Final round within reach for Americans
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WASHINGTON -- The heavy lifting has been done. The long plane rides to exotic lands and the tough nights on the road playing in front of raucous crowds are a memory for now.
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A tale of the tape points to an early knockout in the Ryder Cup. Five Americans have won major championships, the best measure of poise under pressure. Europe doesn't have a major champion on its team for the first time in the last 10 matches. The Americans have seven players among the top 15 in the world. Europe has two.
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Well, at least that one's out of the way. Happened pretty quick, too. Turns out the Americans can't play singles very well, either.
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ATHENS, Greece - Cat Osterman struck out 10 in six innings, Crystl Bustos homered and the United States completed a perfect run through the preliminary round with a 3-0 win over Taiwan on Friday, setting up a U.S.-Australia showdown in the semifinals.    On another blistering day, the U.S...
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Although the visitors did not get a victory, the United States is still in a good position after what figured to be the most threatening game of the regional semifinal round.
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THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Abby Wambach will never score an easier goal. From 1 foot away, she tapped the ball into the net and put the United States into the Olympic semifinals.
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US stars know they must improve to beat Greece on Friday and qualify for Sunday's World Basketball Championship final, where either 2004 Olympic champion Argentina or title-hungry Spain will await.
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SAN SALVADOR -- Thanks to Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson, the United States can advance to the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup with a victory over Panama Wednesday.
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Gold Cup holders and hosts United States are aiming for their sixth final in the competition when they play North American rivals Canada in the semi-final on Thursday.
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The United States national men&#39;s soccer team has two games remaining in the semifinal round of regional-qualifying play for the 2006 World Cup, but to a man, the focus is on getting to the next round as soon as possible.
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WEST PALM BEACH Â· Trump International&#39;s difficult finishing holes are asserting themselves at the ADT Championship. A year ago, the tournament came down to the final shots at the 18th, and
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Tomorrow, he faces a far more demanding task. Tomorrow, with one more increasingly precious chance at US Open glory on the line in a marquee quarterfinal, the last American legend standing
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Gary Russell Jr. won his bout in the 119-pound division and Raynell Williams won at 125 pounds yesterday to earn the final berths on the United States Olympic boxing team in Houston.The winners in the other nine Olympic weight classes were decided Saturday night: Luis Yanez (106 pounds), Rauâshee Warren (112), Sadam Ali (132), Javier Molina (141), Demetrius Andrade (152), Shawn Estrada (165), Christopher Downs (178), Deontay Wilder (201) and Michael Hunter (201-plus).The world championships will be Oct. 23-Nov. 3 in Chicago. The top eight finishers in each division will qualify for Beijing.
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What it will take to win hearts and minds outside the U.S.
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CHARLESTON, SC -- Andy Roddick and the rest of the US Davis Cup team figure itâs about time the country reclaimed the championship.
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The US national team has started preparations with replacement players for the final round of World Cup qualifying. A group of more than 20 players joined coach Bruce Arena at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., to begin practice yesterday, but the US Soccer Federation has not released names.
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Still smarting from their 18Â½-9Â½ drubbing by Europe in September&#39;s Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, the Americans have decided to overhaul the way they pick their team for the next meeting, at the K Club in Ireland in 2006.