U S wins gold in extra innings over Japan in Australia
The United States women’s softball team rallied from a 3 game skid to beat Japan 2-1 in eight innings for the Olympic gold in Blacktown. Laura Berg drove home the winning run after Shiori Koseki mishandled a fly, with Lisa Fernandez dominating on the mound.
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Blacktown
Australia
Japan
Cambodia
Stacey Nuveman
United States
Laura Berg
Shiori Koseki
Jennifer McFalls
Berg
Lisa Fernandez
Reika Utsugi
Nuveman
Michelle Smith
Michele Smith
McFalls
USA
US teams sweep rivals in Olympic softball gold bid
The United States beat China 2 1 to finish the sweep after defeating three initial losers. Medals roll in across sports including cycling fencing rugby and boxing as USA leads with 62 total medals. Andreea Raducan stripped of all around gold in gymnastics after a positive drug test.
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China
Monica Seles
Australia
Jelena Dokic
Matt Lindland
Gladstone
Ore
Garrett Lowney
Kalamazoo
Mich
Doug Mlentklawicz
Salt Lake
Aaa
South Korea
United States
Russia
Jeff Lacy
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gatdarbek Gaidarbekov
Falix Savon
Cuba
Michel Bennett
Chicago
Clarence Vinson
Marquetta
Dope Damage Warps The Olympic Spirit In Sydney
Ted Anthony surveys a doping crisis tarnishing the Sydney Games with four medals voided, three weightlifters disqualified, a Romanian gold stripped, and US athletes facing steroid scrutiny. Public mood shifts as polls show nearly all Americans condemn doping while fans still crave high drama and clean sport.
Romanian gymnast loses gold after drug test ruling
Romanian 16 year old Andreea Raducan was stripped of the all around gold after testing positive for pseudoephedrine found in a cold medicine given by the team doctor. IOC officials defended the decision, while Raducan appealed to CAS and teammate Simona Amanar received the gold in her place.
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Ater
Sydney
Raducan
Australia
Ben Johnson
Court of Arbitration For Sport
International Olympic Committee
Salt Lake
Athens
Francois Carrari
IOC
Carrard
Simona Amanar
Maria Olaru
Liu Xuan
China
Emotional Hunter denies steroid use
Sydney based news conference featured C J Hunter tearfully denying anabolic steroid use. He cited possible iron supplement contamination and defended his career for wife Marion Jones. Hunter noted a knee operation and disclosed multiple positive tests including Oslo with 1000 times normal nandrolone.
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Australia
C.J. Hunter
Marion Jones
Oslo
Norway
Hunter
Johnnie Cochran
Jones
Cochran
USA Track & Field
C.J
U.S
LOC
Europe
Zurich
Switzerland
Victor Conte
Balco Laboratories
Burlingame
Canif
Ni wins Olympic springboard gold in Sydney title defense
Xiong Ni of China captured gold with 708.72 points, defending his springboard crown and tying Klaus Dibiasi for four-Olympic medal reach. Dmitry Sautin earned bronze as Mark Ruiz faltered in the final, finishing seventh after entering in fifth, with Troy Dumais placing sixth for the United States.
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Australia
Mark Ruiz
Troy Dumais
Ventura
Calif
Dmitry Sautin
Russia
Sautin
Igor Loukachin
Atlanta
Xiong
China
Ruiz
Orlando
Fla
U.S
Sydney International Aquatic Center
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