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Marcel Hirscher of Austria wins Tuesday at a World Cup slalom in Schladming, Austria. "This is my most emotional win so far," he said of winning in his home country.
SCHLADMING, Austria -- Marcel Hirscher won a World Cup night slalom in front of home fans Tuesday, his sixth victory of the season that came amid a simmering dispute over his earlier win in Zagreb.
Hirscher led after the first run and finished in a combined time of 1 minute, 43.01 seconds to beat Stefano Gross of Italy by 0.22 seconds. It was his first victory in Austria.
American Ted Ligety was sixth, 0.96 behind. He finished in the top 10 of a slalom for the first time since placing sixth in Zagreb more than a year ago.
Austria's Mario Matt was 0.29 behind in third. Overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic of Croatia finished fourth, 0.30 behind Hirscher, and remained first in the slalom and overall standings. Hirscher is second in the overall standings.
Hirscher said he was happy he and Kostelic shook hands on the eve of the race to settle a dispute over the Austrian's victory this month in the Zagreb slalom after apparently straddling a gate.
Kostelic had been angry at an apparently illegitimate victory. The rule breach, which should have led to an automatic disqualification, was brought to light this past weekend. The results will not be corrected because the International Ski Federation accepts protests only within 15 minutes of a race.
Pirates coach suspended: East Carolina suspended baseball coach Billy Godwin two weeks without pay for an NCAA violation regarding improper housing benefits for volunteer coaches.
Assistant Nick Schnabel will handle Godwin's administrative, coaching and recruiting duties during the suspension, which will start Feb. 1. The school issued a letter of reprimand and suspended the volunteer position for a year, retroactive to Oct. 17. The school investigated for five months and found four volunteer coaches received courtesy apartments between the fall of 2004 and 2011, starting a year before Godwin's arrival.
Appalachian State men's soccer coach Matt Nelson announced the hiring of assistant coach Jeff Bilyk, who was an assistant at Southern Conference rival Davidson and director of coaching for North Meck Soccer Club in Cornelius.
Philly gets all-star game: The 2012 MLS All-Star game was awarded to the Philadelphia Union, who will host the annual event July 25 at PPL Park. The opponent has yet to be determined, though MLS Commissioner Don Garber said an answer should come in the next two months.
World's best gather in New York: U.S. gymnastics champ Danell Leyva won't have to wait for the London Olympics to see how he measures up against the rest of the world.
Leyva was added to the American Cup roster for the March 3 meet at Madison Square Garden in New York. It will feature six of the top nine gymnasts from last year's world championships.
