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U.S. scores big night on track, courts
LONDON - Allyson Felix grinned as she waited for the official results to pop up on the scoreboard. She knew what was coming, and she was going to enjoy this moment. Olympic champion, at last. The American sprinter won the 200 meters at the London...Tags: April Ross, Track and Field, Clarissa Chun, Caster Semenya, Kerri Walsh-Jennings
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2012 Summer Olympics: Allyson Felix goes for gold in women's 200 meters
Pop2itAllyson Felix and defending champ Veronica Campbell-Brown were part of a stacked field in the women's 200-meter final in London.... -
Hampton's Francena McCorory has shot at Olympic gold on 4x400 relay
After a seventh-place finish in the individual 400-meter event at the Olympics, Hampton's Francena McCorory still has a chance to return from London with a gold medal. Hampton University track and field director Maurice Pierce, McCorory's coach, said she...
Tags: Diamond Dixon, Hampton University, Francena McCorory, Awards and Prizes
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U.S. women sprinters set world relay mark
LONDON -- Allyson Felix could not believe what the Olympic Stadium scoreboard was telling her. She had taken the baton from Tianna Madison and did her part well on the second leg of the U.S. 400-meter relay team before handing the baton to Bianca Knight,...
Tags: Justin Gatlin, Track and Field, Tianna Madison, Bryshon Nellum, Morgan Uceny
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Friday's Olympic Scores
By The Associated Press BASKETBALL Men Semifinals United States 109, Argentina 83 Spain 67, Russia 59 SOCCER Men Bronze Medal South Korea 2, Japan 0 HANDBALL Men Semifinals Sweden 27, Hungary 26 France 25, Croatia 22 HOCKEY...Tags: Russia, Connor Fields, Morgan Uceny, Alise Post, Marathon
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KU's Dixon earns gold medal
The U.S. 4x400-meter relay team passed the baton around in 3:16.87 to clinch its fifth-straight Olympic Gold Saturday evening. With the win Kansas track & field’s Diamond Dixon also earned the medal as she was part of the semifinal team which...
Tags: Diamond Dixon, Track and Field, Keshia Baker, Sanya Richards-Ross, Awards and Prizes
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McCorory, U.S. win gold in Olympic 4x400-meter relay
LONDON — Hampton’s Francena McCorory will return to the states with an Olympic gold medal. Her 49.39-second performance on the third leg of the 4x400 relay helped key Team USA to a first-place finish over Russia on Saturday at Olympic...
Tags: Russia, Track and Field, Hampton University
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Usain Bolt adds 400-meter relay to his legend
LONDON -- Usain Bolt charmed the world during the Olympics and won his third gold medal Saturday by anchoring a world-record 400-meter relay performance, but still he was denied one prize. It was a modest request. All he wanted was the yellow baton he...
Tags: Russia, Justin Gatlin, Brigetta Barrett, Track and Field, Galen Rupp
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Team USA back on top in gold, overall medals counts
LONDON — Freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs came to the Olympics with two objectives: to become the champion in the 163-pound weight class and to restore Team USA to what he considered its rightful place atop the gold-medal list. China had...Tags: Leo Manzano, Brigetta Barrett, Spice Girls (music group), Allison Schmitt, Marlen Esparza
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Felix finally has reason to smile
EUGENE, Ore. — All of the frustration Allyson Felix has endured while waiting for a resolution of her tie with Jeneba Tarmoh in the women's 100-meter dash, all of the tedium and fears -- it all disappeared Saturday when Felix blazed through a 200-...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, China, Track and Field, Human Interest, Beijing Games
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Busy couple of days in Baltimore, Olympic sports
The Baltimore Sun** Three Orioles -- Adam Jones, Matt Wieters and Jim Johnson -- have been selected to represent the American League in the All-Star Game. It is the first time since 2005 that the team has had more than the minimum one player on the roster. ** The Orioles...Tags: Michael Phelps, Adam Jones (baseball), American League East, Seattle Mariners, Trials
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Swenson's Blog: Former Kansas high school track standout in the middle of Olympic Trials dead heat
Kansas Track and Field Historian for CatchItKansasRoger Jennings (Phillipsburg, 1985), who finished second to David Warders (Hesston) in the 1985 Class 3A 3200, is now unique in USA track and field circles. Roger is the only American among the IAAF’s (international track federation) seven-member...Tags: Sports Illustrated
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