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...pursue his suit. All the same, Roosevelt remained open to more cooperative dealings with Morgan. For all his tough talk, Roosevelt really was willing to cut deals. But he wanted the business world on notice that the days of freewheeling combination were over. And Morgan had reason to play ball with Roosevelt. Northern Securities was only one of the many trusts he had assembled. General Electric, Western Union, International Harvester, Aetna Insurance--he controlled them all. Just a year earlier, he had put together what was then the world's largest corporation, U.S. Steel, whose $1.4 billion in assets...
...Claudio Reyna has so much international experience made his error even more glaring: The American midfielder, who had been splendid in the first two games, committed one of the worst kinds of mistakes - being caught in possession in his own third of the field. Reyna was stripped of the ball by Haminu Dramani, whose shot gave U.S. goalie Kasey Keller no chance, leaving a 1-0 deficit that the Americans could tie once but never erase. They crashed out of the World Cup, 2-1, on a disputed penalty call in injury time of the first half despite scoring their...
...hole once again, the U.S. responded. In the 43rd minute Clint Dempsey, who again played fearlessly, smashed a ball past Ghana keeper Richard Kingson off a pass from DaMarcus Beasley, whose first-half performance had been miserable until that moment...
...only. They trusted that he was all about winning. Wade is probably one of the most respected young players the game has had in a long time, and I think he proved a lot in the last four games." Added Heat guard Jason Williams: "I just gave him the ball and got out of the way. I knew he'd do the rest...
...herein lies another issue for the Americans. They have not yet put the ball in the opposition's net, which is pretty much a requirement to advance in the World Cup. Their lone score came on an OG - an own goal - grazie Italy. Although the U.S. was able to put Italy's vaunted defense under pressure, they were unable to finish. "Once we get into their third of the field, the crosses have to be better," says Reyna, looking ahead to Ghana. In soccer this is known as the final ball, and it hasn't been there. The U.S. will...