keywords: softball olympics golden medal team
text: U.S. Softball Team Wins Third Gold Medal (AP) AP - They are America's newest golden girls  #151; powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S. softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over an Australian team that, like the rest of softball's elite, never had a chance.