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News Headlines for July 2004

7/30/2004 - USA on ESPN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Be sure to tune in to ESPN, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, Saturday, July 31 at 7 p.m. (EST) to watch the USA Softball Olympic team battle the NPF West All-Stars. A match up featuring Team USA’s pitching sensation Jennie Finch in the circle battling players ...more

7/29/2004 - USA Softball arrives in Athens ATHENS, GREECE – After a long 24 hour day of travel across the globe, the USA Softball Olympic team landed in Athens, Greece on Thursday evening to begin preparation to defend its Olympic gold medal. The U.S. will train in Athens for 16 days before it takes the field on August 1...more

7/26/2004 - USA Softball headed to Athens Oklahoma City, OK---The USA Softball Women’s National Team has completed its ‘Aiming for Athens’ tour and is now set to depart for Athens, Greece and the 2004 Olympic Games. The team begins its journey towards a golden Olympic three-peat on Wednesday, July 28 when it leaves for A...more

7/21/2004 - USA Softball televised live! Oklahoma City, OK – Softball fans can follow the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team like never before. The networks of NBC: NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Bravo, Telemundo and NBC HDTV will broadcast each one of the USA’s games “Live” during the upcoming Olympics in Athens. The 24-hour coverage wi...more

7/18/2004 - Softball mourns tragic loss OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Sue Candrea, 48, wife of University of Arizona and USA Softball Olympic team head coach Mike Candrea, passed away suddenly early Sunday morning due to extreme complications caused by a brain aneurysm. Sue was traveling with Coach Candrea and the USA Softball W...more

More headlines for July, 2004

7/18/2004	Australia oust USA Schutt Elite from Champions Cup, 2-1

7/17/2004	USA Schutt Elite downs Storm USA, 4-0

7/17/2004	U.S. ends ‘Aiming for Athen’s tour with back-to-back no-hitters

7/16/2004	USA SCHUTT ELITE CRUISES PAST ALL-AMERICAN SOFTBALL, 12-0

7/16/2004	USA SCHUTT ELITE UPENDS CHINESE TAIPEI, 1-0, IN 10 INNINGS

7/15/2004	USA tops Wisconsin All-Stars 5-0

7/15/2004	USA Schutt Elite weathers Hurricanes, 4-0

7/15/2004	Australia foils USA Schutt Elite again, 5-2

7/15/2004	USA Schutt Elite destroys Slammers at Champions Cup, 10-0

7/14/2004	Nuveman hits walk-off home run

7/13/2004	Resmondo/Taylor goes undefeated to repeat in Smoky Mountain Clas...

7/11/2004	USA Softball sweeps doubleheader in front of record crowd

7/10/2004	China eliminates USA Schutt Elite from Canada Cup, 4-2

7/10/2004	USA Schutt Elite defeats China, 6-1, to open playoffs

7/10/2004	Unbeaten Australia nips USA Schutt Elite, 1-0

7/9/2004	USA Softball rolls to 46th consecutive win on “Aiming for Athens...

7/9/2004	USA Schutt Elite ousts Canada from 2004 Canada Cup, 3-2

7/9/2004	Twenty-two games scheduled in opening round of 36th annual Smoky...

7/9/2004	Finch and Watley at Mathis Bros. Sunday

7/8/2004	USA Schutt Elite run-rules New Zealand, 8-1

7/7/2004	Kluever's SNAP-ON/BJ Logging wins its second Major Men's Qualifi...

7/7/2004	USA Softball cancels trip to Altamonte Springs

7/6/2004	2004 18/Under HOF Tournament

7/6/2004	USA Schutt Elite thrashes Bloomington 10-0

7/5/2004	USA Schutt Elite blanks the Triple Crown Force, 4-0

7/5/2004	USA Schutt Elite corrals Buffalo, 6-0

7/4/2004	USA records 10-0 victory in front of record crowd

7/4/2004	USA Schutt Elite edged by Japan Elite 2-1

7/3/2004	USA Schutt Elite downs Chinese Taipei 3-0

7/3/2004	USA Use Base Hits To Shut out Absolute Blast 10-0

7/2/2004	U.S. tallies 17 runs in back-to-back mercy rule victories

7/1/2004	Historic TV weekend for ASA

7/1/2004	2004 18/Under HOF Tournament