Belarus surprises US in junior hockey
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Team USA&#39;s stunning 5-3 loss to Belarus might not be nearly as devastating as the possibility they might have also lost key forward Chris Bourque for some, or the remainder, of the world junior championships.
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Hot favourites the US will seek to restore lost American pride when they take on Belarus in a Davis Cup semi-final starting on Friday.
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A trip to Spain for the Davis Cup final assured, the United States padded its margin in the semifinals against Belarus on Sunday, with Andy Roddick beating Alexander Skrypko 6-4, 6-2 to give the hosts a 4-0 lead.
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Keith Tkachuk had four goals and an assist, leading the United States into the World Cup of Hockey semifinals with a 5-3 victory over Russia last night at St. Paul.
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Team USA goaltender Chanda Gunn makes the save off Team Canada Colleen Sostorics as USA&#39;s Katie King looks on during first period Four Nations Tournament action Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 in Burlington, Vt.
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For the first time, Americans were taken with the top two picks in the NHL draft.
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Now, a rattled United States team will play its most crucial game of the World Junior Championship tonight. If the United States tops the Czech Republic in Ralph Engelstad
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Saku Koivu scored the winner with less  than four minutes to go, giving Finland a surprise 2-1 victory  over the United States in the semi-finals of the World Cup of  Hockey at St Paul, Minnesota on Friday.
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When you look at the roster of the 2007 United States national junior team, which was announced Tuesday, one thing jumps out. Fourteen of the 22 players are from Midwest teams. And only two -- Boston College's Nathan Gerbe and Harvard's Jim Fraser -- are from local programs.
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This summer, 166 children from the Republic of Belarus traveled halfway around the world to experience some basics Americans too often take for granted - fresh air and nourishing food.
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Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish won their singles matches Friday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Belarus in the Davis Cup semifinals.
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No one seemed surprised, and by now, perhaps it would have been the height of denial had the US men&#39;s Olympic basketball team found any of this unexpected.
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Team USA finally showed some energy in the World Cup of Hockey, beating Slovakia 3-1 Friday for its first win in the tournament.
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The United States and Spain will be favourites to win their respective Davis Cup semi-finals this weekend. But Belarus, who travel to Charleston to face the Americans, and France, who visit Alicante to play Spain, will hope to upset the odds.
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Oh, Canada! For the first time, Americans were taken with the top two picks in the NHL draft.
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The Belarus duo of Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka won the US Open mixed doubles final Thursday, beating India&#39;s Leander Paes and US veteran Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4, 7-6 (8/6).
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The United States hit its stride just in time to avoid elimination from the World Cup of Hockey. Facing the same Russian team that dominated them five nights earlier, the Americans got four goals and an assist from Keith Tkachuk in a 5-3 quarterfinal victory Tuesday night.