SNOWBOARDING

Wescott heads U.S. team at world championships

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott of Carrabassett Valley will lead the U.S. snowboarding team into the world championships Saturday through Jan. 22 in La Molina, Spain.

He will be joined by Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis of Stratton, Vt., and six-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland of Squaw Valley, Calif.

Wescott headlines a seven-member snowboardcross contingent that begins competing Tuesday. He had a second-place finish in a World Cup event last month at Telluride, Colo.

“We’ve only raced this course one time last spring,” said U.S. Coach Peter Foley. “We kind of tried to recreate the start in our training course in Telluride, so we spent a lot of time on similar features. … I’m hopeful that will pay off.”

HIGH SCHOOLS

LEONARDI HONORED: Kennebunk High junior Abbey Leonardi was named Gatorade Maine girls’ cross country runner of the year for the third time.

Leonardi, a three-time Class A state champion, placed second in the Footlocker Northeast Regional and 16th in the national finals in San Diego. She is also a two-time Gatorade winner of the state’s track and field athlete of the year award.

HOCKEY

QMJHL: Etienne Brodeur scored three goals and Michael Chaput added two goals and three assists to lead the Lewiston Maineiacs to a 9-3 victory over the visiting Halifax Mooseheads at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUES: The New York Yankees reached an agreement with free-agent reliever Rafael Soriano on a three-year deal that could be worth $35 million. The deal is pending a physical. Soriano led the AL with 45 saves last season for Tampa Bay.

• Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was taken by ambulance to a hospital with dizziness and a rapid heartbeat, underwent tests and then returned to a hotel where baseball owners were meeting. Robinson is senior vice president for baseball operations in the commissioner’s office.

• Baltimore finalized a $10 million, two-year contract with right-handed reliever Kevin Gregg, who went 2-6 with a 3.51 ERA and 37 saves with Toronto last season.