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  • AP: America's teams struggling across board (Uh...better check out MotoGP, Eddie)

    07/14/2006 8:37:11 PM PDT · by BlueOneGolf · 35 replies · 3,145+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | July 14 2006 | Eddie Pells
    On the Fourth of July, a 160-pound Japanese man overcame an American nearly 75 pounds heavier in a hot dog eating contest. Silly? Sure. Symbolic, too. Whipped at Wimbledon, whomped in the World Cup, beaten in baseball, Americans can't seem to win much these days — whether it's on the pitch, the court, the diamond or a ridiculous eating contest. Coming soon: The World Basketball Championships, where the U.S. team is in rebuilding mode after an embarrassing bronze-medal performance at the Athens Olympics. And the Ryder Cup, where the Americans lost badly on their home turf two years ago and...