Norway almost looked to have a victory and first place in Group A wrapped up in its group stage finale against Italy on Tuesday. After almost a full 90 minutes of goalless play, Italian captain Luca Caldirola brought down Norwegian captain Stefan Strandberg on a cross into the box. Croatian referee Ivan Bebek judged the foul enough to warrant a penalty kick. Strandberg walked up himself and coolly buried the ball into the bottom left corner for his first ever competitive goal in 24 matches for Norways under-21 squad. By time the dust settled on Sandbergs goal, Norway was looking at a 1-0 advantage in the matchs 90th minute, but Italy still found a way to break through in added time. The hero for Italy this time around would be second half substitute Andrea Bertolacci, who lifted a shot over both Strandberg and Norwegian keeper Arild Ostbo to equalize on what would prove to be the final touch of the match. The result gave Italy first place in Group A with seven points through three games, while Norway claimed second in the group with five points – one win and two draws – through its opening three matches. Meanwhile, Israel and England faced off in what was from the opening whistle almost certain to be a consolation match. England was mathematically eliminated heading in and Israel needed an Italy win and a dramatic shift in goal differential to emerge from Group A. After a scoreless first half, Israel had a golden opportunity to get on the board when Nir Bitons shot from 30 metres out beat England keeper Jason Steele but rattled off the crossbar. Israels breakthrough came from an Omri Altman shot from just outside the box. The midfielders strike skipped past Steeles outstretched hand and into the lower right corner of the net in the 80th minute giving the hosts a 1-0 lead. The hosts would hold on to the lead for a thrilling victory in front of a packed Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. Israel has bowed out of the tournament, but not before claiming a win in front of its home fans. England, meanwhile, bows out of the tournament without a win, having gone 0-3 and scoring just once along the way. Under Armour Pas Cher .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Under Armour Moins Cher . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. http://www.underarmourpascher.fr/ . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said. Under Armour Destockage . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. Acheter Basket Under Armour . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel said he had a good discussion Wednesday with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players Association Executive Director Don Fehr about the worlds top hockey players participating in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea.No hitting, and no elbows, Fasel joked in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.Bettman described the meeting as constructive and candid.Still lots of issues, Bettman wrote in an email to the AP.Fasel said his job is to raise funds for the players transportation and insurance. The International Olympic Committee does not want to cover those costs as it has the previous five Olympics. Fasel hopes to persuade the IOC to financially support the NHLs participation.It is the only league that shuts down to participate in the Winter or Summer Olympics, Fasel said.Bettman and NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly declined to comment on a Sportsnet report indicating the league has offered to sign off on allowing players to go for gold in South Korea in exchange for the union not opting out of the collective bargaining agreement in September 2019, which would in effect extend the deal for three years.There have been some suggestions that could be construed that that discussion would be worth having, Fehr told reporters in New York. Obviously, we discuss that with players. We have begun that process, but were a long way from done.Bettman has said a decision would need to be made by early January at the latest, giving the league time to create its 2017-18 schedule with or without a two-plus week break for the Olympics.Fasel isnt in a rush.We can wait longer because we want to do all we can to keep best-on-best hockey in the Olympics, Fasel said.NHL andd NHLPA officials recently visited the Olympic site in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and have deemed it suitable for international competition.ddddddddddddWhether the worlds best hockey players go to South Korea in about 15 months is up to the league and union, though Russian superstar Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has said he will go even if there isnt an agreement.The IOC spent about $14 million to cover travel and insurance costs for NHL players for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Fasel has said the bill would be about $10 million for the next Olympics because it wont be necessary to charter planes to South Korea as it was to get players to Sochi.The NHL hasnt sounded eager about going to South Korea, but does appear very interested in tapping into Chinas huge market in 2022.When the IOC awarded the Beijing Games, it certainly created a bigger opportunity than we thought existed potentially before, Daly said in September. But it is also possible that you dont go to one Olympics and you do go to the other. I dont think anybody has ruled that out as a possibility.Fasel has been trying to persuade national Olympic committees and hockey federations to donate funds to keep the games best players on the biggest stage in sports. He acknowledged the IIHF could possibly use some of the $40 million it gets from the IOC every four years and make cuts from its development programs for boys and girls.Its not going to be easy to get this done, but thats my job, Fasel said.---Follow Larry Lage at www.twitter.com/larrylage and follow his work at www.bigstory.ap.org/content/larry-lage ' ' '