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The match was originally scheduled to take place Sunday night but was postponed for security reasons, with the regions biggest market taking place at the same time near the stadium. Sampdoria moved into 13th place in the table, two points behind Genoa. Javier Mascherano Jersey . Collazo was proven correct as his final punch knocked out Victor Ortiz at 2:59 of the second round in a welterweight fight at the Barclays Center on Thursday night. Alex Song Jersey .J. -- Thierry Henry and Lloyd Sam scored second-half goals to give the New York Red Bulls their first win of the season, 2-1 over the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night.WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Marcos Ambrose should be on pins and needles but says hes not. "No, not at all," Ambrose said Sunday after NASCAR postponed the Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International because of rain. "It keeps me relaxed. "You cant fight the weather, so I just worry about stuff you can control. Ive got the kids here with me, so Im going to play with them a little bit and chill out." Steady rain that began just when the race was scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET and did not abate in time for track crews to dry the 2.45-mile racing surface. They did give it a shot with jet driers that got the front straightaway nearly race-ready, but a second front moved in, forcing the postponement. The race is now scheduled for Monday, but rain also is in the forecast in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. The race can be seen live on TSN at 10am et/7am pt. "We really feel like we have a window," Watkins Glen International president Michael Printup said. "Ill keep my fingers crossed." NASCAR spokeswoman Kristi King said the race would be staged Tuesday if necessary. The 2009 Watkins Glen Cup race won by Tony Stewart also was postponed a day after the track was hit by a string of thunderstorms. If there is a a long delay here, it might change Ambroses outlook, which wasnt good when he arrived on Friday. Although he had won the past three Nationwide races at the storied road course, the affable Australian was unable to land a ride this year and wasnt happy about it. On Saturday morning, there was a definite mood swing in the pits of the No. 9 Ford Ambrose drives for Richard Petty Motorsports. He had the provisional pole until teammate AJ Allmendinger and then Kyle Busch bested his time as all three shattered Jeff Gordons track record. Ambrose will start third behind Busch, who won the pole at 126.421 miles an hour, and Allmendinger, and Ambrose is a big favourite to get the first Cup victory of his career. "Im looking forward to it," Ambrose said. "Were a contender, no doubt." In three Cup starts at The Glen, Ambrose has notched one second and two thirds, including an impressivee drive from last to third in 2008. Lionel Messi Barcelona Jersey. He dogged last years winner, Juan Pablo Montoya, nearly the entire 90 laps of the race before fading late to third. That came six weeks after a huge mistake cost Ambrose that breakthrough win. On the road course at Sonoma and trying to conserve fuel with six laps to go, he stalled his car going uphill while leading under caution, was forced to relinquish the lead because he didnt keep pace with the field, and finished sixth as five-time Cup champ Jimmie Johnson drove to the first road win of his career. The Nationwide series has run twice in the rain in Montreal since NASCARs second-tier series began racing at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2007, and Ambrose nearly won both. Goodyear brought rain tires to Watkins Glen because of the forecast. Saturdays Zippo 200 won by Kurt Busch would have been run in the rain, if necessary, and the tires were still in the garage Sunday. They were scheduled to be shipped Tuesday to Montreal for next Saturdays Nationwide race. Though the Sprint Cup series has used rain tires in practice at Watkins Glen, King said there are still no plans to use them in a race. The Rolex Grand-Am Series also has raced in the rain at The Glen. "Those (Grand-Am) cars have a lot more downforce built into them," said Greg Zipadelli, crew chief for Joey Loganos No. 20 Toyota at Joe Gibbs Racing. "These cars are way off those cars. I think thats why you dont see us racing in the rain. "The Nationwide cars dont have the torque these cars do. Thats why they can race in the rain." Next weeks race is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday in Michigan, and more delays at Watkins Glen wont sit well with crew members. "For the drivers, its probably not that big a deal," said David Reutimann, who drives the 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. "Youve got to end up looking at all those guys that are on the road. That gives them less time to prepare for the next week. 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