BEIJING (AP) The team in red, white and blue now has the easiest path to gold. The young United States men's hockey team held on to beat Germany 3-2 Sunday night, finishing the preliminary round unbeaten and clinching the top seed in the knockout round at the Olympics. The Americans move directly into the quarterfinals and next play the winner of the Germany-Slovakia game from the qualification round.
<p>Russia's Kamila Valiyeva has been cleared to continue her Olympic participation at the Beijing Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled after a hearing Monday morning. But the IOC says it won't hold a medal ceremony if she makes the podium. </p><p></p><p>Women's bobsled star Kaillie Humphries has her third Olympic gold medal, capturing the inaugural crown in the monobob event. Humphries finished the one-woman event with a four-run time of four minutes 19.27 seconds while her teammate Elana Meyers Taylor finished second in 4:20.81. </p><p></p><p>In ice dancing, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron won gold while Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue snagged a bronze medal.</p><p></p><p>Canada's women's hockey team won 10-3 in dominant fashion against Switzerland in the first semifinal. One more win for the U.S. will set up the gold medal rem