Three US sprinters qualify for 100 finals
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ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford, Maurice Greene and Justin Gatlin of the United States each qualified for tonight&#39;s 100-meter finals - the most riveting 10 seconds of each Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...
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ATHENS, Greece - As Bruce Springsteen&#39;s &quot;Born in the USA&quot; blared over the Olympic Stadium loudspeaker Monday night, three athletes in red, white and blue began a slow victory lap.
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Asafa Powell equaled his 100-meter world record of 9.77 seconds at the Weltklasse Golden League meet Friday night. This was the third time the Jamaican sprinter has finished in 9.77.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life, barely holding off the field Sunday night to win the 100 meters in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86 and defending champion Maurice Greene won bronze in 9.87. A third American, Shawn Crawford, was fourth in 9.89.
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ATHENS, Greece - Allyson Felix led three American women into the second round of the 200 meters on Monday, posting the fastest time of 22.39 seconds in the qualifying heats. Joining the 18-year-old Felix in the quarterfinals later Monday were U.S...
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ATHENS -- The US women's trio of 100-meter sprinters, including five-time Olympian Gail Devers , all raced into the semifinals with strong, controlled performances yesterday in the debut of the track and field competition at the Olympic Stadium.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Former triple Olympic   champion Marion Jones has been included in the U.S. team for   this weekend's IAAF World Cup in Athens.
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Allyson Felix got her triple gold. U.S. teammate Bernard Lagat got a double for doing something no one had ever done at the track and field world championships.
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ATHENS -- The evening began on a down note for the US swimming team, and descended from there. First, world champion Jenny Thompson struggled home fifth in the 100-meter butterfly. Then world record-holder Brendan Hansen was caught by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima in the 100 breaststroke. Finally, the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay finished third behind South Africa and the ...
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The American runner today became the third man in history to win the world championship sprint double.
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Controversial triple Olympic champion Marion Jones will try to claim the two titles she missed out on in 2000 when she competes in the long jump final and, hopefully, the 4x100 metres relay at the Athens Games on Friday.
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ATHENS, Greece - A US women&#39;s sprinting corps missing some of its biggest names got off to a strong start Friday on the first day of Olympic track competition, with three Americans  including 37-year-old Gail Devers  advancing from their ...
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries...
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Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries.
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ATHENS -- Another night, another strong showing for America's sprinters. Allyson Felix , at 18 years old the youngest of the young lions, cruised to victory in her 200-meter heat, and then easily won her semifinal heat (22.36) to advance to the finals.
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In a clash of three former shot put world indoor champions at the U.S. indoor track and field championships Sunday, Christian Cantwell tops the field.