High drama, great goals, a step closer to glory

There’s plenty of competition for the limelight in these Olympic Games that feature more than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries competing in nearly 30 sports. But the U.S. women’s soccerteam remains on track to glory after their spectacular 4-3 victory in the semifinals over Canada on Monday puts them into Thursday’s gold medal game against Japan. Here are a few observationsfrom the USA’s win in Manchester …