61. St. Petersburg Times Online: Sports The olympics added credibility and put softball among the elite. In oursport, it was always get a scholarship to college and the olympic dream. http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/09/Sports/Softball_reeling_afte.shtml

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62. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sports won all three gold medals since softball became an olympic sport in 1996. After voting out softball and baseball, the IOC rejected all five sports http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_SOFTBALL_IOC?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=HOME&

63. Australia: The Games And The New Millennium softball was invented in Chicago in 1887 and became an olympic sport in 1996.This sport is only played by women. softball is played with nine women. http://www.rochedalss.qld.edu.au/olympics/sports.htm

Let the Games Begin!! Links: Rochedale State School I Sydney Morning Herald I Official Olympic Games Page I IOC I Australian Olympic Committee Main Australian Medals Photos of the Games ... Email Olympic Sports: There are 28 sports represented at the modern Olympics, compared to the very first Olympics back in 776 BC where a "stadion" footrace was the only event held. A thletics: VENUE: Olympic Stadium, Race Walk Course at Sydney Olympic Park, Marathon Course, North Sydney to Olympic Stadium

64. CANOE SLAM! Sports - Other Sports - Olympic Baseball Hopes She said softball a female-only olympic sport - brings its top players to theolympics and has no doping problem. DeFrantz suggested ways softball could http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/OtherSports/2005/07/09/1124426-ap.html

65. AGFIS - General Association Of International Sports Federations Don PORTER, President of the International softball Federation (ISF) Followingthe exclusion of softball from the 2012 olympic Games Programme “We are http://www.agfisonline.com/

Monday 26 Sep 2005 FIFA / Football On 22 September, FIFA officially revealed the tournament schedule for the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2005. The second edition of this FIFA competition will kick off in London (GBR) on 15 October and will consist of 8 qualifying events as well as an online tournament, culminating in a final tournament in London on 18 December. Football fans interested in participating in the FIFA Interactive World Cup can visit www.FIFA.com for their chance to secure a spot in the contest to become the FIFA Interactive World Player 2005, a prestigious feat that will be rewarded with a trophy on stage at this year's FIFA World Player Gala on 19 December in Zurich (SUI). As a prize, each winner of the 8 regional qualifiers as well as the 2 winners of the online tournament will receive 2 precious tickets for the parent event - the 2006 FIFA World Cup™. The 2005 Interactive World Cup will be played on the EA SPORTS FIFA 06 game for the Xbox. IAAF / Athletics The final entry deadline for the 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships passed by on 19 September and, except for the 2002 celebration in Brussels (BEL), this year's championships which take place in Edmonton (CAN) on 1 October have attracted the greatest ever number of IAAF Member Federations. In all, 57 nations are seeking to send athletes to Canada, as opposed to the record of 60 who competed in the Belgium capital three years ago. Edmonton literally marks the end of the road for this World Athletics Series event, which has seen 13 editions. Next year, in its stead, in an exciting development for the sport, the IAAF World Road Running Championships will be inaugurated in the city of Debrecen, (HUN) on 7 October 2006.

66. Softball - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia softball is the most popular participant sport in the United States. the IOCremoved baseball and softball from their list of olympic sports in 2005. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softball

Softball From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Softball is a team sport in which a ball , eleven to twelve inches in circumference, is thrown by a player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat . The ball itself is also called a softball. Scoring is accomplished by the batter running and touching a series of four markers on the ground called bases . Softball is a direct descendant of baseball (sometimes referred to as hardball to differentiate the two), but differs from it in several ways, of which the chief four are: The ball is always pitched (thrown to the batter) underarm – that is, it is released when the hand is below the hip and no further from the body than the elbow – while in baseball the ball may be released in any position and is usually thrown overarm or sidearm. The ball is larger, less dense, and heavier than a baseball. The playing field is normally smaller. The game is seven innings long, as opposed to nine in baseball. Consequently, softball games typically take between sixty minutes and two hours to complete, as opposed to around three hours for most baseball games. Softball is the most popular participant sport in the United States. An estimated 56 million Americans will play at least one game of softball during a year.

67. USATODAY.com - USATODAY.com - Olympic Sports Coverage olympic sports. olympics home Winter sports Future Games. Athens 2004 Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Soccer, softball, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/schedule.aspx?dc=so

68. USATODAY.com - USATODAY.com - Olympic Sports Coverage RESULTS by sport, Archery, Baseball, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Volleyball,Boxing Shooting, Soccer, softball, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/medals.aspx?dc=so

69. CSTV: College Sports Television And United States Olympic Committee Announce Bro The partnership also helps expands the category of olympic sports coverage and Natalie is a 2004 US olympic hopeful. Jennie Finch, 2002 softball World http://www.collegesports.com/genrel/052104aad.html

U.S. Olympic Pursuit FOOTBALL All-Access Scores Gametracker ... Fencing Golf M W Gymnastics M W Hockey M W Lacrosse M W Rifle Rowing ... Squash Tennis M W Track and Field Ultimate Volleyball M W Water Polo M W Wrestling CSTV On-Air Schedule ... More Partners CSTV: College Sports Television and United States Olympic Committee announce broadcast partnership of year-round Olympic sports programming Network to premiere Olympic sports program, U.S. Olympic Pursuit August 11, 2003 NEW YORK - Announced just before the one year out date from the Opening Ceremonies of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, CSTV: College Sports Television (www.cstv.com) , and the United States Olympic Committee announced a strategic broadcast partnership that will increase television exposure for 39 Olympic sports, National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and U.S. Olympic hopefuls. The outcome of this partnership will include a year-round television program dedicated to Olympic sports and athletes. The partnership will give CSTV broadcast rights to national and international championship events involving 39 Olympic sports represented by the USOC and its NGBs. As part of its long-term commitment to showcase amateur athletes and future Olympic champions, CSTV will produce and televise U.S. Olympic Pursuit

70. SU Athletics - SU Olympic Sports Most Televised In The BIG EAST SU softball on Time Warner. SYRACUSE, NY Syracuse University s olympic sportswere the most televised in The BIG EAST Conference during the 2001-02 http://www.suathletics.com/news/Soccer/wsoccer/2002/8/8/sutelevision.asp

SU Olympic Sports Most Televised in the BIG EAST SU Softball on Time Warner SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse University's Olympic sports were the most televised in The BIG EAST Conference during the 2001-02 seasons. The Orangemen and Orangewomen led the conference in both the number of sports being televised and the number of contests. SU had seven sports broadcast a total of 21 times by Time Warner Cable of Syracuse. Rutgers also had seven different sports on television during the 2001-02 season. Syracuse was the only school in the BIG EAST to have volleyball and field hockey contests broadcast on television. SU also led the league with three men's soccer games, four women's lacrosse games, five men's lacrosse games and three softball doubleheaders. Time Warner will continue its coverage of Syracuse sports in fall of 2002. The station will broadcast six of the eight men's soccer home games, three field hockey games, four women's soccer games and at least three volleyball matches. Game Date Sport (Opponent) Broadcast Date Sept. 7

71. Men's Soccer University Of South Carolina :: The Official Athletic Site Ellerbe Named USC s Director Of Marketing For olympic sports with an emphasison women s basketball, volleyball, softball and men s and women s soccer. http://uscsports.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/050505aaa.html

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72. DentonRC.com | News For Denton, Texas | Olympic Sports Baseball and softball are the first sports cut from the Olympics since polo in 1936.The United States won a gold medal in softball in each of the three http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/olympics/stories/070805dnspoolyled

var site="TXDER" var section="HOME" Olympics Denton, Texas Customize Make This Your Home Page E-mail Newsletters MySpecialsDirect ... AP HEADLINES Cathy Harasta writes about Olympic sports for The Dallas Morning News Plano gymnast does Patterson proud Lance inspired Texan gymnast to new heights Archive E-mail ... Discuss Diamond cutter: IOC drops baseball, softball for 2012 02:53 AM CDT on Friday, July 8, 2005 From Wire reports Each of the 28 existing sports was put to a secret vote by the International Olympic Committee, and baseball and softball failed to receive a majority required to stay on the program. The other 26 sports were retained. The IOC will consider replacing them with two sports from a waiting list of five: golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports. That decision will be made Saturday. Baseball and softball are the first sports cut from the Olympics since polo in 1936. The United States won a gold medal in softball in each of the three Games (Atlanta, Sydney and Athens) it has been a medal sport. The U.S. baseball team did not qualify for the Athens Games. Baseball has been vulnerable because it doesn't bring top major league players to the Olympics. Softball has been in danger because of a perceived lack of global appeal and participation.

73. TXCN.com | News For Texas | Sports Columnist Cathy Harasta Cathy Harasta writes about olympic sports for The Dallas Morning News. Team USA s vibrant showing in softball s 1996 olympic debut helped underscore http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/charasta/stories/070905dnsp

Olympics Columnist Cathy Harasta Texas Customize Make This Your Home Page E-mail Newsletters MySpecialsDirect ... Job Opportunities Cathy Harasta writes about Olympic sports for The Dallas Morning News Archive E-mail Print E-mail ... RSS IOC logic: Diamonds aren't forever Baseball's out of here for 2012 - and, sorry women, so is softball 10:21 PM CDT on Friday, July 8, 2005 Both sports lost their spots on the 2012 Olympic program when each failed to achieve a majority in a secret vote by IOC members Friday in Singapore. Baseball and softball were among sports targeted by IOC president Jacques Rogge as vulnerable to expulsion. Not that former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch of Spain was necessarily a huge balls-and-strikes fan. He was a powerful friend to women's sports, however, which can't be said for the IOC members who voted against softball. "The women's sports did better under Samaranch," Olympic swimming champion Donna de Varona said Friday. "The IOC is mostly male. It's so sad for softball." Other Sports SportsSay: The blog of SportsDay Tell Us: Should IOC have eliminated baseball and softball?

74. Women's Sports Foundation Go Get Fit Baseball and softball are governed by separate national sport governing bodies in olympic Committee recognize baseball and softball as different sports. http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/sports/gogetfit/article.html?

75. Archived: Archived: Achieving Success Under Title IX (continued) She hit the first home run in olympic softball history, helping the US team Achieving equal opportunity for women in intercollegiate sports has not been http://www.ed.gov/pubs/TitleIX/part5.html

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Title IX: 25 Years of Progress June 1997 Achieving Success Under Title IX (continued) Increasing participation in athletics Title IX has helped girls and women participate in interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics in far greater numbers than they had in the past. When Title IX became law, dramatic change was needed to level the playing fields of this nation's schools and to change the perception of the place of girls and women on them. Just one year before the enactment of Title IX, in 1971, a Connecticut judge was allowed by law to disallow girls from competing on a boys' high school cross country team even though there was no girls' team at the school. And that same year, fewer than 300,000 high school girls played interscholastic sports. Today, that number is 2.4 million. The rise of women's basketball is illustrative of the dramatic changes that have taken place since the enactment of Title IX. In 1972, 132,299 young girls played high school basketball. In 1994-95 the number had increased to 412,576, an increase of over 300 percent. In the last two years, women's basketball has come of age with the gold-medal victory of the American women's basketball team at the 1996 Olympics, the increased media attention to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, and the development of two professional women's basketball leagues. "Without Title IX, I'd be nowhere."

76. 16/09/96 -- Sports: Season Previews: Women's Softball 1996 marked the first year that softball was a sanctioned olympic sport. SFU headcoach Renney, also took part in the olympics as the Canadian softball http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/96-3/issue3/softball.html

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77. BBC SPORT | Other Sport... | Olympics 2012 | Sports Respond To IOC's Decision The sports that fail to win a place in the 2012 Olympics respond to the IOC s Karate and squash were briefly chosen to replace baseball and softball http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4664733.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport Other N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Friday, 8 July, 2005, 13:37 GMT 14:37 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Sports respond to IOC's decision Fewer sports for London Olympics World Karate Federation chief Antonio Espinos was furious after his sport was denied an Olympics debut in 2012. Karate and squash were briefly chosen to replace baseball and softball before being rejected, meaning the earliest they can now compete is 2016. "For our athletes, it's an insult to talk about 11 years from now. "The whole career of the karate athlete is eight to 10 years, I can't tell my athletes to keep going until 2016 due to five minutes of what happened here." He added: "I can tell you it's very, very bad, so disappointing - how can I explain what happened to my members?" Squash legend Jahangir Khan said: "As a player, one never gives up. We'll try again for 2016. We'll get in one day," he said. "Obviously, I'd have liked to see my game there. But we'll never give up." The claims of rugby sevens, golf and roller skating to be included were also rejected.

78. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic sports The current olympic Games program includes 35 sports and There are also past olympic sports and sports recognised by the olympic Movement. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=SO

79. ROYAL ROOTERS > Baseball And Softball Removed From The Olympics Baseball and softball are the first sports cut from the Olympics since water poloin 1936. The IOC will consider replacing them with two sports from a http://www.redsoxnation.net/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t16712.html

Help Search Member List Calendar Full Version: Baseball and Softball removed from the Olympics ROYAL ROOTERS OTHER BASEBALL STUFF MISCELLANEOUS BASEBALL Superknuck Jul 8 2005, 08:07 AM MLB QUOTE SINGAPORE Baseball and softball were dropped Friday from the Olympic program for the 2012 Summer Games in London. Each of the 28 existing sports was put to a secret vote by the International Olympic Committee, and baseball and softball failed to receive a majority required to stay on the program. The other 26 sports were retained. Baseball and softball are the first sports cut from the Olympics since water polo in 1936. The IOC will consider replacing them with two sports from a waiting list of five sports: golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports. And (for me at least) rather closer to home: Baseball/Softball UK QUOTE Today, there is a new definition for irony. Baseball and softball in the UK, so excited by the possibility of competing in a home games in 2012 in London, have just had their dream shattered. The IOC were asked to vote on each sport in the Olympic programme. Only sports that received more than fifty percent of the vote were to be retained - and with the exception of baseball and softball, all were. A games in London would have meant so many things for baseball and softball - the opportunity to compete as a host nation in both sports, temporary and legacy facilities, presitige and a chance to significantly raise the profile of our sports in the UK.

80. Baseball, Softball Dropped From The 2012 Olympics Baseball and softball are the first sports cut from the Olympics since water poloin 1936. Baseball has been vulnerable because it doesn t bring top major http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/08/AR2005070800014.

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