U.S. expects struggle at World Cup semis
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U.S. coach Greg Ryan is bracing for Brazil. He knows the semifinal will be rough, smoothed a bit by the artistry of Marta, the game's best female player.
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INGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 19 - Sixty minutes into Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifying match against Jamaica, with the United States trailing by 1-0, Brian Ching stood on the sideline, waiting to enter, more excited than nervous.
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Even though the United States has a guaranteed spot in the regional finals, forward Eddie Johnson says there are still high stakes in Wednesday's World Cup qualifying match against Jamaica.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - The U.S. men proved their doubters wrong on Tuesday by qualifying for the team final at the world gymnastics championships and vowed this was just the start of things to come.
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Before Friday night&#39;s semifinal in the World Cup of Hockey, coach Raimo Summanen of Finland and coach Ron Wilson of the US discussed different opponents.
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Sixty minutes into a World Cup qualifying match in Jamaica last month, the United States trailed and risked losing its first game ever to the Reggae Boyz.
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The U.S. womenâs World Cup team will have a difficult challenge in Thursdayâs semifinal against the Brazil team led by the artistry of Marta, the FIFA womenâs player of the year.
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Once the Ryder Cup matches begin Friday at Oakland Hills Country Club, the ideals of sportsmanship and civility will be more difficult to achieve than they are to talk about.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The pressure is on  the United States to improve their poor Ryder Cup record over  the first two days, says U.S. captain Hal Sutton.
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Just as US national soccer team coach Bruce Arena had predicted many months ago, the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup has been riddled with treacherous road trips and perplexing
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The United States and Argentina will go after each other again in the Olympic men&#39;s basketball semifinals, and if their latest performances carry over, it&#39;ll be difficult for the South American rivals to win.
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The US is to face Jamaica in their final match of preliminary competition to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on November 17 in Columbus, Ohio.
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The U.S. believes it can exploit Brazil's penchant for defensive breakdowns, lack of organization and habit of losing its composure when the two face off with a trip to the Women's World Cup finals at stake Thursday.
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A winning streak of two games will propel the United States into the regional finals of World Cup qualifying by Wednesday night. The Americans play at El Salvador on Saturday night in Group A of the North
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The U.S. team must win against Ghana on Thursday or go home. And even if the Americans beat the Africans, they might wind up with an early exit from the World Cup.
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The US Davis Cup team is gearing up for a tough final against strong Spanish opponents on an unfavorable surface but are optimistic about beating their hosts, said their semi-final team member Mardy Fish.
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England start their defence of the World Cup with a laboured victory over a willing but limited USA side.