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CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — The U.S. ski team, including overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn, pulled out of today's Alpine combined race because of dangerous conditions on the course. After watching three racers fall at nearly the same point in the super-G part of the race, the U...

DENVER (AP) — The government has told the U.S. Olympic Committee that the travel ban put in place over the weekend by President Donald Trump shouldn't impact athletes traveling to the United States for international events. USOC leaders said the government told them it would work to ensure athletes from all countries would have expedited access to the United States for international competitions..

OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian resort of Kvitfjell will host the canceled men's World Cup speed races in February. Svein Mundal, president of the organizing committee in Kvitfjell, says the races will be held Feb. 24-26 in connection with the scheduled event at the site. ...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard will undergo season-ending surgery Thursday for an injury he sustained in last week's World Cup qualifier between the U.S. and Mexico. Howard will miss the Rapids' appearance in the MLS conference championship against Seattle this month...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Julian Green scored his second goal in two matches, before Monty Patterson's equalizer forced the United States to settle for a 1-1 draw in an exhibition against New Zealand on Tuesday night. Lynden Gooch made his U...

NEW YORK (AP) — After staging a successful expanded Copa America in the United States for the tournament's 100th anniversary, soccer officials intend to discuss whether to establish a new event that would see regular competition between the regions. ...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says it has invited leagues and federations interested in running video replay trials to inspect the technology next month. The May 18-20 workshop in Amsterdam is a key step in FIFA's ambitious two-year target to use video review at the 2018 World Cup in Russia...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The United States got back on track for a berth in the 2018 World Cup, ending four nervous days with a 4-0 win over Guatemala on Tuesday night behind goals from Clint Dempsey, Geoff Cameron, Graham Zusi and Jozy Altidore. ...

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Steve Birnbaum headed home the tiebreaking goal on Michael Bradley's corner kick in the 90th minute, and the U.S. men's national team opened its 2016 schedule with a 3-2 exhibition victory over Iceland on Sunday...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. soccer team will play their opening qualifier for the 2018 World Cup at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Nov. 13. The Cardinals announced Sunday their stadium will be used for the game. Given a bye in the first three rounds of qualifying along with the other powers of the North and Central American and Caribbean region, the 34th-ranked United States was drawn into Group C on