New Zealand Risks Historic America’s Cup Collapse to Oracle USA
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Oracle Team USA can complete the biggest comeback in the 162-year history of the America’s Cup regatta with a win today against Emirates Team New Zealand, which has been on the brink of victory for the past week.
The defending champion Americans won a pair of races yesterday to tie the series 8-8, setting up a winner-takes-all deciding race today on San Francisco Bay. The U.S. team has won seven consecutive races since falling behind 8-1 last week in the first-to-nine series.