lombian club Atletico Nacional to determine the champion of the Copa Sudamericana -- Latin Americas No. 2 club tournament.As the winner, Chapecoense qu

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- The Brazilian club Chapecoense, which lost most of its players in an air crash last week, has been awarded the Copa Sudamericana championship by the governing body of South American soccer.In a statement Monday, CONMEBOL said it awarded the title as a posthumous homage to the victims of the fatal crash that leaves our sport in mourning.Nineteen of Chapecoenses players were killed in the crash just outside Medellin, Colombia, as the team headed to the first of two matches against Colombian club Atletico Nacional to determine the champion of the Copa Sudamericana -- Latin Americas No. 2 club tournament.As the winner, Chapecoense qualifies automatically for next seasons Copa Libertadores, the continents top tournament.This also means that Chapecoense will face Atletico Nacional -- the defending Copa Libertadores champion -- in an emotion-charged two-game series next year between the continents two club champions.CONMEBOL also awarded Atletico Nacional its Fair Play award. CONMEBOL said it was asked to award Chapecoense the title by the directors of Atletico Nacional.Chapecoense is likely to field a team next season of borrowed players from other clubs.Later on Monday the club confirmed it will not play against Atletico Mineiro on Sunday in the last round of the Brazilian championship.Atletico has agreed with that decision as the result wont impact the position of either team in the tournament.All the other games will proceed, the Brazilian football confederation said. Kendall Sheffield Womens Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Julio Jones Womens Jersey . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. http://www.thefaclonsshoponline.com/Youth-Julio-Jones-Falcons-Jersey/ . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Tony Gonzalez Womens Jersey . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Atlanta Falcons Jerseys . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. DALLAS -- SMU freshman Harry Froling of Australia is leaving the program and expressing disappointment over his role under new coach Tim Jankovich.Froling said Monday it was a big sacrifice to leave his home country to play for the Mustangs and the change has been difficult. The 6-foot-11 forward said he was going to look at all of my options collegiately and professionally back home.The 18-year-old Froling averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds while playing almost 15 minutes per game for the Mustanngs.dddddddddddd He signed with SMU in May when Larry Brown was still coach. Brown abruptly resigned in July, and Jankovich had been the coach in waiting as his top assistant.Froling has two older sisters who have played for the SMU women, including current player Alicia Froling.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '