Miller sets U.S. skiing record

Bode Miller overtook Phil Mahre as the most successful American skier by getting his 28th win with the combined title for the slalom and Saturday’s downhill at the traditional Hahnenkamm World Cup races in Kitzbuehel, Austria .

“It’s a nice record, something you dream about as a kid,” Miller, 30, said. “As a professional skier, you’re more focused on winning each individual race. Before the season, it was my target to break that record, and it’s a really good feeling if you reach your goals.”

Jean-Baptiste Grange earned his fourth win of the season in the slalom race. Grange, who led after the first leg, finished in a two-run combined time of 1 minute 45.04 seconds. The Frenchman edged Jens Byggmark by 0.15 of a second. Mario Matt took third, another 0.52 of a second back.

Miller finished 14th in the slalom after taking second in the downhill, which earned him the classic combined title.

Benjamin Raich was second in the combined and went back to the top of the overall World Cup standings, leading Miller by 29 points.

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Maria Holaus of Austria won a sunny super-G to claim her first World Cup victory while Julia Mancuso finished second at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

Holaus covered the melting Olympia delle Tofane course in 1:24.63. Mancuso finished 0.23 behind, and overall World Cup leader Nicole Hosp of Austria was third. Downhill winner Lindsey Vonn was fifth.

The temperature at the finish was nearly 50 degrees.

Hosp holds a 759-683 lead in the overall standings.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Rodriguez’s $15-million Michigan deal detailed

Rich Rodriguez agreed to a six-year deal worth $2.5 million annually when he left West Virginia last month to coach Michigan.

The contract, which has not been completed or signed, also includes a $4-million buyout. The terms of Rodriguez’s deal were confirmed by school spokesman Bruce Madej.

West Virginia has sued Rodriguez to collect on a $4-million buyout clause in his contract with the Mountaineers.

Rodriguez’s buyout decreases by $500,000 each year of the deal, the Ann Arbor News reported, and he can earn a $300,000 bonus if Michigan wins a national championship and $200,000 if it plays in a Bowl Championship Series game.

SOCCER

U.S. women beat China for Four Nations title

Shannon Boxx scored on a looping header in the 77th minute and the U.S. women beat China, 1-0, to win the Four Nations Tournament in Guangzhou, China.

Hope Solo, briefly dismissed from the U.S. team for criticizing the former coach’s decision to drop her during the World Cup, started in goal for the second time in the tournament and had one save.

Canada finished third after earning a 1-1 tie with Finland.

MISCELLANY

Proctor, Dodgers avoid arbitration

Right-hander Scott Proctor and the Dodgers avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million. Proctor, acquired in a trade with the New York Yankees for Wilson Betemit in late July, was 5-5 with a 3.65 earned-run average over 86 1/3 innings last season.

Proctor and the Dodgers exchanged salary arbitration figures Friday, with Proctor filing for $1.3 million and the Dodgers offering $930,000.

Proctor’s signing leaves the Dodgers with only one player eligible for arbitration, left-hander Joe Beimel, who filed for $2.15 million and was offered $1.7 million. Beimel went to arbitration last year and lost, settling for a salary of $912,500.

-- Dylan Hernandez

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Roberto Chiappa of Italy won the men’s sprint at the Track Cycling World Cup at the Home Depot Center.