All Posts Tagged With: "usa"
Earthquakes salvage 1-1 tie with Crew (The Associated Press)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Alan Gordon scored in the 90th minute to give the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-1 tie with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Gordon scored for the third time this season, connecting six days after he scored San Jose ‘s only goal in a 1-1 tie with Chivas USA.
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Correa scores, Chivas USA beats Galaxy 1-0 (The Associated Press)
CARSON, Calif. (AP) Jose Erik Correa scored on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute and Chivas USA beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday night in the SuperClasico. The victory, in front of a sellout crowd of 18,800 at the Home Depot Center, was Chivas’ first at home this season and first against their cross-hall rivals since 2007.
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UCF baseball loses to Rice, but program is blasting off
6:37 p.m. EST, May 19, 2012 | Mike Bianchi , SPORTS COMMENTARY In the end, there would be no conference championship.
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Cal rugby: Why Golden Bears are not vying for collegiate title
The national collegiate rugby crown will be settled on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah, and for only the seventh time in 33 years powerhouse Cal will not bring home the championship. The Golden Bears, who have won 26 national titles in traditional 15-man rugby, opted out of the premier division this season, uneasy with the direction of USA Rugby and determined to become more proficient at the seven-man game that will be played at the Olympics, beginning in 2016 in Brazil. “There’s a lot of opportunities, and it’s not time to think in the old ways,” long-time Cal coach Jack Clark said.
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VCU leaves CAA, announces move to Atlantic 10
By HANK KURZ Jr. | Associated Press – RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth University went from “VCWho” to the biggest story of the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament when it made an improbable run to the Final Four
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Thunder clobber Lakers 119-90 in Game 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) When the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City last met, Metta World Peace delivered an elbow that sent the Thunder’s James Harden home with a concussion. It’s the Lakers who are smarting after the playoff rematch. Russell Westbrook had 27 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Thunder blasted the weary Lakers 119-90 on Monday night in the opening game of the Western Conference semifinals.
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BYU rugby poised for second national championship
BYU’s Hoseki Kofe runs with the ball during the Wasatch Cup rugby match at BYU in Provo on Saturday, April 7, 2012. BYU won. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News PROVO — Some call it real football
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Geno: Griner had ‘pretty good’ chance at US team
Associated Press – DALLAS (AP) — U.S. coach Geno Auriemma says Baylor standout Brittney Griner ‘s chances of making the team for the London Olympics were “pretty good” had she not withdrawn. Auriemma says there aren’t many other Americans — or players in other countries, for that matter — who are Griner’s size and have her skills
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US men’s basketball roster deadline now July 7 (Yahoo! Sports)
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo considers about 10 men’s Olympic team spots set ”on paper,” with the rest to be determined over two days of practice before the squad is announced July 7.
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Krzyzewski not likely to return for 2016 Olympics
Associated Press – DALLAS (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski says he thinks the London Olympics will be his last coaching the United States. The Duke coach was brought in before the 2008 Games to revive a struggling Olympic team , which had finished a disappointing third in Athens
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