In this task, you will be shown a passage. You need to write a fill-in-the-gap question based on your understanding of the events that might be inferred from the passage. Your question should be answerable based on the passage and only have one correct answer. Show the gap in your question with a _ .

Flip Saunders, who rose from the backwaters of basketball's minor leagues to become one of the most powerful men in the NBA as coach, team president and part owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, died Sunday, the team said. He was 60. Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in June and doctors called it 'treatable and curable.' But he took a leave of absence from the team in September after complications arose during his treatment, which included chemotherapy. He had been hospitalized for more than a month. 'Flip was a symbol of strength, compassion, and dignity for our organization,' owner Glen Taylor said in a statement. 'He was a shining example of what a true leader should be, defined by his integrity and kindness to all he encountered.'The 60-year-old Timberwolves coach, president, and part-owner died Sunday following a five-month battle with Hodgkin's lymphomaSaunders went 654-592 in 17 NBA seasons with the Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Washington WizardsHe nurtured Kevin Garnett just out of high school and turned the Timberwolves aroundGarnett tweeted: 'Forever in my heart', with a picture of him sitting mournfully in Saunders' empty parking spot
Not long after graduating, Saunders got into coaching to begin a long and winding path to the _.

(CNN) -- Roma became the first team in Serie A history to win its opening 10 games of the season after a 1-0 victory over bottom feeder Chievo, a result that also restored the Giallorossi's five-point advantage at the top of the table over Juventus and Napoli. Roma bossed possession -- amassing 65% overall -- but when the hour mark passed and the match remained scoreless it appeared as if Chievo would engineer an upset and take a point in the Eternal City. Club legend Francesco Totti couldn't bail out Roma, since he was out injured. Marco Borriello, however, struck in the 67th minute with a header to put an end to Chievo's resistance.Roma sets new record in Serie A by winning its 10th straight game to start seasonMarco Borriello scores in the second half to give Roma a 1-0 win over last-place ChievoIn Spain, Atletico Madrid kept pace with Barcelona by beating Granada 2-1A strike in France moved closer after the French president refused to budge on tax policy
The scheme, which could be implemented next year, was initiated to help reduce _'s budget deficit although the clubs argue they're unfair targets since many of them are struggling financially.

(CNN) -- Less than two months before the world focuses on Russia for the Sochi Olympics, President Vladimir Putin is handing out "get out of jail free" cards. A new amnesty law introduced by Putin allowed two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot to leave prison on Monday, two months before the end of their two-year sentences for a performance critical of the President. In addition, 30 Greenpeace demonstrators could go free under the amnesty law passed by Russian lawmakers last week that could affect 25,000 prisoners. Putin also pardoned former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who had been jailed since 2003 and was convicted in 2005 of tax evasion and fraud.Pussy Riot band members go free under new amnesty lawA former oil tycoon and political opponent gets pardonedPutin wants to improve Russia's image and promote investmentThe Russian President believes he has crushed the opposition

Upon his release, _ left the country and has said he won't continue his political activities against the Russian government.