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• US softball team loses 3-1 to Japan, denied gold

  

  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. 1 hr ago

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