Our softballers are out
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's 1-0 win over Italy was rendered inconsequential later in the day when Japan's Yukiko Ueno threw the first perfect game in Olympic history to beat China 2-0 and end any hopes the Canadians had of advancing to tomorrow's semifinals.
Aug. 21: Full Story

Mercy, they're good!
Mercy, they're awesome. They're amazing. They're the U.S. softball team at the Olympic Games and they're such an experience to watch even when they're clubbing you to death that, when it's over, you almost want to thank them for the, er, pleasure.
Aug. 19: Full Story

Comeneci throws out first pitch
This was anything but a perfect 10 for Nadia Comaneci. The former Olympic gymnastics champion, who tumbled, cartwheeled and flipped to nine Olympic medals -- five of them golds -- needed two attempts to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday's softball game between Australia and China.
Aug. 18: Full Story

Win was hardly a hit
It's a warped and twisted version of what is known in baseball as "small ball." It's also a weird way to have an Olympic moment in one of the biggest victories in Canadian softball history.
Aug. 18: Full Story

Errors ruin potential upset
Angela Lichty looked like she was about to cry -- and the rest of the Canadian softball team had to be feeling equally emotional. They can talk all they want about bad breaks and bad luck, but bad play did them in early yesterday and they knew it.
Aug. 17: Full Story

Greek imports 'upset' Canadian squad
There's no crying in baseball. Everybody knows that. But nobody said anything about women's softball at the Olympics when you lose to Greece.
Aug. 16: Full Story