Miller ties American mark

Bode Miller won a downhill race Sunday on the Lauberhorn to match the American record of 27 World Cup wins.

Miller, who won the same event last year, finished in 2 minutes, 30.40 seconds.

"It was extremely fun. It didn't feel that good in terms of the quality of the skiing but I was very aggressive," Miller said. "I kept really pushing forward the whole time. There was no braking."

Miller, who broke away from the U.S. Ski Team to compete on his own this season, shares the record with Phil Mahre.

-- Nicole Hosp, a 24-year-old Austrian, won a World Cup slalom race in Maribor, Slovenia, for her 11th career victory.

Slaton opts for NFL draft: West Virginia running back Steve Slaton will forgo his senior season to enter the NFL draft. After setting West Virginia's school record with 1,733 yards rushing last season, Slaton ran for 1,051 yards this season to surpass 1,000 for the third straight time.

UConn's Calhoun bettter: Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun was back home Sunday after being taken to a hospital because of flu-like symptoms. Calhoun sat out all of Saturday's game at No. 7 Georgetown, staying in the locker room as the Huskies lost 72-69.

NCAA council OKs change: Athletes who become pregnant or have other medical conditions moved closer to NCAA protection of their scholarships under legislation overwhelmingly approved Sunday by the Division I management council. The council approved not reducing or canceling a scholarship due to injury, illness or medical condition -- including pregnancy -- by a vote of 46-5. The Division I board of directors will consider the change today on the final day of the NCAA convention in Nashville, Tenn.

The International Association of Athletics Federations is expected to announce today whether double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is eligible to race in the Beijing Olympics. The IAAF has twice postponed the ruling, which is widely expected to go against the 21-year-old South African runs on curved, prosthetic racing blades called "Cheetahs."