John McCain Rejects Allegations Of An Affair With Lobbyist In First Run For President
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Sports News

1970 Brazilian Soccer Team Voted Best Ever
2007-07-13 05:35 - The Brazilian team that won the 1970 World Cup in Mexico was voted the best team in soccer history in a poll conducted by World Soccer magazine, based in London.

10 Rookies Part of U.S. World Cup Team
2007-07-13 05:35 - Kristine Lilly will be joined by at least 10 players making their World Cup debuts, the most rookies for a U.S. squad since 1991, when everyone was a first-timer.

United States 2, Uruguay 1, OT : U.S. U-20s Advance to Quarterfinals
2007-07-13 05:35 - Michael Bradley scored in the 107th minute, and the United States rallied past Uruguay 2-1 Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

Soccer: Less Focus on Seitz Has Helped the U.S. Team
2007-07-12 06:01 - Goalkeeper Chris Seitz has remained out of the spotlight during the under-20 World Cup, and that’s been a good thing for the United States, which has played attractive, attacking soccer, for the most part.

Copa America: Brazil Eliminates Uruguay on Penalties
2007-07-12 05:37 - Brazil advanced to the Copa America finals on Tuesday, eliminating Uruguay 5-4 on penalty kicks.

Red Bulls 1, Rapids 0: 1 Goal Is Enough for the Red Bulls
2007-07-10 05:35 - The Red Bulls (7-5-3) evened the season series, after losing to Colorado (4-8-5) on May 13, thanks to a goal by John Wolyniec.

Argentina, Mexico Enjoy Routs to Set Up Copa America Semifinal
2007-07-10 05:35 - Juan Roman Riquelme scored twice as Argentina beat Peru 4-0 to set up a Copa America semifinal against Mexico, which earlier routed 10-man Paraguay 6-0.

Melted Ice Makes Way for Fever Pitch at FIFA Under-20 World Cup
2007-07-10 05:35 - The popularity of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in a nation otherwise dominated by hockey has been one of many surprises that have come with the tournament.

Uruguay 4, Venezuela 1: Uruguay Eliminates Venezuela in Copa America
2007-07-09 06:01 - After misfiring on two early open shots, Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan one-touched Andres Scotti’s free kick into the net for the first of his two goals in the 38th minute.

Wambach Is a Target, and She Likes It That Way
2007-07-09 05:39 - Over the past five years, Abby Wambach has gone from college hotshot to outright star, with some bumps in between.


 
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