With true grit and steady grips, softball players join the elite
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The team's second baseman, Damon Isles, was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a rare neurological disorder caused by inflammation of the spinal cord, in 2002.
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Great teams have one thing in common: Great leaders who set a winning tone not just by their play but also by their attitude. Joe Namath did it.
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For much of the bronze-medal game against Lithuania, several of the younger players on Team USA were having themselves a good time.
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Athens -- Take it from her roommate, Lovieanne Jung isn&#39;t just going to give up. Jung&#39;s 17-pitch at-bat -- 13 fouls, four balls and one significant assist from the sun -- exemplified the patience it took for the US softball team to get by Japan 3-0 in ...
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The US softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and almost unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 title victory on Monday over an Australian team that never had a chance.
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In the refreshing worlds of the rookies Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury, the Red Sox are a team with a winning pedigree, not some cursed franchise.
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When it comes to the advancement of women in the workplace, progress is almost never sudden. But often it is steady.
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With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball playersâ medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.
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SAN DIEGO - Ken Caminiti was never short of fearless on a baseball field. He made incredible stops at third base, swatted home runs from both sides of the plate and played through pain that would wither most men.
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ATHENS -- For a team that hasn't lost an important international game in a decade, the United States women are fast becoming what we all thought the US men would be -- undisputed worldbeaters.
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Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez of Spain lived up to their billing as favorites by winning the gold medal in the 49er class Thursday.
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Baseball players and other athletes use steroids for one reason -- they work.
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Mike Candrea doesn&#39;t dream much these days, but a vision of sorts came to him Sunday night. Members fo the United States softball team celebrate their gold medal win over Australia.
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They are members of an unusual fraternity. There are not many equivalents in professional sports to a major league knuckleball pitcher. But, much like National Hockey League goaltenders, they understand each other better than anyone else understands them.
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With new N.H.L. rules emphasizing speed and skill over brawn and intimidation, resistance to wearing visors seems to be softening.
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Nearly everywhere you turned in the 2007 softball season, there was a top-flight pitcher. North, South, and everywhere in between, many offensive-minded players were kept at bay by these fireballers.
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Travis Mayer and Jeremy Bloom are taking an unorthodox approach to conquering a sport in which the trail to success is nearly always bumpy.