with a two-game cushion in the standings with only one SEC
game left on the card. No matter what happens now, Alabama is a lock to play in
the SEC championship game in Atlanta on Dec. 3.Also, no matter how it fares
against Auburn in the Iron Bowl, the Tide looks to be heavily favored to beat
the East winner -- either Florida or Tennessee -- in the title game and likely
advance to the College Football Playoff. But although the Tide has overcome a
loss to capture three of its four national titles under Saban, the coach wants
no slip-ups down the stretch.If you put yourself in that situation, you let
somebody else decided what your fate is, Saban said. If you take care of your
business and do things the way you need to do it, then maybe you can control
your own destiny in the way you play.Thats certainly much more the way we would
like for it to be from our perspective. Weve got lots of tough games we have to
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wide receiver ArDarius Stewart said. Coach talks about it every week, all week,
that you cant get complacent and you have to do all the little things right.
Thats something we take pride in and try to do every week.The Tide put up
impressive numbers against Mississippi State. Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts
became the first quarterback in Alabama history to throw for 300 yards (347) and
rush for 100 yards (100) in the same game as he accounted for 447 yards of total
offense, third-best in school history.Stewart became only the sixth player in
program history to have three touchdown receptions in one game, and tight end
O.J. Howard caught six passes for a season-high 77 yards with four of receptions
resulting in first downs.We made a lot of explosive plays on offense, and
executed in the passing game more efficiently and effectively, Saban said.
Defensively, we made stops when we needed to when they made plays.Meanwhile,
Chattanooga was losing for only the second time this season, a 36-28 setback to
Wofford that dropped the Mocs five spots to No. 12 in the STATS media
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theyre not only athletic, but they do things right in all phases of the game.
Its going to be a tough test, and were looking forward to it.Alabama won all 12
meetings, including 49-0 in the last encounter in 2013. ' ' '