August 20, 2008 - Here are some highlights from Day 12 of the Summer Games:

BMX:
Jill Kintner, the lone American in the 16-racer field, qualified with a No. 7 seed.

Softball:
US beats Japan 4-1 to make Olympic softball final - Crystl 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.

Water Polo:
US advances to gold-medal match -The Women’s Water Polo Team is headed for a gold medal match after 9-8 defeat of Australia. Team USA will battle the Netherlands in the finals on Thur, August 21 at 6:20pm local time in Beijing.

Filed under: Beijing Summer Games 2008 by jane

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