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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- Summer Britcher rallied Saturday to win her first USA Luge national championship, holding off Emily Sweeney at Mount Van Hoevenberg.Britcher trailed Sweeney going into the fourth and final run of the event, then threw down her fastest time of the weekend to clinch the title. Britchers combined four-run time was 2 minutes, 57.960 seconds, about two-tenths of a second ahead of Sweeneys time of 2:58.163.Olympic bronze medalist and 2009 world champion Erin Hamlin was third in 2:58.601.It feels pretty good to finally take home the title, Britcher said. Its been pretty elusive, so its a good feeling and its a good way to start the season.Britcher had the lead after Fridays first two runs, but trailed Sweeney by a tiny margin going into Saturday mornings fourth and final heat. Britchers fourth-run time was 44.230 seconds, while Sweeney -- still hampered by a wrist problem thats limiting her at the start -- completed her final run in 44.452 seconds.Sweeney was the defending national champion, with Britcher second in 2015.Tucker West easily won his second mens national title, posting the top time in all four runs of that event. He finished in 3:27.394, beating runner-up Taylor Morris by 1.223 seconds. Jonny Gustafson was third, 1.242 seconds back.West said he still has some more things to refine in the coming weeks before the World Cup season starts.Hopefully, come four weeks from now, well be ready to take it to the world, West said.Matthew Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman took the doubles national title, their two-run time of 1:29.081 good enough to beat Justin Krewson and Andrew Sherk (1:29.441) and Jake Hyrns and Anthony Espinoza (1:30.880).The format for nationals mirrored the Olympic program, with singles competitors having four runs over two days and doubles teams facing off in a one-day, two-run event. Wholesale Jerseys 2018 . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . Marincin has played in two NHL games so far this season with two penalty minutes. 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PHOENIX -- UCLA coach Steve Alford brought in a stellar recruiting class to blend with the returning starters, a group that was expected to lead the Bruins at least back to the NCAA Tournament.So far, UCLA has been even better than expected.Led by do-everything freshman point guard Lonzo Ball, UCLA climbed to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 last week and should stay there after turning a close game against Michigan into a second-half rout on Saturday.As long as we defend, who knows what the limit is, Ball said after the Michigan win. Were going for a championship this year, thats our goal, and we dont expect to lose.The 6-foot-6 Ball has been superb so far this season, running UCLAs offense with the confidence and ease of someone much older. He averages 15 points, 8.8 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game, while allowing Bryce Alford the freedom to play off the ball.Fellow freshman T.J. Leaf has provided a big lift, averaging 17.6 points and 9.3 rebounds, and the Bruins have six players scoring in double figures.UCLA (10-0) got off to a slow start against Michigan at Pauley Pavilion, but ran away from the Wolverines in the second half by making 12 of 16 shots. UCLA shot 62 percent overall, hit 15 3-pointers and had 23 assists to eight turnovers.Thats how special offensively this team is, Steve Alford said. Its been, through 10 games, as close to a phenomenal offense as I can think of in my career as far as a team.The Bruins arent likely to supplant No. 1 Villanova in Mondays AP Top 25, but could pick up a few more first-place votes after receiving two last week.---VILLANOVA SURVIVESVillanova had some trouble with the pressure of being No. 1 for the first time in school history a year ago, lasting three weeks.The Wildcats almost stumbled in their first game as No. 1 this season.Villanova (10-0) struggled against Notre Dame (9-1), trailing by up to 11 points. Josh Hart saved the Wildcats.Already a front-runner for national player of the year, the senior carried Villanova almost by himself, scoring a career-high 37 points in the 74-66 win .ddddddddddddHes as good as any player in the country is and hes so complete, Villanova coach Jay Wright.---HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEKDukes Grayson Allen has been mentioned among the favorites for national player of the year. He might be in the running for dunk of the year after this jam against UNLV.---FRESHMAN SPOTLIGHTMarkelle Fultz, Washington. Fultz has lived up to the hype of being called the most decorated recruit in school history. The 6-foot-4 guard leads the Huskies with 23 points per game, is shooting 48 percent from 3-point range, grabs 7.1 rebounds and dishes for 5.8 assists.Now if he could get a little help.Washington has struggled despite having one of the nations top freshmen, dropping to 4-4 after losing three straight games.---GAEL FAILSaint Marys was a trendy pick to make a deep NCAA Tournament run and climbed to No. 12 last week.The Gaels (6-1) could take a big fall this week after losing at home to Texas-Arlington. Saint Marys was never really in the game and lost 65-51 to a team that had gone 0-28 against Division I opponents.The Gaels just missed the NCAA Tournament a year ago and this one could hurt their resume if they dont win the West Coast Conference tournament.---RISE AND FALLThis weeks AP poll isnt likely to have many changes near the top with none of the top 10 teams losing.There could be a few changes further down.No. 13 Xavier could fall a bit after losing to Colorado and No. 16 Butler could as well after losing to Indiana State before a win over No. 22 Cincinnati . The Bearcats could fall out of the poll this week after their loss, possible clearing the way for Southern California to be ranked.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '