Robinho, Kaka and Adriano all scored for Brazil, which easily defeated Venezuela 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier Sunday and secured second place at the halfway point of the South American tournament. Kaka returned from an 11-month absence from Brazil's national team to open the scoring in the sixth minute off a pass from Robinho.

The text message came in May while Austen Everett was studying for finals. All it did was save her life. A friend wrote to say he broke his thumb and was in the hospital. Everett, a goalkeeper on Miami's soccer team, packed her books and rushed over. Once there, the crippling back pain she'd ignored for weeks flared again.