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ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. Softball player Lisa Fernandez certainly posted some impressive numbers: Three Olympic gold medals with Team USA, two national champions...

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, ESPNHS chatted with Olympic softball gold medalist and former Women's Sports Foundation president Jessica Mendoza, who is a second-generation Mexican-American, about the unique challenges Hispanic female athletes ...

Cat Osterman is back at Texas and eager to add a national title to the Olympic gold medal she picked up in 2004.

In her new column for espnW.com, Val Ackerman will talk with prominent male executives to get their ideas about where women's sports are headed.

Recurring questions regarding women's sports are where do we go from here and what it will take to get there? Satisfying everyone involved will take time and a good game plan.

Geri Ann Glasco thought she was recording an interview with television analyst and international softball legend Jessica Mendoza, but the only sound bite cameras captured was the stunned teen's gasp when the two-time Olympic medalist unveiled the Gat...

If softball wants to return to the Olympics in 2020, it will need Major League Baseball to let its players compete.

Star softball pitcher Jennie Finch announced her retirement this week, capping a wildly successful career that included an NCAA championship, Olympic gold and silver medals and the highest honor of all -- being named Page 2's first hottest female ath...

This Mother's Day, some moms will be spending time with their kids. Others will be training for a shot at Olympic glory. And, as Amy Rosewater found out, the balancing act between "mommy" and "athlete" is no easy task.

Things to watch: Friday, Day 7

Lori Harrigan allowed only a first-inning bunt single and Crystl Bustos homered Tuesday as the Americans posted their fourth straight shutout of these games, 4-0 over China.

Baseball, softball and modern pentathlon were assured Monday they will remain on the Olympic program at least through the 2008 Beijing Games.