ARE, Sweden — Bode Miller won a race – just a little late. Miller and Daron Rahlves led a 1-2 American finish in the World Cup super-G finale Thursday after both failed to medal at the Turin Olympics last month. Miller covered the Olympia course in 1 minute, 27.78 seconds for his first super-G win of the season and second podium finish at the World Cup finals. He was second in Wednesday’s downhill. “I was as physically and mentally fit as I could be at the Olympics,” Miller said. “Maybe I was over-amped in the sense I would get so fired up I would detonate.” Rahlves, who is retiring after this season, was .34 seconds behind Miller. “The super-G is the toughest event because there’s only one inspection and the speeds are high,” Rahlves said. “It’s pretty special to be on the podium with Bode and finish the season strong.” It marked the third time Miller and Rahlves finished 1-2 this season. They also doubled in the downhill and giant slalom events in December at Beaver Creek, Colo. Pro basketball Jermaine O’Neal appears to be ahead of schedule in his recovery from a groin injury, though there is no immediate timetable for his return to the Indiana Pacers. O’Neal tore his left groin during a game at Cleveland on Jan. 24.

Denver Nuggets guard Earl Boykins will be out four-to-five weeks after fracturing two bones in his left hand during a victory over Indiana. Replacing him was Julius Hodge, who was recalled from the NBA Development League, less than a month after he was assigned to the Austin Toros. San Antonio signed guard Melvin Sanders, who joined the Spurs on Wednesday for the third time this season. Sanders appeared in eight games in two stints with the Spurs. He averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds. Boxing Sixteen Western Pennsylvania Golden Gloves semifinal bouts will be held tonight at the Syria Shriners Center in Cheswick. The open division includes South Park’s Mark Daley against Ellwood City’s Jack Main at 152 pounds; Jahleel Ahmed against Flood City’s Andre Taylor at 201-plus; two-time state champion Rocco Tettis of Ridgway against Butler’s K.P. Pech at 178; Weightmasters’ Johnail Fairley against Hellman’s Nick Minerva at 165; and South Park’s Jimmy Lubash against Butler’s Ryan Covert at 178. The winners advance to the Western Pa. Police Athletic League Golden Gloves finals either next Thursday at Saddle Ridge Saloon in Station Square or Friday at Indiana University (Pa.) Memorial Field House. The Golden Gloves state finals are April 8 at Heinz Field. Tickets are available at the gate, through Ticketmaster or by calling (412) 716-3650. College football Georgia Tech football coach Chan Gailey signed the $5 million, five-year contract that he agreed to in November. Gailey has a 28-22 record in four seasons at Georgia Tech, leading the school to four straight bowl appearances. Golf Aree Song shot an 8-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead yesterday over Sarah Lee and Maria Hjorth in the PGA Safeway International. Soccer Landon Donovan will miss the U.S. soccer team’s exhibition game at Germany on Wednesday because of a right calf strain. Donovan was injured March 8 playing for Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy in a 3-2 loss at Costa Rica’s Deportivo Saprissa in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals. He probably will be sidelined two to three weeks, Galaxy trainer Ivan Pierra said. FIFA passed anti-racism legislation yesterday that could exclude teams for up to two years for violations. Teams would lose three points for a first offense, six for a second and relegation to a lower division for further violations under the rules passed by the world governing body’s executive committee. Tennis Roger Federer needed only 66 minutes to finish off Ivan Ljubicic in yesterday’s Pacific Life Open quarterfinals in Indian Wells, Calif. Federer, going for his third consecutive Indian Wells title, defeated Ljubicic, 6-2, 6-3. On the women’s side, Elena Dementieva bounced back from a shaky start to take a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over 18-year-old Ana Ivanovic, from Belgrade. Off the field William C. “Bill” Hartman, a College Football Hall of Fame member who spent much of his life supporting athletics at the University of Georgia, died yesterday, one day shy of his 91st birthday. Hartman played two seasons at Georgia as a fullback and linebacker. He was an All-Southeastern Conference performer and made the All-American Board of Football All-American team in 1937. Former Olympic ski jumper Matti Nykanen was sentenced yesterday to four months in prison for assaulting his wife. The 42-year-old Nykanen was found guilty of attacking Mervi Tapola-Nykanen on Sept. 25. Charges of striking a man with a cutlery knife in a restaurant three days later were dropped for lack of evidence.

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