http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=297425 By RAF CASERT AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) - LoLo Jones has defended her title in the 60 meter hurdles by setting a world indoor championships record. Olympic champion Bryan Clay also held on to his heptathlon title Saturday, adding to a successful day for the U.S. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:14:29 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=241244 By NESHA STARCEVIC AP Sports Writer GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Reinfried Herbst gave Austria its only mens title of the season, clinching the slalom crystal globe in the final race on Saturday. Ted Ligety of the United States, who clinched the giant slalom title Friday, clipped the first gate of the second run and dropped out. Felix Neureuther delighted his hometown crowd by posting the fastest second run after finishing fifth in the first. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:01:53 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=229757 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Olympic champion Maria Riesch of Germany won her second straight slalom World Cup title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season on Saturday. Marlies Schild of Austria won the race by a comfortable margin, with teammate Kathrin Zettel placing second. But Rieschs third place was enough to give her the slalom title with 493 points, just three ahead of Zettel. Overall champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States skipped the race. (Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:05:49 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=297557 By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer (AP) - Lindsey Vonn finished with a fitting flourish, the perfect way to cap a nearly perfect season, one chock full of victories, medals, trophies _ and injuries. Now the American is looking forward to some well-earned time away from the slopes. A day after bruising her right knee in a crash, and skiing with her broken right pinkie protected by a green molded cast, Vonn clinched her third consecutive World Cup overall title Friday with a U.S.-record 33rd career race win in a super-G at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. "My body is completely _ pretty much completely _ broken," she said. Vonn described the pep talk she gave herself Friday this way: "I said, OK, youve done this before. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:07:51 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=293848 By RACHEL DORO Associated Press Writer ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - By now, the leaders of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are firmly established: four-time winner Jeff King fending off defending champ Lance Mackey and other mushing behemoths. Its a battle far removed from the back-of-the-packers in the 1,100-mile race to Nome on Alaskas western coast. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:41:44 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=297136 By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:02:52 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=257105 By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) - City and port officials think San Diego and San Francisco could collaborate to ensure that the next Americas Cup is held in California. A San Diego host committee was formed this week to consider opportunities to host Americas Cup teams for training, holding a Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta or even the 34th Americas Cup if it isnt held in San Francisco. BMW Oracle Racings space-age trimaran beat Alinghi of Switzerland last month in Valencia, Spain, to win the Americas Cup for San Franciscos Golden Gate Yacht Club. The American syndicate, owned by software tycoon Larry Ellison, tested its trimaran for 16 months in San Diego before relocating to Valencia late last year. San Diego hosted the Americas Cup in 1988, 1992 and 1995. Golden Gate Yacht Club officials said this week theyll explore every option in San Francisco before considering other cities to host the racing. Troy Sears, a member of San Diegos host committee, is in Auckland, New Zealand, during the current Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta to meet with Louis Vuitton officials and representatives of various sailing teams about the possibility of hosting a similar regatta. San Diego officials have also said their city would be an attractive alternative if San Francisco cant host the Americas Cup. "We feel very strongly that San Francisco earned the right to have the first shot at it, just like we would have been offended, probably, if somebody tried to work against us when we had it when Dennis Conner won back the Cup in 1987," Sears said in a phone interview Friday. "I think as long as government officials up in San Francisco understand the type of infrastructure improvements that need to be made to be a competitive venue, then I think theyll have a legitimate chance of hosting it," Sears said. San Francisco officials are narrowing the list of waterfront sites that could host the Americas Cup, and hope to have a short list by the end of the month. BMW Oracle Racing hopes to have a timetable by the end of the month detailing how and when it will make the decision about the venue and other issues, such as which class of boat to use in the next Americas Cup. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:33:36 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=297665 By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - After grabbing headlines with a sign-on bonus of more than $100 million, Motorola Inc. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:51:53 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=295595 By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The phenomenon that is Manny Pacquiao grew with a series of wins against some of the biggest names around. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:30:34 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=260&sid=297504 WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Gibbs is a jersey boy now. The White House spokesman came to his daily on-camera briefing on Friday wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey _ the result of not one, but two losing bets on the U.S.-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics. The first wager was on the womens gold medal game. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:57:12 PST