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Tommie Smith: An Olympic journey of prejudice, then perseverance
The boos and the catcalls echoed as Tommie Smith and John Carlos walked off the medal stand in the summer of 1968, track shoes in their hands to symbolize the poverty of their youth. The noise reached a crescendo as they stepped into a tunnel labeled...Tags: Mexico City, Mexico, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Arthur Ashe, International Olympic Committee
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Usain Bolt, ready to strike twice
LONDON — They didn't introduce Usain Bolt on Saturday at Olympic Stadium so much as anoint him. And this is a place that knows something about coronations. First came the bouncy Eurythmics song, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," followed by polite...
Tags: Beijing Games, Oscar Pistorius, Sports, Usain Bolt, Stanley Cup Playoffs
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He is (almost) legend
LONDON — We want him to be Superman. We knew him that way four years ago, when Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt emerged on the global sports stage and took world records and gold medals away from the Beijing Olympics with an ease that suggested he did...Tags: Beijing Games, Superman (fictional character), Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
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U.S. track and field prospers
LONDON — Doug Logan's legacy from a brief and controversial two-year tenure as chief executive of USA Track and Field is a number. Thirty. It is the number attached to a project designed with the goal of winning 30 track and field medals at the...
Tags: Evan Jager, Horse and Harness Racing, High Schools, Sports, Manteo Mitchell
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‘Bachelorette’ spouses to host Orlando Citrus Parade telecast
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe Orlando Citrus Parade is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown Orlando. But the nationally syndicated, one-hour version of the 32nd annual parade will air at 11 a.m. New Year's Day on WFTV-Channel 9. Trista and Ryan Sutter, who found love... -
Born too late
Change of SubjectAccording to a chart in today's Tribune, the 7th place finisher in the Olympic 100-meter race (last except for Asafa Powell, who pulled up lame) would have had the gold-medal time in 1984 and every Olympics prior to that except...... -
Athletics-World Challenge Meeting Beijing men/women results
ReutersMay 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Challenge Meeting Beijing Men/Women on Tuesday Men's 100m 1. Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 9.91 2. Michael Rodgers (U.S.) 9.96 3. Su Bingtian (China) 10.06 Men's 200m 1. LaShawn Merritt (U.S.) 20.40 2....Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Jason Richardson (track and field), Track and Field, Sports, Allyson Felix
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Athletics-Fraser-Pryce eases home, Jeter stretchered off
ReutersBy Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI, May 18 (Reuters) - Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eased to victory on a damp evening at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Saturday while world champion Carmelita Jeter was stretchered off the track...Tags: China, Track and Field, Jason Richardson (track and field), Carmelita Jeter, Aries Merritt
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Athletics-Rudisha keeps his cool to see off Aman in Doha
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - Kenya's world record holder and Olympic champion David Rudisha had to work hard to secure victory over Ethiopian teenager Mohammed Aman in the 800 metres at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha on Friday. London...Tags: Botswana, Doha (Qatar), Track and Field, Usain Bolt, Ukraine
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Florida travel calendar for December
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Coming up this week
Through Dec. 30: Holidays Around the World, Lake Buena Vista. This Epcot tradition...Tags: Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Politics, Key West, Triple Crown, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Track and field heats up in a hurry
LONDON -- The sound of thousands of voices singing "God Save the Queen" was a powerful note in a day of stirring achievements. The celebration was for the heptathlon triumph ofBritain'sJessica Ennis, but nearly every athlete who put foot or prosthetic leg...
Tags: Lacy Janson, OxyContin (drug), Oscar Pistorius, Hyleas Fountain, Usain Bolt
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OLYMPICS 2012: Saturday's scores
BASKETBALL Men Group A France 73, Tunisia 69 United States 99, Lithuania 94 Argentina 93, Nigeria 79 Group B Russia 77, Spain 74 Brazil 98, China 59 Australia 106, Britain 75 SOCCER Men Quarterfinals South Korea 1, Britain 1,...Tags: Lacy Janson, Hyleas Fountain, Kerri Walsh-Jennings, Maria Kirilenko, Reed Kessler
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