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Could U.S. men fail to win gold at world track?
How's this for a doomsday scenario:
The U.S. men could come home without a single gold medal from the World Track & Field Championships that begin Saturday in Daegu, South Korea.
Yes, that's pretty unlikely for a country whose men never have won fewer...Tags: Bernard Lagat, Minority Groups, 2016 Olympic Games, David Oliver, Injuries and Wounds
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'Eaters' Jock in fast lane
UC Irvine's Charles Jock begins his competition at the International Assn. of Athletics Federations World Track & Field Championships Friday night in Daegu, South Korea.
The two-time All-American competes in the first round of the 800 meters Friday at 8:...Tags: University of California, University of California, Irvine, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), National Collegiate Athletic Association, Nike, Inc.
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McCorory 4th at worlds in 400 meters
Daily Press correspondentTwenty-one hundredths of a second. About one very long stride. They're all that separated Francena McCorory from a spot on the medals stand on Day Three of the 13th World Championships of Track and Field. The former Bethel High and Hampton University...Tags: Belgium, Jamaica, Track and Field, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Allyson Felix
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Merritt earns silver in 400 meters at world track championships
''We'll meet again,'' vows LaShawn Merritt.
"And next time it could be different.'"
Portsmouth's Merritt, the 2008 Olympic and 2009 World 400-meter champion out of Wilson High, had just lost a tough verdict to 18-year-old phenomenon Kirani James of...Tags: Belgium, Track and Field, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Grenada
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Merritt anchors winning 4x400 in semis at worlds
"Just get me the baton, I'll do the rest." That's LaShawn Merritt's philosophy and it's a winning one. Two days after settling for the silver medal in the individual 400 meters at the 13th World Championships of Track and Field, the Portsmouth product... -
Merritt earns gold as USA anchor in 4x400 relay at worlds
Daily PressLaShawn Merritt calls it "'my Virginia Shuffle.'' Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly would have loved it. It was the quick sidestep that freed him from a major traffic jam and gave him the daylight to barrel down the homestretch and give Team USA a dramatic 2:...Tags: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Track and Field, Belgium, Jamaica
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Two medals, but not old glory for Felix
When Allyson Felix looked to her right at the press conference for the women's 200 meters Friday, she saw the two women's sprint stars of her sport.
That was supposed to be the right way to look at Felix less than a year before the London Olympics....Tags: Whitney Houston, Serena Williams, Times Square, Nike, Inc., Awards and Prizes
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McCorory anchors U.S. to gold in 4x400 relay at worlds
CorrespondentThis was a night to remember for Francena McCorory but one to forget for Kellie Wells. The Hampton grads met decidedly divergent and dramatic fates - within a span of just 17 minutes - on Day Eight of the 13th World Championships of Track and Field at...Tags: Track and Field, Allyson Felix, London (England), Australia, Awards and Prizes
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One more race, and weary Felix calling it a season
Allyson Felix sounded exhausted.
Felix called me Wednesday from Zurich, Switzerland, where she had gone after winning her fourth medal at the World Track & Field Championships that ended Sunday in Daegu, South Korea.
"Hanging in there,'' she said with...Tags: International Travel, Allyson Felix, Trips and Vacations, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Awards and Prizes
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Did Yohan Blake just make it seem dopey to watch track?
Dare I say that Yohan Blake would have won the world title in the 100 meters last month even if Jamaican compatriot and defending champion and world record-holder Usain Bolt had not been disqualified for a false start?
That doesn't seem like such a risky...Tags: Jamaica, Track and Field
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Watch former Gator Christian Taylor win the World Championship in the triple jump
Swamp Things - Gators Blog - Orlando SentinelFormer Florida jumper Christian Taylor won the triple jump today at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Will Claye, his former teammate, placed third in the event. You can read more about it here. Or, you can watch it here. Just a warning,...
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