Instead, both will play Sunday's singles matches loaded down like the Concorde that just might be winging the Ryder Cup back to Europe by sundown.

	Justin Leonard is winless in seven Ryder Cup matches.

"I've never been so proud of a bunch of guys in all my life," said U.S. captain Ben Crenshaw. "They played their hearts out and they'll continue to play their hearts out. ... These matches are tremendously close. Tremendously close.

"Anyone can speculate whether points can go either way. The outcome will hinge on tomorrow. It will take the chain reaction we were looking for today."

Instead of a chain reaction, Crenshaw and the Americans merely treaded water. In the morning matches, the Americans won twice 1-up and lost twice 3 and 2. In the afternoon, only Phil Mickelson and Tom Lehman could earn a full point and, for the second straight day, Tiger Woods failed to deliver a point in the final afternoon pairing.

"We just haven't had the breaks and putts dropping in," said Davis Love III, who has halved all three of his matches. "We're trying to hang in there, but it's getting tougher and tougher. Hopefully we roll through the first six or eight matches tomorrow and get some confidence and we can pull it off."

Sixth in that order is Duval, who spent Saturday morning on the sidelines, contemplating a disastrous Friday when he lost twice.

Teamed with Love in the afternoon, he looked like the Duval of March (by which time he had four wins) through 13 holes. He birdied the fourth and gave the Americans a 1-up lead at No. 10 with a birdie putt that prompted a very un-Duval-like jump and fist-pumping display. He added a birdie at No. 13, again giving the U.S. a 1-up lead.

But his disappeared after that thanks to an erratic driver. On the 18th, needing a birdie to win the match, he drove the ball into the rough and left his approach to the right of the green.

"I felt more comfortable," Duval said, looking very uncomfortable in the process. "Whether you want to attribute it to lack of form or the situation, I just didn't quite have it yesterday. I can't sit here and tell you the reason."

Duval has been under the microscope here, thanks to his comments which included calling the Ryder Cup an "exhibiton." He's also struggled on the course. And Sunday, he meets Jesper Parnevik.

Leonard's personal Ryder Cup hell lived yet another day. He lost his morning foursome match with Payne Stewart, prompting NBC's Johnny Miller to suggest that instead of playing in the afternoon, Leonard should watch the proceedings on television.

Instead, Crenshaw said he played a hunch and put Leonard with Hal Sutton, who had played his first three matches with Maggert.

Leonard responded by showing some signs of life, dropping birdie putts on Nos. 9 and 15 -- the latter to halve a hole and keep the Americans all-sqaure. But he left a putt that could have won the 17th short and dropped his second shot on No. 18 into the front bunker. Several times during the round, he showed the kind of dejection he rarely displays.

Crenshaw was reflective after the matches, but left the media with one comment, accented with a wagged finger:

"I'm going to leave y'all with one thought," said a not-so-gentle Ben. "I'm a big believer in fate. I have a good feeling about this. That's all I'm going to tell you."