U.S. TEAM CAPSIZES IN AMERICA’S CUP CHALLENGER SERIES

U.S. challenger American Magic capsized and was at risk of sinking after attempting a high risk maneuver in a squall Sunday on the third day of racing in the America’s Cup challenger series.

A frantic joint effort involving firemen, police, coastguard and American Magic’s rival teams immediately began to save the yacht Patriot and to keep the U.S. team in the regatta.

Defender Team New Zealand and challengers Luna Rossa and Team UK hurried to aid the American team, saving sails and equipment and assisting desperate attempts to keep Patriot afloat.

As night drew in, the American yacht had begun to settle in the water, even as mobile pumps worked furiously to empty the hull, suggesting it may have been holed when it crashed onto its side while leading a race against Luna Rossa.

Patriot was surrounded by chase boats and tenders as efforts were made to stabilize the yacht, and eventually to attempt the 10-mile tow from the racecourse back to its base in downtown Auckland.

At one time Patriot’s deck was awash and the bow submerged but later the hull of the boat rose again from the water. Divers had been used to identify damage and then, apparently, to rig a sling under the hull to prevent the $80 million yacht from sinking.

None of the crew was injured and all were recovered safely.

Pioneers take commanding lead to victory.

The University of Denver scored two goals in each of the first two periods to get ahead of North Dakota in a night game at Denver. The Fighting Hawks never recovered, scoring only once in the final period to give the Pioneers a 4-1 win and improve their record to 5-7-1 in the NCHC.

Kelderman among 3cyclists injured in crash with car.

Dutch cyclist Wilco Kelderman and two of his teammates on the Bora-Hansgrohe team have been hospitalized after a car crashed into their training group, the German team said Sunday.

Kelderman, who was third in the Giro d’Italia for Sunweb last year, has a concussion and a fractured vertebrae. Teammate Andreas Schillinger has fractured vertebrae and Rüdiger Selig has a concussion, the team said.

Bora-Hansgrohe said the riders were training in a group Sunday when “several of our riders were involved in an accident with a car, which crossed the road and rode into our training group.”

The team didn’t specify where the incident happened, though it has been holding a training camp this month in Italy near Lake Garda.

Foss-Solevaag dominates slalom for 1st win.

FL ACHAU, AUSTRIA» Sebastian Foss-Sole va ag earned his first World Cup win Sunday, winning a slalom in dominating style, clocking the fastest time in both runs to beat Marco Schwarz by 0.76 seconds, a week after the Austrian had captured his first career win.

Golden win for Geisenberger.

OBERHOF, GERMANY» Natalie Ge is en berger of Germany claimed the 50th World Cup women’s luge win of her career on Sunday, her first since returning to the circuit following a one-year break for the birth of her first child. Ge is en berger was the fastest in both runs and finished about a quarter-second ahead of Austria’s Madeleine Egle. Anna Berreiter of Germany was third.

Decision on Belarus hockey worlds near.

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY» The International Ice Hockey Federation will make a decision in the coming days on whether to pull its world championship from Belarus as pressure increases from sponsors over a crackdown on opposition groups in the country.

The Belarusian capital Minsk and Latvian capital Riga were picked in 2017 as co-hosts for the May 21-June 6 championship.