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The United States started its second game of Team Handball pool play strong against defending gold medalist Croatia before faltering in the second half for a 44-24 loss Monday at the National Sports Academy.

Andrew Patterson opened the wrestling competition for the United States with a match in the 66kg weight class against Bulgaria

After coming away from Saturday

The U.S. Beach Volleyball Team again saw mixed results on its third day of play Monday at the National Sports Academy. During the first American match of the day, No. 1 duo Michael Bruning and Eric Vincent bounced back from their loss the previous day, defeating Uzbekistan

In women

Sixty years of experience vs. two games of experience; 80 straight Deaflympic wins vs. first-ever Deaflympics basketball game. The United States, winner of 14 straight gold medals, on one side of the court. Kenya, playing in the Games for the first time, on the other side of the court.

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Swimming traditionally has been a strong suit for the U.S. Deaflympic Team, and this year

This year

The U.S. Women

American cyclist John Klish walked up alongside Holger Kleefuss of Germany at the starting line of the 1000m Sprint at the Botanical Gardens in Sofia. He had just one thing on his mind

Fresh off a hard-fought victory against Russia on Saturday, Team USA cruised to a 25-9, 25-13, 25-16 win against a spunky but error-prone Uzbekistan team Sunday morning at Arena Armeec Sofia.

The U.S. Tennis Team diligently worked its way closer to its first medals since 1997 as the Hangstefer siblings pulled out wins in their second-round singles matches Sunday at the Dema Tennis Center.

A sloppy start today and questionable calls by referees gave Australia a brief lead against the United States before the Americans went on a 20-0 run and seized control of the game by playing dominant defense, shutting down the Aussies to win 94-35.

Ten months ago, the deaf sports world didn

Just hours before the Opening Ceremony began at Arena Armeec, the U.S. Team gathered in the Sofia Hotel Balkan lobby, eagerly anticipating a major announcement.

U.S. swimmers competing in finals in Sofia, live stream from 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in Sofia (8 a.m.-10:30 a.m.).

Women's basketball takes on Ukraine, at 5 p.m. in Sofia (10 a.m. EST).

Kelly Kyle, a first-time Deaflympian and NCAA Division I athlete, is already a formidable presence at outside hitter for the USA women

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SOFIA, Bulgaria

The U.S. men

The U.S. Women

The U.S. Tennis Team saw mixed results on its first day of competition at the Sofia Deaflympics, with two wins and three losses.