Olympic Softball News

North Allegheny senior volleyball player Kyle Gregan, who's considered one of the top middle blockers in the nation, signed a letter of intent to attend Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif.

Telegram & Gazette sports columnist Nick Manzello put together the Galaxy of Stars 15 years ago to raise money for the Friendly House Christmas program while honoring local sports stars past and present.

Orem native and Mountain View High alum Noelle Pikus-Pace is a world champion skeleton athlete favored by many to win a medal in the 2006 Olympic Games.

FARMINGTON HILLS - For- mer Canadian Women's Olympic team goaltender Manon Rheaume has partnered with Titan Sports to host a girls invitational tournament Thursday through Sunday at the Novi Ice Arena.

The list is obvious: the Maple Leafs, the Blue Jays, the Argos, Toronto FC soccer team, even the Sports Hall of Fame, which is moving soon to Calgary.

An Olympian competitor, a Special Olympics volunteer, a decorated target shooter and two talented hockey teams will enter the Moncton Sports Wall of Fame tomorrow.

More than a decade after playing her last soccer game for the Lakers, two-time Olympic skier Shannon Bahrke remains repulsed by her old rival's rally song.

Jennie Finch's visit to Le Mars last Thursday made it very clear that there are two things she holds very dear to her heart: the fight against breast cancer and the sport of softball.

Capitalizing on the momentum of 2010, the inaugural tournament has been designed to bring young women together from across the world to compete on an international stage; develop new skills with some the world's best coaches and trainers; and an opportunity to meet and interact with other female athletes from across the globe including all-star ...

JINAN, Shandong province: Standing on the National Games podium with a bronze medal around her neck, softball player Wang Lan had bitter-sweet thoughts running through her mind.

I was recently informed that baseball and women's fast-pitch softball have been eliminated from Olympic Games and replaced with - can you believe it? - golf! Watching golf is like watching grass grow, boring.

Minister of state for the Olympics - that must have sounded like a sweet job to Mary McNeil when the rocky legislator and former British Columbia Cancer Foundation boss was named to cabinet over the summer.

It's nice and sunny in Georgia, but in New York, the US Bobsled Team has started training for a winter season that peaks with the Olympics in Vancouver.

Rebekah Bradford of Apple Valley has qualified for the U.S. World Cup team in speedskating, putting her in contention for the 2010 Olympic team.

Parents, volunteers, and athletes on the floor of the Mildred Hunter Community Center for the final day of the Valdosta*Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority Winter Special Olympic Games Thursday.

Romelda Aiken wins the ball from Katrina Grant during the World Netball Series Final match between Jamaica and New Zealand, Manchester, Oct 11, 2009.

Friday 2nd October 2009. The biggest day in rugby union's history since the game turned professional? According to Mike Miller, chief executive of the International Rugby Board.

The news last week that the International Olympic Committee selected golf - " along with rugby - " to be added to the slate of 28 sports at the 2016 Summer Olympics left at least one golfer ecstatic.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington led the charge for golf's inclusion to the Olympic Games.

LAW PUNDIT Sunday, October 11, 2009 10/11/2009 02:02:00 AM [Home] [Print] Golf and Rugby Added as Olympic Disciplines by an IOC Panel in Copenhagen, Denmark : Some Sports Media Analysts Lose the Point See also, IOC President Jacques Rogge reports on the new Olympic sports, Golf and Rugby and the coming Olympic agenda.