Skiing | American Lindsey Vonn settles for 2nd

Skiing

Vonn, seeking third World Cup victory in three days, is second by 0.03 seconds: Lindsey Vonn's bid for three World Cup victories in three days came up slightly short Sunday, when she was edged by Elisabeth Goergl of Austria in a super-giant slalom in Lake Louise, Alberta.

The two-time defending overall World Cup champion from Vail, Colo., finished 0.03 seconds behind Goergl's winning time of 1 minute, 21.91 seconds. Ingrid Jacquemod of France was third in 1:22.93.

Vonn won the season-opening World Cup downhill races Friday and Saturday.

"I was happy with my run, but it's always a little bit tough to lose by three one-hundredths. It's such a small margin," Vonn said. "Obviously Lizzy had the better run today and I'll have to look at the video and see where I can make up time for the next race."

Janka extends winning streak: Carlo Janka of Switzerland earned his third consecutive World Cup victory when he took the giant slalom Sunday in Beaver Creek, Colo. He became the first man to win three World Cup races in a row since reigning overall champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway did it more than 2 ½ years ago.

Janka finished two runs in a combined time of 2 minutes, 29.44 seconds. Benjamin Raich of Austria was second, 0.47 seconds behind, and Svindal was third.

Bobsledding

Holcomb prevails in World Cup four-man event: Steven Holcomb drove United States I to its second consecutive four-man bobsled World Cup victory. Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz won in a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 51.22 seconds in Cesana Pariol, Italy.

Speedskating

Davis sets track record: Shani Davis of Chicago set the track record in winning the men's 1,000 meters at the long-track World Cup, while Canadian Christine Nesbitt won two gold medals and helped set a world record in Calgary, Alberta.

Davis triumphed in 1 minute, 6.91 seconds.

Nesbitt won the women's 1,000 in 1:14.03 and teamed with Kristina Groves and Brittany Schussler to set the world record of 2:55.79 in the team pursuit.

Luge

Hamlin secures Olympic berth: Erin Hamlin, the reigning world women's champion from Remsen, N.Y., officially clinched her spot for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, finishing fifth — behind four Germans — in a World Cup race in Altenberg, Germany.

Hamlin, 23, needed a top-five finish on the Cup circuit to secure her spot on the U.S. team.

College soccer

North Carolina women blank Stanford in final: North Carolina earned its second consecutive and 21st overall national championship, beating Stanford 1-0 in the final of the Women's College Cup in College Station, Texas.

Jessica McDonald scored in the third minute and North Carolina (23-3-1) protected the lead. Goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris made two saves for the Tar Heels, who have 10 shutouts in of their last 11 matches.

Stanford (25-1) failed in its bid to join North Carolina as the only teams to finish a perfect season — no losses or ties — with a title. The Tar Heels did it in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 2003.

College football

Dungy terms dearth of minority coaches "disgraceful": Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy called the dearth of minority head coaches in major-college football "disgraceful."

Dungy became the first black coach to win a Super Bowl, in 2007 with the Indianapolis Colts. An analyst with NBC's pregame show, Dungy said on the program that minority coaches believe they have more opportunity for advancement in the pros than in college.

Of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision coaches this season, nine are minorities — and only Miami's Randy Shannon is at a BCS school. Seven of the 32 coaches in the NFL are black, including Bills interim coach Perry Fewell.

Asked if the situation in the college game represents institutionalized racism, Dungy said, "The numbers would tell you that it is."

NBA

Stuckey excels: Rodney Stuckey, a former standout at Eastern Washington and Kentwood High School, scored a game-high 25 points to lead the host Detroit Pistons to a 98-94 victory over the Washington Wizards.

Pistons rookie Austin Daye of Gonzaga made all five of his shots from the field and scored 11 points.

Oden tells Blazers he is sorry: Portland center Greg Oden, who broke his left kneecap during Saturday's 90-89 victory over Houston and is out for the season, told teammates in the locker room he was sorry he let them down.

Oden, the first player taken in the 2007 draft, had knee surgery in September 2007 and missed the 2007-08 season. He has played 82 games in his career — the equivalent of one full season.

"I'm obviously disappointed, having worked so hard to get to where I was," the 7-foot Oden said in a statement released by the team. "This is a setback but I'll be back."

Oden had surgery Sunday.

Portland general manager Kevin Pritchard said, "The challenging part for me is, sometimes life's not fair, you know? I've seen this kid work his tail off. He has put in the work. He has done absolutely everything we've ever asked him to do, and more."

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