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Tokyo Olympics Softball
Japan's Mana Atsumi, right, is forced out by United States' Delaney Spaulding during a softball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Yokohama, Japan. Softball has been on the Olympic program five times since 1996. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Sports Wait, Watch for Final Decision on LA28 Olympic Program

With a year to go before the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, for several U.S. national governing bodies, the focus instead is on 2028. For those NGBs, the chance to have their sports added to the LA28 program would be an almost indescribable boost in visibility and funding. With the program months from being […]

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ExploreYork International Soft Pitch Softball

USA Slow Pitch National Championships Heading to York, Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania, will host the 2023 USA Slow Pitch National Championships from September 8-10, the first time the event organized by the International Slow Pitch Softball Association has been held outside the state of Florida. The championship will bring together adult slow pitch softball teams from all over the United States and Puerto Rico for […]

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WBSC

World Baseball Softball Confederation Brings Event to Mexico

The World Baseball Softball Confederation has announced Guadalajara, Mexico, as host for the inaugural WBSC Coed Slow Pitch Softball World Cup from December 5–10, 2023. The WBSC also unveiled the logo for the new competition, which features curves in the logo to symbolize the initials of the slow pitch discipline. “The WBSC Coed Slow Pitch […]

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WCWS Tennessee Oklahoma Softball
Softball fans watch Oklahoma and Tennessee play during the fourth inning of a Women's College World Series game on June 3 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

College World Series Shows Off for Oklahoma City, USA Softball

One of the most dominant teams in collegiate sports history, Oklahoma University’s softball team is nearly three weeks removed from beating Florida State in the Women’s College World Series to be the first repeat champions since UCLA in 1990, finishing a season in which it won the final 53 games of the season to finish […]

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All Ripken

Ripken Baseball Expands Brand, Creating All-Ripken Softball

Ripken Baseball has expanded its All-Ripken brand by creating All-Ripken Softball. The inaugural All-Ripken Softball Games will attract youth players nationwide to compete at The Ripken Experience Elizabethtown in Kentucky from July 27–30, 2023. Softball players must be nominated by their peers and coaches for the opportunity to train and participate against other elite young […]

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USA Softball OKC

USA Softball Sets Naming Rights Search for Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City

USA Softball has announced it will search for the first-ever naming rights partner for its softball complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which serves as the headquarters for USA Softball and hosts numerous local, regional and national softball events throughout the year including the NCAA College World Series. “This is an exciting opportunity for a company […]

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USASoftball90Years

USA Softball Celebrates 90th Anniversary With Special Logo

In celebration of USA Softball’s 90-year anniversary, the organization has launched a 90th anniversary logo. The logo highlights the foundation that was laid in 1933 with the use of the original ASA logo while tying in modern elements of the current USA Softball brand to resemble the organization’s evolution over time. USA Softball was created […]

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AUX Softball

Athletes Unlimited Softball Events Heading to Rosemont, Illinois

The Chicago area will host two major softball tournaments this summer at The Stadium at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Illinois. The second edition of AUX Softball (June 9–25) as well as the fourth Athletes Unlimited Softball Championship season (July 28–August 27) are both set to take place in Rosemont. AUX Softball, a two-week […]

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ASANA World Series

San Diego to Host 2023 ASANA Softball World Series

San Diego will host the 2023 Amateur Sports Alliance of North America Softball World Series, September 4–9, the third time in the past 16 years the city has been selected for the event. The tournament, which welcomes LGBTQ cisgender women, transgender men, transgender women, non-binary people and their allies, will attract teams from nearly 30 cities […]

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KC Current Training Center
The new training center for the KC Current is 17,000 square feet and includes a weight room, lockers, kitchen, recovery room and three fields that soon be expanded to 10. (Photos by Jason Gewirtz)

Patrick Mahomes Joins NWSL Kansas City Current Ownership

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined the ownership of the Kansas City Current, making him the first active NFL player to have equity in a National Women’s Soccer League team. Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, is already part of the ownership group for the team that includes Chris and Angie Long. The team, which recently […]

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