Shiffrin captures record 6th world championship
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin cemented her claim as the best American Alpine skier ever by winning her record-breaking sixth world championship
Monday.
Shiffrin won the combined event to reach the milestone. After a third place in the super- G, she rallied in the slalom for the win. She had been tied with Ted Ligety for most titles by an American. Petra Vlhova won silver and Michelle Gisin took bronze.
More skiing: Marco Schwarz
won the men’s combined to give Austria its third gold medal at the world championships.
MLB:
The Yankees’ signing of lefty-hitting slugger Jay Bruce to a minor league deal is likely a wake up call for struggling leftyhitting backups Mike Tauchman and Mike Ford. Bruce plays all three outfield spots and first base. ... Shortstop Dansby Swanson went to arbitration with the Braves, asking for a raise to $6.7 million rather than the team’s $6 million offer . ... Catcher Austin Barnes and the Dodgers avoided an arbitration hearing when they agreed to a $4.3 million, two-year contract . ... The Rockies signed first baseman C.J. Cron toa minor league contract . ... The Marlins will allow fans at home games this season at 25 percent of stadium capacity.
College football: Central Florida hired Gus Malzahn as head coach, just more than two months after he was fired by Auburn . ... Tennessee hired Alex Golesh as offensive coordinator, Joey Halzle as QBS coach and Glen Elarbee as offensive line coach.
NFL: Washington hired Chris Polian as director of pro personnel . ... The Jaguars hired Tom Gamble and Ryan Stamper as directors of player assessment . ... Vincent Jackson, the former Bucs and Chargers receiver, was found dead in a Florida hotel where he had been living since January. He was 38.
Autos: Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso has left the hospital following surgery after fracturing his jaw in a cycling accident in Switzerland.