World finds joy in defeats suffered by Americans
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ATHENS - The sound you hear is the sound of the world gloating. It was a very bad day for los Americanos. The sound you hear is the sound of Italians crying for joy.
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HAVANA: President Fidel Castro, recovering from a fall that broke his kneecap and an arm, has received get-well wishes from the leaders around the globe, state media reported Saturday.
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From soaring heights to missed opportunities, the feel-good ride of the United States track and field team hit a couple of potholes last night even
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President Bush&#39;s biggest adversaries from &quot;Old Europe&quot; extended a hand of friendship as the world greeted his re-election with a mixture of hope and disappointment.
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ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford and two U.S. teammates overcame the first hint of anti-Americanism at the Olympic track, capping a big night for U.S...
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ATHENS - The US men have a basketball medal, but there is little consolation in the prize. Third place fell a couple of steps short of expectations, but the Americans had nowhere else to go Saturday in what
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Let me get this straight. We lost the Ryder Cup because we didn&#39;t hug enough? We lost because we didn&#39;t laugh enough? We lost because there wasn&#39;t enough charisma among the American players, because
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The Americans' passion and ruggedness came out of nowhere, just as Stephon Marbury's 31 points did in a 102-94 quarterfinal victory over Spain.
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Monitoring the recent elections in Bosnia brought home to me in a special way that the United States is indeed a blessed country. The war in Bosnia ended nine years ago.
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New England had not had this much fun since the Boston Tea Party. The Red Sox finally won the World Series for the first time since 1918 after stunning the despised Yankees in the playoffs.
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Americans are happy to work with the people of China on building a future free of the pain and trouble caused by HIV/AIDS, said spokesperson Sheila Paskman of the American Embassy in Beijing said here Wednesday.
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HOUSTON, Feb. 6 -- Nothing was at stake except national pride -- there were no trophies or tickets to the next World Cup awaiting the winner -- but when the United States and Mexico collide on a soccer field, the ramifications are always magnified.
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Beset by daily violence, Iraqis found some solace in their soccer team's run to the final of the Asian Games, even though it ended in defeat on Friday. For many fans, just getting that far was a triumph over adversity.
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This gold medal comes with a broken heart. This victory - as dominant as the Olympic Games have seen in years from any sport, any team, any nation - comes with a searing sense of loss.
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It is not the color they bargained on,  but the U.S. men's basketball team were happy on Saturday to  take any medal they could get their hands on.
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Lindsey Kildow of the United States won a women&#39;s downhill Friday to celebrate the first World Cup victory of her career. With compatriots Bode Miller and
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The Americans got off to a near-perfect start yesterday in the Presidents Cup, getting superb play from veterans and rookies alike in winning five and a half points out of the six alternate-shot matches at Royal Montreal. Despite a leader board covered with American red numbers, perhaps the most poignant moment of a gray afternoon was Jack Nicklaus, the United States captain, instructing Phil Mickelson and Woody Austin to concede a three-and-a-half-foot par putt on the 18th hole that assured Mike Weir of Canada and his International team its only point of the opening session.It was typical of Nicklaus, who famously conceded a putt about the same distance to Tony Jacklin in the 1969 Ryder Cup that allowed those matches to end in a tie. That gesture became a symbol of sportsmanship in match play between countries and continents. Then again, this was only the first day, and it was clear the Americans were in charge.