Mark J. Terrill - AP
In this Feb. 5, 2011 photo, Sarah Burke takes a fall at the world championships in Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke was in critical condition Wednesday, a day after she was airlifted from the mountains of Utah to a Salt Lake City hospital with injuries after a training accident in the superpipe.
The nature of Burke's injuries has not been disclosed. In a statement released by her publicist, a doctor at University of Utah hospital said Burke "sustained serious injuries and remains intubated and sedated in critical condition."
Burke, 29, is widely considered the foremost pioneer for her main sport of freestyle halfpipe. She lobbied aggressively to have it included in the Olympics, where it will debut in 2014.
She is a four-time Winter X Games champion and had been scheduled to defend her 2011 title this month in Aspen, Colo.
Glover still out: Lucas Glover has withdrawn from the Sony Open in Hawaii with a sprained right knee that still is got strong enough for him to play golf. He injured his knee when he took an awkward spill off a paddle board upon arriving on Maui for the season-opening Tournament of Champions last week. He withdrew from that tournament too.
Dodgers, Fox settle: A bankruptcy judge in Wilmington, Del., approved a settlement between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox Sports that clears the way for the sale of the team.
The settlement, reached late Tuesday and quickly approved at a brief court hearing Wednesday morning, ends a contentious legal battle between the team and Fox.
Free-agent closer Ryan Madson and the Cincinnati Reds reached an agreement on an $8.5 million, one-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal. He saved 32 games in 34 chances for 2011 NL East champion Philadelphia.
Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a two-year contract worth approximately $8.3 million after he became one of the team's most reliable starters and an unlikely All-Star last season.
The Cleveland Indians extended their player development contract with Class A Carolina through the 2014 season. This year, the affiliate is moving to Zebulon.
The Indians will travel from Goodyear, Ariz. to Zebulon for an exhibition on April 3.
Roma wins Stage 10: Joan Roma of Spain won the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally in Arica, Chile, ahead of Mini teammate Stephane Peterhansel of France, who finished 21 seconds behind to extend his overall lead in the car category.
Wozniacki falls: Caroline Wozniacki lost her quarterfinal at the Sydney International, opening the way for Petra Kvitova to take over the No. 1 ranking before next week's Australian Open. Wozniacki, who needed a medical timeout in the final set to have her left wrist taped, lost 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to seventh-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.
