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Thursday's vote, while not unexpected, dealt a crippling blow to softball's and baseball's campaigns to rejoin the Olympic program after they were eliminated from the 2012 London Games by the IOC four years ago.

Baseball, softball strike out as IOC considers adding golf 2009

Look at [NASCAR's] Danica Patrick, [softball's] Jennie Finch and [volleyball's] Gabrielle Reece.

Baltimore Charm, a new Lingerie Football League team, plays up sheer talent Neely Tucker 2010

What it does have is Bill Edwards, the craggy 67-year-old program architect who opened his career coaching hockey and football and is now in softball's hall of fame.

How to Forge a Softball Powerhouse Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

There was an appeal for softball's return to the Olympics — a biceps tattooed with "Softball 2016" — but no headbands for Darfur, no Tibetan flags.

Athletes competed, shied away from protests 2008

Spotlight will be on: The sport overall, as this is softball's last Olympic appearance until at least 2016.

2008 Olympic medal projections 2008

So the American women enter the Games as prohibitive favorites in softball's Olympic debut.

Good As Gold 2008

Fernandez One of the U.S. team's pioneers, she's softball's version of soccer's Mia Hamm.

USATODAY.com - 'Cat' Osterman pounces on Athens opportunity 2004

Osterman's long arms and fingers gave her unusual leverage and flexibility in delivering the ball in softball's windmill underhand motion.

USATODAY.com - 'Cat' Osterman pounces on Athens opportunity 2004

Finally, U.S. softball's Cat Osterman has a no hitter through four innings, but the game is still scoreless against Chinese Taipei.

USATODAY.com - Athens Watch: Friday, Aug. 20 2004

That's my game! why softball's practically my middle name

Ballad of a Ballgame 2004