C2 Antelope Valley Press, Monday, December 17, 2018 This Day In Sports 1991 — The Cleveland Cavaliers turn a 20-point halftime lead over Miami into the most lopsided Numbers Game victory in NBA history, 148-80 over the Heat. Antelope Valley Press, Monday, December 17, 2018 C3 Morning rush U.S. coach: Vonn to return next month Valley Press news services By ANDREW DAMPF COMEBACK Tuesday and Wednesday in Val Gardena. The overall World Cup Burke leads UCLA women to victory Associated Press Lindsey Vonn, seen LOS ANGELES — Senior Kennedy Burke tal- SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, leader is resting after winning lied 20 points, six rebounds and three assists, as the in this Feb. 4 file her last three races and with a Italy — Lindsey Vonn is hop- photo, is hoping to UCLA women’s basketball team charged to a 71-59 ing to return from injury next big set of events coming up in win over Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon at return from injury in month and resume her pursuit her specialties of slalom and gi- Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. January 2019 and ant slalom. Playing in front of 2,501 fans, UCLA shot a sea- of the all-time World Cup wins record, according to the U.S. Ski resume her pursuit “I won’t be racing as my team son-best 52.5 percent (31-for-59) from the field. The of the all-time World Bruins also outscored the Cowgirls by 32 (50-18) in Team’s head coach. and I needed a rest and reboot “That’s what we’re hopeful Cup wins record, after the busy last six weeks,” the paint and outrebounded them by 18 in the second according to the half to even its record to 5-5 on the season. for. That’s the plan,” Paul Kris- Shiffrin wrote on social media Burke did her damage on 9-for-14 shooting, scor- tofic told The Associated Press U.S. Ski Team’s Sunday. ing on strong drives to the hoop and nifty buckets that on Sunday. head coach. The next downhill on Shif- included a last-second alley-oop to cap the third quar- Vonn hyperextended and Associated Press frin’s schedule is in Cortina on ter. sprained a ligament in her knee turned to on-snow training yet. said. Jan. 19, Kristofic said. Senior Lajahna Drummer also played big, during a training crash on Nov. “She’s just doing rehab and Meanwhile, Olympic down- With Breezy Johnson, Jac- scoring a season-high 12 points to go along with 10 19. She also suffered a bone strength and conditioning,” hill champion Sofia Goggia is queline Wiles, Alice McKennis rebounds for her fourth career double-double. Sopho- bruise in the crash, in which she Kristofic said, adding that there also hoping to return from inju- also out injured, that leaves only more Michaela Onyenwere added 16 points and six fell on a turn, did the splits and is no precise date set for her re- ry in January. Laurenne Ross and Alice Mer- rebounds, while redshirt freshman Lindsey Corsaro went into the protective fence. turn to ski training. “It really Goggia broke a bone in her ryweather to represent the U.S. posted eight points and four assists. January would be an oppor- depends on how things go when right ankle during a fall in giant team in Val Gardena. tune time for Vonn to return, she’s not on snow. It’s sort of day slalom training in Hintertux, The Gardena races were orig- Shiffrin takes World Cup super-G, has win since there are three consecutive by day.” Austria, in October. inally scheduled for Val d’Isere, in all disciplines weekends of speed races, down- The 34-year-old Vonn was “She has a doctor’s appoint- France, this weekend but were LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Mikaela Shiffrin moved due to a lack of snow in captured her first World Cup super-G race on Sunday hill and super-G — which are planning to retire at the end ment on or about Dec. 21 and to give her a win in all five major disciplines. Vonn’s specialties. of this season but the injury hopefully she’ll be cleared for on- the French resort. Shiffrin completed her run in a time of 1 minute, The series opens Jan. 12-13 prompted her to announce re- snow training before the end of While the U.S. has plenty 19.41 seconds to hold off Ragnhild Mowinckel of in St. Anton, Austria, followed cently that she plans to come this month,” Italy coach Giovan- of starting spots available in Norway by 0.77 seconds. Viktoria Rebensburg of Ger- by stops in Cortina d’Ampezzo, back for one more series of speed ni Feltrin said. Gardena, Kristofic said that the many finished third. Italy, and Garmisch-Parten- races in Lake Louise, Alberta, “The idea is for her to return team’s younger athletes “are not Known for her technical skills, the two-time over- kirchen, Germany. A win or two next season. in January,” Feltrin added. “The ready to race World Cup down- all World Cup champion Shiffrin has steadily worked in that stretch would move Vonn Kristofic said Vonn is also exact date I don’t know but it hill, especially on a men’s track.” on her speed events over the years. She won a down- closer to the mark of 86 victories expected to compete in one more would be great if it’s in Cortina.” It’s the first time that the hill race at Lake Louise last season. set by Swedish great Ingemar final major event — the world Both Goggia and Vonn won Saslong course will host wom- Shiffrin of Avon, Colorado, now has 46 World Cup Stenmark. championships in Are, Sweden, downhills in Cortina last season. en’s World Cup races, having victories in the slalom, giant slalom, downhill, su- Vonn has 82 wins. in February. Mikaela Shiffrin will also been a classic stop on the men’s per-G and the combined. She’s also won in the parallel However, Vonn has not re- “It’s in the plans to do it,” he be missing from speed races circuit for a half-century. slalom, which some consider a sixth discipline. “It was one of my big goals to win in every disci- pline when I first started racing — one of those goals that you don’t think you are ever going to achieve,” the NFL COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPORTS ODDS NHL NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE 23-year-old Shiffrin said. “It’s incredible.” AMERICAN CONFERENCE FCS Playoffs NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE West Semifinals Today Pacific Division Pacific Division W L T Pct PF PA Friday, Dec. 14 FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG GP W L OT Pts GF GA W L Pct GB Loves conquer all in Father-Son Challenge x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 499 380 at DETROIT OFF (OFF) Milwaukee Calgary 34 22 10 2 46 122 93 Golden State 20 10 .667 — ORLANDO, Fla. — Davis Love III and Dru North Dakota State 44, South Dakota at NEW YORK 1½ (218½) Phoenix x-Chargers 11 3 0 .786 395 298 State 21 San Jose 34 18 11 5 41 112 103 L.A. Lakers 18 12 .600 2 Love closed with a 16-under 56 in a scramble format at MINNESOTA 8 (231½) Sacramento Ducks 34 18 11 5 41 89 98 Denver 6 8 0 .429 306 299 Saturday, Dec. 15 at OKLAHOMA CITY 13 (213½) Chicago L.A. Clippers 17 12 .586 2½ to set two tournament records and win the PNC Fa- Oakland 3 11 0 .214 260 418 Eastern Washington 50, Maine 19 at HOUSTON 5 (215) Utah Vegas 35 19 14 2 40 107 101 Sacramento 16 13 .552 3½ Edmonton 34 18 13 3 39 98 101 ther-Son Challenge by three shots Sunday. East Championship at SAN ANTONIO OFF (OFF) Philadelphia Phoenix 6 24 .200 14 W L T Pct PF PA Saturday, Jan. 5 at GOLDEN STATE 11½ (210½) Memphis Vancouver 36 16 16 4 36 109 118 Team Love shot 27 on the front nine at The Arizona 32 14 16 2 30 81 89 Southwest Division New England 9 5 0 .643 374 310 At Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas at LA CLIPPERS 2½ (219) Portland W L Pct GB Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, took the lead with a birdie North Dakota State (14-0) vs. Eastern COLLEGE BASKETBALL Kings 34 11 20 3 25 75 106 Miami 7 7 0 .500 295 374 Memphis 16 13 .552 — Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 215 333 Washington (12-2), 9 a.m. Today Central Division at No. 11 and finished off the record round with four Dallas 15 13 .536 ½ N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286 292 359 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG GP W L OT Pts GF GA more birdies and an eagle. The 56 beat by one the re- Arizona St 1½ at VANDERBILT San Antonio 15 15 .500 1½ South Division II Playoff Glance Winnipeg 33 22 9 2 46 121 94 Semifinals Davidson 2 at WAKE FOREST cord previously held by Raymond Floyd and his son W L T Pct PF PA Nashville 33 22 10 1 45 104 82 Houston 14 14 .500 1½ Saturday, Dec. 8 Ball St 1 at VALPARAISO Colorado 33 18 9 6 42 121 102 New Orleans 15 16 .484 2 in 1995, and by Bob Charles and his son in 1998. Houston 10 4 0 .714 352 281 Valdosta State 30, Notre Dame (Ohio) 24 at OREGON ST 12½ Pepperdine Indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 372 300 Minnesota 32 17 13 2 36 101 91 Northwest Division John and Little John Daly shot 62 and tied for Ferris State 42, Minnesota State- National Hockey League Dallas 33 16 14 3 35 92 93 Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 268 254 W L Pct GB second with Retief and Leo Goosen and Stewart Mankato 25 Today St.