Grieving softball coach will go to Athens

OKLAHOMA CITY — Mike Candrea will coach the U.S. Olympic softball team next month in Athens, fulfilling the wishes of his wife who died while traveling with the team.

Sue Candrea died on July 18 of complications from a brain aneurysm she suffered while the team was in Stevens Point, Wis., on a pre-Olympic tour. She was 49.

“Sue was so excited about the upcoming Olympics and would want me to continue on with our dream,” Mike Candrea said. “Our entire family is behind this decision and we know this is what she would want us to do.”