Lisa Fernandez

SINCE SOFTBALL became an Olympic sport in 1996, the three gold medal games have had two things in common: The U.S. was victorious, and Lisa Fernandez was on the mound. But when the 15-player U.S. roster for Beijing...

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Who's deciding which sports will be dropped from the Olympics?