Softball: Japanese Pitcher Hits Olympic Perfection
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Japan's Yukiko Ueno pitched the first  perfect game in Olympics history in a 2-0 softball win over  China Friday.
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By Ingrid Stegemoeller, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep.
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ATHENS, Greece - Right now, the Americans aren't just a Dream Team - they're more like the Perfect Team. 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...
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Ai Shibata wore down French teen-ager  Laure Manaudou to win the women's 800 meters freestyle gold  medal at the Athens Olympics Friday and provide Japan with  their first female swimming champion in 12 years.
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Japan beat the United States 3-1 on Monday, breaking the Americans' unbeaten streak at the world softball championships and extending their own to nine games.
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The US women&#39;s softball team has finished a dominating performance at the Olympics by capturing the gold medal. The Americans had little trouble with Australia in the final Monday, cruising to a 5-1 victory.
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The U.S. softball team wins its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over Australia.
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ATHENS -- Conquering sweltering heat and a grueling course over steep hills, Japanese long-distance runner Mizuki Noguchi steamed ahead to win the women&#39;s marathon gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games on Sunday.
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The softball venue for the 2008   Olympics is the best the sport has had for a major   championship, International Softball Federation (ISF) president   Don Porter said on Wednesday.
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Japan overcame a stiff opening half resistance from India and played a blitz second session to coast to a 4-0 win in a power cut marred Asian Zone Group C pre-World Cup football match in Kolkata today.
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ATHENS -- Ten hours after capping their round-robin play with a win, the Canadian softball team watched its medal hopes disappear on TV last night. Canada&#39;s 1-0 win over Italy was rendered inconsequential later in the day when Japan&#39;s Yukiko Ueno threw ...
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ATHENS -- Did Japan's Kosuke Kitajima break the rules when he beat world record-holder Brendan Hansen by 17-100ths of a second in yesterday's Olympic 100-meter breaststroke? Absolutely, insisted Hansen's US teammates, who claimed Kitajima routinely uses the illegal dolphin kick.
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NEW YORK - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hurled a ceremonial first pitch at the game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, with Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui serving as catcher.
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ATHENS, Greece - Brendan Kingman&#39;s sixth-inning single sent Australia to a stunning 1-0 victory Tuesday over Japan, putting the Aussies in the gold medal game.
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The United States kept itself firmly on  course for a third straight Olympic softball gold medal when it  thrashed Australia 10-0 Sunday.
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The United States won the gold medal in  softball Monday, beating Australia 5-1 on two home runs from  Crystl Bustos and masterful pitching from Lisa Fernandez.
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Japan revived memories of their glorious  gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and the  United States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the  first time in 28 years on Monday.