Abbott 1-hitter leads US over Canada 1-0, 2-0 softball start
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Monica Abbott pitched a one-hitter, center fielder Haylie McCleney and second baseman Ali Aguilar combined to throw out the potential tying...
Osterman strikes out 9, US tops Italy 2-0 in softball opener
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Cat Osterman dominated as the United States began its quest to regain the Olympic softball gold medal, 13 years after she...
Softball gets delayed Tokyo Olympics underway in Fukushima
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — The Tokyo Olympics got underway after a one-year delay when Japan pitcher Ukiko Ueno started Australia's Michelle Cox with a ball...
Olympics finally to start, 1 year later and far from Tokyo
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Skippy the yellow kangaroo with green paws was affixed to the first base dugout railing, watching the Australia Spirit become the...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 16
1920 — Babe Ruth breaks his season record of...
Vols extend 9 coaches including Vitello, Barnes, Harper
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has extended the contracts of nine coaches, including Tony Vitello, who took the Volunteers to their first College World Series...
Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues
TOKYO — Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections,...
Zoom meetings built chemistry for US Women’s Volleyball team
When the pandemic hit last March leading to a one year postponement of the Olympics and the inability of teams to practice and play...
Softball is back on the Olympic schedule – for Tokyo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Softball was dropped for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. It has been dropped again for the 2024 Paris Games but is...
Americans on many teams as softball returns to Olympics
Ken Eriksen predicts tight competition in softball as the sport returns to the Olympics.
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