BRIEFLY : U.S. FALLS TO CANADA.Byline: Daily News Wire Services For the third straight year, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. failed to reach the semifinals of the world hockey championships. The Americans were eliminated in the second round after a 4-1 loss to Canada on Sunday in Hamar, Norway. It was Canada's fifth straight win over the U.S. in a major international tournament since 1996. ``It's really disappointing,'' said the Vancouver Canucks' Darby Hendrickson Darby Hendrickson (born August 28, 1972, in Richfield, Minnesota, U.S.) is a professional ice hockey center. He was drafted in the fourth round, seventy-third overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. After being named Minnesota Mr. , making his fourth appearance at the world championships for the United States. ``It's pretty grim in the dressing room.'' The Americans will play Switzerland today in an attempt to better their world ranking. DIVING: Despite diving in pain, Huang Qiang surprised Russia's reigning Olympic platform champion Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin (Russian: Дмитрий Иванович Саутин to complete a Chinese sweep at the USA Diving USA Diving, Inc. is the national governing body of diving in the United States as recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and is a member of United States Aquatic Sports Inc., the United States' member of FINA (the International Swimming Federation). Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Fu Mingxia of China, the defending Olympic champion on the 3-meter board, coasted to a gold medal in her favorite event, outpointing Russia's Irina Lashko, a four-time 3-meter champion, 541.05 to 522.96. Anna Lindberg of Sweden took the bronze. The Chinese team took six golds and three silvers in eight events over the weekend. CYCLING: Two French cyclists admitted taking banned substances and were placed under investigation in Paris. Paris police last week detained 15 people, including several top athletes. Six remain in custody. Last week's arrests were made in connection with the drug scandal that marred last year's Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and . BOXING: Michael Nunn knocked down William Guthrie five times before earning a sixth-round technical knockout victory in Minot, N.D. Nunn (54-4, 34 knockouts), a former middleweight and super middleweight champion, says the victory makes him the No. 1 light heavyweight contender. The Nunn-Guthrie fight was the co-main event. North Dakota native and IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention cruiserweight cruis·er·weight n. In both senses also called junior heavyweight. 1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 190 pounds (85.5 kilograms), between light heavyweight and heavyweight. 2. champion Virgil Hill (45-3, 21 knockouts) defeated Glen Thomas (27-6, 15 knockouts) in a 10-round unanimous decision in a non-title fight. |
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