Skiing

Swiss star wins World Cup downhill opener — Lara Gut of Switzerland won her second World Cup event of the season in Beaver Creek, Colo., taking the season-opening downhill Friday. Gut was nearly flawless along the new Beaver Creek course, finishing in 1 minute, 41.26 seconds. Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was second. Bend’s Laurenne Ross was 22nd in 1:43.86.

Baseball

Lilly retiring — Ted Lilly is retiring after 15 seasons because of a troublesome shoulder and back. The 37-year-old left-hander is a two-time All-Star who pitched for Montreal, Oakland, Toronto, the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

— From wire reports