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US Soccer Team Cans Coach

Rob Quinn — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:20:00 CDT

Soccer coach Bob Bradley has been fired after more than four years at the helm of Team USA. Bradley was rehired until 2014 after the US reached the second round of the 2010 World Cup finals, but few people are surprised by the move now to replace him, the Washington...

Wambach Again! USA Advances to World Cup Final

John Johnson — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:52:05 CDT

One more win for the World Cup: The US women's soccer team beat France 3-1 today to advance to the finals on Sunday. With the game tied 1-1, Abby Wambach headed in a goal (again! ) to give USA the lead with about 10 minutes left. Alex Morgan made it...

North Korea Blames Lightning Strike for Loss to US

John Johnson — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:07:45 CDT

The USA women's soccer team started the World Cup with a 2-0 victory today thanks to goals by Lauren Cheney and Rachel Buehler and, er, a lightning strike on June 8. Or so says the North Korean coach, who claims five of his players were hospitalized earlier this month when...

Here's USA's Winning Goal

John Johnson — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:46:25 CDT

Even American sports fans who roll their eyes at soccer have to appreciate the drama of Landon Donovan's clutch goal in the waning moments of today's World Cup game against Algeria. He doesn't knock that in, and the US is done. Instead, they're advancing to the knockout round with a...

Robert Gibbs Settles Up, Dons Canada Jersey

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:33:29 CST

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs came to his daily on-camera briefing today wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey—the result of not one, but two losing bets on the US-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics.

Prankster Dupes MSNBC as Fake USA Goalie

John Johnson — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:05:35 CST

A prankster posing as Team USA hockey goalie Ryan Miller got on the air yesterday on MSNBC and guaranteed a win tomorrow against Canada. The network's Willie Geist had to come back hours later to apologize and speak to the real Ryan Miller. The hoax follows another this week on...

Canada Wins, Gets US for Hockey Gold

Will McCahill — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:43:40 CST

The Canadian men’s hockey team will play for the gold medal the host nation most desperately wants from the Vancouver Olympics, earning a rematch with the US by fending off a third-period charge from Slovakia tonight in a 3-2 victory. The Canadians lost, 5-3 to the Americans last Sunday; the...

Canadian Women Top US, Claim Hockey Gold

Will McCahill — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:49:03 CST

Marie-Philip Poulin’s two first-period goals stood up tonight as the Canadian women’s hockey team shut out the US, 2-0, to claim the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. Shannon Szabados turned away all 28 shots she faced. It’s the third consecutive gold for the Canadians, who have won 15 Olympic...

Friction Flares Between US Women Skiers

John Johnson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:17:10 CST

Rumblings of discord have emerged between US skiers Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso. In an interview with si.com , Mancuso said she and the rest of the alpine skiing team were tired of the media lust for the photogenic Vonn. "People are having a hard time reaching their potential because...