Team USA
A U.S. World Cup campaign that began with exaltation and promise, with swelling momentum both on the field and across the country, boosting a sport to towering levels, came to a screeching and distressing halt Monday. With a golden chance to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years — and further […]
First, the good news: The United States men’s national team beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in the World Cup round of 32 Wednesday night. Now, the problematic: If the Americans are going to continue advancing, they will have to do it without their top goal scorer. Folarin Balogun scored what proved to be the decisive goal for the U.S. just before halftime — […]
The U.S. men’s national team entered Thursday’s match without any stress. With a place in the World Cup’s knockout round already secured as group winners, the only suspense hinged on whether star Christian Pulisic would return from a calf injury suffered in the opening game. So the 3-2 loss to Turkey, decided by a scrappy goal in the […]
The City of Rochester invites the public to its upcoming World Cup Watch Party — in the street! Rochester’s soccer fans are invited to cheer on Team USA as it competes against Paraguay. The watch party will be at East & Alexander, which will be transformed into a massive soccer celebration. Large monitors will be […]
When the most important baseball game in their country’s history was over and World Baseball Classic gold medals dangled around their necks Tuesday night, the members of the Venezuelan national team took the stage in center field at LoanDepot Park and belted every word to “Gloria Al Bravo Pueblo.” Some cried with the lyrics of […]
With the tying run at third and Team USA closer Mason Miller clinging to a 2-1 lead in this World Baseball Classic semifinal, No. 9 hitter Geraldo Perdomo milked eight pitches out of the All-Star closer, his 102 mph fastball beginning to tick down a bit. Two hours after a blown ball-strike call ended the Dominican Republic’s […]
In victory, Team USA defender Laila Edwards made history at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina. The 22-year-old Ohio native became the first Black American woman to win a gold medal in women’s hockey when the United States beat Canada 2-1 in overtime Thursday night in the gold-medal game. Eight days earlier, Edwards played her first […]
Rochester college soccer coach Darren Wynne has joined the coaching staff of Team USA Men’s Amputee Soccer. The team is competing for a spot in the 2026 World Cup in Costa Rica, with upcoming matches in Mexico. Wynne, who became a U.S. citizen in 2023, praised the determination of amputee athletes, noting they often outperform […]
Quincy Hall secured the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, held at Stade de France, marking a significant victory for the U.S. in an event they had not won since 2008. Despite a slow start, Hall surged ahead to overtake Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith at the finish line, clocking […]
This weekend at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Black athletes made history with outstanding performances. Simone Biles led the way by winning her second gold medal in the individual all-around gymnastics event. Noah Lyles secured his first Olympic medal by winning gold in the 100 meters, the first American man to do so in 20 years. […]
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