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Kibermanis leads Latvia 1-2 in 4-man bob World Cup event

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) Latvian pilots raced to a 1-2 finish in a 4-man bobsled Word Cup event Sunday won by Oskars Kibermanis.

JANUARY 22, 2017

Lochner, Meyers Taylor win World Cup bobsled races

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) World junior champion Johannes Lochner of Germany raced to his first World Cup victory in a two-man bobsled event on Saturday.

JANUARY 21, 2017

Canada's Harvey wins cross-country ski World Cup 15k

ULRICEHAMN, Sweden (AP) Canadian Alex Harvey won a 15-kilometer freestyle race at the cross-country ski World Cup on Saturday.

JANUARY 21, 2017

Kaka says he wants a new contract so he can stay with Orlando City 'as long as he can'

Kaka previously suggested he'd leave Orlando when his contract ends this year.

JANUARY 20, 2017

Man falls to his death at 2022 Qatar World Cup stadium site

A British man fell to his death this week at a World Cup stadium building site in Qatar.

JANUARY 20, 2017

CONCACAF looks set to push for a USA, Mexico, Canada co-hosted 2026 World Cup

The U.S. could have to decide whether to try the joint bid or try to host alone.

JANUARY 20, 2017

Ito wins women's World Cup ski jumping event, Takanashi 5th

ZAO, Japan (AP) Yuki Ito won a women's ski jumping World Cup event on Friday, and overall leader Sara Takanashi missed the podium for the second consecutive competition.

JANUARY 20, 2017

FIFA considers run-up shootouts for 2026 World Cup like MLS used in the 1990s

FIFA needs shootouts to make a bigger World Cup work, and the run-up style may be more fun

JANUARY 19, 2017

Russia and Canada win World Cup team sprints in Dobbiaco

DOBBIACO, Italy (AP) Natalia Matveeva anchored Russia to victory in the team sprint on Sunday, one day after claiming her second individual World Cup victory in a perfect weekend...

JANUARY 15, 2017

BC-AP Sports Preview Digest

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Friday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST:

JANUARY 13, 2017

World Cup evolution: How the tournament grew from 13 teams to 48

The World Cup field has grown steadily since the tournament's inception in 1930.

JANUARY 10, 2017

What will the new 48-team World Cup look like?

Which teams would make it and from where?

JANUARY 10, 2017

The World Cup is expanding to 48 teams: How did it happen, why and what will it look like?

Breaking down everything that goes into this new, expanded World Cup.

JANUARY 10, 2017

Takanashi dominates again in ski jump, 5th WCup win from 6

OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) Sara Takanashi's domination of women's ski jumping continued Sunday with her fifth World Cup win from six this season.

JANUARY 8, 2017

Sara Takanashi wins again, her 4th ski jump World Cup from 5

OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) Sara Takanashi stretched her big lead in the women's ski jumping standings with her fourth World Cup win from five on Saturday.

JANUARY 7, 2017

Friedrich sets track record in 2-man bobsled World Cup win

ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) Three-time world champion Francesco Friedrich set a track record to win his second two-man bobsled World Cup of the season on Saturday.

JANUARY 7, 2017

Grotheer claims maiden skeleton WCup win with track records

ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) Christopher Grotheer set track records to win his first skeleton World Cup on Saturday.

JANUARY 7, 2017

The World Cup expansion debate heats up with Jose Mourinho, German FA taking sides

The vote is set for Jan. 10.

JANUARY 6, 2017

Semen Pavlichenko wins luge World Cup race, men's Euro title

KOENIGSSEE, Germany (AP) Semen Pavlichenko broke German domination of a luge World Cup to take his first victory of the season and the European title on Friday.

JANUARY 6, 2017

Moelgg defies strong winds to claim 1st WCup win in 8 years

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) As soon as Italian veteran Manfred Moelgg crossed the line at a men's World Cup night slalom on Thursday, Alberto Tomba pumped his fist in the finish area.

JANUARY 5, 2017

Julian Eberhard wins 10K sprint at biathlon World Cup

OBERHOF, Germany (AP) Julian Eberhard won the men's 10-kilometer sprint Thursday for his second biathlon World Cup victory and first of the season.

JANUARY 5, 2017