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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard pulled a muscle in his right leg during Friday nights 2-1 loss to Mexico in a World Cup qualifier and was replaced by Brad Guzan late in the first half.Howard, who just regained the starting job from Guzan, was hurt while taking a goal kick about 35 minutes in. He was down on the field for 2 minutes while trainers worked with him, and he remained in the match. But after making a save in the 38th, he signaled to the bench that he needed to be replaced.Howard was to have a scan Saturday, and U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said he was doubtful for Tuesdays qualifier at Costa Rica.He knows its not looking that good, Klinsmann said.Howard, 37, started for the U.S. at the last two World Cups. He took a one-year sabbatical after the 2014 tournament and alternated with Guzan when he returned, and Guzan started at this years Copa America.While Howard is playing regularly in his first season after leaving Everton for Colorado, the 32-year-old Guzan hasnt appeared for Middlesbrough since August. The Rapids play Seattle in the Western Conference finals on Nov. 22 and 27. Buy Saucony Ireland . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Wholesale Saucony Shoes . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. http://www.wholesalesauconyireland.com/ . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. Saucony Ireland Sale . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. Saucony Stockists Ireland . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. INNSBRUCK, Austria -- The Austrian ski federation says Daniel Traxler will miss the upcoming ski cross season, including the world championships in March, after breaking his right upper leg in a training crash.The federation says the 22-year-old Traxler underwent surgery at a clinic in Innsbruck late Wednesday, hours after the incident took place at the Passo dello Stelvio glacier in Italy.The federation quotes Traxler as saying its bitter having to miss the enttire season as I was feeling very well physically.ddddddddddddOnce a promising Alpine skier, Traxler switched to ski cross after damaging his spine in a downhill training crash in 2011.Last season, he was voted FIS Rookie of the Year by ski cross coaches after posting two top-10 finishes in his first full season on the World Cup tour. ' ' '