U.S. resist strong fightback to retain Walker Cup
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The United States retained the Walker Cup on Sunday after resisting a determined fightback from Britain & Ireland to win by 12 1/2 points to 11 1/2.
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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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An international team took a 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 lead over the United States on Friday after the first round of the &#36;3 million UBS Cup, the Ryder Cup-style competition the Americans have never lost.
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GRAND FORKS, ND -- The US will get an opportunity to defend its world junior hockey crown, but it will have to do it the hard way.
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IN the Ryder Cup, the Americans may still have the name, but the Europeans continue to have the game. None of the golfers on the European team have won a major championship while the Americans
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The United States beat world champions Germany 2-1 in a fierce struggle Monday to reach the final of the Olympic women&#39;s soccer tournament.
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Even before playing Ghana, the United States believed it was in the toughest World Cup group.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - Unless golf history is  made, Europe will comfortably retain the Ryder Cup on Sunday  against a U.S. team which has been in disarray for the first  two days.
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Although the U.S. have dominated the Presidents Cup, captain Jack Nicklaus believes the Internationals boast greater strength in depth this year.
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The Americans kept their record perfect in the UBS Cup on Sunday, defeating the international team in the Ryder Cup-style match-play event 14-10 to win the cup for a fourth straight year.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - Only once in the 104-year  history of the Davis Cup has a nation won the final from 0-2  down, but U.S. coach Patrick McEnroe believes his team has what  it takes to rewrite the record books.
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The United States, who plays Nigeria Tuesday in the Womenâs World Cup, needs only a tie to advance. But to win Group B, it may come down to the arcane tiebreaker of yellow cards.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory in a game they had no choice but to win.
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England start their defence of the World Cup with a laboured victory over a willing but limited USA side.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - A U.S. Ryder Cup  fight-back against holders Europe on Saturday was inspired by  angry captain Hal Sutton.
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GRAND FORKS, North Dakota -- And so the freefall continues for Team USA. Roughly 24 hours after losing to Belarus and missing an opportunity to clinch top spot in Group A, the United States slipped from first
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James Blake put a nightmare year behind  him Tuesday, helping the U.S. make a winning start to their  defense of the Hopman Cup.