Switzerland's Alinghi Is 1 Win From Retaining America's Cup
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VALENCIA, Spain, June 30 -- It's win or go home for Emirates Team New Zealand.
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Alinghi and Team New Zealand go into the third race of their best-of-nine America's Cup series on Tuesday with the Kiwis hoping they have the psychological edge after breaking the Swiss syndicate's winning run.
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When America's Cup winner Alinghi sailed away with the Auld Mug in 2003, it was a blow to all of New Zealand. Now the Kiwis want the trophy back.
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The Americans got off to a near-perfect start yesterday in the Presidents Cup, getting superb play from veterans and rookies alike in winning five and a half points out of the six alternate-shot matches at Royal Montreal. Despite a leader board covered with American red numbers, perhaps the most poignant moment of a gray afternoon was Jack Nicklaus, the United States captain, instructing Phil Mickelson and Woody Austin to concede a three-and-a-half-foot par putt on the 18th hole that assured Mike Weir of Canada and his International team its only point of the opening session.It was typical of Nicklaus, who famously conceded a putt about the same distance to Tony Jacklin in the 1969 Ryder Cup that allowed those matches to end in a tie. That gesture became a symbol of sportsmanship in match play between countries and continents. Then again, this was only the first day, and it was clear the Americans were in charge.
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Team New Zealand take on defending champions Alinghi in the America's Cup which starts in Valencia on Saturday.
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy  - Renate Goetschl  captured her first Alpine ski World Cup race of the season on  Wednesday on one of her favorite pistes.
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Alinghi begins its America's Cup title defense Saturday by defeating challenger Emirates Team New Zealand by 35 seconds.
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Ireland drew 1-1 with Switzerland in their World Cup qualifier to partially avenge a defeat to the hosts before Euro 2004. A 2-0 defeat to the Swiss in the same city last October ended Ireland&#39;s
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Canada&#39;s Thomas Grandi won a giant slalom Sunday for his first World Cup victory in his 12 seasons on the circuit. Bode Miller missed a gate and did not finish his second run, reducing the American&#39;s lead in the overall standings.
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Team New Zealand will push thoughts of a 24-year jinx aside on Sunday when they take on defenders Alinghi in their second America's Cup race after losing the first.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- While two Americans were breaking their World Cup maidens over the last two weekends at Lake Louise and even a German snuck onto the top of the podium, the powerful Austrians were gnashing
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Alinghi won a thrilling photo finish over Team New Zealand and clinched the America's Cup on Tuesday, becoming only the third yacht to retain the 156-year-old trophy.
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Flachau, Austria (Ski Press)-Canadaâs Thomas Grandi tallied his second win in three days, stringing together giant slaloms in Alta Badia on Sunday and Flachau on Tuesday to score the only two wins of his World Cup career.
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Team NZ beat holders Alinghi by 28 seconds to win the second race of the America's Cup and level the series at 1-1.
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VALENCIA, Spain  - It is match point for Alinghi at the America's Cup on Sunday.
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Emirates Team New Zealand will now have a chance to sail for the Americaâs Cup against Alinghi, the Swiss syndicate that raided the Kiwisâ talent and pried the trophy away in 2003.
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Alinghi, the defending champion, will defend the Americaâs Cup against Emirates Team New Zealand in what many New Zealanders view as a grudge match.