Ryder Cup: Europeans&#39; success mocks the rankings
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan You can stare at the world golf rankings and list of major championship winners for as long as you like, and you will not find an explanation for why Europe led the United States by an even bigger margin than usual after two
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - After a week of  being charmed by golfers in practice, Ryder Cup fans were quick  to take sides Friday as the United States and Europe resumed  golf's greatest grudge match.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Rampant Europe  retained the Ryder Cup after dominating the last-day singles  matches on Sunday to beat the United States by a record 18-1/2  points to 9-1/2.
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Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald were picked as wild-card entrants as Europe&#39;s 12-man Ryder Cup golf team was completed. Englishmen Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and David Howell qualified to face the US for the first time.
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They were hoping for a sporting miracle yesterday, only it didn&#39;t materialize. Now, American Ryder Cup players must hope for a diplomatic miracle.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, United States : Humiliation from the worst American defeat in the Ryder Cup&#39;s 77-year history had barely registered when United States golfers faced an even bleaker thought - the future.
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The 19-inch Ryder Cup is not the only thing coveted by holders Europe and the United States at Oakland Hills this week. Unusually, both
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Bloomfield Township, Mich. - There isn&#39;ta more confident Ryder Cup player than Colin Montgomerie, but even the smiling Scot couldn&#39;t fathom the monumental margin of victory by the Europeans at Oakland Hills Country Club.
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The Americans have the big names. The Europeans have the luck of the Irish.
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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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Britain&#39;s Colin Montgomerie has always played like a man possessed in Ryder Cup matches against the United States. A talismanic figure
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Once again, it appears the United States is the favorite -- at least on paper -- to win the 35th Ryder Cup matches, which unfold this weekend at Oakland Hills in suburban Detroit.
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The suspicion that the European members of the Ryder Cup team are in better current form than their American counterparts hardened into a certainty over the weekend.
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Well, it&#39;s not quite great, but it might be good enough to do the job. With the conclusion of the BMW International Open on Sunday came also the final reckoning in the constitution of the Europe Ryder Cup team.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Staring down Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and the rest of the Americans, Europe got off to a stunning start Friday in the Ryder Cup...
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Despite the Europeans&#39; six victories in the last nine Ryder Cups, players readily admit to being the underdogs this year. However, statistics would lead many to conclude the opposite is true.
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Backed by the clutch performance from its English rookies and reliable play from Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood, Europe put the United States in another huge hole Saturday by taking an 11-5 lead at the Ryder Cup and making victory Sunday seem like a mere formality.