The United States opened its Tokyo Olympics campaign with a 2-0 win over Italy Wednesday as softball made its long-awaited return to Olympic play after a 13-year hiatus. For its first of five ...
Softball pitcher Yukiko Ueno added to her legend--and another gold medal--in what was most likely the final Olympic game in her long career. But for younger players of the Japanese team ...
FUKUSHIMA--When Yukiko Ueno, the ace of the Japanese women’s softball team, threw the first pitch in the game against Australia on July 21 to open the Tokyo Olympics, no cheers rose from the stands.