News: ORACLE TEAM USA extends 34th America's Cup with four consecutive wins
UPDATE:
Oracle wins 7th straight in America's Cup
Associated Press
Bernie Wilson, AP Sports Writer
9/25/2013
Excerpt:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Skipper Jimmy Spithill and his mates aboard Oracle Team USA are on the brink of finishing one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
An America's Cup that had the look of an embarrassing loss for software tycoon Larry Ellison's American syndicate comes down to a winner-take-all race Wednesday: Two 72-foot, space-age catamarans are set to make a final, adrenaline-fueled sprint around San Francisco Bay, on a five-leg course framed by the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.
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UPDATE:
Oracle wins 7th straight in America's Cup
Associated Press
Bernie Wilson, AP Sports Writer
9/25/2013
Excerpt:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Skipper Jimmy Spithill and his mates aboard Oracle Team USA are on the brink of finishing one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
An America's Cup that had the look of an embarrassing loss for software tycoon Larry Ellison's American syndicate comes down to a winner-take-all race Wednesday: Two 72-foot, space-age catamarans are set to make a final, adrenaline-fueled sprint around San Francisco Bay, on a five-leg course framed by the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.
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View the complete article, including video, at:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SAI_AMERICAS_CUP