The USA now has a 3-0 record in the World Championships in Beijing, China, Cat Osterman just having shut out Canada 4-0. A game-by-game schedule and results chart is available here , as part of the official tournament website.

The USA national team, which won mid-July's World Cup of softball in Oklahoma City, has now arrived in Beijing, China for the World Championships of the sport. Play begins August 27. The main distinctions between the World Cup and World Championships, as best I can tell, are that the latter has more teams competing and is being used to qualify nations for the 2008 Olympics. The website for the World Championships can be accessed here .