Articles filed under Track and Field
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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...
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Suburban sports stars follow dreams to BeijingAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The assignment from MacArthur Junior High track coach Greg Fedyski for one of his star runners, Jorge Torres, was pretty straightforward: Write down your goals. Conside...
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Olympic double dip for U.S. sprinter DixAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DALIAN, China - Walter Dix looks at the sprints differently than most of his competition. "Sometimes, the fastest guy doesn't win," he said Tuesday at the U.S. track tea...
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U.S. sprinter Dix taking an Olympic double dipAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - DALIAN, China - Walter Dix looks at the sprints differently than most of his competition. "Sometimes, the fastest guy doesn't win," he said Tuesday at the U.S. track tea...
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Wheeling High School grad chasing Olympic dreamsAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - A restless, uneasy feeling is just what Jorge Torres wants right now. One where his stomach is churning because Torres' competitive fires are burning. It's how the 1999 ...