Vecsey says the US-Norway women's soccer rivalry is one of the best in sports, but you would hardly know it by the way we made it look easy in yesterday's game. The team seems to be rolling....

"Hamm is under an unfortunate burden because of the publicity mills that have made her seem glamorous and mysterious in addition to skillful. But she deserves all the attention for the way she kept Norway's defense too busy to counterattack last night. She and her teammates made Norway seem like just another opponent, which in this splendid rivalry seemed almost unthinkable."