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US beats Japan 4-1 to advance to gold-medal gameCrystl Bustos hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning as the U.S. Olympic softball team beat Japan 4-1 in extra innings and will play for its fourth straight gold medal.
The Americans (8-0) pushed across four in the ninth Wednesday to extend their Olympic winning streak to 22 games.
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August 06, 2008
South Florida DL Likes Clemson
By Eric GuimaraesDL Antwan Lowery (6-4 315) of Miami, FL has an offer from Clemson and has the Tigers in his top 5. "Clemson, Rutgers, Miami, Florida State, and South Florida are my favorites right now." Lowery visited Rutgers and FSU this summer and liked both schools. He was very impressed with Rutgers. "I liked the atmosphere up there. They really love their football. My brother (Antonio) plays linebacker there too." Atwan says he is very quick and has tremendous speed for a man his size. "I'm especially quick from sideline to sideline," he says, "And I love getting to the quarterback." He runs a 5.21 40. Last year, he had 75 tackles including 15 for loss. His offers include Clemson, Miami, Florida, Southern Cal, Michigan, Ohio State, South Florida, and Rutgers. He plans to visit Clemson this fall for at least one home game.
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