In softball stunner, Japan upsets U.S. for gold

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In softball stunner, Japan upsets U.S. for gold
Bruins Nation found this 8/7/2008 on www.nbcolympics.com [flag]
BEIJING (AP) -- Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years -- and maybe for good. Yukiko Ueno , Japan's remarkably resilient right-hander, shut down the United States and handed them their first loss since Sept. 21, 2000 at ... [link]

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[FINAL daily update] -- Bruins at the Olympics
Published 8/7/2008 by gilbert at Bruins Nation
... (track, 400m Hurdles); Andrea Duran, silver (USA softball); Tairia Flowers, silver (USA softball); Stacey Nuveman, silver (USA softball); Natasha Watley, silver (USA softball); Adam Wright, ...

U.S. Softball Loses Gold Medal Game To Japan
Published 8/21/2008 by Fornelli at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Which is why the IOC has decided that 2008 will be the last time softball is featured in the Olympics. As you’d expect, this is pretty upsetting for the U.S. team, who are doing everything they can to try and get the sport reinstated back into the Olympics. Of course, I didn’t think they’d go this far. From NBC : Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport’s last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years — and maybe for good. Yukiko Ueno , Japan’s ...

Thursday Update — Soccer gold; softball, water polo silver (Bruins at the Olympics)
Published 8/21/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... (track, 400m Hurdles); Andrea Duran, silver (USA softball); Lisa Fernandez, silver (USA softball); Tairia Flowers, silver (USA softball); Stacey Nuveman, silver (USA softball); Natasha Watley, silver (USA softball); Natalie Golda, ...

Friday Update: 4×400, water polo teams win (Bruins at the Olympics)
Published 8/22/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... (track, 400m Hurdles); Andrea Duran, silver (USA softball); Tairia Flowers, silver (USA softball); Stacey Nuveman, silver (USA softball); Natasha Watley, silver (USA softball); Natalie Golda, ...

Final daily update — Bruins at the Olympics
Published 8/25/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... (track, 400m Hurdles); Andrea Duran, silver (USA softball); Tairia Flowers, silver (USA softball); Stacey Nuveman, silver (USA softball); Natasha Watley, silver (USA softball); Adam Wright, ...

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