United States News

I'd rather be a deckhand on one of the boats on "The Deadliest Catch" than run any kind of long distance race.

England midfielder David Beckham will return to AC Milan on loan in January after the Italian club reached an agreement with Los Angeles Galaxy on Monday.

Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth has accepted an invitation to join the board of directors for the USA Bid Committee seeking to host the 2018 or '22 World Cup.

Landon Donovan is a finalist for Major League Soccer's MVP award and Kasey Keller is up for three postseason honors.

Bundesliga midfielder Jermaine Jones has a well-earned rep for being an enforcer.

Miguel Sabah celebrates his winning goal with teammates. Photograph by: Luis Acosta, AFP; Getty Images, Agence France-Presse Miguel Sabah's 81st-minute goal lifted Mexico to a 2-1 victory over the United States in a 2010 World Cup qualifier in the North and Central America and Caribbean region on Wednesday.

Martin O'Neill admits he is fortunate to have American stopper Brad Guzan as backup for countryman Brad Friedel in the Villa Park pecking order.

Jay DeMerit hopes the revolutionary eye surgery which is expected to reduce his recovery time by half will help the Watford captain secure his place in the USA squad for next summer's World Cup.

An article about a certain bearded midfield player's stint in the United States appeared in Sports Illustrated magazine in July with the headline "How Beckham Blew It". "The soccer story has been an epic disaster," the story declared.

U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard celebrates with teammates after the his team tied Costa Rica 2-2 in the final minute during a FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier at RFK stadium on October 14, 2009, in Washington, D.C. It was a great week for American soccer, after the U.S. team punched its ticket to next yeara s World Cup in South Africa.

Perhaps one day, the figurine mounted atop the Honda Player of the Year trophy will be a silhouette of Landon Donovan.

AC Milan defender Oguchi Onyewu will have surgery Wednesday to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee sustained while playing for the United States in last week's World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica.

American midfielder Clint Dempsey returned from a sprained right shoulder as Fulham beat Hull 2-0 Monday night to climb four places to 12th in the Premier League.

The United States men's soccer team will play in its sixth consecutive World Cup in 2010.

Jozy Altidore returned to the United States' starting lineup for the World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica following the car accident involving Charlie Davies.

For those who sit in the Nordecke or any other section in Crew Stadium, for those who care about soccer in Columbus and in the United States, these autumn days of excitement and anticipation are to be savored.

Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada each belted solo home runs in the seventh inning to help lift the Yankees to another come- from-behind win, finishing off New York's American League Division Series sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 4-1 decision.

The lower bowl of RFK Stadium turned into a white sea of No. 9s on Wednesday as fans of the U.S. national soccer team showed their support for forward Charlie Davies, who was in a hospital after a car accident Tuesday that jeopardized his career.

The United States, already qualified for the World Cup, can help determine on Wednesday whether it's joined by Costa Rica or Honduras from CONCACAF.

In this Sept. 9, 2009, file photo, United States soccer player Charlie Davies sings his national anthem prior to a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.