SOCCER

Seattle wins MLS title, decided on penalty kicks

Roman Torres scored in the sixth round of penalty kicks to give the Seattle Sounders their first MLS Cup title, beating Toronto FC after 120 scoreless minutes Saturday night.

It was the first MLS Cup final to fail to produce a goal in regulation, setting the stage for a dramatic tiebreaker, which Seattle won 5-4.

PREMIER LEAGUE: Jamie Vardy ended a three-month goal drought in style when his hat trick led struggling champion Leicester to a 4-2 home victory over Manchester City.

It was Leicester’s first Premier League win since October and took Claudio Ranieri’s team four points clear of the relegation zone.

BOXING

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Portland Boxing Club welterweight Josniel Castro lost a 5-0 decision to Quinton Randall, of Katy, Texas, in Friday’s semifinal of the USA Boxing National Championships at Kansas City, Missouri.

Castro lost the decision by one point on each of the judges’ scorecards.

Castro earned a top-10 spot in the welterweight’s division national rankings with his performance at nationals.

Castro started the tournament Tuesday with a 4-1 decision over Marcus Davidson of Kansas City, Kansas.

Castro then took a 4-1 decision over Angel Pacheco of Wilman, Minnesota, on Wednesday and a 4-1 decision against Joshua Moreno of San Antonio in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

GOLF

TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT: Harris English and Matt Kuchar won the Franklin Templeton Shootout at Naples, Florida, holding off Wisconsin friends Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly by a stroke.

English and Kuchar also won in 2013 in their first start together and finished second the last two years.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Sam Brazel of Australia shot a 3-under 67 in the third round of the Hong Kong Open to share a two-stroke lead with Rafa Cabrera Bello.

Cabrera Bello lost his three-shot lead after four bogeys and a double bogey. The Spaniard recovered with birdies on Nos. 15 and 17.

FATHER/SON CHALLENGE: David Duval and stepson Nick Karavites shot an 11-under 61 for a one-stroke first-round lead over Fred and Taylor Funk at Orlando, Florida.

WINTER SPORTS

WORLD CUP SKIING: Tessa Worley won her second straight giant slalom after first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin struggled in her second trip down the 2006 Turin Olympics course in Sestriere, Italy.

With her 10th career giant slalom win, Worley matched the French record set by Carole Merle between 1988 and 1993.

Worley finished ahead of rising Italian skier Sofia Goggia and defending overall champion Lara Gut.

XC SKIING: Overall champion Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway won a 30-kilometer freestyle race and extended his lead in the overall standings at Davos, Switzerland.

Sundby was 13.7 seconds faster than teammate Anders Gloeersen to get his 27th career World Cup win.

 

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