College Basketball
Lady Mocs’ Jim Foster is the 11th to win No. 800
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Chattanooga head coach Jim Foster said his latest victory Saturday wasn’t much different from most of the other 799 he’s collected during an illustrious 36-year career.
At least until the final horn sounded.
After the Lady Mocs had completed their 63-50 triumph over Samford, a videotaped tribute to Foster played on the overhead scoreboard at McKenzie Arena. The video featured congratulatory messages from an all-star list of coaching colleagues and his family.
Foster now is the 11th NCAA women’s basketball coach to earn 800 wins.
College Football
Dee Ford of Auburn sacks Senior Bowl MVP honors
MOBILE, Ala. – Derek Carr and David Fales both threw touchdown passes, and Auburn’s Dee Ford racked up two sacks in the South’s 20-10 victory over the North in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.
The showcase game for top senior NFL prospects mostly was dominated by the defenses, including big plays from two defenders from national runner-up Auburn. Ford polished off his week by twice sacking Virginia Tech’s Logan Thomas in the first half, and Chris Davis had an interception.
Ford, who also had a pair of sacks in the national championship game, was named the game’s MVP. Alabama receiver Kevin Norwood caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Fales of San Jose State and received the South’s Most Outstanding Player honors.
Wisconsin’s James White scored on a 1-yard run with 6 minutes, 4 seconds left in the game for the North’s only touchdown. He was selected the North’s MOP after rushing for 62 yards on 11 carries.
Cycling
Australians dot the podium at the Tour Down Under
ADELAIDE, Australia – Two-time winner Simon Gerrans of Australia will take a one-second lead over compatriot and former Tour de France-winner Cadel Evans into the final stage of the Tour Down Under after snatching the lead on Saturday’s penultimate fifth stage.
Australian Richie Porte won the 94.1-mile stage from McLaren Vale to the summit of Old Willunga Hill, finishing nine seconds ahead of Italy’s Diego Ulissi and Gerrans, while Evans was sixth, a further six seconds behind.
World Cup Ski Racing
Austrian wins Hahnenkamm after Miller’s mistake
KITZBUEHEL, Austria – Hannes Reichelt became the first Austrian winner of the classic Hahnenkamm downhill in eight years Saturday, helped by Bode Miller’s “heartbreaking” mistake midway down the mountain.
Reichelt mastered the Streif course in 2 minutes, 3.38 seconds. Overall World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal trailed by 0.21 in second, and Miller was 0.34 behind in third.
Cook and Mancuso finish 5-7 in Olympia downhill
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Defending overall World Cup champion Tina Maze finally got her first victory of the season, winning the prestigious Cortina downhill Saturday to signal a return to form just in time for the Sochi Olympics.
The Slovenian clocked 1 minute, 37.79 seconds down the Olympia delle Tofane course, which was bathed in sunshine, then performed her trademark handstand celebration during the podium proceedings.
Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden of Switzerland finished second, 0.27 seconds behind, and Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was third, 0.38 back.
Maria Hoefl-Riesch maintained her lead in the downhill and overall standings with a fourth-place finish.
Stacey Cook matched her fifth-place finish from Friday, and American teammate Julia Mancuso placed seventh to match her best result of the season from a super-G two days earlier.
Associated Press
