In brief: Former Cardinals GM Devine dies at age 90

Bing Devine, the St. Louis general manager who helped build Cardinals teams that won three National League pennants and two World Series in the 1960s, died Saturday. He was 90.

Devine died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, said his widow, Mary Devine. He had been ill since Christmas, she said.

Vaughan P. “Bing” Devine was general manager of the Cardinals from 1958 to 1964 and again from 1968-78, and was credited with acquiring Hall of Fame players Bob Gibson and Lou Brock. The Brock trade with the Chicago Cubs, which cost the Cardinals sore-armed pitcher Ernie Broglio, is considered his best.

Skating

Davis wins 1,000

American speedskater Shani Davis edged Erben Wennemars and Beorn Nijenhuis to win the men’s 1,000 meters at a World Cup meet in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

Davis won in 1 minute, 8.91 seconds.

In the women’s 1,000, Cindy Klassen of Canada won in 1:16.53.

“Carolina Kostner nailed six triple jumps to finish with 174.79 points and become the first Italian to win the woman’s title at the European Figure Skating Championships in Warsaw, Poland.

Kostner finished with 174.79 points to take the gold. Sarah Meier of Switzerland had 171.28 and Kiira Korpi of Finland was third with 151.19.

Skiing

Miller takes tumble

Bode Miller only has two more chances to qualify for the slalom at the world championships after crashing in the opening leg of a World Cup race in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

Jens Byggmark, 21, of Sweden, stunned the favorites for his first World Cup win, and he took the lead in the slalom standings. He won with a combined time of 1 minute, 43.74 seconds.

Austria’s Mario Matt was second in 1:44.61. German Alois Vogl was third in 1:45.22.

“Renate Goetschl won her third straight downhill and moved atop the overall World Cup standings. She also leads the downhill and super-G rankings in San Sicario, Italy.

Elisabeth Goergl was second, 1.17 seconds behind. Maria Holaus was third, 1.35 seconds back.

Miscellany

Mojave shines brightly

McCann’s Mojave completed a day of thoroughbred-racing upsets with a three-quarters-length victory in the $1 million Classic in the fifth annual Sunshine Millions at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.

“Olympic bronze medalist Tirunesh Dibaba broke her world record in the 5,000 meters, running 14:27.42 at the Boston Indoor Games in Boston to claim a $25,000 bonus.