Lindsey Vonn broke her right arm during a crash while training Thursday on Copper Mountain in Colorado. The four-time overall World Cup champion, who has been battered by injuries in recent years, said on Facebook she underwent surgery in Vail and hopes to return to skiing ‘‘as soon as possible.’’ She posted X-ray pictures of her right arm on her social media accounts. Vonn sustained three significant breaks near her knee joint during a super-G crash in Andorra late last February. At the time, she was thinking long term — toward the 2017 world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The 32-year-old Vonn has been steadily healing and was tentatively hoping to be back for the World Cup races in Lake Louise, Alberta, in early December. There’s no timetable for her return after her latest crash.
‘‘While I am beyond frustrated by this latest setback, at least my knees are OK and I will return to the slopes as soon as possible, as I always do!’’ Vonn posted on Facebook.
NHL
Hurricanes’ Bickell has multiple sclerosisThe Carolina Hurricanes announced forward Bryan Bickell has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Bickell, 30, said in a statement issued by the team that ‘‘during the past few weeks, it felt like something wasn’t right,’’ and that he had ‘‘been struggling to understand what was going on with my body’’ since the 2015 playoffs with Chicago.
FOOTBALL
Cowboys’ Gregory facing a full year ban
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory, who started the season on a four-game suspension for a substance abuse violation and had it extended to 10 games for a subsequent violation, failed another drug test and is facing a year-long suspension, according to NFL Network sources . . . The NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons ruled out three starters — running back Tevin Coleman (hamstring), tight end Jacob Tamme (shoulder) and cornerback Desmond Trufant (shoulder) — for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles . . . Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was fined $24,309 for unsportsmanlike conduct after was ejected from Sunday’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars . . . Bill Stanfill, a former Georgia defensive tackle who won the 1968 Outland Trophy and played for two Super Bowl winning teams with the Miami Dolphins, died at 69.
NBA
Wolves’ G Rubio (elbow) returns to practice
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio returned to practice after missing the last five games with a sprained right elbow. Coach Tom Thibodeau said Rubio could play against the Clippers Saturday night if he responds well to his first practice . . . The Miami Heat expect to be without injured point guard Goran Dragic Saturday night against the Utah Jazz. Dragic sprained his left ankle in the third quarter of Thursday’s loss to Dwyane Wade andthe Chicago Bulls.
Miscellany
Woodland takes 1-shot lead at OHL ClassicGary Woodland birdied three of the final four holes for a 6-under-par 65 and a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tour’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico . . . Paul Goydos shot an 8-under 62 to take a three-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Scottsdale, Ariz. . . . Sarah Jane Smith shot a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke lead in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico City . . . Alex Bowman won his first career NASCAR pole at Phoenix International Raceway. Serving as the replacement driver for the concussed Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bowman, who has no full-time ride line up for next season, turned a fast lap of 140.521 m.p.h. to earn the top starting spot for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race.
