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Spithill, Oracle win 7th straight against Kiwis to set up epic America's Cup finale
• SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Skipper Jimmy Spithill and his mates aboard Oracle Team USA are on the brink of finishing one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
• An America's Cup that had the look of an embarrassing loss for software tycoon Larry Ellison's American syndicate comes down to a winner-take-all race Wednesday: Two 72-foot, space-age catamarans are set to make a final, adrenaline-fueled sprint around San Francisco Bay, on a five-leg course framed by the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.
• It'll be Spithill and Oracle Team USA, on an almost unfathomable seven-race winning streak, against Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand, who have been marooned on match point for a week and could suffer one of the most ignominious losses ever.
• Weather-permitting, Race 19 is scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m. EDT.
• "It's not over. That's the key point here is, we've got to finish it off," said Spithill, a 34-year-old Australian who lives in San Diego with his American wife and their two young sons.
Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Wednesday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2013. There are 97 days left in the year.
• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Sept. 25, 1789, the first United States Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights.
• On this date:
• In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean.
• In 1690, one of the earliest American newspapers, Publick Occurrences, published its first -- and last -- edition in Boston.
• In 1775, American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen was captured by the Brit (Continued on page 43)
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