US stars can&#39;t grasp team game
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Sergio Garcia was a little giddy and who could fault him? It was Saturday night and his European team had sprinted away to what would prove to be an insurmountable lead in the 35th Ryder Cup.
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Phil Mickelson was left to carry the can for the abject failure of the Americans&#39; so-called dream team, but the bigger problem for the US Ryder Cup side is the one who looked as if he had been hard done by, Tiger Woods.
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It&#39;s not easy to compile a passer rating of 0.00. All the greats have tried. Most have failed. There was Atlanta&#39;s Kurt Kittner.
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US coach Bruce Arena made two decisions with players in the last seven days that could have a lasting effect on the men&#39;s national soccer team.
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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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ATHENS - The US might have found its shooting touch in time to retain gold in Olympic basketball, but American attempts at diplomacy continue to miss badly.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, United States : As Europe went on a charm offensive to win over the American fans, US captain Hal Sutton was coming to terms with Phil Mickelson&#39;s decision not to practice.
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The US men&#39;s national soccer team, holding a slim lead atop the CONCACAF region&#39;s Group 1, faces a tricky test today as it meets an El Salvador team battling to stay alive.
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Well, at least that one's out of the way. Happened pretty quick, too. Turns out the Americans can't play singles very well, either.
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It has been an uninspiring United States Open for the American men, who fell apart with remarkable alacrity in the first week of the tournament. Until this year, when Taylor Dent, Mardy Fish and Vincent Spadea all lost in the second round, the Open had never gone into the third round with only two American men.
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Across the spectrum of mass-appeal professional sports, Americaâs greatest regional rivalry has not been a pretty sight for New York fans.
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The manner in which the Americans have maintained their 10-game unbeaten streak has left the coaches and players inspired and concerned at the same time.
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There are times when the Americans just can't win, such as the Ryder Cup. And sometimes, they don't even have to wait for the matches to get under way.
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For good or bad, tennis players&#39; fortunes change as quickly as the direction of the swirling wind at the US Open. Just ask major champions Jennifer Capriati, Roger Federer and Carlos Moya, who all dealt with
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.
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A struggling United States basketball team coming off two narrow escapes and a epic loss faces its toughest Olympic test yet Saturday against unbeaten Lithuania, which is playing like the team to beat for gold.
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The United States basketball team didn&#39;t just lose to Argentina and, with it, a chance to play for the Olympic gold medal. The high-priced roster of NBA players might have lost something even more precious than that: the world&#39;s respect.