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With few fans in the stands and little light on the field, the United States hung on to win its first soccer game in Cuba since 1947, beating the hosts 1-0 in a sloppy, sleepy World Cup qualifier Saturday night. Clint Dempsey scored late in the second half and Tim Howard made two key saves to give the United States its third straight road win in qualifying from the North and Central American and... |
Alfonso Soriano homered three times at the top of Chicago's retooled batting order, and the first-place Cubs emerged from their longest losing streak of the season by keeping their composure and beating the Cincinnati Reds 14-9 on Saturday night to end a six-game slide. Soriano was the Cubs' Mr. September last season, leading their final surge toward the NL Central title by hitting a club-record 14... |
Jim Furyk quietly pumped his fist when his final putt of a marathon day disappeared in the cup. Even though it was for bogey, this was cause for a small celebration Saturday at the BMW Championship. He played 36 holes over 10 hours on a soggy course that made it feel as though he were walking through sand. |
| Riley Skinner didn't panic, even though he had only a minute following Mississippi's go-ahead touchdown on fourth down. Sam Swank ran onto the field with a smile on his face before attempting the game-winning field goal. Nerves? What nerves? No. 20 Wake Forest used its experience and poise to avoid becoming the latest Atlantic Coast Conference team to disappoint. |
| Jake Locker was crestfallen. The sophomore quarterback did everything he could to give Washington a chance for an upset of No. 15 BYU and wound up apologizing for the Huskies' loss. Locker was penalized for celebrating what could have been a game-tying touchdown run with 2 seconds left and BYU's Jan Jorgensen blocked the 35-yard extra-point attempt to help the Cougars hold to a 28-27 victory... |
