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Tennis

U.S. upsets Swiss team

Given a supremely tough draw in the Davis Cup, the United States is off to an exhilarating start.

It ousted Roger Federer and host Switzerland in the first round in Fribourg, with Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan winning the doubles match on clay — a surface selected by Federer to exploit what was perceived as an American weakness.

Fish and Bryan, paired for the first time in more than three years, were clearly up for the challenge Saturday. They defeated Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, the reigning Olympic champions, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

The doubles victory gave the Americans a 3-0 lead in the best-of-five, first-round series. Fish and Bryan built on the momentum from Friday's riveting singles matches, when John Isner stunned Federer in four sets and Fish outlasted Wawrinka in five.

"I played well enough in doubles, but Stanislas not so much," Federer said, adding Wawrinka "didn't have his best match in singles. It's a shame, because of that defeat we weren't able to put the U.S under pressure."

Track and field

Lagat regains record

Bernard Lagat, an ex-Washington State standout, regained his U.S. record in the indoor 5,000 meters, winning in 13 minutes, 7.15 seconds at the Millrose Games in New York. He lowered Galen Rupp's mark by more than four seconds.

Soccer

U.S. women win thriller

Alex Morgan tied the score in the 88th minute and added the winner shortly before the final whistle in stoppage time to give the U.S. women a dramatic 2-1 victory over New Zealand in an exhibition match in Frisco, Texas. The game-time temperature was 34 degrees.

Man U moves into lead

Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Manchester United's Patrice Evra before the match overshadowed host Man U's 2-1 victory over Liverpool that lifted the defending champions into first place in the English Premier League.

Wayne Rooney scored twice for the second consecutive match.

Suarez, starting his first match since serving an eight-game ban for racially abusing Evra during a league match Oct. 15, withdrew his hand as the French defender put forward his in the traditional ritual before kickoff.

"He is a disgrace to Liverpool Football Club," Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said of Suarez. "He shouldn't be able to play for Liverpool again."

NFL

Ward reacts to report

Receiver Hines Ward, 35, wants to stay with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to make it happen. NFL.com has reported the Steelers are planning to cut Ward, who is scheduled to make $4 million this year.

Figure skating

Wagner earns title

U.S. champion Ashley Wagner won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., for her first international title. Her score was a career-best 192.41. Mao Asada of Japan placed second and American Caroline Zhang finished third.

Elsewhere

• Swiss skier Beat Feuz won the inaugural World Cup downhill on the course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics in Russia. Bode Miller of Franconia, N.H., was fourth.

• Austrian Marlies Schild won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season and overall Cup leader Lindsey Vonn of Vail, Colo., fell on her opening run in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra.

• Spaniard Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise drug test toward the end of a week in which the tennis ace was the butt of jokes by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping.

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