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BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - Ted Ligety caught up to his boyhood idol on a day when no one could come close to catching up to him, even with a broken wrist.The American used a powerful second run Sunday to capture his 23rd career World Cup giant slalom race.With that, Ligety tied Switzerlands Michael von Gruenigen for second all-time in the discipline. Only fitting, since Ligety was a big fan of von Gruenigen growing up in Utah.To have the same amount of World Cup wins as him is surreal, Ligety said. Its really cool.In fourth place after the opening run, Ligety found speed where others couldnt on a steadily deteriorating course. He finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 34.07 seconds. Alexis Pinturault of France was second, 0.18 seconds behind, and Austrias Marcel Hirscher ended up third.Ligety had four metal screws inserted into his left wrist after an accident during training Nov 22. He didnt take any time off after surgery, though. Instead, he trained without a pole for a little bit, since he couldnt hang on to it. Ligety said that actually helped him develop more balance going around gates.Hirscher joked that it really didnt matter if Ligety raced with one pole — or even one ski — he would still be fast.Ted is definitely one of the best, no, Im sure, the best GS skier in the world, Hirscher said. It impresses me a lot. It is really great for all young skiers that they can watch him and see. It doesnt matter if he skis with one pole, two poles, one ski or no skis, he just does it.Benjamin Raich of Austria led after the first run, but it was a tightly bunched field, with eight racers all within a second.Ligety hammered down a course he knows so well, staying out of the grooves in the soft snow due to the warm weather and building more and more speed. He even dragged that surgically repaired wrist on the snow around several turns, because its something hes always done and he wasnt going to let the injury get in the way of his performance.When he crossed the finish line in the lead, the crowd erupted. Ligety pumped his ski pole, knowing his time would be difficult to match.Next up was Hirscher, who made several mistakes.Then Pinturault, who wasnt as clean up top as Ligety.And finally, Raich, the final skier of the day, who lost his lead early and struggled as he slipped to fourth.It was Ligetys fifth giant slalom win in Beaver Creek. It also drew him closer to Hirscher and Pinturault in the overall GS race. Ligety has won the discipline four of the last five seasons.Hirscher and Pinturault, those guys are amazing skiers for sure, said the 30-year-old Ligety, who won gold at the Sochi Games in the GS. Those guys are guys I love to watch ski. To get in front of them is always nice, especially being the old guy.Hirscher leads the GS standings and is second in the overall race to Norways Kjetil Jansrud, who won the downhill on the Birds of Prey course Friday and was runner-up in the super-G Saturday.If I want to have a chance against Kjetil, I have to be better than today, said Hirscher, who trails Jansrud by 172 points. I have to win more races than Kjetil. Right now, hes the man to beat. Im not in position.This was certainly a solid weekend for Pinturault, who also finished third in the super-G.Im really happy, Pinturault said before leaving to catch a plane.American Tim Jitloff had a solid showing as he wound up ninth, while David Chodounsky finished 17th. Bode Miller didnt race this weekend as he recovers from back surgery. He hopes to return in time for the world championships in February at Beaver Creek.Ligety had a rough showing in October during a season opening GS in Soelden, Austria, when he finished 10th in a race won by Hirscher. But Ligety cleaned up some technical issues, and it showed on his final run.I was confident to ski the way I wanted to, Ligety said. It was a really fun day.Now, the only name ahead of Ligety on the all-time GS list is Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, who had 46 wins.Any chance of catching up to him?What hes done is pretty unattainable, Ligety said. I would sare is no doubt thay Stenmarks thing is a pipe dream. Chargers Jerseys . His Brazilian opponents said he produced miracles. Thet Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was the one responsible for spoiling Brazils hopes of another World Cup victory at its home tournament. 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Ten homers in only six innings. Three sets of back-to-back homers, tying a record. The most combined homers in a major league game since 2006. And the Pirates and Reds still have a long way to go. Neil Walker and Gaby Sanchez hit back-to-back homers twice, and the Pirates and Reds hit 10 in all before rain forced a suspension after six innings with the score tied 7-all Monday night. "I saw a lot of crazy stuff in Coors Field over the years," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, who managed in Colorado for eight years. "I spent a lot of years there, saw a lot of homers, saw a lot of weather. "This was as good as any of that, jammed into one evening." The shocking slugfest will resume on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the top of the seventh inning. Conditions are expected to be drier but much colder. Not that the weather seems to matter much when these two rivals get together. "Ive never seen anything like that," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "The way we got started, one team going in front of the other with home runs. Ive seen a lot of home runs hit, but not in those conditions. You wouldnt imagine they would carry that far." Pittsburgh hit six solo shots and Cincinnati had four homers, most of them into a heavy rain. Already, its the most homers in a major league game since 2006 and the most combined homers for a game in Great American Ball Parks 12-year history. Pittsburgh had three sets of back-to-back homers, only the third time thats happened in major league history. The game was suspended following a 1-hour, 38-minute delay, the second time in less than a year that a game was suspended in Cincinnati. The Reds and Phillies were scoreless last April 16 in the middle of the ninth inning when play was halted because of rain, and Cincinnati won 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth the following day. The Ohio River rivals were known more for trading hit-by-pitches last season. The Pirates and Reds plunked each other 28 times -- most in the majors -- while nailing down the two NL wild-card spots. Their first matchup of 2014 was more swing-away than get-out-of-the-way. Ten of the 17 combined hits so far have cleared the wall. All but one of the 14 runs has come on a homer. "It wouldnt be a Pittsburgh-Cincinnnati game without some drama," Walker said.dddddddddddd Pittsburgh went back-to-back three times. Walker and Sanchez did it in the second inning off Homer Bailey and again in the sixth off J.J. Hoover. Starling Marte and Travis Snider teamed up in the fifth off Bailey. It was only the third time in major league history that a team had three sets of back-to-back homers in a game, according to STATS. The others: Cincinnati against the Braves in 1956, and Boston against the Yankees in 1977. "I certainly wouldnt think that I would find my way attached to a home run record," Walker said. "The games not even over yet, so I dont know how to express whats going on. But thats pretty cool." Both teams had a chance to take a lead with the rain coming down heavier and the field getting muddier. The starters and bullpens failed to hold on. Wandy Rodriguez gave up Joey Vottos two-out homer in the bottom of the fifth inning, putting Cincinnati up 6-5. The umpires inspected the infield, called for dry dirt and decided to continue. Walker and Sanchez connected again off Hoover for a 7-6 lead in the sixth. It was only the second time that two Pirates went back-to-back twice in a game, according to STATS. Toby Atwell and Jerry Lynch also did it against the Reds on April 27, 1954. Devin Mesoracos solo shot off Bryan Morris tied it at 7 in the bottom of the sixth. It was the first time since June 18, 2006, that two major league teams combined for 10 homers in a game -- the Tigers hit eight and the Cubs three at Wrigley Field that day. Something about Great American turns the Pirates into power hitters. They also hit six homers in Cincinnati last Sept. 28 during an 8-3 win that clinched home-field advantage for the NL wild-card game. Then they beat the Reds at PNC Park in the one-game playoff. Pittsburgh has 14 homers in its last three games at Great American, four of them by Walker. NOTES: Several hundred dogs were in the stands with their owners as part of an annual pet promotion. ... Hurdle said C Chris Stewart felt good after catching consecutive games in the minors as part of a rehab stint. Stewart had surgery on his right knee March 19. ... Reds closer Aroldis Chapman threw 25 pitches in the bullpen before the game, the first time hes thrown off a mound since he was hit in the face by a line drive on March 19. The Reds hope to have him back next month. 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