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Barrett aims for right notes at U.S. track and field championships
Brigetta Barett is accustomed to hitting high notes, athletically and artistically. Barrett, who won a silver medal in the women’s high jump at the London Olympics last summer and is a six-time NCAA champion, sang the national anthem before...
Tags: Galen Rupp, Justin Gatlin, Track and Field, NBA Finals, Duane Solomon
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Track & Field: Olympian Walter Davis enjoys helping kids
larry@amnews.comWalter Davis is a two-time world champion and 2004 Olympian who finished third in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and then announced his retirement from competitive triple jumping after the meet. He left with a personal best of 27 feet, 5 1/2 inches in the...Tags: YMCA, High Schools, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Track and Field, John Calipari
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INTERVIEW-Athletics-Gay has triple medal haul in mind for worlds
Reuters* Former world champion to run both sprints at U.S. trials * Says also wants place on U.S. 4x100 world relay team * Completely fit for first time since 2007 triple gold rush By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 15 (Reuters) - Former world...Tags: Track and Field, Justin Gatlin, Usain Bolt, Litigation, Awards and Prizes
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Gay has triple medal haul in mind for worlds
ReutersRALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former world sprint title holder Tyson Gay has a lofty goal in mind for August's global championships - three trips to the podium just like six years ago. Completely fit for the first time since winning gold in the 100...Tags: Justin Gatlin, Track and Field, Usain Bolt, Awards and Prizes, 2012 Summer Olympics
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Track & Field: NBC analyst Boldon says Kentuckian Gay has proved him wrong with comeback
larry@amnews.comFormer Olympic sprint medalist and current NBC-TV track analyst Ato Boldon quickly admits he was wrong about Lexington native Tyson Gay. After being hampered by injuries, Gay has put together a strong 2013 season that started with a 100-meter win in 9.86...Tags: Adidas AG, Jamaica, Track and Field, Usain Bolt, 2016 Olympic Games
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Tyson Gay wins Diamond League sprint in New York
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world champion Tyson Gay, free from injury for one of the few times in recent years, blitzed his rivals on Saturday to win the 100 metres at the Adidas Grand Prix. Kenya's Olympic champion David Rudisha also outclassed his...Tags: Adidas AG, Track and Field, Sanya Richards-Ross, Kenya, Croatia
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Anti gay-marriage crowd finds their cause fading
In the summer of 2008, the American Family Association's Christian news outlet, OneNewsNow, experienced an Olympic fail: The group's automated system for republishing news articles – through a strict policy of replacing the word gay with the word...Tags: Marriage, Family, Social Issues, U.S. Supreme Court, Same-Sex Marriage
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Lady Gaga injury impacts concert business
Lady Gaga’s injured hip, which forced her this week to cancel the remaining 21 dates on her massive, two-year, six-continent Born This Way tour, will have a major economic impact on the concert business. Promoters estimate the canceled dates could...
Tags: Lady Gaga, Summer Olympics, Injuries and Wounds, United Center, Live Nation
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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: Justin Gatlin, Track and Field, Football, Oscar Pistorius, Beijing Games
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With Erik Korem's departure to Kentucky, FSU has another key spot to fill
TALLAHASSEE -- In the days after Florida State's 21-15 win over Georgia Tech in the ACC championship, the goodbyes came fast and furious around the Seminoles coaching offices. Assistants Mark Stoops, D.J. Eliot and Eddie Gran passed along their...
Tags: Fort Valley State University, Track and Field, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Atlantic Coast Conference, Football
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2012 Summer Olympics preview from “Channel Guide Magazine”
Channel Guide MagazineClick here to visit the special 2012 Summer Olympics preview section, with athlete profiles, TV schedules, news and more. The Olympic cauldron burns bright in London July 27-Aug. 12, as the opening ceremony marks the beginning of the Summer Olympic Games.... -
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: Tianna Madison, Galen Rupp, Justin Gatlin, Track and Field, Stephanie Brown Trafton
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