The full guest list for Oprah’s Olympic Party in Millennium Park

9.2.08

Source: THE WATCHER Oprah Winfrey's's PR folks have released the full list of Olympians who will gather in Millennium Park on Wednesday for a special edition of her talk show. The  tickets that were available to the public have already been snapped up (as this Tribune story notes). There will also be some lawn seats available for the 10 a.m. (read more)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Amateur Softball Association is pleased to announce that USA Softball’s very own Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif.) is a finalist for the Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year. Vote TODAY for Mendoza, as she helped lead the USA Softball team to a silver medal finish at the 2008 Olympic Games and has been a major (read more)

USA Softball’s 2008 Olympic story wasn’t a fairy tale ending nor did the team close the book with a ‘happily ever after.’ But despite the finish, the message in the end wasn’t about winning or losing, it was about ‘hoping for ever after.’ In 2005, the IOC made a decision that will forever affect the sport of softball.  With the ’08 (read more)

USA Softball’s 2008 Olympic story wasn’t a fairy tale ending nor did the team close the book with a ‘happily ever after.’ But despite the finish, the message in the end wasn’t about winning or losing, it was about ‘hoping for ever after.’ In 2005, the IOC made a decision that will forever affect the sport of softball.  With the ’08 (read more)

BEIJING, China --- The USA Softball team will face Japan on Thursday, August 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gold Medal Game at Fengtai Stadium as they look to make Olympic history with a fourth-consecutive gold medal.  Earlier today the U.S. defeated Japan in semifinal action with a heart-pumping 4-1 nine inning victory.  The loss then moved Japan to the (read more)