US was dominant, but could have done better in beating El Salvador ...
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It was a rumble at the Big Razor (as Gillette Stadium is widely known). Historically, El Salavador and the United States men don&#39;t much like
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An inspired European team was dominant Friday, while a fragile United States team was demoralized while falling behind, 6Â½-1Â½.
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El Salvador&#39;s national team began yesterday&#39;s World Cup qualifier at a disadvantage, conceding size and speed to the United States and fielding far fewer top-level professionals.
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BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela  -- Brad Guzan made several key saves, including one on a penalty, in his first Copa America appearance but couldn't get to Jaime Castrillon's 14th-minute header and the United States lost 1-0 to Colombia on Thursday night.
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SAN SALVADOR, El Sal- vador Â· Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson scored to lead the United States over El Salvador 2-0 Saturday night and put the Americans in commanding position to advance to the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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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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SAN SALVADOR, Oct. 8 -- This was supposed to be an exhilarating weekend for futbol fans in El Salvador, what with those dastardly Americans in town for a 2006 World Cup qualifier Saturday night and the normally beloved Salvadoran national team, La Seleccion, in position to move into first place in the group standings.
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The scoop: Finally! For the first time in this championships, the team that scored first did NOT win the game. Nursing a 1-0 lead starting the third period, the USA surrendered two third-period goals and lost
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Jozy Altidore, a forward for the Red Bulls of M.L.S., scored in each half yesterday in Ottawa to help the United States to a 2-1 victory over Brazil in the Under-20 World Cup. The United States finished atop Group D with 7 points. That left Brazil, the four-time champion, with only 3 points, trying to secure one of four berths given to third-place teams.
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Paulo Wanchope scored a  hat-trick as Costa Rica brought Guatemala down to earth with a  5-0 victory in Saturday's World Cup qualifiers while the United  States picked up a rare win in Central America by beating El  Salvador 2-0.
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The USA moved one step closer to the final round of World Cup 2006 qualifying in the CONCACAF zone with a rather easy 2-0 win over El Salvador Saturday night in San Salvador.
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The World Cup isn't the only field that America can't dominate
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Frustrated by fouls, turnovers and a feisty opponent, the United States desperately looked for help. Then along came Sheryl Swoopes to set things right.
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Our valiant little men&#39;s national basketball team fought its big, beating heart out last night and came up just shy of a chance for the Olympic enchilada.
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ATHENS, Greece - Frustrated by fouls, turnovers and a feisty opponent, the United States desperately looked for help.    Then along came Sheryl Swoopes to set things right...
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Guatemala reached the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup on Tuesday after drawing 1-1 with Trinidad and Tobago, while the United States made it three wins out of three by beating El Salvador 4-0.
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Brian Ching got another big goal, and the United States received the gift of jewelry. Ching scored just five minutes in on the Americans' first shot, and El Salvador was forced to play a man short after a defender was ejected midway through the first half for wearing a gold chain. Landon Donovan went on to score a second-half goal, and the United States won 2-0 Saturday to move into good position to advance to the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.