They got on the board with one of the quickest goals in World Cup history, then held on, and on, and on. Eventually, the U.S. women made the playoff rounds of the Women's World Cup in rain-drenched China, a strong statement...

Maybe it was the lack of the gold jerseys. Maybe it was Kim Jong Il's hair. Whatever it was, the North Korean women's soccer team pulled away from the US, forcing the Americans to desperately scramble back for a tie in their...