In brief

Americans strike gold 10 times at indoor meet

BIRMINGHAM, England -- Tyree Washington started the spree with a win in the 400 meters. He ended it by anchoring the relay team to victory.

During a 2 1/2-hour span Sunday, the United States won seven gold medals at the World Indoor Championships -- including victories by thirtysomethings Gail Devers and Regina Jacobs.

"This has to be one of the best days in U.S. track history," USA Track & Field chief executive Craig Masback said.

The Americans finished the three-day meet with 17 medals, including a championship-record 10 gold, plus three silver and four bronze.

"It's all about your country -- especially with what we're going through in these times," said the 36-year-old Devers, who won her first 60-meter indoor hurdles title.

The U.S. showing overshadowed a world record in the women's pole vault by Russia's Svetlana Feofanova, who cleared 15 feet, 9 inches. Feofanova topped the 15-81/4 set by Stacy Dragila on March 2.

Washington outran defending champ Daniel Caines of Britain in the 400, winning in a personal best 45.34 seconds. Jacobs, 39, won the 1,500 in a championship record 4:01.67. Other American winners were David Krummenacker in the 800, and Allen Johnson in the 60 hurdles.

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK: Reginald Witherspoon of Marietta, Ga., won three golds -- 200, 400 and 1,600 relay -- at the National Interscholastic Indoor Championships in New York. Witherspoon, a senior headed for Florida, set a national record of 46.11 in the 400, topping the 1986 mark of 46.84 set by Philadelphia's William Reed.

NCAA TRACK: LSU's Muna Lee became the first woman to sweep sprints at the Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., and is 5-0 at 200 meters this season.

SOCCER: U.S. nips Norway early

Shannon MacMillan's goal four minutes in lifted the United States 1-0 over Olympic champion Norway in the Algarve Cup at Ferreiras, Portugal. The U.S. team, the reigning World Cup champion, dominated with several good chances just missed by MacMillan in the heavy winds. The United States, which tied Canada 1-all Friday, plays Sweden on Tuesday.

ET CETERA

GREYHOUNDS: Derby Lane's WW Unjinx Me finished second and Rooftop Moby seventh in Friday's $75,000 Hollywood World Classic. At Palm Beach, Jawa Leonas Best won the St. Patrick's Invite, boosting his career earnings to more than $100,000 in 25 career starts. Wednesday night is Round 2 of the $100,000 Distance Classic. Bahama Mama's Perpetual Smiler and Cayman Went won Saturday in Round 1.

HOCKEY: Minnesota-Duluth, Harvard, Minnesota and Dartmouth were selected for the women's Frozen Four. Host Minnesota-Duluth is the only team to win the event since the NCAA began sanctioning a women's tournament in 2001.

SLALOM: Olympic champion Anja Paerson (514 points) won the World Cup title in Hafjell, Norway, placing fifth in the final giant event of the season to become the first Swedish woman to win the title. Kalle Palander became the first Finnish skier to win a World Cup title, finishing second in the men's slalom. Austria's Stephan Eberharter topped the final overall standings with 1,333 points. American Bode Miller was second with 1,100.

SPEED SKATING: American Jennifer Rodriguez finished .43 seconds behind Germany's Anni Friesinger (1:16.85) in the 1,000-meter race at the single-distance World Championships in Berlin. In the men's, American Joey Cheek (1:10.94) was third behind Dutchman Erben Wennemars, who set a track record in 1:09.71.

SWIMMING: Sweden's Emma Igelstrom set a world record in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:05.11 at the Swedish short-course championships in Stockholm. The 23-year-old topped Saturday's mark of 1:05.29.

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