US determined to take back Cup
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BLOOMFIELD TWP., Mich. - Take a great deal of pomp and circumstance, repeated mention of integrity and sportsmanship and the pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
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The United States intends to bid for the 2018 World Cup, hoping to return soccer's quadrennial championship to the country that produced the highest attendance in the event's history.
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By Rick Bonnell // The Charlotte Observer // September 27, 2004. CHARLESTON, SC _ Every member of the US Davis Cup team needs to win this weekend to avoid an &quot;almost&quot; year.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the 2004 World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory last night.
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HALMSTAD, Sweden  - The United States retained the Solheim Cup on Sunday when they crushed Europe 8.5-3.5 in the final session of singles and finished 16-12 ahead overall at Halmstad in Sweden.
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Sixty minutes into a World Cup qualifying match in Jamaica last month, the United States trailed and risked losing its first game ever to the Reggae Boyz.
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The United States edged out an injury-hit Serbia in a deciding mixed doubles to win a dramatic Hopman Cup final on Friday. The U.S. led 1-0 after Jelena Jankovic forfeited her singles against Serena Williams because of a leg injury.
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Jessica Mendoza and the United States put Japan away quickly Sunday, but expect a bigger challenge when they play for the World Cup title.
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The United States will be chasing their fourth Hopman Cup title in six years when they play top-seeded Serbia in Friday's final of the mixed teams tournament.
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United States national team coach Bruce Arena was planning for the future last night. But Arena was also playing to win, the US's 1-1 tie with Jamaica eliminating the Reggae Boyz from World Cup qualifying.
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Once upon a time, America ruled. No, no. I mean ruled . When I was growing up, we were international sports tyrants. We took it all for granted.
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The World Cup will no longer rotate among continents, a decision that throws open a sudden race to host the 2018 tournament, which the U.S. has expressed interest in.
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The United States had been confident of coming away from the first Olympic women&#39;s wrestling tournament with the maximum four medals.
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The bad blood returns! And it may be exactly what the United States needed to turn the tide in the Ryder Cup. Thanks to Englishman -- by birth, really -- Paul Casey, the hugs and kisses the Americans and Europeans
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six of the last nine competitions -- the United States appeared to have the stronger team, yet Europe won. The US squad is, at best
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The Cup is theirs, and they don't seem to be in a hurry to give it back. Not even if it follows protocol.
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This zone qualifier looks a lot like all the others -- 1992 in Portland, 1999 and 2003 in San Juan. The United States just doesn't win -- it obliterates. And the goal of every other team this week is: Get to the medal round and avoid the Yanks at all costs.