Track and fieldSLANEY'S CASE ADJOURNED: Mary Slaney's arbitration hearing in a drug case was adjourned Sunday until April 24, with her lawyers and the International Amateur Athletic Federation agreeing to the decision.
Slaney, considered the best women's distance runner in U.S. history, gave a urine sample during the 1996 U.S. Olympic trials that showed a testosterone-epitestosterone ratio above the 6-1 limit.
The IAAF suspended Slaney, claiming that USA Track & Field was slow investigating the matter. USATF imposed its suspension. But Slaney challenged the ruling, and in September 1997, the U.S. federation cleared her.
Auto racing
ROLEX 24: A Riley & Scott Mark III, co-driven by team-owner Rob Dyson, splashed to victory with Butch Leitzinger behind the wheel Sunday in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
Also taking their turns -- and enduring the worst of the weather -- were Elliott Forbes-Robinson and Englishman Andy Wallace. The winners covered 708 laps -- 2,520.48 miles -- on the 3.56-mile course. They averaged 104.9 mph.
Skiing
WORLD CUP MOGULS: American Michelle Roark took her second gold in as many days, topping the women's World Cup dual moguls event Sunday on Blackcomb Mountain om Whistler, British Columbia, despite tough conditions.
Roark, who took the women's singles event on Saturday, knocked off U.S. teammate Brooke Ballachey in the dual final after wins against Norway's Ingrid Berntsen and Kari Traa in the semifinal and quarterfinal elimination rounds.
Competition in the men's dual moguls was marred by controversy in both the semifinals and finals.
France's Thony Hemery knocked off American Alex Wilson in the finals after advancing in the semifinals against Quebec's Dominick Gauthier, despite doing a forward tumble on the course after his second jump.
The men's event was further muddied by the disqualification of American Alex Wilson in the finals.
BRONCOS OVERSHADOW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Alpine skiing world championships in Vail, Colo., faced a Super Bowl hangover after fans of the Denver Broncos partied into the small hours on Monday morning.
The Vail slopes, just a two-hour drive from Denver, emptied early and the bars filled quickly as Bronco supporters settled in to watch their team dismantle the Atlanta Falcons 34-19, triggering wild celebrations that will likely last for days, overshadowing ski racing's last big event of the century.
Organizers had hoped to have the spotlight to themselves on Monday when the two-week championships start with the first of 12 events.
But the women's super-G will hold little immediate interest to the Super Bowl champion residents of Denver as they prepare to welcome home their heroes with a parade through the Mile High city on Monday.
Olympic super-G champion Picabo Street, the big name of U.S. skiing, is injured and will not race here. And while the championships are a major attraction in Europe, selling them to locals may prove harder.
The last time Vail hosted the world championships, in 1989, spectators were conspicuous by their absence.
Boxing
GOLOTA EYES TYSON: Andrew Golota, the promising heavyweight still struggling to escape the ghosts of mistakes past, could find himself fighting someone with even more of them if promoter Dino Duva has his way.
No sooner had Golota dispatched Jesse Ferguson on Saturday than Duva was talking about a Golota fight with Mike Tyson.
Think of the promotional possibilities: Tyson, the volatile ear-biter who was banned from boxing for a year, against Golota, the low-blow specialist who was twice disqualified in 1996 bouts against Riddick Bowe.
"Everyone acknowledges that would be a tremendous promotion," said Duva, who hopes to make a Tyson-Golota fight by year's end.
On Saturday, Golota looked crisp and in control in posting a unanimous 10-round decision over Ferguson. Though he never knocked down Ferguson, Golota (33-3) dominated with strong left jabs and punishing overhand rights.