Home-course advantage? Not US has rank, Europeans have track ...
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Township, Mich. -- For all of Hal Sutton&#39;s Bear Bryant-meets-George S. Patton act -- all into-the-breach and damn-the-torpedoes -- and for all of Europe&#39;s woe-is-me act -- all faux kneeling at the superpower&#39;s
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It's called the US Open, and though fewer than a fifth of the competitors this year are US-born, it's not because the US Tennis Association hasn't tried to get more Americans. All 16 of the wild cards in men's and women's singles were awarded to Americans, even at the expense of the men's NCAA champion, Benjamin Becker ...
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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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The Americans have the big names. The Europeans have the luck of the Irish.
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I'm with Hal Sutton. Eurofolk, stop whining about Brookline. &quot;We've apologized for five years,&quot; says the US Ryder Cup captain. &quot;So y'all need to forget about that. The American players, if we had to do it all over again, would not have run out on the green. We are going out there, and we are going ...
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SEVILLE, Spain -- Ireland and Austria share the lead after Thursday&#39;s first round of the World Cup of Golf at the Royal Seville Golf Course, while a pair of unheralded Americans remain in contention.
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The Americans got off to a near-perfect start yesterday in the Presidents Cup, getting superb play from veterans and rookies alike in winning five and a half points out of the six alternate-shot matches at Royal Montreal. Despite a leader board covered with American red numbers, perhaps the most poignant moment of a gray afternoon was Jack Nicklaus, the United States captain, instructing Phil Mickelson and Woody Austin to concede a three-and-a-half-foot par putt on the 18th hole that assured Mike Weir of Canada and his International team its only point of the opening session.It was typical of Nicklaus, who famously conceded a putt about the same distance to Tony Jacklin in the 1969 Ryder Cup that allowed those matches to end in a tie. That gesture became a symbol of sportsmanship in match play between countries and continents. Then again, this was only the first day, and it was clear the Americans were in charge.
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A RAMPAGING Europe led by Colin Montgomerie put the United States on the rack when they rushed into a opening day lead of five points at the Ryder Cup today.
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OSAKA, Japan  - The finale of the world athletics championships belonged to the glittering United States track team on a Sunday night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field.
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HALMSTAD, Sweden  - A late rally earned Europe a share of the fourballs at the Solheim Cup but the hosts still trailed United States by 4 1/2 points to 3 1/2 at the end of Friday's opening day.
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Statistics do not show, conclusively, why the United States no longer dominates menâs professional tennis, but there is some tantalizing evidence to consider.
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The pairing of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods came up short for the Americans, who never led in a match and watched as Europe took a 3Â½-Â½ lead after the morning four-ball matches Friday
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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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An international team took a 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 lead over the United States on Friday after the first round of the &#36;3 million UBS Cup, the Ryder Cup-style competition the Americans have never lost.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The heavyweight  United States duo of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lost twice  on the opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup Friday as Europe  opened up a lead of 6-1/2 points to 1-1/2.
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Sergio Garcia inspired Europe to a hard-fought 5-3 lead over the United States in a knife-edge opening day of play in the 36th Ryder Cup at the K-Club.
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Europe and the US reveal their pairings for the first day of Ryder Cup practice, with few surprises for either side.