Articles filed under Track and Field
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Americans Richards, Jones blow leadsAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- It was theirs to lose, and they did. Sanya Richards led in the stretch but was outrun to the finish in the 400 meters and Lolo Jones clipped the second-to-las...
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Bolt advances to semifinals of Olympic 200m sprintAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Usain Bolt has advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic men's 200 meters, finishing his quarterfinal heat in 20.29 seconds and keeping alive his hopes of the...
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American men sweep Olympic 400m hurdles medalsAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- American Angelo Taylor has won the men's Olympic 400-meter hurdles, finishing in 47.25 seconds to lead a U.S. sweep in the event. Kerron Clement finished seco...
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Tough going for Wheeling's Torres in 10,000Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Former Wheeling High School star Jorge Torres' first Olympic experience produced another personal first Sunday morning. "It was the first time I ever got lapped," Torres...
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U.S.'s Trafton strikes gold in discusAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Their most accomplished hurdler went down, their best sprinter went out. Instead of racking up medals, the Americans entered the fourth day of the Olympic trac...
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Jamaicans sweep women's 100 metersAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Jamaicans proved they are the world's fastest humans Sunday when Shelly-Ann Fraser led a sweep in the women's Olympic 100-meter race on the heels of Usain Bol...
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Bolt breaks 100-meter record, wins Olympic goldAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Pure speed. It emanated from those loping, waist-high strides 6-foot-5 Usain Bolt churned with his golden spikes -- untied lace and all -- to win the 100-mete...
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Look both ways! Bolt, Powell, Gay cruise to 100 semifinalAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Far ahead halfway through his 100-meter Olympic quarterfinal, Usain Bolt casually swiveled his head to his right, to his left, then back to his right. Never ...
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Bolt, Powell, Gay coast through 1st 100m heatsAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- This looked more like a workout than a true test. Either way, Tyson Gay easily made it through the first round of the Olympic 100-meter dash Friday. Racing f...
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Her-stories: What you may not know about U.S. OlympiansAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Olympic Games produce some of the best moments in sports, and some of the best personal stories as well. Here are some intriguing tidbits from the NBC Sports website...