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MERIDA, Venezuela -- Nicolas Otamendi saved Argentina from a huge embarrassment in World Cup qualifying, scoring in the 83rd minute Tuesday to salvage a 2-2 draw at last-place Venezuela.Venezuela almost snatched the victory in the 89th when Mikel Villanueva hit the post to the right of beaten Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero.Argentina played without Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who had a groin injury. Messi scored Argentinas only goal last week in the 1-0 win over Uruguay.Venezuela is the perennial doormat in South American football. It had only one point from its first seven matches in qualifying, and its the only team in the South American confederation to never have reached the World Cup finals.Argentina lost the World Cup final two years ago against Germany, and has been the losing finalist in the last two Copa America tournaments -- the South American championship.Juan Anor gave Venezuela a 1-0 lead in the 34th. Working on the right side, he fired a left-foot shot high into the far corner from 20 meters (yards). Josef Martinez made it 2-0 in the 52nd. Lucas Pratto scored for Argentina in the 57th in a match played in on-and-off rain.Argentina improved to 15 points in eight matches, and Venezuela has 2.---URUGUAY 4, PARAGUAY 0Uruguay took over leadership in South American qualifying, improving to 16 points with the convincinv win.Edinson Cavani scored in the 18th and 54th to lead the romp over Paraguay. Cristian Rodriguez added another in the 42nd and Luis Suarez scored on a penalty in first-half stoppage time.Paraguay stayed on 12 points.---CHILE 0, BOLIVIA 0Chile is winless in its last two matches. Chile has won the last two Copa America tournaments, beating Argentina each time on penalties in the final. Chile improved to 11 points and Bolivia moved up to 7.---BRAZIL 2, COLOMBIA 1Neymar scored the winner in the 74th minute, firing a perfect left-foot shot into the far corner behind Colombia keeper David Ospina.Miranda gave Brazil a 1-0 lead on a quick header in the 2nd. But Colombia equalized with an own-goal by Marquinhos in the 36th in a match played in the Amazon city of Manaus. Marquinhos leaped high and headed the ball in, jumping in the middle of a pack of Colombia players.Brazil improved to 15 points with its second straight win under new coach Tite. 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Koen Casteels Belgium Jersey .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday.Former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn is scheduled to come out of retirement and face Ricardo Lamas in a featherweight fight on Oct. 15.UFC officials formally announced the 145-pound bout Monday. Penns comeback will headline UFC Fight Night at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.Penn (16-10-2), who retired in July 2014 following a lopsided loss to Frankie Edgar, was originally scheduled to return to the Octagon at UFC 199 in June but was pulled from the card due to a violation of the UFCs anti-doping policy.During an out-of-competition drug test in March, Penn admitted to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) he had used an IV for non performance-enhancing reasons. Any use of an IV greater than 50 mL within a six-hour window is banned under the UFCs policy. Penn, who said he was unaware of the rule as it was not in place the last time he fought, accepted a six-month suspension.ddddddddddddow fighting out of Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Penn has not won a fight since he defeated Matt Hughes in a welterweight contest at UFC 123 in November 2010. He is a former lightweight and welterweight champion.Penn, 37, will face a stiff test in Lamas (16-5), a former featherweight title challenger. Lamas is coming off a three-round unanimous decision loss to Max Holloway in June. Lamas is 1-2 in his last three fights, but the losses have come against elite opposition in Holloway and Chad Mendes. ' ' '