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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 SPORTS BASEBALL Venezuela rallies past Italy 4-3 to reach 2nd round of WBC GUADALAJARA: Miguel Cabrera hit a RBI single after thinking the ball had on Dominican Republic are the other Italy. Officials then informed Venezuela good night’s sleep.” Venezuela, with a tying homer and Rougned Odor deliv- cleared the wall. teams in Pool F. Two will advance to the of the proper calculation. “We qualified bevy of major league stars on its roster, ered a go-ahead single during a three- Odor later scored on a nicely execut- single-elimination semifinals at Dodger here basically because of an out that advanced despite allowing 35 runs in run rally in the ninth inning that carried ed suicide squeeze by Alcides Escobar. Stadium next week. The Venezuelans (Mexico) did not get (against Italy),” the first round - the third-highest mark Venezuela past Italy 4-3 on Monday Francisco Rodriguez gave up Alex lost to Mexico on Sunday night, leaving Venezuela manager Omar Vizquel said. in tournament history. South Africa and night and into the second round of the Liddi’s leadoff homer in the bottom half Italy, Venezuela and Mexico all at 1-2 “I remember when I was a player and China gave up 38 each in 2006. World Baseball Classic. before getting three straight ground- after round-robin play was completed before a Game 7 of the World Series “The pitching has not been up to the In a one-game tiebreaker that outs for the save, eliminating Italy. in Pool D. The host team was eliminated was very stressful, and I haven’t felt like challenge so far. We have been pun- determined the final team to advance One night after getting a late on a close tiebreaker - runs allowed per that until last night. We were in limbo ished badly but the team made it to the out of the first round, Cabrera’s solo reprieve from WBC officials, Venezuela inning played - but the correct until we got word that we were going second round,” Vizquel said. shot to right-center evened the score moved on to face the United States in announcement did not come until long to play and tonight we were shut down “Sometimes it’s not easy to get where at 2 in the top of the ninth. With a run- the Pool F opener for both teams after the game was over. for six innings, but we kept on fighting.” you want to go. Sometimes destiny ner on, Odor launched an opposite- Wednesday in San Diego. Puerto Rico, Initially, the WBC Twitter account “I’m really proud of my team,” he makes it difficult, and that happened to field drive off the top of the left-center which went 3-0 to win Venezuela’s first- declared that Monday night’s tiebreak- added. “Now moving forward, I don’t us. Hopefully we can use that to play fence and held up at first base with an round pool, and the defending champi- er game would be between Mexico and want to say too much. I just want a better baseball.” —AP ALPINE SKIING Shiffrin poised for W Cup coronation ASPEN: Mikaela Shiffrin is poised to con- what should be a routine coronation before firm her meteoric rise to become queen of her family, friends and fans in her home women’s Alpine skiing at the season-end- state of Colorado. ing World Cup finals that start here today. “It’s not a done deal, it’s not on paper Only a freak set of results can stop the yet, but it’s looking very good for me even American prodigy, who turned 22 on if I wasn’t able to finish any of the races I’m Monday, clinching overall victory following going to compete in,” Shiffrin said. her slalom triumph in Squaw Valley, “At the same time I would really want to California. finish with a strong performance, especially That triumph on Saturday left Shiffrin a in front of my home crowd and my home whopping 378 points clear of nearest rival state. That would be amazing to have two Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia in the overall stand- more really strong performances,” added Shiffrin, who is targeting the slalom and giant slalom. Shiffrin could even become the youngest winner of the prestigious crystal globe since Croatia’s Janica Kostelic in 2003 before even making a run, if Stuhec has a problem in the downhill or Super G on Wednesday and Thursday. The procession to the title will be the crowning achieve- ment of one of the most dazzling careers in the history of the sport. Since arriving on the circuit in 2013, Shiffrin has ruled slalom with three world crowns in 2013, 2015 and 2017 as well as an Olympic gold medal from the 2014 Sochi Games. She was victorious in the Crans- Montana combined last month and is increasingly venturing into Super-G, as evi- denced by her fourth place at Cortina d’Ampezzo in January. Mikaela Shiffrin After only five seasons in the World Cup NEW YORK: Jeff Skinner #53 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the New York Islanders during their game at the Barclays Center on she has already done enough to be men- Monday in New York City.— AFP ings. Shiffrin is poised to become only the tioned in the same breath as the legends of fifth American to win an overall title after her specialist discipline such as Alberto NHL Phil Mahre, Tamara McKinney, Bode Miller Tomba and Marcel Hirscher. In Aspen, she and Lindsey Vonn. The American star can pass another milestone by overtaking would need to fail to finish her races in Vonn’s record of 12 victories in a single sea- Aspen to give world downhill champion son. Shiffrin admits she could never have Versteeg hits shootout winner Stuhec any chance of reeling in her overall envisaged her success when she first start- lead. Even then, Stuhec would need to win ed on the circuit five years ago. “I remem- at least three of the four races this week. ber looking at all these girls thinking, ‘I Flames get 10th straight win It means Shiffrin has the luxury of being wonder if I’m ever going to be as good as able to take her foot off the gas and enjoy they are,’” she recalled this week. — AFP CALGARY: Kris Versteeg scored the shootout win. Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak each Slavin’s third goal came late in the third period winner and the Calgary Flames beat the added two assists. Markus Granlund had two on a shot that sneaked through the legs of CRICKET Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 to tie a club record with goals and Alexander Edler also scored for Thomas Greiss. Ryan Strome, Stephen Gionta, their 10th straight victory Monday night. Vancouver. Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin each Calvin de Haan and Joshua Ho-Sang scored for Calgary’s first shooter, Versteeg moved in slowly picked up two assists. Ryan Miller made 37 saves the Islanders. Jean-Francois Berube made nine Pakistan suspends Mohammad and made a nifty deke before zipping a shot in his 700th NHL game. The Bruins, who are 11-3- saves on 13 shots before being pulled in the sec- high past Marc-Andre Fleury. Brian Elliott 0 since interim coach Bruce Cassidy took over for ond. The Islanders led 3-2 before Carolina’s four- Irfan in spot-fixing case stopped Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Phil the fired Claude Julien on Feb. 7, are four points goal burst, which began when Faulk tied it 6:51 Kessel to clinch the win. Before the franchise up on Toronto for third place in the Atlantic into the period. KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday charged and nary height-seven feet and one inch or 216 moved to Calgary, the Atlanta Flames won 10 Division after beginning a four-game road trip suspended giant fast bowler Mohammad centimetres-when he made his internation- games in a row from Oct. 14 to Nov. 3, 1978. on a winning note. PREDATORS 5, JETS 4, OT Irfan over allegations of spot-fixing during al debut in 2010 and stands as the tallest- Pittsburgh had a chance to win in overtime James Neal scored a power-play goal at 2:11 a recent Twenty20 league, in a case that has ever player to feature in world cricket. He when Mark Giordano was sent off for slashing LIGHTNING 3, RANGERS 2 of overtime to give Nashville a victory over so far ensnared three other current or for- has so far played four Tests and 20 Nick Bonino, but the Flames killed off the 4-on-3. Brayden Point scored twice, including the slumping Winnipeg. Neal’s goal was his 20th of mer national stars. Twenty20 internationals, but has achieved Johnny Gaudreau, Deryk Engelland and Dennis tiebreaking goal with 6:39 remaining to lift the season. He has scored in consecutive games The widening scandal threatens to take most success in his 60 one-day internation- Wideman scored in regulation for Calgary, which Tampa Bay over New York. Peter Budaj made 26 for the first time since Jan. 22-24. Just 12 sec- some of the sheen off the recently com- als where he has taken 83 wickets at an moved back into second place in the Pacific saves for his first win since Tampa Bay acquired onds before Winnipeg’s Dustin Byfuglien was pleted Pakistan Super League (PSL), which average of 30.71. Division. The Flames are even in points with him from the Los Angeles Kings in a trade for fel- whistled for hooking at 1:37 to set up Nashville’s was hailed as a step towards restoring His stature makes him a dangerous Anaheim, but have more regulation/overtime low goalie Ben Bishop.