Wambach&#39;s boot boosts US into semifinals
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THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Abby Wambach will never score an easier goal. From 1 foot away, she tapped the ball into the net and put the United States into the Olympic semifinals.
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The United States had another nervous start in the Women's World Cup, but its defense was impenetrable against Sweden on Friday and Abby Wambach showed her scoring prowess.
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Abby Wambach scored two goals and Carli Lloyd got her fourth of the tournament, leading the United States over Sweden 3-2 Monday night for a place in the Algarve Cup final.
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VIENNA - The defending champion United States advanced to the Davis Cup quarterfinals behind a commanding doubles victory by twins Bob and Mike Bryan yesterday over Austria's Julian Knowle and Jurgen Melzer.
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It&#39;s three down and three to go in this semifinal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The US sits on top of Group 1 with a victory at home and two draws on the road.
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FOXBORO, Mass. Brian Ching did it again, putting the United States in good position to advance to the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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The US men&#39;s national team took the lead in Group A of the semifinal stage of CONCACAF region World Cup qualifying with its 2-0 victory Saturday over El Salvador.
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Andy Roddick cracked a 155 mph delivery,  two mph quicker than his own fastest serve record, to help push  the U.S. into a 2-0 lead over Belarus in their Davis Cup  semifinal on Friday.
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ATHENS, Greece - Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end - two baskets and another on defense - to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. Now, only one game stands between the U.S...
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ATHENS - Playing without suspended forward Abby Wambach, the US women&#39;s soccer team battled to a mutually beneficial 1-1 draw with Australia last night at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki. The result was not unexpected, as the ...
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Abby Wambach scored her 17th goal in her  last 18 matches as the United States beat Japan 2-1 on Friday,  setting up a semi-final clash with world champions Germany in  the Olympic women's soccer tournament.
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden  - Twins Mike and Bob Bryan produced a scintillating doubles display to hand the United States a 2-1 lead over Sweden in their Davis Cup semi-finals on Saturday.
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Heather O&#39;Reilly, minutes after missing a wide open net, scored in the ninth minute of overtime Monday to give the United States a 2-1 victory over World Cup champion Germany and a place in Thursday&#39;s gold-medal game.
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The United States beat European champion Spain 1-0 on Thursday to set up to a quarterfinal showdown against Australia at the Women&#39;s Under-19 World Championship.
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Keith Tkachuk has four goals and an assist to lead the United States into the semifinals with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over Russia.
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Bob Bryan hits a return during a doubles match in the Davis Cup semifinal against Belarus on Saturday in Charleston, SC Bryan and his teammate and brother Mike Bryan won and helped the US advance to the finals.
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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.