Track and Field

Jamaica's Usain Bolt Breaks World Record, Takes Gold In 200

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 08.20.2008 | Home

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BEIJING — Arms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the ...

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I Can't Believe Liu Xiang Didn't Race

Meghan Peters | Posted 08.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang Injury, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, China Olympics, Track and Field, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2008 Olympics, Entertainment News
Meghan Peters

Liu Xiang was China's biggest hope at the Bird's Nest. The Games really won't be the same without him.

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Track and Field Delivers World Records Despite Fears of Poor Air Quality; Tickets Can Be Bought

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Beijing, Track and Field, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Usain Bolt, China, Entertainment News
Courtney Woo

The fact that Bolt broke a world record challenges popular fears that poor air quality would mean poor performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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China's Hurdle Hero Liu Xiang Out of Olympics With Injury

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 08.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang Injury, Liu Xiang Withdraws, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Track and Field, Hurdles, Home News

BEIJING — Liu Xiang and the entire nation of China looked forward to this moment for years: The defending Olympic champion lining up to run the ...

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Gay Pulls Up Lame, Fails to Qualify in 200

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 07.06.2008 | Home

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EUGENE, Ore. — Allyson Felix felt no final-day pressure at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. She's just that good. Wallace Spearmon, Jen...

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Oregon Track Fans Prove Why They're The Best

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Track and Field, Sports, Jordan Hasay, Entertainment News
Robert J. Elisberg

Jordan Hasay set an American high school record, breaking the old time by almost two full seconds, and Oregon track fans proved their reputation again.

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Gay Sets U.S. Record in 100 Meter Dash

Bloomberg | Michael Buteau | Posted 06.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: U.S. Olympic Trials, Track, Track and Field, Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, 100 Meter Dash, Olympics, Entertainment News

Tyson Gay set a new U.S. record in the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, beating Maurice Green's nine-year-old mark by .02 seconds....

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The Jones, Bonds, Vick, and Simpson Beat Down

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.26.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: OJ Simpson, Baseball, Track and Field, Football, Black Athletes, Racism, Federal Prosecutors, Barry Bonds, Michael Vick, Marion Jones, Entertainment News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

One misstep and they become the instant poster boys (and girls) for all that's allegedly wrong with sport and society.

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Track Star Marion Jones Admits Doping Ahead Of 2000 Olympics

Washington Post | Amy Shipley | Posted 10.04.2007 | Home

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Track star Marion Jones has acknowledged using steroids as she prepared for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and plans to plead guilty tomorrow in New ...

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