Gatlin and Hayes Win Jesse Owens Award
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Last summer, Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes thrilled us with their gold medal performances at the Olympics. Yesterday, these two American athletes were honored when the Olympic committee awarded them both the prestigious Jesse Owens award.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life Sunday night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86. Defending champion Maurice Greene won bronze in 9.87, falling short in his quest to crown himself the "greatest sprinter of all time."
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Sprinter Justin Gatlin agreed to an eight-year ban from track and field Tuesday, avoiding a lifetime penalty in exchange for his cooperation with doping authorities and because of the "exceptional circumstances" surrounding his first positive drug test.
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Training partners Sanya Richards and Jeremy Wariner won the Jesse Owens Award as the top USA Track & Field athletes of the year on Tuesday.
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YOKOHAMA, Japan: Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin justified his status as the world&#39;s best sprinter with a comprehensive victory in the Seiko Super track and field meeting yesterday.
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Olympic gold medalist Janne Lahtela of Finland won a freestyle skiing World Cup moguls event Thursday, edging two Americans.
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American Justin Gatlin won the Olympic 100 metres Sunday night, and China, in a race almost as close, picked up four gold medals to edge ahead of the United States after nine days of competition at the Athens Olympics.
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Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin eased through the weather-delayed first round of the 100 meters at the U.S. track and field championships Friday.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field ever to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86 and defending champion Maurice Greene won bronze in 9.87.
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The hip-hip duo took top honors Wednesday as the recording industry handed out its first awards for music sold through Internet-music services like Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.
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THE Americans have done it again. Just two days after making a clean medal sweep in the men&#39;s 400 metres, Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin clinched 1-2-3 placings in the 200m.
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Here's a nice change in U.S. pairs skating: Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash actually deserve the title they won.
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What a night for US athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200.
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ATHENS, Greece - United States sprinters Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and Maurice Greene advanced to the semifinals of the men&#39;s 100-meter race on Saturday.
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ATHENS, Greece - Justin Gatlin shoveled the snow off his track in North Carolina, braving the cold to keep practicing, keep working, keep chasing Olympic gold. He finally caught it Sunday night, outrunning the fastest field in Olympic history to become the youngest 100-meter champion in 36 years...
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American Justin Gatlin roared from  virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100  meters race on Sunday, upstaging defending champion Maurice  Greene and other more illustrious rivals.
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Brooks &amp;amp; Dunn, the most honored artists in the history of the Academy of Country Music&#039;s awards show, picked up a record 20th and 21st trophies Tuesday night as country music&#039;s elite gathered to perform and compete for honors.