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CORTINA DAMPEZZO, Italy - Two serious knee surgeries, fog, soft snow, and mounting pressure to match one of skiings most hallowed records.Nothing seems to stop Lindsey Vonn.The American fought through difficult conditions to win a demanding downhill Sunday and match Annemarie Moser-Proells 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup wins, capping a comeback from injuries that kept her out of last years Sochi Olympics.The last two years have been pretty tough and a lot of people counted me out and thought I would never reach this record, Vonn said. A lot of people thought that I would never win again. I never stopped believing in myself and I think I proved everyone wrong.Vonn clocked a time of one minute, 39.61 seconds down the Olympia delle Tofane course to finish 0.32 ahead of Elisabeth Goergl of Austria.It was just a tough day out there. The snow was a little bit soft but I did the best that I could, Vonn said. I fought really hard and to have a 62nd win with my whole family here pretty much — Im missing some brothers and sisters — it just feels amazing and its such a special day.Vonns dad, mother, step dad, step mom and younger sister Laura attended the race. Family and members of Vonns coaching staff put on celebratory T-shirts that said, Congratulations to our golden Lindsey! Awesome!Daniela Merighetti of Italy was third, 0.54 back. Larisa Yurkiw of Owen Sound, Ont., was the top Canadian, finishing 24th with a time of 1:41.74.Vonn can break Moser-Proells record in a super-G scheduled for Monday.I think 62 is more important to me, Vonn said. Now I feel like from here on out Im already tied for No. 1. So Im just going to try to continue to win races and Im skiing for another three years so theres a lot of racing left in me and Ill just keep on doing my best.Moser-Proell, an Austrian great, established the record between 1970 and 1980.Swedish standout Ingemark Stenmark holds the mens record of 86 wins.I feel like everyone has been talking about (the record) so much and its a little bit frustrating because I just want to focus on the skiing, Vonn said. I felt it was just getting ahead of the actual skiing. Im happy that the story is hopefully behind me now so I can just move forward and continue to do my best and hopefully get a lot more wins.Vonn was on track to smash the record two years ago before she crashed at the world championships and tore up her right knee, requiring serious surgery. She attempted to return for Sochi but re-injured her knee two months before the games and had to have surgery again.Im trying to push the limits, always take tighter lines and ski like the men, Vonn said. Sometimes it doesnt work and I crash. Thats part of my sport. But I dont change anything. Thats my mentality — go big or go home.So having those ups and downs make the ups that more special, Vonn added. The last few wins have been so incredible.This was Vonns third win of the season — all in downhill — and the eighth of her career in Cortina.And it was anything but straightforward.As clouds moved over the middle of the course, the race was momentarily suspended after 12 skiers came down. And even when Vonn and the other favourites went, visibility varied over each section of the piste.Vonn came down with the No. 20 bib and had a nervous wait when Goergl came down with No. 22 and was faster at the first two checkpoints. But Goergl couldnt keep up with Vonn on the final turns.I wasnt very fast on the top. I dont really know what I did exactly. But I maintained my speed on the bottom and thats where I won the race, Vonn said.Goergl, who swept gold in downhill and super-G at the 2011 world championships, wasnt interested in discussing Vonns record.For me its more about the racing and the competition, the Austrian said. The statistics and all that stuff, I dont really care.Vonn had a few bobbles at the start of her run but increased her lead over then-leader Merighetti at every checkpoint. At the finish, Vonn collapsed to the snow in a scene of relief, then used her ski poles to pick herself back up, flashed a big smile and received a hug from overall World Cup leader Tina Maze, who finished fifth.The crowd of a few thousand fans in the finish area gave Vonn sporadic cheers, as most of them were rooting for Merighetti to hold the lead.___Andrew Dampf can be followed at www.twitter.com/asdampf Trevor Ariza Jersey . The Tinkoff-Saxo rider was still dealing with the right shin he broke in a crash which ended his Tour de France on Stage 10. He hoped to defy his doctors and race in the home Grand Tour he won in 2008 and 2012, but he says there have been complications in his recovery. Juwan Howard Jersey .com) - Novak Djokovic easily took care of Andy Murray to reach the final at the $2. http://www.cheapwizardsjerseyssale.com/k...wizards-jersey/. Though the 26-year-old said he was able to participate, coach Dwane Casey kept Johnson out as a precaution. 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"We had a lot of guys step up," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. "That was a big, big win. It was one of those ones you just felt you had to win somehow." Pittsburgh had four hits the first time through the order against Adam Wainwright and led 3-0 after two innings on homers by Andrew McCutchen and Jordy Mercer. They had six hits the rest of the way and couldnt quite recover from left fielder Starling Martes dropped fly ball in the ninth. "Hes probably not in a good place right now," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "Theres some hard lessons learned up here from time to time." Hurdle didnt want to put it all on Marte. "We got nicked for a run. We had to play five more after that," Hurdle said. "We threw everything out there, they threw everything out there. "We let one probably get away from us." Both teams had chances in extra innings before the Cardinals, who had dropped four of five, cashed in. Jon Jay singled off Jared Hughes (2-3) with one out in the 14th with his fourth hit. Jay stole second and then raced home and barely eluded the tag on Martes relay to the plate. Hughes was the Pirates seventh pitcher. The Cardinals used six. "If you were to know the outcome of the game, youd prefer to save your arms in the bullpen," Pirates starter Charlie Morton said. "Theyve been so good. You just hope to not put too much of a load on them." The Pirates loaded the bases with one out in the 13th before Seth Maness got Josh Harrison to ground into a double play. Pittsburgh got two key outs in extra innings by forcing Maness to bat. Right fielder Josh Wilson was moved into a five-man infield before participating in a rare 6-9-3 double play to end the 11th. Jeanmar Gomez finished his third scoreless inning by striking out Maness with the bases loaded in the 13th. 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David Freese is 2 for 13 with the bases loaded after shattering his bat grounding into a double play that got the Cardinals on the board in the sixth. Morton threw one pitch behind Freese not long after getting a visit from pitching coach Ray Searage. The Pirates defence was perfectly placed behind reliever Bryan Morris for pinch-hitter Matt Adams lineout to second baseman Neil Walker in shallow right field with two on to end the eighth. Wainwright got three extra days rest after lacking a put-away pitch in recent efforts. He still had to fight for outs, needing 33 pitches to get out of the first, although the Pirates had just two hits off him after Mercers homer in the second. Andrew Lambo was 0-3 with a pair of groundouts and a strikeout in his major league debut for the Pirates. He got the start after Jose Tabata was scratched with flu-like symptoms. Lambo has hit 31 homers at Double-A and Triple-A this year, tied for the most in the minors. Morton allowed two runs in six innings against a team that has punished him. He entered 2-6 with a 6.30 ERA against St. Louis and has lost five consecutive decisions. Notes: Cardinals C Yadier Molina took part in most field activities for the second day and plans on playing Thursday, the first day he is eligible to come off the DL from a right knee injury. St. Louis was 5-7 the first 12 games without Molina, who told reporters it has been tough watching. ... Wednesdays starters Francisco Liriano (12-5, 2.83) and St. Louis rookie Shelby Miller (11-7, 2.89) are both among the NL ERA leaders. Miller lasted just two pitches in his last outing when he was drilled on his pitching elbow on a liner by the Dodgers Carl Crawford, but escaped with a bruise. ... Marte was hit by a pitch for the 20th time this season, when he led off the fifth. Before the game, Hurdle referred to Marte as a "Pinata." 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