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With Landon Donovan unsure about his future, it's time for USA Soccer to look onward
The time has come that Jurgen Klinsmann cannot rely on America’s greatest player to be an integral part of Team USA’s 2014 World Cup effort.

Sandoval widely saluted, including presidential tweet
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval said he received 300 text messages after his triple home run night in the World Series opener and a presidential tweet from back home in Venezuela. Sandoval's power surge triggered the Giants' 8-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and ace Justin Verlander and put him in the company of Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols as the only players to have hit three homers in a World Series game. One notable fan from Venezuela thought Sandoval was going to go one step beyond. "The president sent me a tweet yesterday. …

Baseball-Sandoval widely saluted, including presidential tweet
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25 (Reuters) – San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval said he received 300 text messages after his triple home run night in the World Series opener and a presidential tweet from back home in Venezuela. Sandoval’s power surge triggered the Giants’ 8-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and ace Justin Verlander and put him in the company of Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols as the only players to have hit three homers in a World Series game. One notable fan from Venezuela thought Sandoval was going to go one step beyond. “The president sent me a tweet yesterday. …

Soccer-Pan-American 'Copa' plans still in talks stage
MIAMI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Plans for a special Pan-American tournament in the United States, to celebrate the centenary of the South American Confederation (CONMEBOL), remain only in talks stage, U.S. and regional soccer officials said on Thursday. CONMEBOL announced on Wednesday plans for a 16-team tournament to be held in the United States which they dubbed the ‘Centenary Copa America’. The body said that the teams taking part would be its 10 member nations plus the United States and Mexico and four other teams from the CONCACAF region, covering North and Central America and the Caribbean. …