SKIING

Lindsey Vonn hooked a gate and did not finish but avoided injury in her opening race at the Alpine skiing world championships. She was competing in the super-G despite feeling sick with a cold or the flu. The 40-year-old Vonn recently returned to the ski circuit after nearly six years of retirement with a new titanium right knee.

Vonn started with the No. 30 bib after all the favorites had already raced. She clocked the 16th-fastest time at her first split but then hooked a gate with her right arm.

BASKETBALL

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn’t just putting up MVP numbers — he’s posting historic ones. He scored 50 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 140-109 Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander became the ninth player in NBA history to score at least 50 points on three or more occasions in a seven-game span.

The list includes Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor.