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News Headlines for July 2008

7/31/2008 - Nominate Your ASA Coach by 8/31! Each year, parents across America put their children – some 1.2 million of them – in the hands of youth softball coaches. Many of these mentors face tough expectations: teaching the game of softball, ensuring players safety, providing equal playing time, and guiding their team t...more

7/29/2008 - KFC Bound 4 Beijing Ratings OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) has announced the ratings for the KFC Bound 4 Beijing Tour which aired on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU and combined for 59 different airings with over 120 hours of softball programming across all three networks. Throughout t...more

7/29/2008 - Patsy's seeks to repeat in 2008 Men's Major FP STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- With a field of 17 teams, including six from the state of Wisconsin, Patsy’s of New York City will hope to repeat as ASA National Champions when the ASA Men’s Major Fast-Pitch National Championship begins July 31 and runs through August 3rd at Zenoff Park. ...more

7/24/2008 - Bracket Set for ASA Girls’ 18-Under GOLD OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- The 64-team bracket is set for the 2008 ASA Girls’ 18-Under GOLD Fastpitch National Championship, the Amateur Softball Association. This tournament continuou...more

7/24/2008 - Softball Television Schedule set for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- The LIVE television schedule for the 2008 Olympic Softball competition was recently announced by NBC. The USA Softball Women’s National team will begin competition on August 12 on CNBC at midnight/ET as the 32-game slate spans from August 12-21 at the Fen...more

More headlines for July, 2008

7/18/2008	Time Is Running Out! Earn One Of The $2,500 Grants!

7/16/2008	2008 ASA Championship Season Begins

7/15/2008	Athletes crowned in Pitch, Hit & Run

7/15/2008	Men's Major Bracket Set

7/14/2008	Two more advance to GOLD

7/14/2008	ASA to participate in MLB Pitch, Hit & Run

7/10/2008	Bracket set for ASA HOF 18-Under GOLD Qualifier

7/9/2008	U.S. Flag Flown in Iraq in honor of USA Softball

7/8/2008	USA vs. Lady Hearts, ESPN2, 1:00 p.m./CST

7/3/2008	USA Softball on ESPN over the Holiday Weekend

7/3/2008	Pink eBay auction to benefit Susan G. Komen

7/1/2008	Field filling up for 18-Under GOLD