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NFL
Jim Zorn hired as Washington Redskins coach
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Redskins hired Jim Zorn as their coach Saturday night, a surprise ending to a monthlong search for a replacement for Joe Gibbs, The Associated Press has learned.
Zorn will be introduced at a news conference at 3 p.m. Sunday, according to a person who was informed of the Redskins' decision. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a formal announcement had not been made.
Zorn, a former Seattle quarterback, has been the Seahawks' quarterbacks coach for the last seven years. The Redskins hired him to be their offensive coordinator -- his highest coaching position until now -- on Jan. 26 while continuing their search for a head coach.
NASCAR
Earnhardt scores first win with new team in Budweiser Shootout
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- New team. New number. New season. Back to the same old results for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Earnhardt won the exhibition Budweiser Shootout with a dominating run Saturday night in his new Hendrick Motorsports ride. He powered past Tony Stewart with two laps to go, then held on for his first win against Cup drivers and cars since early 2006.
Tennis
Bryan brothers send U.S. past Austria and into Davis Cup quarterfinals
VIENNA, Austria -- The defending champion United States advanced to the Davis Cup quarterfinals behind a commanding doubles victory by twins Bob and Mike Bryan on Saturday over Austria's Julian Knowle and Jurgen Melzer.
The Bryans won 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to give the Americans an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five, first-round series. The U.S. became the first nation to reach the quarters and will next play Romania or France on April 11-13.
Andy Roddick and James Blake won opening singles matches Friday against Melzer and Stefan Koubek. The now meaningless reverse singles are today.
World Cup Skiing
Reinfried Herbst of Austria wins World Cup slalom; Overall leader Bode Miller fails to finish
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany -- While overall leader Bode Miller failed to finish, ReinfriedHerbst put together the two fastest times to win a World Cup slalom Saturday.
Herbst, capping his comeback from a serious knee injury, had a combined time of 1 minute, 42 seconds. The Austrian defeated Manfred Moelgg of Italy by 0.65 seconds on a sun-drenched Gudiberg course, and Ivica Kostelic of Croatia was third. |
