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• In Softball’s Swan Song, an Upside to an Upset?

  The Americans’ loss in the gold medal softball game will make it easier for the sport’s supporters to argue that it should be back in the Olympics in 2016. Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:07 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Softball

• Japan Ends Americans’ Dominant Run in Softball

  Japan beat the United States to claim the gold medal on a cool and misty evening at Fengtai Softball Field, a result that put a stunning end to American Olympic dominance. Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:14 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), United States, Japan, Softball, Nuveman, Stacey

• United States 4, Japan 1: U.S. Softball Team Tops Japan and Will Play for Gold

  The United States softball team needed extra innings to beat Japan on Wednesday, but extended its Olympic win streak to 22 and put itself into another gold-medal game. Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:01 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Softball, Bustos, Crystl

• A Journey Toward the Games, With the Kids in the Back

  The young sons of Jennie Finch, Stacey Nuveman and Lisa Fernandez might have skipped the Beijing Games if they had not found a way to blend motherhood with the team’s extensive travel schedule. Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 5:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Softball, Nuveman, Stacey, Finch, Jennie, Fernandez, Lisa

• Schedule Revives Memories of Coach’s Emotional Journey

  Nearly four years after his wife died during an Olympic warm-up tour, U.S. softball coach Mike Candrea will return to the spot where she suddenly collapsed. Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 10:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Families and Family Life, Softball

• Taking the Road to Beijing Aboard the U.S.A. Local

  The United States Olympic softball team prepares more publicly than any other, with a full schedule of games winding its way through 25 states. Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:09 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Softball