Slalom specialist Shiffrin prevails in downhill event
U.S. slalom star Mikaela Shiffrin raced to her first World Cup downhill victory, finishing in 1 minute 27.55 seconds to beat Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany by 0.13 seconds at Lake Louise, Canada.
The defending World Cup overall champion extended her overall lead over Rebensburg to 149 points.
American Lindsey Vonn was 12th a day after crashing in the downhill opener.
Receiver Alshon Jeffery was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to a four-year contract extension that runs through 2021.
The deal is reportedly worth $52 million, with $27 million guaranteed. The 27-year-old Jeffery signed a one-year deal with the Eagles in free agency in March after playing for the Chicago Bears his first five seasons.
Jeffery is tied for fifth in the NFL with seven touchdown catches. He has 43 receptions and 619 yards receiving.
Jeffery has 347 receptions for 5,168 yards and 33 touchdowns in 74 games.
South Carolina State senior guard Tyvoris Solomon collapsed on the court and was taken to a hospital during the first half of the Bulldogs’ 103-71 loss at North Carolina State.
Coach Murray Gar vin accompanied Solomon to the hospital and assistant Rio Pitt said Solomon was “up and aware.”
Emergency medical personnel administered chest compressions before Solomon was removed on a stretcher. He collapsed near the bench at the 13:08 mark. The game resumed after a 40-minute delay.
Perry Wallace, the first black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, died Friday in Rockville, Md., after a battle with cancer. He was 69.
He made history when he played for Vanderbilt in a game against Southern Methodist on Dec. 2, 1967. Two days later, he played in his first SEC varsity game against Auburn.
Wallace went on to become a law professor. He also served in the U.S. Justice Department and worked for the National Urban League.
Real Madrid blew a chance to move closer to leader Barcelona in the Spanish league standings after being held to a 1-1 tie by Athletic Bilbao.
Barcelona tied 2-2 with Celta Vigo and lost defender Samuel Umtiti for about two months because of a right hamstring injury.
Real Madrid is eight points behind Barcelona.
Despite one of the smallest budgets in the top flight, promoted Strasbourg produced the biggest upset in the French league this season with a 2-1 victory over Paris SaintGermain.
It was the first loss in 22 games in all competitions for the super-rich Qatari-backed team, which lost to a promoted team for the first time since falling against Reims in 2013.
UCLA and USC will meet Sunday at 3 p.m. for the NCAA men’s water polo national title after semifinal victories at the USC aquatics center.
Freshman Nicolas Saveljic scored three goals in an 11-9 victory by the top-seeded Bruins (20-4) over No. 5 Pacific (21-6).
The Trojans (27-3) reached the championship game for the 13th consecutive with a 12-11 win against California (20-4), with senior Grant Stein scoring the winner with 2:32 to play. Stein and Marko Vavic each had three goals.
USC and UCLA advanced to third-round matches of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament.
The Trojans (24-9) moved on with a fiveset victory over San Diego (25-5) at Galen Center and the Bruins (21-10) got through with a four-set win over Cal Poly (27-3) at Pauley Pavilion.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (44-4-1, 40 knockouts) of Thailand will put the World Boxing Council super-flyweight belt on the line against Juan Francisco Estrada (36-2, 25 KOs) of Mexico on Feb. 24 at the Forum.
Promoter Tom Loeffler said he is interested in making the card a tripleheader and one participant could be Naoya Inoue (14-0, 12 KOs) of Japan, the World Boxing Organization super-flyweight champion.
Miguel Cotto, 37, lost the WBO juniormiddleweight title to Sadam Ali in 12 rounds at New York’s Madison Square Garden and goes into retirement with a 41-6 record.
Max Holloway (19-3) defended his UFC featherweight title by beating Jose Aldo (26-4) by technical knockout late in the third round at Detroit. It was Holloway’s 12th consecutive victory.