U.S. earns first win in 2017 America’s Cup

Jimmy Spithill skippered Oracle Team USA to its first victory in the 35th America’s Cup on Saturday, taking a thriller in Race 6 on the Great Sound off Hamilton, Bermuda, to slow Emirates Team New Zealand’s momentum. Oracle Team USA won by 11 seconds, the closest margin in the first-to-seven match, to cut the Kiwis’ lead to 4-1. Team New Zealand has won five races but began with a negative point because Oracle won the qualifiers. Races 7 and 8 are today.