Roy Jones Jr. was just too fast, even in a fight that happened several years too late.

Jones pranced and punched his way to a unanimous decision over Felix Trinidad last night, dominating a 170-pound matchup between two iconic boxers whose primes are well past.

Jones (52-4, 38 KOs), the sport's erstwhile pound-for-pound king, taunted the Puerto Rican champion while clowning his way through the early rounds of his first significant victory in four years. Jones then went to work, knocking down Trinidad in the seventh and 10th rounds.

The 1990s' most dominant boxer had lost three of his past five fights, but Jones still entered the ring wearing a gilded crown — and the 39-year-old's once-peerless reflexes and heavy hands were enough to beat another declining dynamo.

"It took a lot," Jones said. "I can't believe he stayed in there 12 rounds with me. It was a great fight."

Trinidad (42-3) hadn't fought in 32 months since his second retirement, but Tito still is Puerto Rico's most beloved champion, judging from the support from the Madison Square Garden crowd.

But the 35-year-old revealed the rust many expected in just his fifth fight in 6 1/2 years, his first since a decisive loss to Winky Wright.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

WEST WINS SHRINE, 31-13

Kevin Robinson lived up to his reputation as a player who can do it all, catching a touchdown pass and returning a punt for a score in the West's 31-13 victory over the East last night in the 83rd East-West Shrine Game at Houston.

The former Utah State star gave the West a 7-3 lead when he returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown late in the first quarter. He dashed past the first wave of defenders, then outran a couple more before juking the punter on his way into the end zone.

Robinson extended the West's lead to 24-6 when he scored on a 5-yard pass from Josh Johnson in the fourth quarter.

Hawai'i receiver Jason Rivers, playing for the West, caught three passes for 16 yards.

SKIING

MILLER 2ND IN DOWNHILL

American Bode Miller finished second in a World Cup downhill race yesterday at Kitzbuehel, Austria, but complained to organizers about making the course too difficult after teammate Scott Macartney crashed and suffered a brain contusion.

Didier Cuche of Sweden won in 1 minute, 52.75 seconds and moved atop the overall World Cup standings. Miller, who had a strong finish on the bumpy Streif course, shared second with Mario Scheiber of Austria.

The race was interrupted for half an hour after Macartney, the second skier, lost his balance at the final jump and smashed his head on the snow. He briefly lost consciousness and organizers said he had a brain contusion, though no surgery would be needed.

VONN WINS 11TH TITLE

Lindsey Vonn soared to victory yesterday at Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, pulling within one World Cup win of matching childhood idol Picabo Street as the top American downhiller.

She crushed her rivals in capturing the season's most prestigious race. The Minnesota skier finished in 1 minute, 36.70 seconds — 0.83 seconds ahead of triple world champion Anja Paerson.

This was Vonn's fourth victory of the season and 11th of her career. Perhaps more notably, it was her first in Cortina on the demanding Tofane course.

SOCCER

U.S. MEN TOP SWEDEN

Landon Donovan and Eddie Robinson scored to give the United States a 2-0 victory over Sweden in an exhibition game last night at Carson, Calif.

Donovan converted a penalty kick in the 48th minute for a 2-0 lead after Sweden's Mattias Bjarsmyr fouled Josmer Altidore from behind in the penalty area.

Under normal circumstances, Donovan's goal would make him the United States' career leading goal scorer, with 35 in 97 games. Eric Wynalda, who played in three World Cups, scored 34 in 106 appearances between 1990 and 2000.

But the Danish soccer federation recently protested to FIFA that Denmark's 3-1 loss to the United States on Jan. 20, 2007, in which Donovan scored, did not count as a full international. FIFA has yet to rule.

AND WHAT'S MORE

Jockey Corey Nakatani broke his right collarbone yesterday when the horse he was riding broke her leg during training at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. Doctors estimated the 37-year-old rider could miss two to three weeks. ... Francis Joyon, a 51-year-old Frenchman, broke the around-the-world solo sailing record today at Brest, France, finishing in 57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes, 6 seconds — more than 14 days faster than Ellen Macarthur's 2005 journey.