US lacks finishing touch
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There was a wet start to jolt the American senses, but it proved harmless.
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A confident American team enters the playoff rounds of the World Basketball Championship on an impressive run but some familiar faces are blocking the US path to reclaiming the global throne.
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For the bulk of the 89 minutes that the US National Team went without a goal against an inspired Jamaican side, chances were created -- some of the golden opportunity nature -- but none were converted. And it nearly put the Americans behind the proverbial ...
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Europeâs stunning victory over the USA in the Ryder Cup has left the American press wringing their hands and gnashing their teeth about exactly just how the supposed underdogs walked away with a comprehensive 18 1/2 9 1/2 win.
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NO other country today affects the world the way America does. Americans have a full appreciation of their nation&#39;s immense power but, in general, they tend to have a retarded view of the great responsibility that comes with this power.
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Team USA&#39;s 94-90 loss to Lithuania last night was not revelation, but confirmation. It reaffirmed that the erstwhile Dream Team is deeply flawed and poorly suited to international basketball; that its shooting
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The lack of focus on goalkeeper Chris Seitz during the World Cup has been a relatively good thing for the United States, which has played attractive, attacking soccer, for the most part.
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THE statistics suggest itâs time for a change. After a record nine-point defeat at Oakland Hills, four of the last five matches lost and only three of the last 10 won, the US are barely competitive enough to contest the Ryder Cup.
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Sometimes, change for change&#39;s sake can be a good thing. Team USA proved that last night. After inserting five fresh sets of legs into the lineup because of extremely poor
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Something strange is happening in US men&#39;s team sports in the international arena. We saw it with the men&#39;s basketball team at the Olympic Games, and we witnessed it again last weekend at the Ryder Cup.
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All that talk of the United States returning to the top of the basketball world will have to wait. The reality is that the Americans are no closer now than they were two years ago.
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The world used to be green with envy over the greenback, but now the stuff in your wallet can&#39;t seem to shake the blues. It&#39;s not that the United States is on the verge of singing &quot;Brother, Can You Spare a
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As the United States was rolling through play in the world championships, Dwyane Wade couldn't help but notice that something seemed missing.
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Pundits often opine that America's stature is declining on the global stage. It turns out that Americans -- literally -- are not standing as tall, compared  with the rest of the world, as they used to.
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The United States stopped short of endorsing Brazil&#39;s ambition for a permanent seat on an expanded UN Security Council but did say the country would be a &quot;solid candidate.
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Actually, it&#39;s been that way for much of the last 20 years as far as the Ryder Cup is concerned. Displaying the kind of team unity the United States has been unable to attain in recent years
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The loss dropped the Americans into third place in Group A with a 2-2 record. The US team will face Sweden in the quarterfinals on Saturday.