Baltimore could host matches during 2026 FIFA World Cup
BALTIMORE (AP) Baltimore could play host to 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer matches if the sport's international governing body selects a joint North American bid.JANUARY 9, 2018
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Shiffrin wins WCup slalom, extends winning streak to 5 races
FLACHAU, Austria (AP) Olympic slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin used a frenetic final run to stretch her winning streak in 2018 to five races at a women's World Cup night race on...JANUARY 9, 2018
Argentina to play Spain, Italy in March in World Cup buildup
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Argentina will play Italy and Spain in March as part of its World Cup preparations.JANUARY 9, 2018
German nationalist lawmaker gets warning over racist tweet
BERLIN (AP) A nationalist party has given one of its lawmakers a warning over a racist tweet on his account directed against former tennis star Boris Becker's son.JANUARY 8, 2018
Marcel Hirscher wins World Cup slalom for weekend double
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) Marcel Hirscher completed a perfect World Cup weekend by winning a slalom Sunday to extend the six-time defending overall champion's lead in the stand...JANUARY 7, 2018
Boris Becker calls for fight against racism amid tweet spat
BERLIN (AP) Former tennis star Boris Becker says it's time to stand up against racism amid a controversy over a slur directed at his son from the Twitter account of a German nati...JANUARY 7, 2018
Walther edges Friedrich to win 4-man bobsled World Cup
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) Nico Walther edged German rival Francesco Friedrich by five-hundredths of a second to win his second four-man bobsled World Cup of the season on Sunday.JANUARY 7, 2018
Hirscher outduels Kristoffersen yet again in giant slalom
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) Weaving wildly down the steep final slope, Marcel Hirscher somehow found a way to outduel Henrik Kristoffersen yet again on Saturday.JANUARY 6, 2018
Russians win men's and women's golds in speed skating Euros
KOLOMNA, Russia (AP) Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia took gold in the 1000-meter event at the European Speed Skating Championships and compatriot Yekaterina Shikhova won the women's...JANUARY 6, 2018
Fourcade stretches lead with another biathlon World Cup win
OBERHOF, Germany (AP) Six-time defending champion Martin Fourcade claimed his second successive biathlon World Cup victory to extend his overall lead in the standings on Friday.JANUARY 5, 2018
Loelling, Yun win skeleton World Cup races to stretch leads
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) Defending champion Jacqueline Loelling extended her overall lead with a third skeleton World Cup win of the season on Friday, leading a German sweep of th...JANUARY 5, 2018
German lawmaker apologizes after racist slur on Twitter
BERLIN (AP) A lawmaker for the nationalist Alternative for Germany party is apologizing to the son of former tennis star Boris Becker following a racist outburst on Twitter.JANUARY 5, 2018
MLS 2018 schedule includes 9-day break for World Cup
Major League Soccer's upcoming season includes a nine-day break in June for the World Cup in Russia.JANUARY 4, 2018
Croatia great Prosinecki to coach Bosnian national team
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) Former Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder Robert Prosinecki has been hired to coach the Bosnia and Herze...JANUARY 4, 2018
Boris Becker's son presses charges after racist German slur
BERLIN (AP) The son of former tennis star Boris Becker has pressed charges against a German nationalist lawmaker who insulted him with a racist slur, his lawyer said Thursday.JANUARY 4, 2018
Oestberg, Iversen win mass start races in Tour de Ski
OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) Norwegians Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg and Emil Iversen won mass start races on the fifth stage of the cross-country Tour de Ski on Thursday.JANUARY 4, 2018
Ellis names invitees to US women's January camp
CHICAGO (AP) U.S. women's national team coach Jill Ellis has called 26 players into the first training camp of the year.JANUARY 3, 2018
Wednesday's Sports in Brief
HOUSTON (AP) Jose Altuve led the Houston Astros to their first World Series title with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in November and picked up the franchise's first MVP trop...DECEMBER 28, 2017
The Latest: Lawyer thought FIFA conviction was imminent
NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the FIFA bribery case (all times local):DECEMBER 26, 2017
US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case
NEW YORK (AP) A former South American soccer official was acquitted Tuesday of a corruption charge stemming from the FIFA bribery scandal after two others were convicted last wee...DECEMBER 26, 2017
Former Peruvian soccer official is acquitted at U.S. trial stemming from FIFA bribery scandal
NEW YORK (AP) Former Peruvian soccer official is acquitted at U.S. trial stemming from FIFA bribery scandal.DECEMBER 26, 2017
The Latest: FIFA says it will seek restitution in bribe case
NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the trial of South American soccer officials (all times local):DECEMBER 22, 2017
2 officials convicted at FIFA trial; 3rd awaits verdict
NEW YORK (AP) Two former South American soccer officials were convicted Friday of corruption charges at a U.S. trial stemming from the FIF...DECEMBER 22, 2017
