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Sports can be fun, thrilling, and heartbreaking... local, national or global. Vermont Public Radio's Mitch Wertlieb loves talking sports and has been known to express an almost imperceptible preference for certain teams.
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Mitch's Sports Report: U.S. Women Are Once Again Champs Of The Football World
The U.S. women's soccer team completed its run through the World Cup tournament in Lyon, France yesterday, the first team to win back to back championships since Germany pulled off the feat in 2003 and 2007.
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Mitch's Sports Report: Two Headers, Epic Save On A Penalty Kick Send U.S. Women To World Cup Final
In a game brimming with drama even before it began, and with every touch once it did, the United States women's national soccer team embraced the spotlight, and exited the stage heading to their third consecutive World Cup final.
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Mitch's Sports Report: World Cup Showdown Between U.S. And England Overshadows Even Wimbledon
Back from England after back to back losses to the NY Yankees, the Boston Red Sox continue their international tour tonight with a trip to Canada where they'll face the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, and whether these Red Sox have enough left in the tank to salvage what's been a very disappointing season so far remains to be seen.
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Mitch's Sports Report: England Impresses In World Cup Win Over Norway; Mets Fans Need A Hug
Team England played its best game of the women's World Cup in France yesterday, saving the performance for a knock-out round dispatch of Norway in a 3-0 win.
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Mitch's Sports Report: Red Sox Head To England On Heels Of Blown Save Against White Sox
It's about a six and a half hour plane ride from Boston to London, but it must have felt twice as long to the Boston Red Sox took after yesterday's 8-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park.
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Mitch's Sports Report: Two Rapinoe Penalty Kicks Launch U.S. Women Into World Cup Quarterfinals
Megan Rapinoe went twice to the area for penalty kicks, and the veteran forward for the U.S. women's national soccer team did not miss on either chance, both goals accounting for all the scoring the Americans would need in their 2-1 win over Spain at the World Cup yesterday.