A Bitter Loss for Nowak, United
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The Chicago Fire stun D.C. United with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup series.
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Symbolically, the Knicksâ loss to the Kings on Wednesday was as crushing a defeat as the team has had, as it appeared too fragile or too psychologically damaged to make a stand.
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Goalie Dominik Hasek and the World Stars team of NHL barnstormers lost 6-1 Thursday to Swedish Elite League club Farjestad. Ray Whitney of the Detroit Red Wings scored the World Stars&#39; goal before a crowd of 6,037.
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In the battle between Major League Soccer and the national teams of several players over the coming weeks, there will be likely few winners.
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Peter Nowak has played in two MLS Cups &#151; he liked the first a lot better &#151; and gets another crack at the championship this year. The rookie coach will guide D.C. United in Sunday's title game against Kansas City.
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David Beckham and Landon Donovan are among a glut of players whose injuries have decimated the Los Angeles Galaxyâs roster.
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Sundayâs game represents a bittersweet moment for Jeremy Shockey, who broke his leg against Washington in December, played most of the Giantsâ games, only to miss the most important ones.
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Manchester United suffer a setback to their title hopes as they are beaten by derby rivals Manchester City.
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Defending league champion Werder Bremen suffered its first loss of the season Sunday at the hands of VfL Wolfsburg.
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ROSEMONT, Ill. -- When last they saw each other, WBC light heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek and challenger Paul Briggs were both bleary-eyed and bloody. That night Adamek prevailed, but barely, each man extracting from the other a terrible price for agreeing to an angry business meeting in which leather and blood flew.
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The Revolution have overcome long odds to reach the Major League Soccer playoffs the last two seasons. But, after their 3-2 loss to the MetroStars Saturday night, their chances of continuing that trend seem to be fading.
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D.C. United'sÃÂ depth has been depleted by departures and injuries, and the team's lack of forwards going into playoffsÃÂ is a growing concern.
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CREWE Alexandraâs efforts to prolong the culinary theme of the week by hurling a banana skin at Manchester United fell apart last night and, as a gallant Dario Gradi disappeared to share
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Malcolm Glazer and Manchester United suffered major damage yesterday as the battle for control of the Old Trafford club intensified.
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The Aeros got a painful reminder of the prowess of a pair of their former teammates Wednesday night. They saw two of their former players combine for a goal and two assists
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The Cleveland Rockers were reeling from something more disheartening than a gut-wrenching loss, or elimination from the playoffs. They had just been informed that they no longer existed.
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Manchester United striker Louis Saha will miss his side's Champions League trip to Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday as he struggles to recover from a knee injury.