Shiffrin finishes 2nd at worlds

MERIBEL, France — Mikaela Shiffrin wanted to cap off the Alpine world championships in signature form, finishing the biggest skiing event outside of the Olympics with another gold medal at the end of nearly two weeks of drama.

But it was not to be, even though the event finished with slalom, her best discipline event.

Shiffrin lost her lead at the top of the second run and had to settle for her second silver in these world championships and her third medal of the meet. She won the gold medal in giant slalom and last week won the silver in super-G.

Laurence St-Germain of Canada was 0.61 behind in third place but took the lead on her second run. Shiffrin made too many mistakes at the top of her run and finished second.

GOLF

Rahm moves to lead at Genesis

Jon Rahm kept mistakes off his card Saturday at Riviera, allowing him to post a 6-under 65 for a three-shot lead over Max Homa at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles.

Tiger Woods lost ground. Woods had a tap-in eagle on his way to a 67, his lowest Saturday round in an official event since 2019. Even so, he was 12 shots back.

Keith Mitchell made his only bogey on the final hole and had a 69 to fall four behind. The only other player within five shots was Patrick Cantlay (68).

NFL Commanders hire Bieniemy

Eric Bieniemy has agreed to be the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator and assistant head coach.

The team announced Saturday that the twotime Super Bowl-winning assistant with Kansas City will be joining Washington.

NBA

Love, Cavaliers finalize buyout

Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers have completed a buyout of his contract. The five-time All-Star is strongly considering a move to the Miami Heat.

Love will still have to clear waivers before he can sign with a new team.

TENNIS

Swiatek retains Qatar Open title

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek successfully defended her Qatar Open title by beating No. 4-ranked Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in the final.