U.S. resumes tonight



U.S. resumes tonight
The U.S. women's national soccer team certainly remembers its two games with Nigeria. The players have the welts and bruises to jog the memory. Tonight, the U.S. plays Nigeria in Philadelphia in their second game of the World Cup. C3.
Battling for a spot
Putting up gaudy offensive numbers has never been a problem for Tom Kostopoulos. The 24-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins right wing has been doing that in the minors. To get scouts to look past his skating and give him a real shot in the National Hockey League has been the challenge. C4.
Faneca inspiresteammates
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro guard Alan Faneca has possibly designed a new standard by which linemen should be judged: the bobblehead. His performance in Sunday's win over the Cincinnati Bengals has inspired his teammates. C4.