Articles filed under Track and Field
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Former sprinter released from prisonSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO -- Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released Friday from federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use. J...
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Double U.S. relay gold begins 'healing process'Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Sanya Richards clutched this medal, stared at it, smiled at it. A few feet away, Allyson Felix did the same. These weren't their first prizes of the 2008 Olymp...
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Clay wins decathlon for United StatesAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Bryan Clay, who grew up in Hawaii, has won the decathlon at the Beijing Games, the first American man to win the 10-discipline event at the Olympics since 199...
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Bolt, Jamaica smash world record in 400 relayAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Three races. Three wins. Three world records. OK, so Usain Bolt won't take home eight gold medals from these Olympics, the way Michael Phelps did. That's simp...
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More Jamaican dominance in women's 200Aug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- It was Jamaica Night again at the Bird's Nest, this time with Veronica Campbell-Brown doing the honors, easily winning the 200 meters Thursday to cap the firs...
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Gay to anchor U.S. 400 relay team; Bolt sits outAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Usain Bolt was left off Jamaica's team in the preliminary round of the Olympic 400-meter relay, giving him a chance to rest Thursday, while Tyson Gay was pick...
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Dropped baton drops U.S. from 400 relayAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- With the clank of a baton, the American track team suffered an unexpected disappointment Thursday night at the Olympics. Another disappointment, that is. Darv...
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Like lightning, Bolt sets record in 200mAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Usain Bolt kept driving for the finish line, knowing the race was won but there was something even bigger out there. Not just another world record, but histor...
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Germany's Frodeno wins triathlon at the wireAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Jan Frodeno of Germany has won the men's triathlon, edging Simon Whitfield of Canada in an exciting four-man sprint finish. Whitfield led momentarily just a fe...
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U.S. advances easily in women's 200Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- It was a long wait for Allyson Felix. It felt every bit as long for Muna Lee. Felix, Lee and American teammate Marshevet Hooker easily made it through the fir...