Brazil brought the hammer down on Team USA's title dreams.Brazilians have a natural happy-go-lucky attitude and have a saying for when life gets difficult: "Tudo bem" basically is a combination of "it's all good" and "no worries." That carefree outlook was on display when a well-rested, undefeated US team playing on its homecourt punched the Brazilians squarely in the mouth by taking the first set from the reigning Olympic gold medalists.
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Aurea Cruz may have slender shoulders, but they were big enough to carry the whole Puerto Rican team to victory.Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points, Adrian Peterson's 296 rushing yards, and Roger Clemens' 20 strikeouts all prove that a single player can win a game in a team sport. While her name doesn't carry nearly as much weight as the aforementioned fellows, Puerto Rico's Aurea Cruz can be added to the list as she singlehandedly defeated the United States Saturday in four sets; 25-