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Heisman

Oklahoma’s Quarterback Mayfield Wins in Landslide

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, winner of the Heisman Trophy, poses with the trophy Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, in New York.
(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

By RALPH D. RUSSO lege football. Stanford running back since Tim Tebow of Florida the total points available,
AP College Football Writer The brash, flag-planting Bryce Love was the runner- in 2008. the third-highest percent-
NEW YORK (AP) — Baker Oklahoma quarterback up, making it five second- Mayfield received 732 age in Heisman history be-
Mayfield took a unique became the sixth Sooner place finishes for the Car- first-place votes and 2,398 hind Ohio State’s Troy Smith
road to the Heisman Tro- to the win Heisman on dinal since 2009. Louisville points. Love had 75 first- (91.63 percent) in 2006 and
phy, a long and winding Saturday night in one of quarterback Lamar Jack- place votes and 1,300 Oregon’s Marcus Mariota
climb from walk-on to one the most lopsided votes in son, last year’s Heisman points and Jackson re- (90.92) in 2014.
of the most accomplished the 83-year history of the winner, was third, the best ceived 47 and 793. May-
players to ever play col- award. finish by a returning winner field received 86 percent of Continued on Page 23

Lindsey Vonn Withdraws from World Cup Race Due to Injury

By GRAHAM DUNBAR “Unfortunately I will not can star, who won the pain in 24th place. importantly, for February.”
AP Sports Writer be able to race today,” downhill title at the 2010 Late Saturday on Twitter, The Pyeongchang Olym-
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland Vonn wrote on her Twitter Vancouver Games but she described the injury pics in South Korea are
(AP) — After injuring her account 45 minutes be- missed the 2014 Sochi as “an acute facet (spinal staged Feb. 9-25.
back in a World Cup race, fore the original scheduled Games due to injury. joint) dysfunction,” though Fog and strong winds high
Lindsey Vonn withdrew start. Vonn jarred her back Sat- she had not had an MRI. on the mountain had al-
from another scheduled “I am extremely disap- urday early in a World Cup Vonn added Sunday: “I ready forced race orga-
super-G on Sunday before pointed but my biggest super-G on the same St. need to take care of my- nizers Sunday to shorten
the race was canceled goal this season is the Moritz course, and com- self now so I can be ready the scheduled race and
due to fog. Olympics,” said the Ameri- pleted the race in obvious for next week, and more use a lower start gate.q