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Vonn won the final super-G race of the season for her 33rd World Cup win, eclipsing Bode Miller as the most decorated American skier.
"This was the dream season. To break the U.S. record in World Cup wins and to get the Olympic gold in the downhill, my favorite discipline, and the overall title for the third time, for me it doesn't get much better," Vonn said. "When you work this hard and be rewarded like this at the end of the season feels so great."
Vonn became the first woman to win three straight overall titles since Petra Kronberger of Austria in 1990-92.
Only three other women have that many overall titles, including Vreni Schneider of Switzerland and Janica Kostelic of Croatia.
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DORAL, Fla. -- Ernie Els was in the lead and off the golf course, and he wasn't sure which made him feel better.
Rushing to finish as dark clouds gathered over the Blue Monster, Els made one last birdie for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead over Robert Allenby before heavy rain temporarily halted play Friday in the CA Championship.
Eighteen players had to wait nearly three hours before they could resume the second round. When it finally ended, Els had his first lead after any round on U.S. soil since he won the Honda Classic two years ago.
"It's in the books, and we were pretty lucky to get done," he said. "We ran the last two holes just to get in the house."
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The phenomenon that is Manny Pacquiao grew with a series of wins against some of the biggest names around. Now he has a fight to win against a guy who has nothing to lose.
It wasn't supposed to be that way, but things rarely turn out as planned in boxing. Instead of fighting in one of the biggest bouts ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Pacquiao will have to settle for fighting in one of the biggest stadiums ever.
The opponent is Joshua Clottey, and he's what the wise guys in Las Vegas would call a live dog. A talented boxer who has never been stopped and briefly held a piece of the welterweight title, he brings some credentials of his own into Saturday night's 147-pound fight at Cowboy Stadium.
But while he may be fighting on the star, there's only one star in this show. Little guys aren't supposed to fill big stadiums, yet some 45,000 fans are expected to be on hand to watch Pacquiao up close and personal -- and on the huge overhead video screens that will show every drop of sweat and blood.
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When the game clock showed 2.2 seconds, those issues no longer mattered.
Turner took an inbounds pass, dribbled upcourt and drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give No. 5 Ohio State a 69-68 win over Michigan on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
"You can't really practice for those moments, you just have to come out and come ready," he said.
The Big Ten player of the year left his arm in the air after the release, confident that the long shot would fall.
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The win gave Kentucky its 12th 30-win season -- the most by any school -- and the Wildcats' first since 2003 when they went 32-4. It's also the fifth straight such season for John Calipari and seventh overall to tie him with Connecticut's Jim Calhoun for third-most among coaches.
Kentucky (30-2) will play either No. 15 Tennessee or Mississippi in the semifinals Saturday looking to add a 26th tournament title to the 44th regular-season championship.
Patrick Patterson scored 20 and Eric Bledsoe 10 for Kentucky. DeMarcus Cousins, who had 18 double-doubles this season averaging 15.6 points and 10 rebounds per game, finished with seven points and eight boards.
Mikhail Torrance led Alabama (17-15) with 20 points. JaMychal Green had 14 and Tony Mitchell 10.
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Nolan Smith added 15 points for the top-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) and Jon Scheyer shook off a rough start to score 15 -- including seven during the late 11-0 run that sent them into Saturday's semifinal against the Miami-Virginia Tech winner.
Jeff Jones had 15 points and Mike Scott added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers (15-16). They got as close as 46-44 in the final 7 minutes, but went scoreless for nearly 6 minutes and were denied their first semifinal berth since 1995.
Canes keep rolling: Durand Scott scored 11 of his 17 points in the final 6 minutes and last-place Miami continued a stunning run in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 70-65 victory over Virginia Tech on Friday.
DeQuan Jones added 14 points for the 12th-seeded Hurricanes (20-12), who had lost 11 of 14 games coming into the postseason. They advanced to Saturday's semifinals against top-seed and No. 4 Duke.
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