American skier Breezy Johnson won gold in the women’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday.

Johnson finished 0.15 seconds ahead of silver medalist Mirjam Puchner of Austria. Czech skier Ester Ledecka came 0.21 behind in third to take bronze.

It’s Johnson first medal from a major event and came two months after she returned from a 14-month ban for three violations of anti-doping rules.

Johnson has yet to win a World Cup race. The Jackson, Wyoming native got seven podium results, but none since December 2021.

Vonn places 15th in downhill race >> Lindsey Vonn finished 15th in the downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships, 1.96 seconds behind American teammate Breezy Johnson.

The 40-year-old Vonn recently returned to competition with a new titanium knee after nearly six years of retirement.

Golf

Detry takes 5-shot lead into final round >> Thomas Detry shot a 6-under 65 to take a five-shot lead into the final round of the Phoenix Open as he chases his first PGA Tour victory.

Detry had a two-shot lead to start the round after a 64 on Friday and kept rolling with four birdies over his first five holes in ideal conditions at TPC Scottsdale.

The two-time Belgian Olympian made a 19-foot par putt on the par-4 18th to finish at 18-under 195 on the Stadium Course.

Noh takes 1-shot lead in LPGA’s Founders cup >> Yealimi Noh birdied eight of the last 11 holes for an 8-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over three-time champion Jim Young Ko in the Founders Cup.

After gusting wind slowed the players on the opening holes at Bradenton Country Club, Noh and Ko each made their first birdie of the day on the par-5 eighth.

Trying to win the event on a fourth venue, Ko birdied five of the final 11 for a 66.

Men’s basketball

Michigan State coach Izzo ties record for Big Ten wins >> Michigan State coach Tom Izzo tied Bob Knight’s Big Ten record for wins, leading the ninth-ranked Spartans to a comeback 86-74 victory over Oregon.

Perhaps fittingly, Izzo matched the mark with conference win No. 353 on the day of the program’s annual reunion of former players and celebration of the 2000 national championship team.

Knight, who died in 2023, led the Hoosiers to three NCAA titles from 1971 to 2000 and was one of Izzo’s mentors during his first season as Jud Heathcote’s successor in 1995.

No. 6 Florida beats No. 1 Auburn >> Walter Clayton Jr. scored 19 points and Alex Condon added 17 as No. 6 Florida rallied from an early deficit and beat No. 1 Auburn 90-81, ending the Tigers’ 14-game winning streak.

Florida (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), down by 10 points early, built a 10-point advantage by the end of the first half and held off Auburn in the second half for its second victory over a top-ranked team this season. Florida beat then-No. 1 Tennessee 73-43 on Jan. 7.

Kansas State upsets No. 16 Kansas >> David N’Guessan scored 20 points and Kansas State beat No. 16 Kansas 81-73 for its fifth straight win, including three against ranked opponents.

Dug McDaniel added 15 points and Max Jones and Coleman Hawkins each scored 12 as Kansas State (12-11, 6-6 Big 12) beat Kansas for the third straight game in Manhattan, after two overtime victories over the Jayhawks.

Hunter Dickinson scored 21 points, Zeke Mayo added 15 and KJ Adams 13 for Kansas (16-7, 7-5).

Kansas State extended its lead to 55-43 at the 17:20 mark of the second half and maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the way.

Boxing

Northern Ireland’s Cooney dies a week after fight >> Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells in Belfast.

The death of the 28-year-old Cooney was announced in a statement published by his promoter Mark Dunlop on behalf of the Cooney family and his fiancee Emmaleen.

“After a week of battling for his life John Cooney has sadly passed away,” the statement said. “He was a much loved son, brother and partner and it will take us all a lifetime to forget how special he was. RIP John ‘the Kid’ Cooney.”

Cooney’s fight with Howells was stopped in the ninth round at Ulster Hall.

Soccer

Man City given a scare by Leyton Orient >> Ahead of a Champions League playoff against Real Madrid, Manchester City survived a scare at third-tier Leyton Orient to advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

City hosts Madrid on Tuesday in the first of a two-legged playoff. And while Pep Guardiola’s team eventually fought back to win 2-1 against Orient, it will likely need a much-improved performance to overcome Champions League holder Madrid.

Orient threatened to pull off a famous upset when it led 1-0 at halftime against Guardiola’s four-time defending Premier League champion.

It took goals from substitutes Abdukodir Khusanov and Kevin De Bruyne to secure victory for City at Brisbane Road.

Orient went ahead in spectacular fashion when Jamie Donley’s shot from just past the halfway line hit the bar and rebounded off the back of City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega in the 16th minute.