OKLAHOMA CITY— Lauren Lappin homered to start a three-run rally in the third inning, and the United States beat Australia 3-1 Monday night in the World Cup of Softball championship game.

Alissa Haber and Andrea Duran added RBI singles to push the lead to 3-0, and Monica Abbott and Cat Osterman combined to make it stand up for the Americans’ third straight World Cup title.

Stacey Porter homered for Australia, the bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Australia (3-3) beat 2008 Olympic gold medalist Japan on its way to its first championship game at the...

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