Oracle Team USA Avoids Elimination in America’s Cup With Victory
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Oracle Team USA extended the America’s Cup sailing competition into at least today by defeating Emirates Team New Zealand by 31 seconds on San Francisco Bay to stave off elimination.
The victory yesterday leaves the defending champions, backed by Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison, behind 8-2 and needing to win seven more races to take the 162-year-old regatta. The Kiwis need just one. Two more races are scheduled today.