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Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Cornerback Johnathan Joseph has two sports hernias fixed after last season, says James Palmer of CSN Houston. We knew he was hurting, but we didn't know it was that bad, and it explains why he was far less...

May and June are just about the only months when there's nothing to talk about regarding the NFL. Mays is doing the heavy lifting with his Warning series, but we wanted to make sure you were fully aware of some of the truly stupid NFL news stories fl...

ESPN The Magazine's The Body Issue, its fourth annual celebration of the athletic form, will feature 27 world-class athletes, including New England Patriots' tight end Rob Gronkowski, Toronto Blue Jays' slugger Jose Bautista, U.S. Women's National So...

Rob Gronkowski, Maurice Jones-Drew, Tyson Chandler and Abby Wambach are among the athletes who will strip down for ESPN The Magazine's fourth annual Body Issue.

A European tour and a chance to talk football and soccer with the locals led the guys in Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. to wonder what a U.S. national team might look like with our best athletes on the squad.

Jeff Carlisle hands out the grades for the U.S. following the Americans' 4-1 loss to Brazil.

The U.S. thrashed Scotland using its new high-tempo, pressing style of play. But will that also work against Brazil? Jeff Carlisle takes a closer look.

Luke Cyphers writes that the biggest difference between the Yanks in 2010 and the Yanks now isn't necessarily different players, but those same players maturing together. In a friendly against Scotland, the growth in this U.S. team was on display.

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Whatever rust Landon Donovan was feeling didn't matter as his three-goal, two-assist night capped a marvelous 5-1 win for the U.S. over Scotland, writes Jeff Carlisle.

Jeff Carlisle grades the U.S. men's national team's performance against Guadeloupe in the Gold Cup.

Jeff Carlisle grades the U.S. men's national team's performance against Panama in the Gold Cup.

Spain's humbling of the U.S. will be forgotten if Bob Bradley and his players win the Gold Cup, writes Ian Darke.

Will Canada be looking for a little payback when it faces the U.S. in the Gold Cup? Well, you certainly wouldn't blame them, writes Jeff Carlisle.

In its tuneup to the Gold Cup, the U.S. was given an old-fashioned beatdown by Spain.

For four years, one question that has plagued the U.S. men's national team is: Who will partner with Michael Bradley in the center of midfield? But after Bradley's winter of discontent, the question has morphed into something quite different: Should Bradley start at all?

It was a watershed season for Americans playing abroad, as they enhanced the reputation of the U.S. export product. Here's how some key players graded out over the 2010-11 season.