Shock defeat for USA
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Puerto Rico claim a surprise 92-73 victory over the USA 'Dream Team'.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States men&#39;s volleyball team fell below .500 Thursday night with a four-set loss to Russia in Pool B action.
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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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Ron Siler had just taken a beating, and now it seemed like the whole US boxing team was down for the count. Fighters weren&#39;t following directions, medal hopes were slipping
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The early, brutal assessments are in, and the US Ryder Cup team&#39;s historic loss to Europe at Oakland Hills is being compared to the US Olympic basketball Dream Team&#39;s flop in Greece.
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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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Defending Olympic champion Hungary hands the United States its first loss in water polo preliminaries Thursday, beating the Americans 7-5.
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North Korea dominated possession and scored twice while the United States was a player short for several minutes in the second half before Heather O'Reilly tied the game.
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The United States lost their first  basketball game at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when  Puerto Rico sent them reeling to a 92-73 defeat.
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The United States was eliminated from the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with a 2-1 overtime loss to Austria in the quarterfinals Saturday as Erwin Hoffer scored the go-ahead goal in the 105th minute, just two minutes after he entered the game.
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It is difficult to imagine a more complete collapse than the one the United States suffered in a 4-0 defeat to Brazil in the Womenâs World Cup semifinal Thursday.
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England begin the defence of their World Cup title with a desperately disappointing display against the USA.
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ATHENS : America&#39;s hopes of salvaging its badly bruised Olympics pride suffered a major setback when for the first time in history their men failed to qualify for the 100m freestyle swimming final.
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In past Olympics, defeating a mediocre team such as Greece by a mere six points would be cause for alarm for the United States.
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There was a time when winning the Davis Cup wasn&#39;ta goal for the United States -- it was an expectation. After recording a 3-2 win over Russia in the 1995 finals, the US was well
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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's soccer tournament.
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US women&#39;s water polo coach Guy Baker was seething so much about an unusual call that he could barely speak. His world champion squad was too &quot;crushed&quot; to explain what happened.