With US stars off, European rout is on
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Hal Sutton wasn&#39;t blaming Phil Mickelson. The captain of the US Ryder Cup team wasn&#39;t blaming anyone. But he was frustrated and at least a little peeved, and someone asked.
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AMERICA was on the brink of another sporting humiliation last night after Spain stormed into a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup final. After the US Olympic &#39;Dream Team&#39; mustered only a basketball bronze medal, the
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Whatever magic they had found in the morning dew yesterday, they lost in the afternoon shadows at Oakland Hills Country Club. And so a heralded US Ryder Cup team finds itself in need of a miracle finish even grander than the one it scripted in 1999.
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The Americans play defense vs. Greece, but outside shooting still suspect going into Aussie game. Allen Iverson, nursing a broken thumb, lead the US with 17 points in a 77-71 victory over Greece yesterday.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The worst U.S.  defeat in Ryder Cup history was dumped at the feet of the  team's leading three players, who buckled under the weight of  expectation and the force of a European juggernaut.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Europe put  themselves on the brink of a crushing Ryder Cup victory over  the United States Saturday, rookies Paul Casey and David Howell  providing the inspiration in the morning fourballs.
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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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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The question simply had  to be posed after Bernhard Langer's Europeans completed their  record rout of the United States by 18-1/2 points to 9-1/2 at  the 35th Ryder Cup.
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SAITAMA, Japan -- The European champions are playing for a much bigger prize. The best the United States can hope for is yet another bronze medal.
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Agony: Natalie Cook vents her frustration at her injury as the Americans take control in the deciding third set. Photo: Darren Pateman.
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The pairing of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods came up short for the Americans, who never led in a match and watched as Europe took a 3Â½-Â½ lead after the morning four-ball matches Friday
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The United States featured four players based in Europe. Ireland has beaten the Americans all four times they have played. The teams previously met in 2000 in New Hampshire, with Ireland winning 83-3.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The worst U.S. defeat  in Ryder Cup history was dumped at the feet of the team's  leading three players, who buckled under the weight of  expectation and the force of a European juggernaut.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The United States sent out its Dream Team for the first match of the Ryder Cup, and it was all downhill from there...
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The Americans had the individual stars, but the Europeans had the cohesiveness essential in a team competition such as the Ryder Cup.
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On paper it is no contest, a red, white and blue rout. Just consider the make-up of the American and European teams that will compete for the 35th Ryder Cup when
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The United States hit its stride just in time to avoid elimination from the World Cup of Hockey. Facing the same Russian team that dominated them five nights earlier