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Softball, Baseball on Olympics Endangered List

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By Tom Goldman

Published November 23, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The International Olympic Committee has tentatively decided to eliminate men's baseball, women's softball and modern pentathlon from the 2008 games, though the decision may be delayed. Members of the powerful U.S. softball team are among those lobbying against the change. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

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