Fast Break

Skiing

Vonn sets U.S. downhill record

In a big day for American skiing, Lindsey Vonn earned the title of best U.S. downhiller Saturday while Ted Ligety won a World Cup giant slalom.

Vonn won a World Cup downhill for the 10th time to break the U.S. record set by Picabo Street (1996) and Daron Rahlves (2006).

Vonn won in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, in 1 minute, 23.57 seconds. Her fifth downhill victory of the season extended her overall World Cup lead.

With Bode Miller leading the men’s overall World Cup standings, this could mark the first time Americans capture the men’s and women’s overall titles in the same year since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney in 1983.

Vonn is going after her first overall World Cup crown. She has a 150-point lead on Austria’s Nicole Hosp, who finished 27th Saturday.

In Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Ligety, who is closing in on his first World Cup giant slalom title, earned his first win since a giant slalom victory in South Korea two years ago.

Miller finished 11th in the giant slalom and kept his overall lead.

Football

Julius Jones newest Seahawk

The Dallas Cowboys lost their leading rusher in three of the last four seasons when free-agent running back Julius Jones agreed to a four-year deal with Seattle on Friday night. Financial terms were not released.

Adding Jones creates a logjam at running back for Seattle. The team signed T.J. Duckett this week and also has former league MVP Shaun Alexander, who has rushed for 3,492 yards the last three seasons. Seattle also employs Maurice Morris as the third-down back.

During his four-year career in Dallas, Jones rushed for 3,484 yards and 18 touchdowns on 885 carries.

Basketball

Former Zag Knight signs

The Bellingham Slam announced that they have signed ex-Gonzaga standout Erroll Knight to the team’s roster.

Knight played three seasons for the Bulldogs after a one-year stint at the University of Washington. He was named the West Coast Conference defender of the year in 2005.

The Slam play in the International Basketball League that includes several teams from the Northwest, but also has teams in Las Vegas, Chicago and Los Angeles.