Maria Hoefl-Riesch edges Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by only 0.03 of a second as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event Sunday at St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Hoefl-Riesch won for the first time in 11 months to kick-start her defense of the World Cup overall title she took from Vonn last season.

Still, Vonn earned 80 points and extended her lead to 387 over Tina Maze of Slovenia, who placed fifth Sunday.

Hoefl-Riesch, who is third overall, trailed Vonn by 0.23 after the super-G but just edged the American on a flat slalom course slowed by warm sunshine.

The German racer had a combined two-run time of 2 minutes 8.41 seconds. Nicole Hosp of Austria was third, 0.51 back, after finishing 28th fastest in super-G.

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Thick fog forced organizers to cancel a men’s super-G World Cup race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

It was the second consecutive super-G to be canceled. The race in Kitzbuehel, Austria, was called off last week because of rain and snow.

There was no immediate decision on the rescheduling of the race.

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China’s Yu Jing broke the world record in the 500 meters and finished second in the 1,000 to win the world sprint speedskating championship at Calgary, Canada.

Yu won the 500 in 36.94 seconds. Canada’s Christine Nesbitt was second in the overall four-race competition, 0.02 of a point back. She swept the 1,000 races Saturday and Sunday, setting a world record Saturday.

The Netherlands’ Stefan Groothuis won the men’s sprint championship. He won the 1,000.

ETC.

Allmendinger closes out win

NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger earned his first major victory in almost six years by closing out the Rolex 24 at Daytona for Michael Shank Racing.

Allmendinger drove the final stint in the No. 60 Ford Riley, spending almost three hours behind the wheel at the end of the twice-around-the-clock endurance race at Daytona Beach, Fla. His team included IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, and Grand-Am regulars Ozz Negri Jr. and John Pew.

Ryan Dalziel was at the wheel for Starworks Motorsports’ second-place finish, and Felipe Nasar was driving for Shank when he crossed the line in third. Ford swept the top three spots of the Daytona Prototype class.

The vaunted teams from Chip Ganassi Racing finished fourth and sixth after both cars had mechanical issues.

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Arik Armstead, a football and basketball standout who decommitted from USC last fall, announced that he would attend Oregon.

Armstead, from Pleasant Grove High near Sacramento, is the brother of USC defensive lineman Armond Armstead, who redshirted last season because he has not been medically cleared by USC. Armond Armstead is a fifth-year senior and he is considering transferring.

—Gary Klein

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Former Fresno State coach Pat Hill is the Atlanta Falcons’ new offensive line coach. Hill replaces Paul Boudreau, who was fired after the season. Hill was 112-80 with 11 bowl appearances in 15 seasons at Fresno State.