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...first set, 25-22, before falling behind the Russians in the second. Down 21-19, the U.S. capitalized on Russian errors and reeled off six straight points to take the set. But the momentum had already begun to turn, and behind the mammoth outside hitters, Alexander Volkov and Maxim Mikhaylov, Russia clawed back. The U.S. staved off one set point in the third but eventually succumbed, 27-25. After taking the fourth set, 25-22, the Russian players looked ready to play four more, while the Americans slumped. Between sets, McCutcheon, whose impassive sideline demeanor belies a wiry intensity, urged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: US Flexes its Muscle over Russia | 8/22/2008 | See Source »

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