Oracle Team USA Avoids Elimination in America’s Cup With Victory
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Oracle Team USA beat Emirates Team New Zealand in yesterday’s only completed America’s Cup race, avoiding elimination in the 162-year-old regatta for a second straight day with help from light wind on San Francisco Bay.
The win leaves the defending champions behind 8-3 in the best-of-17 series, needing to win the next six races to take the regatta that continues today. New Zealand, which needs a single victory to capture the trophy, led an earlier race by almost a mile before officials abandoned it for exceeding a 40-minute time limit.