soccernet.espn.go.com - 6/28/2009
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Selecao comeback ends U.S. dream Updated: June 28, 2009, 3:00 AM ET JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Clint Dempsey sobbed as the Americans walked up to get their second-place medals, unable to hide the pain and the disappointment any longer. The euphoria of knocking off Spain last week dissolved Sunday in ...
soccerbyives.net - 6/29/2009
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Photo by ISIphotos.com While most U.S. national team
fans were watching Sunday's Confederations Cup final between the...
United States and Brazil at sports bars or in their own homes, there were a few American soccer fans who ...
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One American's Confederations Cup experience in Brazil
usatoday.com - 6/29/2009
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Fantastic. Lucky. Courageous. Shocking. Those are a few
of the words we could use to describe what...
the USA accomplished at the Confederations Cup, which showed what this team is capable of doing and how far they need to go to do it consistently. ...
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USA: Many positives, few holes to fill
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Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas —
[image] Oh, it felt so good for the U.S. soccer team. The Americans led 2-0 at the half over the powerful Brazilians and pure ecstasy seemed so close. But the Americans shot blanks in the second half while Brazil rallied for three goals, including the game-winner by Lucio, for a 3-2 victory to capture the Confederations Cup title in South Africa. ESPN.com
Monday Frowndup with Shaq Reaqtions
Cleveland Frowns —
Monday morning, back to Shaq, who made his first official announcement about the big trade on Friday afternoon via Twitter, by publishing a link to this video of himself lip-synching in his car to a song by Akon called "Over the Edge." Here is the video, and below is an excerpt of the song's lyrics so that we might guess at what Shaq is telling us here. I'm here at the crossroad where my life is heading man, I don't know. Should I stay or should I go cause anything's better then what I've been ...
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