U.S. Duo Wins Opening Beach Volleyball Match
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American Misty May gave team mate Kerri  Walsh an ideal 26th birthday present with an easy victory over  Japan in their opening match of the Olympics beach volleyball  tournament on Sunday.
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A marathon day ended with a loud crack of thunder, but not before Lorena Ochoa and Cristie Kerr charged up the leaderboard Saturday as the U.S. Women's Open finally came to life.
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Nathalie Dechy of France and Russian   Vera Zvonareva beat eighth seeds Dinara Safina and Katarina   Srebotnik 7-6 7-5 to win the women's doubles title at the U.S.   Open on Sunday.
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Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh continued their unbeaten streak in Olympic beach volleyball semi-finals Monday and will face veteran Brazil team of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar in the gold medal match.
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The US men&#39;s basketball team got their first comfortable win at the Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday, routing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary round game.
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Andy Roddick and James Blake battled to victory on a difficult surface to give the United States a 2-0 start to their defense of the Davis Cup in Friday's matches.
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Annika Sorenstam got off to a good start in the opening round of the State Farm Classic. Another Swede had an even better finish.
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KIAWAH ISLAND (South Carolina): Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer won for the eighth time together in matchplay as the Rest of the World led holders the United States by 3Â½ points to 2Â½ on the first day of the UBS Cup, which is limited to golfers in
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Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won their first U.S. Open doubles title by beating Leander Paes and David Rikl 6-3, 6-3 Friday.
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Steve Stricker and rookie Hunter Mahan led the way as Presidents Cup holders the United States dominated Thursday's opening foursomes to lead the Internationals by 5- points to a half.
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Jhamal Fluellen and quarterback Mike Brusko each rushed for more than 100 yards last night, helping Maine pick up a 21-14 home win over Monmouth (N.J.) in the season opener for both teams.
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Scottie Reynolds and Curtis Sumpter gave the Wildcats the lift they needed in the opening game of the Big East tournament Wednesday.
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ATHENS Although the sport was born on the beaches of Southern California, Olympic beach volleyball titles eluded the Americans in the two previous Games.
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Laura Davies made two shots that will go down in Solheim Cup history to win the 16th hole, save her match and turn a rough opening day for the Europeans into something much better.The United States led by 4 Â½-3 Â½ after a windy, wet and frigid day â a good sign for a team that had not been ahead after the first day since 1998.Playing in the final fourball match of the day, Davies hit a tee shot on the par-3 16th that ended up in the bushes and bramble behind a creek. Once there, she blasted the ball to the fringe and chipped in her next shot from 50 feet to win the hole and draw her and Trish Johnson even against the Americans Morgan Pressel and Paula Creamer. The match ended in a draw.
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ATHENS -- A wild comeback lifted the United States from the brink of defeat against an inspired Greek team yesterday, putting the Americans in the Olympic volleyball semifinals for the first time in 12 years.
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AmÃ©lie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin-Hardenne advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday.
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Top-seeded Vincent Spadea and second-seeded Mardy Fish won Tuesday night in the first round of the Millennium International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.