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It wasn't supposed to be this hard to get to the gold medal game. But it's the end result that counts, and the United States finished with a gold medal around its neck, defeating Japan 2-1 Tuesday in the softball final. With the help of a cleansing ceremony, the team went from almost being the biggest American upset story of the Games to the one of the most compelling. U.S. pitcher Michele Smith Checked In and said, "We're the comeback kids."

Day at a Glance: Name game
Results:Sept. 26 | Softball
Photo Gallery: Shots of the Day
Head Games: Terrence Trammell
Head Games: Melissa Morrison
Quiz: Men's diving


CNNSI.com at the Olympics

SI's Tim Layden: Down but out
Hunter's troubles won't keep Jones from five golds.

SI's Leigh Montville: Legalize it
Remove Olympic cloud of suspicion.

SI's Phil Taylor: No more fooling around
U.S. hopes to regain fire as medal round opens.

SI's Alex Wolff The Nat and Anna show
Eyes of tennis fans may wander from Sydney.

  Highlights

IOC: More positive tests
C.J. Hunter failed four separate tests for steroid use this summer, the IOC's drug chief said. Hunter denied the allegations.
Husband's positive tests hurt Jones

Wet and wild
Doug Mientkiewicz's homer in the bottom of the ninth brought an end to tense, drenched baseball semifinal against South Korea and propelled the U.S. to the gold medal game.
Baseball Results | Baseball Coverage

Miracle run over
Spain returned to the gold medal soccer match for the second time in three Olympics with a 3-1 victory over the United States.
Landon Donovan Checks In

In Ruinz
American diving favorite Mark Ruiz finished seventh as Xiong Ni of China won gold on the three-meter springboard.
Results | Diving Coverage

Upset at the beach
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana upset third-seeded Ze Marco de Melo and Ricardo Santos of Brazil 12-11, 12-9 to win the gold in beach volleyball.
Results | Volleyball Coverage

High road
Leontien Zijlaard of the Netherlands won the women's Olympic road race, winning her second gold medal of the Sydney Games.
Results | Cycling Coverage

Twisting past controversy
Russia, which hasn't lost a duet since 1997, toe-pointed its way to the gold medal in Olympic synchronized swimming Tuesday with a near-perfect routine.
Results | Synchronized Swimming Coverage


   
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