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Quick-study Merritt leads U.S. sweep in men's 400
Tribune Olympic BureauLaShawn Merritt left nothing to chance. He broke down video of his 400-meter Olympic semifinal race and video of everyone who would be in the final Thursday night. He studied how Jamaican Usain Bolt had run the straightaway of his world-record...Tags: 5K Run, Awards and Prizes, Multi-Sport Events, Allyson Felix
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Daughter of Isles great pursues Olympic dream for Sweden
darren.sands@newsday.comGary Winckler saw Susanna Kallur run for the first time on video. Her stride fluid, her facial expression focused, Winckler, a two-time NCAA Coach of the Year, viewed the tape and began to scratch his head. What on earth was he going to teach her? Well,...Tags: 5K Run, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Television Industry, NBC, Long Island
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Faulty handoffs doom U.S.' 400 relays
The Associated PressTyson Gay reached back to grab the baton "and there was nothing." He's not the only American track favorite who will leave Beijing empty-handed. The American men's and women's 400-meter relay teams both misconnected on the final handoffs in their...Tags: 5K Run, Awards and Prizes, David Oliver, Minority Groups, Multi-Sport Events
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In the men's 400 meters, LaShawn Merritt's a fast learner
Special to The TimesLaShawn Merritt left nothing to chance. He broke down video of his 400-meter Olympic semifinal race and video of everyone who would be in the final Thursday night. He studied how Jamaica's Usain Bolt had run the straightaway of his world-record...Tags: 5K Run, Awards and Prizes, Multi-Sport Events, Allyson Felix
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What to watch at the Olympics Friday
Tribune Olympic BureauFriday's top events Track and field: Last chance to see Lightning Bolt. Insane Bolt. Usain Bolt. Just call him the world's fastest man. With his anchor leg in the sprint relay, Jamaica also is expected to have the world's fastest team. Basketball: Manu...Tags: 5K Run, Awards and Prizes, San Antonio Spurs, Multi-Sport Events
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Thursday's Olympic roundup
Tribune Olympic bureauBasketball: It was probably more difficult than expected, but the U.S. women's team beat Russia, 67-52, in a semifinal game that was closer than the score indicated. Diana Taurasi led the U.S. with 21 points and nine rebounds. Tina Thompson had 15 points....Tags: Pentathlon Swimming, 5K Run, Modern Pentathlon, Awards and Prizes, Table Tennis
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IOC chides Bolt for lack of respect to rivals
IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200 meters. "That's not the way we perceive being a...Tags: International Olympic Committee, 5K Run, Michael Johnson, Sports Organizations, Carl Lewis
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Friday's TV highlights
++++++++++++++++++++ || TIME || EVENTS || || NBC and NBC HD || || 10 a.m.-1 p.m. || 10 a.m.-noon: Men's basketball, semifinal, U.S. vs. Argentina; Gymnastics, rhythmic competition; Track and field, Men's decathlon, final day; Women's table tennis, gold-...Tags: 5K Run, Modern Pentathlon, Field Hockey, Table Tennis, NBC
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
COMING EVENTS:
TAMAQUA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT MEET THE RAIDERS NIGHT, AUG. 20 -- 7 p.m., at H.S. stadium … all fall sports participants, cheerleaders, coaches, Raider marching band performs field show … free and open to public … raindate 7 p.m., Aug. 25 …...Tags: Financial Aid, CVS Corporation, Hospitals and Clinics, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Philadelphia Phillies
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Rod Hall/Team HUMMER's Emily Miller looks to enter record books
Autoblog.comFiled under: Motorsports, SUVs, HUMMERThe TSCO Vegas to Reno race, part of the Best in the Desert off-road racing series, is 457 miles long through the Nevada sand and scrub. From start to finish takes many racers 12 hours or more, and a driver that... -
Golden girls again
From wire reportsAmericans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China, 21-18, 21-18, today. Walsh and May-Treanor, who did not lose a set in Beijing,...Tags: Surfing, 5K Run, Sailing, Kobe Bryant, Awards and Prizes
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Beijing Games: While you were sleeping
Tribune Olympic BureauOlympic mythology holds that wars are supposed to halt during the Games. (It never was true, not even in Ancient Greece, where wars stopped long enough merely to insure athletes safe passage to the Games.) But once athletes arrive at the Games, it is...Tags: 5K Run, Freestyle Wrestling, Awards and Prizes, Wrestling, Volleyball
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