Sherman finds home with 49ers

Cornerback Richard Sherman agreed to a three-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers a day after being released by the rival Seattle Seahawks. Sherman confirmed in a text message that he agreed to the contract after spending the day meeting with the team. ESPN reported that Sherman’s deal is worth up to $39.15 million. … A day after locking up her second consecutive World Cup overall championship, American Mikaela Shiffrin secured her fifth season title in the slalom at Ofterschwang, Germany. Shiffrin formally won the discipline title as soon as Petra Vlhova, the only remaining challenger, failed to get the top-two result that the Slovakian skier needed in the penultimate event of the season. But Shiffrin wrapped up the title in style by winning the race, edging Wendy Holdener of Switzerland by 0.09 seconds. … Thomas Dressen won a men’s World Cup downhill race at Kvitfjell, Norway, less than two months after he became the first German winner in the discipline in 13 years. …

Bolt d’Oro won the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes — the biggest Kentucky Derby prep race of the day — after even-money favorite McKinzie was disqualified for interference in heavy drizzle at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Bolt d’Oro earned 50 points in the system used by Churchill Downs to determine the 20-horse field for the Derby. That moves the colt to the top of the standings with 64 points. … Enticed took the lead at the sixteenth pole and went on to a 2¾-length win in the $300,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct in New York. … Quip won the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby by a length over Flameaway.