One more for gold. One more before goodbye. Pushed to extra innings, the U.S. Olympic softball team scored four runs in the ninth inning and beat Japan 4-1 on Wednesday to move within one win of its fourth straight gold medal -- in the sport's farewell for now.

Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer -- almost out of Fengtai Field -- in the ninth inning as the Americans extended their Olympic winning...