Fast Break

Sled-dog racing

Riverside man wins in Montana

A musher from Riverside, Mark Stamm, crossed the finish line in Lincoln at 11:32 a.m. Monday with 11 dogs to win the 300-mile sled-dog race in Montana’s annual Race to the Sky.

It took Stamm approximately nine hours to run the 74 miles to the finish, which included resting on the trail.

Early Monday, musher Rick Larson of Sand Coulee, Mont., won the Race to the Sky 200-mile event. Larson and 10 dogs crossed the finish line near Lincoln at 12:11 a.m.

Swimming

Sheriff won’t charge Phelps

A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he was not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time Olympic gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he couldn’t ignore the photo but defended his investigation.

“Michael Phelps is truly an American hero … but even with his star status, he is still obligated to obey the laws of our state,” Lott said.

The photo showed Phelps smoking from a marijuana pipe at a party in November when he visited the University of South Carolina.

Phelps has called his judgment bad and said he would learn from his mistake.

USA Swimming suspended Phelps for three months in the wake of the photo, and Kellogg Co. said it would not renew its endorsement deal with him.

The photo surfaced in a British newspaper, News of the World, on Feb. 1. The swimmer, who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games, did not dispute its authenticity.

News of the World said the picture was taken during a party while Phelps was visiting the university. During that trip, he attended one of the school’s football games and received a big ovation when introduced to the crowd.

College basketball

Zags move up in both polls

Two more wins on the road in the West Coast Conference elevated the Gonzaga men to 17th in the Associated Press poll released Monday.

The Zags improved two spots after beating Saint Mary’s last Thursday and outlasting San Francisco on Saturday. They improved to No. 21 in the ESPN/USA Today poll, up one spot from last week.

The Washington Huskies returned to the AP poll at No. 22 and moved from 24 to 19 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.