U.S. Softball Team Wins Third Gold Medal
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They are America's newest golden girls &#151; powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S. softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over an Australian team that, like the rest of softball's elite, never had a chance.
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The U.S. women took their third  consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball Saturday, breaking  open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia  74-63.
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A team from the United States has now won the Little League World Series for three consecutive years.
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ATHENS, Greece - Lisa Fernandez pitched a three-hitter Sunday and Crystl Bustos drove in two runs as the Americans rolled to their eighth shutout in eight days, 5-0 over Australia, putting them into the gold-medal game against the Aussies.    Australia set up the rematch by defeating Japan 3-0 later Sunday behind Tanya Harding, who has beaten the Americans twice during her Olympic career and is likely to face them again for the championship...
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NEW YORK - Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez won his fourth consecutive Gold Glove Tuesday, beating out a class of third basemen that included the New York Yankees&#39; Alex Rodriguez, who has won the award at shortstop.
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The US women's softball team has won its first five games by shutout. Three of its triumphs were so lopsided that international softball's mercy rule kicked in and shortened the game, as in the five-inning, 7-0 rout of Canada yesterday that propelled the US women into Saturday's semifinals.
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They missed shots, threw the ball away and got beat on defense. In the end, though, Shannon Johnson and Tina Thompson helped the Americans pull off another gold-medal victory. Johnson and Thompson gave the United States a huge lift with their second-half scoring, and the Americans beat Australia 74-63 on Saturday for their third straight Olympic basketball title.
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The Danish women&#39;s handball team, defending Olympic champions for the past eight years, won a third straight gold in Athens Sunday, in a rematch of their final against South Korea at Atlanta in 1996.
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ATHENS, Greece - They missed shots, threw the ball away and got beat on defense. In the end, though, Shannon Johnson and Tina Thompson helped the Americans pull out another gold-medal victory...
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Lisa Fernandez pitches a one-hitter as the U.S. softball team makes it six shutouts in six games with a shortened 7-0 victory Thursday over Greece.
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ATHENS, Greece - One more victory and U.S. softball team will have its goal: a third Olympic gold...
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ATHENS, Greece - At first glance, it would seem to be the perfect matchup - a dream draw, if you will. All the United States has to do to claim a third straight gold medal in women's basketball on Saturday is beat Australia, which is 0-12 against U.S...
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American Cat Osterman proved top dog in  a pitching battle with rivals Japan, as the U.S. softball team  rallied in extra innings to win 3-0 Monday.
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Michael Phelps took his haul of gold  medals at the Athens Olympics to three on Tuesday after winning  the 200 meters butterfly and helping the United States beat  Australia in the 4x200 freestyle relay.
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The US softball team has an early lead in the gold-medal game against Australia, taking a 3-0 edge in the first inning. By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - American Shawn Johnson won the floor exercise on Sunday to collect her third gold medal of the world gymnastics championships.
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The United States softball team rallied behind Coach Mike Candrea with an overwhelming Olympic performance, outscoring opponents by 51-1 over the course of the tournament.