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Americans just can't seem to dominate anymore

By Mark Kreidler
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, September 22, 2006

The Americans battled valiantly and halved three of their four afternoon matches Friday, but they made just enough mistakes to find themselves trailing Europe 5-3 after a tight opening day at the Ryder Cup in Ireland. And congratulations, Kroger: You're at the top of the Delta pledge class. That was the high point for the weekend. Not to go all Johnny Stormfront on you, but allow me to cover some recent ground for the U.S. on the international sports scene: • Women's basketb ...

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