In brief: American wins World Cup downhill
The World Cup circuit has been racing on the classic Saslong course in Val Gardena, Italy, since 1969, but entering this weekend an American had never won there.
Now the U.S. has two wins in as many days.
Steve Nyman won a downhill Saturday for his first World Cup victory, a day after Bode Miller’s super-giant slalom triumph.
Nyman covered the 2.1-mile Saslong course in 1 minute, 56.52 seconds. Didier Cuche of Switzerland was second, 0.02 seconds behind, and Fritz Strobl of Austria was third.
“Renate Goetschl posted her second straight super-giant slalom victory and the 40th World Cup win of her career. Austrians finished 1-2 in the race at Reiteralm, Austria, and took seven of the top eight spots.
The top American was Kaylin Richardson in 13th place.
College Football
UMass students riot
University of Massachusetts officials promised “swift disciplinary action” against students who rioted in Amherst, Mass., after the football team lost the Division I-AA championship game to Appalachian State in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Eleven people, including 10 students, were arrested and two UMass police officers sustained minor injuries in the melee, in which students lit small fires, smashed windows and threw bottles, cans, rocks and even bicycles at police, according to campus spokesman Ed Blaguszewski.
Miscellany
Ex-Bobcat dies
Al Beye, a first-team all-Big Sky basketball selection last season as a senior at Montana State, has died in an automobile accident. The one-vehicle rollover happened Friday night in the Dillon, Mont., area.
Beye was in a vehicle driven by his brother, Assane. A sheriff said the vehicle went out of control on a gravel road, apparently because of inattentive driving. There was no indication that drugs or alcohol contributed to the crash. Neither man was wearing a seat belt. Assane Beye was listed in satisfactory condition at the Dillon hospital.
“First baseman-outfielder Ross Gload was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Andrew Sisco, a 6-foot-10 left-hander coming off a difficult season.
“A trial in Grand Forks, N.D., challenging an NCAA ban on the University of North Dakota’s “Fighting Sioux” nickname won’t be held for a year, and the judge in the case is urging both sides to settle out of court.
“An arena-clearing brawl forced the suspension of Friday’s Carter-Kimball boys basketball game in Dallas.
Play was stopped as Dallas SWAT and operation disruption units, along with school-district security, tried to contain the situation. Police said there were no serious injuries.