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American cyclist John Klish walked up alongside Holger Kleefuss of Germany at the starting line of the 1000m Sprint at the Botanical Gardens in Sofia. He had just one thing on his mind

Fresh off a hard-fought victory against Russia on Saturday, Team USA cruised to a 25-9, 25-13, 25-16 win against a spunky but error-prone Uzbekistan team Sunday morning at Arena Armeec Sofia.

The U.S. Tennis Team diligently worked its way closer to its first medals since 1997 as the Hangstefer siblings pulled out wins in their second-round singles matches Sunday at the Dema Tennis Center.

A sloppy start today and questionable calls by referees gave Australia a brief lead against the United States before the Americans went on a 20-0 run and seized control of the game by playing dominant defense, shutting down the Aussies to win 94-35.

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Just hours before the Opening Ceremony began at Arena Armeec, the U.S. Team gathered in the Sofia Hotel Balkan lobby, eagerly anticipating a major announcement.

U.S. swimmers competing in finals in Sofia, live stream from 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in Sofia (8 a.m.-10:30 a.m.).

Women's basketball takes on Ukraine, at 5 p.m. in Sofia (10 a.m. EST).

Kelly Kyle, a first-time Deaflympian and NCAA Division I athlete, is already a formidable presence at outside hitter for the USA women

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The U.S. Tennis Team saw mixed results on its first day of competition at the Sofia Deaflympics, with two wins and three losses.

In front of a full crowd at a special reception for his candidacy at the Park Hotel Moskva, Joel Barish made it clear tonight what his top priorities were if elected president of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.

For the first time ever, a Deaflympics will see a flame relay travel from the first city to host the Dealfympics to the site of the 2013 Summer Deaflympics.

Joel Barish has announced the release of his campaign website for the ICSD presidency.

Peg Worthington, a coach on five USA Deaf Volleyball Deaflympic teams, has been inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

The USADTF review committee has reviewed and nominated winners based on the 2013 season

Martin Belsky, who served as the president of USA Deaf Sports Federation in 1988-1990, passed away after a long illness.

Headlined by the first USA Deaflympian to compete in the martial arts discipline of tae kwon do, the United States is sending a team of two martial arts to Sofia, Bulgaria for the 22nd Summer Deaflympics.

As part of a special U.S. Department of State Sports Envoy to China, Dr. Becky Clark, a Board member of the USA Deaf Sports Federation visited Guangzhou, China last week. Dr. Clark was accompanied by Dr. Andrea Woodson-Smith, a 2012 Paralympian.