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	Thu, 13 Jun 2019: Black Sox champions unfazed by new world softball tournament format Stuff.co.nz - 13 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) Skipper says Black Sox have `a target on our backs``, but coach is confident they will cope with sudden-death elimination curveball. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Thu, 13 Jun 2019: Black Sox remain world softball title favourites among strong field Stuff.co.nz - 13 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) Mark Sorenson`s Black Sox are gunning for an eighth world softball gold medal. Tony Smith looks at their chances. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Tue, 11 Jun 2019: Black Sox pitcher Nik Hayes has sights set on a third world softball gold medal Stuff.co.nz - 11 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) Commuting across the Tasman hasn`t dimmed Nik Hayes` passion for playing for the Black Sox. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Mon, 3 Jun 2019: Queen's Birthday Honours: White Sox stalwart Naomi Shaw honoured for softball success Stuff.co.nz - 3 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) Gold medal winning NZ captain hails `whanau support`` for Queen`s Birthday honour. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Thu, 16 May 2019: New Zealand softball mourns first world champion team captain Dave Sorenson Stuff.co.nz - 16 May (Stuff.co.nz) Dave Sorenson - father of the current Black Sox coach - played a leading role in New Zealand`s rise to international men`s softball dominance. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Wed, 3 Apr 2019: White Sox veteran Lara Andrews keen to chase Olympic softball dream Stuff.co.nz - 3 Apr (Stuff.co.nz) Patience pays off for Hutt Valley stalwart after waiting 12 years for her Olympic shot. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Sat, 30 Mar 2019: Nathan Nukunuku: 20-year Black Sox career, softball world title chase...and John Kirwan NZ Herald - 30 Mar (NZ Herald) Black Sox captain Nathan Nukunuku heads to his seventh world championships in June, when he can win a remarkable fifth crown.It`s been nearly three decades since the NZ Herald first interviewed and photographed Nukunuku as a 10-year-old... Read... Newslink ©2020 to NZ Herald Sport



	Thu, 28 Mar 2019: Black Sox captain rejects Mark Richardson's call for Kiwis to end 'softball infatuation' Stuff.co.nz - 28 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) Nathan Nukunuku adamant there is `no need to kill`` softball to `prop up`` baseball. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Thu, 28 Mar 2019: Black Sox face tough pool and new sudden-death finals format at softball world championships Stuff.co.nz - 28 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) Softball shifts to a quarterfinal knockout system for first world championships in Europe. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Wed, 27 Mar 2019: Softballers scoff at Mark Richardson's claim Kiwis should give up softball for baseball Stuff.co.nz - 27 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) Sport`s boss hits back at Mark Richardson, pointing out Black Sox have had more success than the Black Caps. Read... Newslink ©2020 to Stuff.co.nz Sport