Cleveland.Bizarre, said Buhrke, who is hoping to catch his 180th game homer this weekend.There was a collective groan

ROME -- Joe Harts Torino debut was a day to forget for the England goalkeeper.Hart gifted Atalanta the equalizer and failed to stop a penalty in a 2-1 loss Sunday.The troubles began when Hart misjudged a corner, leapt late and only got a weak glove on the ball, which turned into an assist for Andrea Masiello waiting at the far post. With Hart sprawled out on the pitch, Masiello turned the ball into an empty net.He could have done better, Torino coach Sinisa Mihajlovic said.Torino had taken the lead two minutes earlier in the second half with a splendid free kick from Iago Falque.Franck Kessie scored the winner eight minutes from the end, rolling in a penalty to the right corner as Hart went in the other direction.On loan from Manchester City, Hart became the first English goalkeeper to play in Serie A since the leagues inception in 1929.Harts miscue came a day after Claudio Bravo, his replacement at City, dropped a cross to let Zlatan Ibrahimovic score in the Manchester derby. Still, City won 2-1.Things went wrong for Hart from the start, with his name listed as John Hart on the official team sheet.Harts lone highlight came midway through the first half when he made a difficult save on a sharply angled shot from Kessie, a 19-year-old Ivory Coast international.City manager Pep Guardiola let Hart go due to questions over the players distribution capabilities and Mihajlovic joked on Saturday that he would be happy to take in any other players Guardiola deems unworthy.Mihajlovic could have used one of Citys strikers, as Torino was without its two top forwards, Andrea Belotti and Adem Ljajic, who were both out injured.It was a frustrating match for Mihajlovic, who was sent off for protesting shortly after the half-hour mark after also kicking a water bottle.It was the fourth time in two seasons that Mihajlovic has been sent off, including his time in charge of AC Milan last season.Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperino was also sent off for protesting in the final minutes.Torino and Atalanta each have three points from their opening three matches.Heres what else happened in Serie A:---FRANCESCO FOREVEROn the cusp of his 40th birthday, Francesco Totti showed he still has what it takes to turn a match around.Roma was trailing Sampdoria 2-1 at halftime -- which turned into a break of more than an hour due to a rain downpour -- when Totti came on and set up one goal for Edin Dzeko then converted a penalty for a 3-2 win.Tottis birthday is later this month.While he rarely starts these days, Totti has scored five goals and set up three more in his last eight games played.After Tottis penalty, he took his shirt off and ran to celebrate under the Curva Sud where Romas hard-core ultra fans sit.I try to do my part and contribute, just like Ive been doing for 25 years around here, Totti said. For the first time, to be honest, I was a bit afraid of missing. But I couldnt miss under the Curva.If Im in this form, why quit? Totti said when asked if this will be his final season.Roma moved level with Napoli, two points behind Serie A leader Juventus.In another match affected by heavy rain, Genoa and Fiorentina were scoreless when their game was suspended after 28 minutes. The match will resume at a later date.Genoa was attempting to extend its perfect start.---MORE MILAN MISERYStipe Perica, an under-21 player for Croatia, scored two minutes from the end as Udinese beat AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro.It was Milans second consecutive loss.New Milan signing Jose Sosa hit the crossbar in the first half and defender Ignazio Abate deflected in Pericas volley to give Udinese the win.Milan fullback Luca Antonelli was hospitalized with a reported neck injury after a collision with teammate Gabriel Paletta.---FIRST WIN FOR INTERMauro Icardi scored twice as Inter Milan came back from a goal down to beat promoted Pescara 2-1 and earn its first win.Icardi scored the equalizer with a difficult header -- after Jean-Christophe Bahebeck had put Pescara ahead -- and then got the late winner after a defensive blunder.---BOLOGNAS YOUTH MOVEMENTAC Milan castoff Simone Verdi and Federico Di Francesco -- the son of Sassuolo coach Eusebio Di Francesco -- scored in Bolognas 2-1 win over Cagliari. 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LOUIS -- St. Detroit Red Wings Pro Shop .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. CHICAGO -- Rich Buhrke has been chasing down baseballs outside Wrigley Field since 1959. He used to tell the rest of us ballhawks when we left for jobs far from Chicago that one day wed find our way back to the corner of Waveland and Kenmore.In my case, he was absolutely right.The first World Series home game for the Cubs in 71 years turned into a mini-reunion, with my old pals returning from all around the country to the famous intersection in Wrigleyville.And I was among them, making the trip from Tampa, Florida, and getting to the Friendly Confines six hours before the first pitch of Game 3 on Friday night.Moments later I was joined by Andy Mielke, now of Louisville, Kentucky.I didnt know what to expect, Buhrke said. Theyre all back.We shared stories of long-ago games and long home runs, enjoyed in lawn chairs under a shade tree now void of its leaves. Overgrown kids on summer afternoons, waiting for souvenirs to fall from the sky.It all started for me when I was 13 and I caught a Bill Madlock batting practice home run in 1974 while standing behind the bleachers in left field.I was hooked.In the 1980s, the Cubs would even let us inside to shag balls for the likes of Bill Buckner, Leon Durham and Larry Bowa on off-day workouts.Once, I got to pitch BP to fellow ballhawks from the mound. That was a few years after my days playing at Lane Tech, the same high school that produced Phil Cavarretta, a Cubs star in the 1945 World Series.Fast forward to Friday, and it was time to get down to the business at hand, competing for batting practice balls before going for the Gold. Thats the gold in the ink used on the World Series game balls.Thats what its all about, said Gary Moe Mullins, who has caught 245 game homers that have flown out of Wrigley since 1958.With the flags of 1969 Cubs stars Ernie Banks, Ron Santo and Fergie Jenkins flapping straight out from the top of the left field foul pole, a sometimes-bruising batting practice ensued.The usual gathering of a dozen swelled into the hundreds. With each of the 12 balls that sailed out of the yard in our direction, the mixture of fans waiting to get in and those without tickets just wanting to be part of the atmosphere collided on the closed-off street.That was crazy, Buhrke said.Mullins and Buhrke came up empty, but Mielke made a sure-handed grab oof a ball that bounced off the bleachers and shot across the pavement.ddddddddddddIts my closure, said Mielke, who last was a regular in 2005. Its like a boxer coming back for one more fight, and winning.Mielke texted a photo of the prize to his wife.I hadnt been to Wrigley Field since I saw two games against the now-defunct Montreal Expos about a dozen years ago.So, I borrowed a glove from Mullins, and it turned out be a special one. It was signed by Banks.I never got a chance to use it, though. Mostly, I preferred to watch the show and talk with the guys.Space got even tighter as more fans set up shop right before and after the first pitch. They sat on the curb, laid on blankets or just stood in small groups.A vendor sold Gatorade, with prices listed as $2 for Cubs fans, $3 for Indians fans and no sales for Chicago White Sox fans. Around a half-dozen members of Mullins family came for the game, supplied with pizza slices.Cool, Moe said.It was a street carnival just outside a World Series game we could only hear on a booming radio set up in the middle of Kenmore Avenue, just a long toss from Waveland.Still, all those long balls we were expecting in Game 3 never materialized. Even with a strong wind blowing out of Wrigley, the Cubs lost 1-0 to Cleveland.Bizarre, said Buhrke, who is hoping to catch his 180th game homer this weekend.There was a collective groan when the Cubs made the final out. The long-awaited celebration quickly faded as disappointed fans swiftly headed for home with Chicago down 2-1 in the Series.They say the Cubs have been cursed since their last World Series appearance in 1945. As we all know, they havent won the thing since 1908.I never put much stock in all that talk about curses.But growing up a Cubs fan, maybe its poetic that the biggest home run ball I ever caught was one that broke hearts. It was the grand slam Will Clark hit for the Giants off Greg Maddux in Game 1 of the 1989 NL Championship Series.I wish I couldve convinced Major League Baseball to take the four runs off the scoreboard because I would have thrown it back.After keeping the ball for 15 years, I auctioned it for charity.A fitting end to a previous World Series hope dashed. ' ' '