Australia Salvages Late Draw with U.S. Women in Soccer
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Australia's "Matildas" salvaged a 1-1  draw against the United States at the Athens Olympics on  Tuesday to join the Americans in the last eight of the women's  soccer tournament.
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The streak is over, and so is the United States' bid for a third Women's World Cup championship. Brazil and its star player Marta put on a dazzling performance against the Americans and cruised to a 4-0 victory in the semifinals Thursday, ending the U.S. unbeaten streak at 51 games and sending the Brazilians into their first title match, against Germany on Sunday.
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ATHENS, Greece - The United States shook off early shooting woes and sloppy play to claim its third straight Olympic women's basketball title Saturday, a 74-63 victory over Australia. They did it by turning up the defense, crashing the boards harder in the second half and, most importantly, finding their shooting touch...
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Center fielder Ellen Estes scored three goals including the decider to help the United States beat Australia 6-5 Thursday in the Olympic women&#39;s water polo bronze medal game.
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The reincarnation of the Women's United Soccer Association has been delayed until 2009, league officials announced yesterday. The league, which operated from 2001-04, hopes to capitalize on the expected success of the US national team in the Women's World Cup in China Sept. 10-30 and the Beijing Olympics next year.
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ATHENS, Greece - The United States led Australia 29-26 at halftime of the women's Olympic basketball final Saturday as neither team could get going offensively. The Americans, seeking their third straight gold medal, held Aussie star Lauren Jackson to just five points on 2-of-10 shooting...
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South Korea took an early lead, so did the Czech Republic. Hey, even New Zealand had the US women&#39;s basketball team down for a while.
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ATHENS -- They wanted each other. They got each other. One more time. The United States women's basketball team survived a grind-a-thon against Russia yesterday and will go for the gold today against Australia. It's a rematch of the gold medal game from the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, which the US won, 76-54, in a game also remembered for Aussie ...
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The United States and Australia kept  unbeaten records at the Olympic women's basketball tournament  on Monday to stay on course for a gold medal showdown.
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Jessica Rostedt, right, of the US fights for the ball with Zurine Gil Garacia of Spain during the first half of their U-19 Women&#39;s World Cup Championship match at Surakul Stadium in Phuket, southern Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004.
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The red, white and blue U.S. softball  machine are one win away from their third straight gold medal  after rolling over Australia 5-0 in their semi-final on Sunday.
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ATHENS - The single best women&#39;s basketball player in the world might be debatable, but there&#39;s no doubt about the team. The United States reinforced its dominance Saturday with a 74-63 win over Australia
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The United States waited until the 89th minute to rescue a 1-1 draw in the semifinal opener of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. Cobi Jones crossed from the right flank to Landon Donovan, who played a deflection to forward Brian Ching.
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ATHENS -- Preliminary-round elimination would have been a disaster for the United States women. Desperate for a victory, the Americans avoided embarrassment by finally playing like a gold medal contender -- and like a team.
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Abby Wambachâs two goals moved the Americans into position to qualify for the quarterfinals at the FIFA Womenâs World Cup.
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Heather O'Reilly's rocket shot salvages a 2-2 draw for the United States of America against North Korea.
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The United States reached the semifinals of the Women's World Cup, beating England, 3-0, yesterday behind second-half goals from Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx, and Kristine Lilly.