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Germany was on the defensive in the second Great War. The final defeat inched nearer. Two weeks earlier, the 156,000 Allied troops on nearly 5,000 amphibious vehicles had landed in Normandy, France and began fighting their way east through occupied Europe. While Schön laced up his leather boots in the bowels of Berlin's Olympic Stadium on the afternoon of Sunday June 18, 1944, thousands of predominantly American, British, and Canadian men forced German warriors from strongholds across France.
In the port city of Cherbourg, roughly 200 miles from Paris, raids by United States P-47 Thunderbolt planes killed or wounded 800 of Schön's countrymen. In the nearby Brittany capital of Rennes, Marauder and Havoc bombers blew up rail yards. In Washington D.C.,...
Before Tuesday, Derrick Nix had never left the United States. By Friday, the trip with his Michigan State teammates to Germany had changed his view on the world more than even he could have imagined. Michigan State has the... more »
Two years ago, Juan Agudelo and Mix Diskerud were given an opportunity, and they ran with it. With a symphony of vuvuzelas providing the soundtrack in Cape Town, the two youngsters and relative unknowns were given a rare chance... more »
Historically, invading Russia is an awful idea at any point on the calendar. U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has never been one to steer clear of a challenge, however, so he’ll venture into the Caucasus for... more »
Disturbing details emerged when U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo appeared in court Tuesday in Kirkland, Wash., with her fiancee, Jerramy Stevens, a former NFL tight end, who was accused of striking Solo. The couple appeared in... more »
Three thoughts on the U.S.' 2-2 tie against Russia in Wednesday's friendly in Krasnodar ... • The U.S. got a tie despite being largely outplayed. This was just a friendly, so there's little reason to make much of the... more »
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