PLANT CITY The International Softball Federation has gone international in a big way. The federation, based in Plant City, recently opened its first European office, in Lausanne, Switzerland. The office will form the hub for the development of the sport in Europe and help garner closer contact with the International Olympic Committee and international sport federation colleagues. ...more

February 26, 2009

The venues were great, the competition was exciting and no major international incident stained the Olympic Games that concluded Sunday. ...more

August 25, 2008

With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement - coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech. ...more

August 24, 2008

Another Summer Olympic Games have come and gone, and once again, the United States retained its position atop the medal count for the fourth year running. Although host China firmly walks away with the top tally for attaining gold, most America sentiments should be ones of pride and accomplishment. ...more

August 24, 2008

The parents of the Chinese gymnasts are indignant, the International Olympic Committee sounds satisfied and the Beijing Olympic Games are almost over. ...more

August 23, 2008

BEIJING (AP) — The International Olympic Committee will investigate whether the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying "more information has come to light." ...more

August 22, 2008

With silver medals swinging from their necks, their eyes filled with tears, five members of the U.S. Olympic softball team walked to home plate and placed their cleats in the dirt. ...more

August 22, 2008

The International Olympic Committee formally expelled Greek hurdler Fani Halkia from the Beijing Olympics on Monday for doping and urged Greek authorities to investigate her coach for possible criminal violations. ...more

August 19, 2008

A Swedish wrestler was disqualified and stripped of his bronze medal Saturday for dropping the prize in protest after a disputed loss at the Olympics. ...more

August 17, 2008

A North Korean shooter was stripped of his two medals and was expelled from the Beijing Olympics along with a Vietnamese gymnast Friday after they failed doping tests. ...more

August 16, 2008