MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 SPORTS American Horner rolls back the years to win Vuelta MADRID: American Chris Horner stage victory in the 10th stage from ond Tour of Spain title as he headed strides into Nibali’s advantage in the Friday’s 19th stage. became the oldest ever winner of a Torredelcampo to Guejar Sierra. into the final week of the race with a 16th and 18th stages before finally And the RadioShack rider all but cycling grand tour as the 41-year-old Nibali responded again and the Giro 50 second lead. moving ahead of the Italian on the sealed his triumph when he moved rubber stamped his victory in the Tour d’Italia winner seemed set for his sec- However, Horner made significant climb up the Alto Naranco in Oviedo in away from Nibali in the final few kilo- of Spain in Madrid yesterday. metres of Saturday’s dauting 12.2km Australian Michael Matthews won climb to the top of the Alto de the 21st stage of the race around the L’Angliru to open up his 37 second capital’s city centre in a bunch sprint lead. Nibali was content with his tour ahead of American Tyler Farrar and overall but accepted he may have German Nikias Arndt. underestimated Horner in the climb to Horner finished 47th but main- Formigal on the 16th stage which tained his 37 second advantage over handed the American a lifeline. Italian Vincenzo Nibali with Spain’s “I think I have competed well from Alejandro Valverde taking third. “I the first stage. It was a very difficult knew how hard it was going to be for tour but I think I honoured the red jer- this team to win the Tour of Spain,” sey,” he said. “It is possible that on Horner told a press conference on Formigal I underestimated Horner and Saturday. he gained some seconds there. “I have faced younger and great rid- “I can’t complain with how my year ers like Nibali, Valverde and Joaquim has gone. I won the Giro and I came Rodriguez. They have had a great tour here with the intention to win again in so for me it is a legendary moment the Tour of Spain. I gave everything I that may not be repeated. had to wear the red jersey and defend “I know I am also the first North it, but perhaps our strategy wasn’t cor- American to win the Tour of Spain and rect.” this makes me very proud of my work Horner also won the combined clas- and above all that of my teammates.” sification, whilst Valverde took the Horner’s bid for the title began in green jersey for the winner of the earnest on the third stage from Vigo to points classification. Villagarcia de Arosa, which he won to Cofidis rider Nicholas Edet rounded register his first ever stage victory in a off a generally successful tour for grand tour and move ahead in the French riders as he was crowned king general classification. of the mountains and in their final He held the leader’s red jersey for grand tour before a revamp fronted by SPAIN: RadioShack’s US rider Chris Horner (center) celebrates on the podium with second-placed Astana Pro Team’s just a day as 2010 champion Nibali Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali after winning the ‘Vuelta’ Tour of Spain in Madrid. Chris Horner became the oldest ever win- regained the lead on stage four, but he Basque team Euskaltel-Euskadi won ner of a cycling grand tour as the 41-year-old rubber stamped his victory in the Tour of Spain. —AFP took the lead once more with another the team classification.—AFP Alabama down Texas COLLEGE STATION: AJ McCarron and there was no drop-off in perform- Conference play against Auburn next threw four touchdown passes - one ance for the Buckeyes (3-0). Guiton weekend. Mettenberger connected less than Johnny Manziel - and No. 1 connected with Devin Smith on a 90- with Jarvis Landry on touchdown pass- Alabama beat No. 6 Texas A&M 49-42 yard pass on Ohio State’s second offen- es of 21 and 31 yards. His other scoring on Saturday, paying back the Aggies sive play for the longest play from pass went for 5 yards to Odell Beckham for last season’s upset win. Vinnie scrimmage in school history. He added Jr. Terrance Magee added a 12-yard Sunseri returned an interception 73 a 47-yard touchdown to Smith and a 1- scoring run. Kent State quarterback yards for a score - sidestepping Manziel yarder to Chris Fields on fourth-and- Colin Reardon completed 20 of 29 on the way to the end zone - as the goal as Ohio State jumped out to a 21- passes for 190 yards, ran for a short Crimson Tide (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern 0 lead over the Golden Bears (1-2) less touchdown and was not intercepted. Conference) spotted the Aggies (2-1, 0- than halfway through the first quarter. However, the Golden Flashes (1-2) 1) a 14-0 lead before scoring the next Guiton completed 21 of 32 passes for allowed at least 570 yards for a second 35 points. McCarron tossed three 276 yards and added 92 yards rushing straight week and never threatened touchdowns in the first half to put to lead the Buckeyes. after falling behind 21-0. Alabama up 28-14. Sunseri’s score made it 35-14 less than 3 minutes into STANFORD 34, ARMY 20 FLORIDA ST. 62, NEVADA 7 the third. Manziel threw for a career- In West Point, Kevin Hogan threw In Tallahassee, Jameis Winston best 464 yards but a first-half intercep- for three touchdowns and Tyler accounted for three touchdowns, tion in the end zone swung the game Gaffney had two touchdowns and 132 Florida State’s four tailbacks all scored the Tide’s way, and his third-quarter yards rushing to lead Stanford over and the Seminoles routed Nevada. FSU pick and whiff on the tackle put A&M Army. The Cardinal (2-0) entered the (2-0) looked just as good in its home in a deep hole. game as 30-point favorites but had opener as it did to start the season 12 Alabama gained 568 yards and kept their hands full from the opening kick- days ago. The Seminoles thumped Pitt Manziel on the bench with a couple of off, falling behind 6-0 as the smaller 41-13 on the road, a game in which long drives. Manziel found Mike Evans Black Knights (1-2) challenged at every Winston grabbed headlines with a for a 95-yard pass and run that made it turn. Hogan’s 23-yard touchdown pass nearly flawless performance. This time AUBURN: Mississippi State defensive back Jamerson Love takes down Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott 42-35 with 8:04 left. Evans finished to Gaffney after an Army turnover gave he shared the spotlight with his run- (15) in the first half of an NCAA college football game.—AP with 279 yards on seven catches. On Stanford a 27-13 lead late in the third ning backs. Devonta Freeman ran for third-and-goal from the 5, McCarron quarter and the Cardinal averted an 109 yards and a touchdown. James home for the Gamecocks (2-1, 1-1 NORTHWESTERN 38, W. MICHIGAN 17 WASHINGTON 34, ILLINOIS 24 flipped to Jalston Fowler for the TD embarrassing loss. Army has not Wilder Jr. added 45 yards and a score. Southeastern Conference), who are In Evanston, Treyvon Green rushed In Chicago, Keith Price threw for 342 that made it 49-35 with 2:28 left. defeated a ranked team since a 17-14 Karlos Williams may have been the tied with Georgia for the second- for 158 yards and two touchdowns, yards and two touchdowns, Bishop Manziel threw one more TD with 15 win over No. 15 Air Force on Nov. 4, most impressive of the bunch. The for- longest active streak in the nation. quarterback Kain Colter ran for 106 Sankey ran for a career-high 208 yards seconds left, but Alabama grabbed the 1972. Ty Montgomery had six catches mer safety, who moved to offense after South Carolina appeared to have this yards and a score and passed for as Washington beat Illinois at Soldier onside kick. for 130 yards and one score, while the opener, ran eight times for 110 one finished early, scoring on its first another, and Northwestern beat Field. Josh Shirley added four sacks and Hogan was 11 of 18 for 188 yards pass- yards and a score. His 65-yard scamper four possessions to lead 28-0. It still led Western Michigan. the Huskies came out on top after OREGON 59, TENNESSEE 14 ing for Stanford. Terry Baggett led made it 31-7 early in the third quarter. 35-10 when it opened the second half Northwestern had 474 yards of total dropping seven of nine away from In Eugene, Marcus Mariota threw for Army with 96 yards rushing on nine Nevada (1-2) turned Winston’s first with Shaw’s final TD pass, a 33-yarder offense - including 335 on the ground - home. They hadn’t won on the road a career-high 456 yards and four carries. career interception into a touchdown. to Brandon Wilds. to extend its winning streak in non- outside the Pac-12 since beating touchdowns and Oregon handed That’s when the Commodores (1-2, conference home games to 15. The Syracuse in 2007.