Storm streak snapped
The first-place Chicago Storm saw its four-game winning streak come to an end Saturday night as the Milwaukee Wave won 9-6 in Major Indoor Soccer League play at the Sears Centre. The match also marked the end of goalkeeper Jeff Richey's streak of 16 straight regular-season victories, dating back to March 19, 2006. Greg Howes and Giuliano Oliviero each had 2 goals for Milwaukee (7-3); the Storm fell to (7-2).
Macartney 3rd in downhill: Bode Miller is skiing on his own, and the U.S. men's team is doing just fine without him.
Scott Macartney finished third in the Saslong downhill Saturday at Val Gardena, Italy, for his first top-three finish in nearly two years. Marco Sullivan placed second in the season-opening downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, and Steven Nyman was runner-up in Beaver Creek, Colo., last month.
Michael Walchhofer won Saturday and has now captured all five World Cup classics. The Austrian covered the 2.14-mile course in 1 minute, 56.70 seconds. Switzerland's Didier Cuche was second, 0.18 behind, and Macartney was 0.56 back.
Miller finished eighth after placing second in Friday's super-G. He was on pace for another podium finish until he got a little wild on the lower section of the course, flailing his arms to keep his balance.
Paerson skis past Vonn: Olympic slalom champion Anja Paerson won her first downhill in almost two years and American Lindsey Vonn finished second on Saturday at St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The Swede completed the Corviglia course in 1 minute, 39.32 seconds in sunny conditions for her first victory this season. Vonn was 0.08 behind despite nearly falling in the middle section when her skis hooked up. Maria Riesch of Germany was third, 0.33 back.
Duke introduces Cutcliffe: David Cutcliffe molded quarterback after quarterback into Heisman Trophy contenders and prized NFL draft picks.
Now comes an even tougher construction project: Transforming downtrodden Duke into a winner. The Tennessee offensive coordinator and mentor to the Manning family of quarterbacks was introduced as the Blue Devils' head coach Saturday.
And while the coach with deep Southeastern Conference ties promised no quick fixes, he pledged to propel the Duke program back to relevance.
"There are no magic dusts, there are no ways that are easy to get this done," Cutcliffe said. "But we'll be on a fast track to get it done."
Kim Yu-na defends title: South Korea's Kim Yu-na successfully defended her Grand Prix Final women's figure skating title Saturday at Turin, Italy, keeping her nerves after a fall -- something most of her competitors did not manage.
Two-time world champion Stephane Lambiel won the men's title, adjusting his fiery Flamenco program after a pair of faulty jumps to edge Japan's Daisuke Takahashi.
Among the women, only silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan and bronze winner Carolina Kostner of Italy skated without falls, both capturing season-best scores.
Rising American Caroline Zhang, who was a surprise second coming into the final free skate, fell on a triple lutz and finished fourth in her first major international competition, while U.S. champion Kimmie Meissner fell three times and ended up last in sixth place.