Times wires
Friday, March 18, 2011
winter sports
vonn needs one last comeback to win cup title
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — The battle for Alpine skiing's World Cup women's overall title comes down to the wire today after American Lindsey Vonn, the three-time defending champion, relinquished her lead to Maria Riesch of Germany on Friday.
Vonn, who entered the season's final slalom with a 27-point advantage, trailed by three points after finishing 13th.
Riesch, her friend as well as rival, was fourth. Vonn scored 20 points, and Riesch regained the overall lead by earning 50 in a race won by Tina Maze of Slovenia.
The champion was to be determined in the season's last race, a giant slalom.
More Alpine skiing: Ted Ligety of the United States clinched the World Cup giant slalom title after the race was canceled because of poor weather in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, adding to the world championship he won last month. Ligety won his third World Cup trophy in four years, beating Phil Mahre's U.S. men's record of two giant slalom titles in 1982 and '83.
figure skating: The sport's ruling body will consider moving the world championships from Tokyo if organizers are unable by Monday to commit to hosting the event later. The event was to begin next week but was postponed because of the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
snowboard cross: American Lindsey Jacobellis won a World Cup race in Valmalenco, Italy.
Tennis
Federer, Djokovic in semi showdown
Roger Federer defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the BNP Paribas Open semifinals in Indian Wells, Calif., setting up a match with Novak Djokovic for the world's No. 2 ranking.
Federer is second behind Rafael Nadal in the rankings. Djokovic is third. Djokovic beat Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-4 to improve to 16-0 this year and put himself in position to surpass Federer in the rankings.
On the women's side, 15th seed Marion Bartoli became the first Frenchwoman to reach the singles final at Indian Wells, defeating No. 23 seed Yanina Wickmayer 6-1, 6-3. She plays either top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki or 16th seed Maria Sharapova.
et cetera
college football: Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins accepted a plea deal on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge. The Alachua County State Attorney's Office agreed to withhold adjudication and ordered him to pay $316 in court costs and fines. Jenkins, who will be a senior this season, was arrested in a Gainesville club in January. Officers said they saw him in a public bathroom rolling a joint. He was charged with possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. Coach Will Muschamp said the matter will be handled internally.
soccer: Chelsea plays English Premier League rival Manchester United and nine-time winner Real Madrid was paired with Tottenham in the draw for the quarterfinals of the European Champions League. Favorite Barcelona meets the Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk, and defending champ Inter Milan takes on Schalke. The first legs of the quarterfinals are April 5-6.
Jurisprudence: A veteran New Hampshire sports reporter pleaded guilty to running a prostitution business in Massachusetts. Kevin Provencher was sentenced to 1-2½ years in prison after pleading guilty in Salem, Mass., Superior Court. Prosecutors say the 52-year-old from Manchester, N.H., advertised prostitution services on Craigslist and other websites.
Times wires
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