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The Americans' 22-game Olympic winning streak was snapped as Japan's pitcher Yukiko Ueno handed them their first loss since September 21, 2000 at Sydney. The U.S. team never led and made two uncharacteristic errors in the seventh inning to help the Japanese add an important insurance run -- one they didn't even need. full story

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