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News Headlines for August 2010

8/30/2010 - Team rituals versus hazing Last month, Dallas Cowboys rookie Dez Bryant refused to participate in a team tradition of carrying the pads of the veterans, saying he was in training camp to catch passes, not carry pads. The issue garnered all kinds of national media attention. But what was striking wasn&r...more

8/24/2010 - Ready to rally? The race to a $2,500 grant starts September 1 Starting September 1, and continuing through November 30, the fall 2010 Community Grant race will be live! You need to rally your community to complete the coursework, credit your favorite softball organization and connect with your community for support. Your organization ca...more

8/20/2010 - European Cup to air live from the Netherlands OKLAHOMA CITY — Twenty-six Americans, including USA Softball's Stacey Nelson (Los Alamitos, Calif.), are playing with 13 European club teams in the finals of the European Cup tournament in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on August 21. The event, sponsored by the European Softball Feder...more

8/15/2010 - Juniors win Gold BOGOTA, Colombia —The Gold Medal Game was worth the wait after all. At 3:15 a.m. local time in Bogota, Colombia, the 2010-11 USA Softball Women’s National Team (9-0) stood atop of the podium at the III Pan American Championship (18-Under), receiving their Gold Medals following a ...more

8/12/2010 - Junior men's FP developmental camp a success Courtesy of Doug Lindaman OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Thirty-nine young male fast pitch players participated in the ASA/USA Softball Junior Men's development camp in Rolla, Missouri on Wednesday, August 4. The camp was held at the Ber Juan Sportsplex one day prior to the A...more

More headlines for August, 2010

8/12/2010	Junior men's FP developmental camp a success

8/11/2010	ASA 2K Standings

8/11/2010	ASA National Office welcomes Savannah Edwards

8/10/2010	Junior Women’s National Team run rules Argentina

8/10/2010	Now Nationals is over: Free end of year survey tool

8/7/2010	East Cobb Bullets win

8/3/2010	Tips for fall Softball Coaches Refresher

8/1/2010	Championship Time