Strategy aside, all bode's well for stocked US team
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The overriding impression leaving the World Alpine Championships in Bormio, Italy, is that the United States has one terrific ski team with more depth than it has enjoyed for many years -- if ever -- but that it has a long way to go to close the gap with the Austrians.
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The Americans had the individual stars, but the Europeans had the cohesiveness essential in a team competition such as the Ryder Cup.
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Just why the United States team is considered the favorite in the Ryder Cup is a bit of a mystery, given the simple fact that the European team is 5-3-1 in the last nine matches.
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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 next five days present the US men&#39;s soccer team a pair of chances to reinforce why it is considered the region&#39;s top squad.
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U.S. shots at the World Cup have been scarcer than tickets. The Americans have just one shot on goal in their first two games. Every other nation has at least four.
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That wasn&#39;t easy. Team USA beat Greece Tuesday, but barely, edging out a 77-71 victory. We definitely played better than we did in game one against Puerto Rico, but still not well enough to dominate like we should.
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The US national team has started preparations with replacement players for the final round of World Cup qualifying. A group of more than 20 players joined coach Bruce Arena at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., to begin practice yesterday, but the US Soccer Federation has not released names.
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Mikael Silvestre said he liked the United States âbecause everything is big.â But apparently the soccer is not yet big enough to entice him to relocate across the Atlantic.
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Just because the United States has stormed through its regional qualifying for the next World Cup does not mean the Americans are a world soccer power.
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ATHENS -- Almost a clean getaway . . . Team USA is trying so hard to be the international good fellas. No showboating. No mugging. No smiling. No complaining to refs (when Lamar Odom angrily threw down a towel in response to one call against his team, coach Larry Brown whirled around, directed him back to the bench, and kicked ...
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They play with a confident air these days, even a swagger, more befitting the Brazilians and Germans. And, for the U.S. men's soccer team, that's good &#151; very good.
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The starting lineup still is far from complete, but a core has emerged on the U.S. team that will head to Germany for the World Cup.
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Teams with the ability to wear down opponents and remain fresh can reap the benefits come November.
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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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Dream Team no longer: The U.S. squad is learning a hard lesson in how the rest of the globe plays ball
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With back-to-back World Cup qualifying games on the line, US team coach Bruce Arena has called in his heavy hitters from overseas.