U.S. softball team denied 4th-straight gold, loses to Japan (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Thu, 08/21/2008 - 10:59am

Japan's Yukiyo Mine, right, and pitcher Yukiko Ueno celebrate after winning the gold medal against the USA in the gold medal softball game in the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years — and maybe for good.



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