Walking It Off In Philly and Anaheim

...they picking now? In Philadelphia, the game nearly came down to a matchup of future slow-pitch softball MVP Matt Stairs and fireballing closer Jonathan Broxton. Flashbacks to 2008's Stairs moonshot were temporarily avoided...

Blogging The Nation

...The National Pro Fastpitch finals get underway today, with Rockford, Chicago, Akron and USSSA competing for pro softball's championship. A blogger makes the case for MLB stepping up to partner with the sport through...

Chat Archive: Special Guests

The Special Guest Chat Archive

Does The Caddy Get A Medal?

...sports, and "faster, higher, stronger" aren't any of the adjectives coming out of the mouths of softball fans when it comes to the IOC these days. And SportsNation is there with them. By nearly...

Reinstating Tug-Of-War Appears Unlikely

...for 2016 and who should compete? Groups: 2012 London Summer Olympics | U.S.A. Olympic Club | The Softball Spot

Blogging The Nation

...grow its fan base by not doing more to promote National Pro Fastpitch, the five-team pro softball league that features Cat Osterman, Jennie Finch and other stars of the sport (which plays its championship...

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Pictures of the Week: Holding Fourth

...even in July). And we don't want to ignore other fun holiday options like slow pitch softball tournaments, the NASCAR race at Daytona, the Wimbledon finals, the multitude of baseball games, golf, fishing in...

We Needed Balls Going Over That Wall

...truth about performance-enhancing drugs (which might have helped Tom Cruise's cause in the movie's softball scenes).Forced to yet again confront the era and its aftermath in the wake of reports that...

Blogging The Nation

...right so far and what has gone wrong (beyond Boston's continued existence). AthenaPV24: The former college softball player is fed up with the culture of pro sports, but she's proposing teams -- and fans...

Mission Impossible, Seattle Style

Heading into evening with something fun. Danielle Lawrie is the best pitcher in college softball. She beat the United States national team before she ever got to the University of Washington and...

How much more of A-Rod story can fans stomach?

The Alex Rodriguez admission echoed into every corner of sports this week, looming over the conversations across community.

Freeze Frame: Week's most memorable images

Freeze Frame

Chat Archive: Special Guests 2005

The Special Guest 2005 Chat Archive

The Daily Pulse Archive 2005

Missed a day? Don't worry, we've got each edition of the Daily Pulse ready for your perusal in the archive.