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when did sports come to america
games that were brought to America by the first settlers that arrived from Europe in the 17th century. -
jesse owen shocks germany
Owens took to Berlin like a speeding train, winning the 100m 200m long jump and 4x100m relay giving him the record for most track and field golds until Carl Lewis tied him almost 50 years later -
U.S. Hockey's Forgotten Miracle
The Americans defeated all four favorites Canada the Soviet Union Czechoslovakia and Sweden during their seven game sweep of the Olympic games giving the U.S. its first men's ice hockey gold. -
USSR Upsets USA
An unawarded timeout an uncalled technical foul three inbounds plays a controversial referee gesture that gave the Soviet inbounder more space and multiple clock miscues eventually gave the Soviets a layup for the win 51-50. The Soviets took the gold The U.S. never took silver leaving their medals behind. -
The miracle on ice
white and blue upset the far favorite Soviets 4-3 in the medal round of the Winter Olympics. Herb brooks coached a bunch of amateur and collegiate players to one of the biggest hockey victories in U.S. history -
the dream team
the dream team featured 11 hall of famers. Led by Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, the Americans romped their opponents by nearly 44 points per game. Wining the gold meddle easy. -
Muhammad Ali olmpics
He carried the torch and was awarded a replacement medal for the one he threw into the Ohio River decades earlier. -
Brandi Chastains PK for Gold: 1999 World Cup
neither could score in 120 minutes on the pitch together. After everyone else had shot Brandi Chastain stepped up for one of the most memorable goals in U.S. soccer history. -
Michael Phelps Mines for Gold
Phelps won the 100m and 200m butterfly 200m freestyle 200m and 400m individual medleys, 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays, and the 4x100m medley relay. -
2008 olympics
If you are one of those people who argue "Kobe Bryant isn't so clutch" then you may want to ignore the 2008 gold medal game versus Spain in Beijing. With 8:13 left in the fourth quarter and the U.S. up 91-89, In the next two-plus minutes Bryant scored five points and assisted on a three pointer and a dunk. He followed that up with two three-pointers one of which was a four point play. He ended up leading The Redeem Team in assists en route to a 118-107 victory.