Women Rally to Avoid Second U.S. Upset
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The U.S. women's basketball team  overcame a slow start to beat the Czech Republic 80-61 at the  Olympics Monday and avoid following the American men to an  upset defeat.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh The organizers of Bangladesh&#39;s first women&#39;s tournament on Wednesday said play would continue, despite protests by a Muslim group that termed the event &quot;indecent and against Islamic norms.
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LA JOLLA, California  - Fed Cup debutant Ashley Harkleroad spared the blushes for the United States by crushing Germany's Tatjana Malek 6-1 6-3 to level the scores at 1-1 in their world group first round tie on Saturday.
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For those who thought the U.S.-North Korea matchup might be the best of the women's World Cup, they weren't disappointed.
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Playing in a steady rain from an approaching typhoon, the U.S. Womenâs World Cup team defeated Nigeria, 1-0, and will play England in the quarterfinal on Saturday.
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Playing from behind finally doomed the US women's volleyball team. After struggling just to get out of the preliminary round, the Americans were eliminated from the Olympics yesterday in Athens when a late rally fizzled against Brazil in a quarterfinal defeat, 25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 25-27, 15-6.
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The Washington women&#39;s basketball team left Edmundson Pavilion bloodied last night -- but, for one of the rare times recently, not beaten.
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ATHENS, Greece - This latest victory for the U.S. women's basketball team came with a scare - from an injury, not the opponent...
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Germany and England have claimed the first quarterfinal places in the womenâs World Cup and one of the two teams may face the United States. The Americans play Nigeria Tuesday and are favored to advance.
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The US team has regained some ground against Europe on the second day of the Ryder Cup golf competition outside Detroit, Michigan.
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Starvation and loss of a period should alarm women in sports.
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Annika Sorenstam could not have asked for a better day in the U.S. Women&#039;s Open. She played solidly for an even-par 71 in the morning to keep a share of the lead, then spent the afternoon resting in her palatial quarters as Pat Hurst, Michelle Wie and the rest of her challengers battled the blustery conditions at Newport Country Club, knowing they would have a short night before the marathon finish.
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ATHENS -- The US women gymnasts, favored to win the Olympic team medal for the second time in three Games, are grouped with defending champion Romania in this afternoon's preliminaries, which will also determine the field for Thursday's all-around and the subsequent four apparatus finals.
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FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 8 -- Justine Henin was three points from winning her second U.S. Open Championship on Saturday night when a spectator at Arthur Ashe Stadium let out a whoop just as the Belgian tossed the ball for a second serve.
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The United States had another nervous start in the Women's World Cup, but its defense was impenetrable against Sweden on Friday and Abby Wambach showed her scoring prowess.
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While it didn't produce as much hand-wringing as did the men's shortfall in Japan earlier this month, the US women's basketball team's semifinal loss last week at the World Championships in Brazil was far more startling. The men, after all, had been sixth in 2002 and third at the Olympics. The women not only hadn't been beaten at the global ...
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ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. women's basketball team got just what it wanted against Spain - a victory and a test...