Go Fourth And Prosper

Sunday's star-spangled Wimbledon sweep by Americans Lindsay Davenport and Pete Sampras (above) and the U.S. women's World Cup win over Brazil proved once again that sporting events have become as big a part of Independence Day as fireworks and beach traffic. But for every outstanding Fourth feat there seems to have been a moment of ignominy.

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