Briefly: Gun Runner gets a shot in the Pegasus World Cup

Gun Runner will start from one of the outside posts in Saturday's Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park, a less-than-ideal situation even for the top horse in the sport.

At least he'll be out there.

Gun Runner's connections wanted him in the inaugural edition of the Pegasus a year ago, but their entry was denied because Gun Runner had been stabled around horses with a contagious virus.

This time, there was no denying Gun Runner's path to the Pegasus. The only question is whether any of the other 11 horses in the field can deny him the $7 million winner's share of the $16 million purse. Gun Runner, the newly crowned Horse of the Year, will be the heavy favorite to win what will be his final race before retirement.

"I think that we all can feel a little loss over the lack of an opportunity to running in it last year," Gun Runner trainer Steve Asmussen said. "And hopefully this puts us in a position to correct that."

Gun Runner will start from the No. 10 post against a field that includes five of the top six finishers from November's Breeders' Cup Classic: Gun Runner, Collected, West Coast, War Story and Gunnevera.

Free-agent outfielder Lorenzo Cain and the Milwaukee Brewers finalized an $80 million, five-year contract Friday, one day after Milwaukee acquired center fielder Christian Yelich from the Miami Marlins for four prospects.

Cain's deal is the highest for a free agent this offseason.

• Baltimore acquired minor league infielder Engelb Vielma from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named or cash. Vielma broke into professional baseball as a member of the Twins' organization in 2012.

Soccer icon David Beckham and his group of partners pushing to bring MLS back to South Florida announced plans for a news conference Monday, saying they will make "an important announcement on the future of soccer in Miami."

MLS will stream the event live on its website, and a spokesman said MLS is participating in what will be "a special announcement."

Miami has long been considered the provisional 24th MLS franchise, a plan hampered by stadium issues.

Wendy Holdener won and set herself up as the favorite for the Olympic gold medal next month.

Vonn led Holdener by 0.71 seconds after the first leg but dropped back in the slalom second leg. She ended 1.88 seconds back of Holdener.

Soccer: Alexis Sanchez set up two goals in a lively debut as Manchester United won 4-0 at fourth-tier side Yeovil in the FA Cup's fourth round. Sanchez joined United from Premier League rival Arsenal on Monday.

Broadcasting: ESPN said outspoken "SportsCenter" anchor Jemele Hill is leaving that role to write for a company website and do occasional on-air commentary. The network said Hill, who was suspended after calling President Donald Trump a "white supremacist," had asked to be taken off the evening weekday edition of ESPN's sports news show.

Crime: Police in Puerto Rico charged former U.S. Olympic volleyball player Kim Willoughby with murder and child abuse in the 2016 death of her daughter. Willoughby played in the 2008 Games and won a silver medal.