Argentina beat U.S., Paraguay hammer Colombia
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PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela  - Paraguay, inspired by a Roque Santa Cruz hat-trick, thumped Colombia 5-0 while Argentina overpowered the United States 4-1 in a glut of goals at the Copa America on Thursday.
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BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela  - Colombia salvaged some pride at the Copa America by beating the United States 1-0 in their final Group C match on Thursday.
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Argentina won its first Olympic gold medal in 52 years in the soccer final Saturday, while the US women&#39;s basketball team atoned for their men&#39;s failure by storming to victory.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Argentina's Angel Cabrera held his nerve to become the second South American to win a major title with a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday.
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Brazil stunned favored Argentina, 3-0, Sunday to win its second straight Copa AmÃ©rica title in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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Brad Guzan made several key saves, including one on a penalty, in his first Copa America appearance but could not get to Jaime Castrillonâs 14th-minute header and the United States lost, 1-0, to Colombia.
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MONTEVIDEO, Oct 10 (SW) - There were no real surprises in the South American qualifiers for World Cup 2006 on Saturday as both Argentina and title holders Brazil easily won their matches.
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The United States defeated Panama on two goals by Landon Donovan, advancing to the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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Thereâsa new leader atop the CONMEBOL standings after round 11 of qualifying. Ecuador handed world champions Brazil their first qualifying defeat 1-0 in Quito, and Argentina moved into first with a 3-2 win over Venezuela.
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Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson scored the double as the United States defeated El Salvador 2-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
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Juan Roman Riquelme scored twice as Argentina beat Peru 4-0 to set up a Copa America semifinal against Mexico, which earlier routed 10-man Paraguay 6-0.
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Argentina have comfortably beaten nine-man Paraguay 1-0 in the final of the men&#39;s soccer tournament to win their first Olympic gold medal in 52 years.
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Unlikely champion. Familiar scenario. Angel Cabrera hit all the right shots to hold off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by a stroke on a Sunday of survival at the U.S. Open, shooting a 1-under-par 69 at brutal Oakmont and giving Argentina its first major championship in 40 years.
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ATHENS -- Another United States-Argentina matchup is on tap. The Argentines, who ended the US's 58-game winning streak with NBA-stocked teams, edged Greece, 69-64, last night to move into the semifinals.
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Argentina upset three-times defending  champions the United States 89-81 in their semi-final at the  men's Olympic basketball Friday.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - A goal by Carlos Tevez in the 18th minute proved to be the difference, as Argentina edged Paraguay 1-0 in the gold medal game of men&#39;s soccer on Saturday at the Olympics.
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The Davis Cup players from the United States won one competition Sunday in Estadio Olimpico. Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and the Bryan twins pulled out a 5-3 victory