2004 World Cup: Russians Warm Up for Another Visit to the USA
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Recovering from a loss to Canada the night before, Russia picked apart a weak Slovakian defense and picked up an easy 5-2 win on Sunday, concluding the preliminary round of the 2004 World Cup.
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Russia were on course to reach their   fourth Davis Cup final after taking a commanding 2-0 lead at   home against the United States in Friday's singles.
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A year ago last night, Uncle Sam's nephews were in Gelsenkirchen, getting bounced by the Czechs in their World Cup opener. Claudio Reyna was the man in the middle, Brian McBride was up front, Eddie Pope on the back line, and Bruce Arena was on the sideline, not particularly enthralled with how the evening was going.
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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
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The United States opens the final round of 2006 World Cup qualifying with games at Trinidad and Tobago in February and at Mexico in March.
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Heading into the World Cup of Hockey, perhaps the biggest unknown for Team USA was how it was going to fill the netminding duties after Mike Richter&#39;s retirement.
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Canada now meet the Czech Republic on Saturday for a place in Tuesday&#39;s final while defending champions the United States face-off against Finland on Friday.
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Alex Kovalev scored the winning goal and minor league goaltender Illya Bryzgalov held his own against the American stars as Russia beat the United States, 3-1, last night in the World Cup of Hockey in Minneapolis.
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Russia captain Shamil Tarpishchev hopes charismatic leader Marat Safin will be fit for their Davis Cup final with the United States after his team had to battle their way past Germany at the weekend.
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October 11, 2004. The latest round of World Cup qualifiers in South America have produced some interesting results at nearly the half-way mark.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the 2004 World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory last night.
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The narrative of homegrown athletes triumphing over foreign opponents resonates with Russian sports fans, reaffirming their conviction that their country&#39;s athletes are no worse, and
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Marat Safin defeated Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5) to give Russia a 1-0 lead over the United States after the opening singles of the Davis Cup semifinal on Friday. Russia's Mikhail Youzhny was scheduled to play James Blake in the day's second singles match on the Olympic indoor stadium's clay court.
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United States coach Mike Krzyzewski sees signs that his team is adjusting to international play as it prepares for the world championships.
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CASTELLANETA MARINA, Italy  - Russia will be missing Maria Sharapova and maybe their coach for this weekend's Fed Cup semi-final against the United States while defending champions Italy face a daunting task against France.
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TORONTO -- Pavel Datsyuk, Alex Kovalev, Sergei Samsonov, Alexei Yashin, and Alexander Ovechkin scored for Russia in a 5-2 victory over Slovakia last night in the final preliminary game of the World Cup.
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THERE is nothing new under the sun. Hereâs the scenario. Itâsa vital World Cup qualifier deep in the industrial heartlands of Poland.