Buechel fastest in final downhill training
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ARE, Sweden  - Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel clocked the fastest time in final training for Saturday's blue-riband men's downhill at the world Alpine skiing championships.
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WENGEN, Switzerland - Bode Miller won a downhill race yesterday on the Lauberhorn to match the American record of 27 World Cup wins.
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ARE, Sweden  - Patrick Staudacher of Italy won the men's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday in a time of one minute 14.30 seconds, according to provisional results.
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EAVER CREEK (Colorado): Overall World Cup champion Hermann Maier believes he is perfectly suited to the steep Beaver Creek course as he targets a return to form this week after his disappointing showing at Lake Louise.
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Charl Schwartzel of South Africa shot a 4-under 68 Friday for a two-stroke lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Oliver Wilson (70) and Rafa Cabrera Bello (69) were tied for second at 6-under overall. Lee Westwood was another stroke back following a solid 66.
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Austria&#39;s Johann Grugger celebrates after winning the World Cup men&#39;s downhill race in Bormio, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004.
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Sport: Super Bowl: The Patriots quarterback takes part in second full training ahead of final game
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Bode Miller, of the United States, is airborne as he speeds past a gate on his way to capture fourth place in a men&#39;s ski world cup downhill race at Val D&#39;Isere, France, Saturday, Dec, 11, 2004.
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It took Kyle Busch 27 laps to work his way to the lead yesterday despite starting second. After that, there was little doubt who was the fastest driver in the Cabela's 250 NASCAR Busch Series race in Brooklyn, Mich. The 19-year-old Busch led 87 of the 125 laps on the 2-mile oval at Michigan International Speedway and beat runner-up Mark ...
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With the completion of the week&#39;s halved downhill training runs on Wednesday (Tuesday&#39;s run was canceled due to too much snow), the four-races-in-four-days men&#39;s World Cup stop at Beaver Creek will officially commence today with the super-G at 11 am The
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Lindsey Kildow of the United States won her first World Cup race yesterday, capturing the season's first downhill in 1 minute 23.44 seconds. The 20-year-old Kildow battled wind and swirling snow on a shortened men's Olympic downhill course.
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NEW YORK -- Second time's a charm for Newton North senior Chris Barnicle. After finishing 10th last year, he won the Foot Locker Northeast Regional cross-country race yesterday at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx with a time of 15 minutes 27.2 seconds.
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Austria&#39;s Johann Grugger passes a gate on his way to setting the fastest time during a training session for a World Cup men&#39;s downhill race in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
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Call it a race for recognition. After Monday's rest day, the Tour de France heads into its last ride through the Alps in the ninth stage Tuesday with the race finally starting to take shape &#151; and a new crop of contenders emerging.
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Werner Franz claimed his maiden World Cup downhill victory with a time of one minute 57.51 seconds at Val d&#39;Isere. The Austrian&#39;s victory means he becomes the first man to beat American Bode Miller, who finished fourth, in the discipline this season.
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Trindon Holliday's approach on the track is the same as it is as on the football field &#151; run away. The LSU sophomore turned in a personal-best time of 10.02 seconds in the 100-meter semifinals Wednesday night at the NCAA track and field championships. It's the third-fastest time in the world this year and set up a showdown with Florida State's Walter Dix, who finished second in 10.13.
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Winter sports Bode Miller was back on the World Cup podium yesterday for the first time since breaking away from the US Ski Team. Miller was second in a super-G and just missed a successful title defense, finishing 0.02 seconds behind Didier Cuche of Switzerland in Val Gardena, Italy. Miller's previous best finish in 11 races this season was fourth ...