USA DEFEATS GERMANY, 22-4, TO EXTEND WORLD CUP RECORD TO 2-0    The USA won six of seven matches to defeat Germany, 22-4, in its second World Cup Championship match.    For the second straight meet, Stephen Abas (Fresno, Calif./Sunkist Kids) opened the U.S. attack with a technical fall victory at 121 pounds. Abas stopped Vassilli Zeiher, 11-0 with a minute to go in the bout.     Matching fellow native Californian Abas, Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) wracked up a 10-0 technical fall over Mario Koch at 132 pounds.     Continuing the American march was Chris Bono (Gilbert, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) who shut out Ergin Urun, 6-0, at 145.5 pounds. The next bout was also a shutout, as Joe Williams (Iowa City, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) poured on the takedown attack for a 7-0 win over Dominik Zeh.    Cael Sanderson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) opened up his offense with a 10-0 technical fall victory over veteran Andre Backhaus at 185 pounds. Sanderson was able to score points from his feet and in the par terre position.    Tim Hartung (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) was in control the entire way for an 8-1 win over Cengiz Cakici at 211.25 pounds.    The U.S. dropped its first match of the World Cup at 264.5 pounds, when 1995 World silver medalist Sven Thiele scored a 3-1 overtime win over Kerry McCoy (Bethlehem, Pa./New York AC). McCoy led 1-0 at the end of regulation, but had not scored the required three points. In overtime, Thiele scored a takedown from the clinch, then  turned McCoy for two points with a gutwrench to secure the win.    The U.S. stayed unbeaten with a 2-0 win, while Germany moved to 0-1-1.    U.S. quotes    Stephen Abas, 55 kg - "I feel good. I am comfortable and wrestling with ease. I am in the right frame of mind. I want to wrestle like that every match."    Eric Guerrero, 60 kg - "I have been under the weather this week. I only got a few practices in. The first match, I wanted to wrestle solid. I got my confidence going in the second match, regardless of the situation all week. I wrestled a lot harder this match."    Chris Bono, 66 kg - "I still feel good. I am not giving up any points, which is big for me. I am trying to score as much as I can every match. It looks like I have only one match left in the morning. I will go hard there, then I will get ready for (the nationals in) Vegas."    Tim Hartung, 96 kg - "Looking back, I wish I could have finished it off better. I tweaked my neck in the first match, so I didn't want to get caught underneath. I was waiting for him to make a mistake and capitalize on it. I started fast, and probably should have finished with the trapped-arm gut. I felt good. I wanted to wrestle well after that Uzbekistan trip."    Dan Gable, head coach - "You hate to end the match on a disappointing note. Coach Jackson was disappointed about heavyweight. I know how Jackson feels; he works with these guys all the time. We would have wanted to win that final match. We had a dominating team performance. Everybody wrestled well. We came out stronger at every weight class, except for heavyweight. We have our best wrestling ahead of us, with Ukraine and Russia tomorrow. Russia is a bit down. Russia isn't going to lay down. You have to take it to them. I watched them some today. When they got down, they have been losing their edge."    WORLD SELECT TEAM BEATS RUSSIA, 16-12    With a team made up entirely of U.S. wrestlers, the World Select Team defeated Russia, 16-12, giving the visiting Russians their second loss of the World Cup    Opening with a win at 121 pounds was Teague Moore (Norman, Okla./Gator WC), who stopped veteran Alexander Kontoev, 6-3. He was followed by a 4-1 win by Jesus Wilson (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) over Zelimkhan Gousseinov. Both Moore and Wilson are ranked No. 2 in the USA. A forfeit win at 145.5 pounds extended the World Select team lead.    Russia won its first match of the dual meet. In a controversial overtime bout, Inal Dzagourov edged Boise State NCAA champion Kurt White (Boise, Idaho/Dave Schultz WC), 6-4 in overtime. White scored a three-pointer late in the match to tie it at 4-4. In overtime, on an exchange that was reviewed by the officials, Dzatourov was awarded two points and the victory.    The local fans were disappointed again at 185 pounds, when 2000 Olympian Charles Burton (Lincoln, Neb./New York AC), a former Boise State All-American, was beaten by talented young Russian, Khajimurad Gatsalov, 9-4.    But it was a Boise State All-American who clinched the win for the World Select team, when Rusty Cook (Boise, Idaho/Bronco WC) upset Zaiudin Ibragimov, 7-3. The victory by Cook made it mathematically impossible to come back for Russia.    Russia closed out the match with a win, as 1997 World Champion Kouramagomed Kouramagomedov defeated Greco-Roman specialist Corey Farkas (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force), 7-2.    The World Select team moved to a 1-1 record in the meet, and Russia slipped to 0-2.    GARDNER DEFEATS RUSHTON IN GRECO-ROMAN BOUT    2000 Olympic champion Rulon Gardner (Cascade, Colo./Sunkist Kids) scored a 6-0 victory over Boise State All-American Boe Rushton (Boise, Idaho/Bronco WC) in a special Greco-Roman Challenge Match at 264.5 pounds.    Gardner, who was in Boise to light the city's Olympic cauldron, agreed to wrestle the local college hero as part of the World Cup Championships event.    Gardner scored three points in the first period and three in the second period to score a solid victory. The fans appreciated the opportunity to see America's most famous wrestler in action.    "It was fun," said Gardner. "I am glad I came out unscathed. I popped a rib about a month ago and I have been getting stronger. I didn't want to get hurt, and I didn't want to hurt him out there. I am tickled pink I got in a good match before nationals, and I now have a month to go to get ready. He's a real strong kid."    WORLD SELECT TEAM DEFEATS UKRAINE, 18-8    The World Select team continued its impressive wrestling, scoring an 18-8 win over Ukraine, to improve its record to 2-1 in the World Cup Championships.    Opening with a strong win for the World Select team was Teague Moore (Norman, Okla./Gator WC), who shut out Gevork Markaryan, 8-0 at 121 pounds. He was followed by another win by American Jesus Wilson (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm), who stopped Victor Bilokopitiy, 9-4 at 132 pounds.    The World Select team kept on the pressure at 145.5 pounds, with Bill Zadick (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC) claiming a 10-1 decision over Sergiy Latyshev.    Ukraine got its first win at 163 pounds, when 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Zaza Zazirov beat local hero Kirk White (Boise, Idaho/Dave Schultz WC), 4-1.    Ukraine gave up four team points with a forfeit at 185 pounds, as its athlete was injured in the morning session and could not continue. The World Select team continued its strong run at 211.25 pounds, with a 3-0 win by Russia's Oleg Kallagov over Ukraine's Vasyl Tismenetskiy.    The meet closed with a victory at 264.5 pounds by Ukraine's Serhii Priadun, who stopped local hero Boe Rushton (Boise, Idaho/Bronco WC), 5-1.    "I think we are wrestling well," said World Select team coach Greg Randall, the head coach at Boise State. "We called up a few of these guys late, and they had to travel a long way. They are wrestling hard and wrestling to win, and that is what counts."    He was quite impressed with the wrestling of lightweights Moore and Wilson.    "They could very well be on our first team the way they are wrestling," said Randall. "It sure looks like they want to be on that first team."