Wariner Succeeds Michael Johnson at 400 Meters
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American 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner succeeded Michael Johnson as the Olympic gold medallist Monday with a personal best of 44.
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Justin Gatlin followed his Olympic victory by capturing the 100 meters Thursday at the Yokohama Super Track and Field meet while former world-record holder Maurice Greene finished fifth.
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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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Gatlin wins 100 in Japan: American Justin Gatlin followed his Olympic victory by capturing the 100 meters yesterday at the Yokohama Super meet in Japan, while former world-record holder Maurice Greene finished fifth.
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Hakim Warrick tallies a career-high 32 points to carry No. 8 Syracuse past No. 22 Villanova, 90-75, in Philadelphia Saturday.
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German veteran Sven Fischer and France&#39;s Sandrine Bailly won pursuit races Sunday at a World Cup biathlon meet. Fischer covered the men&#39;s 12.5-kilometre race in 33 minutes 40.62 seconds, beating
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ATHENS : New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer smashed her second world record in as many days on the way to claiming the 3000-metre individual pursuit cycling gold medal at the Athens Olympics.
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The United States wins the men's 400-meter medley relay in world-record time Saturday night, giving Michael Phelps his record eighth medal of the Athens Olympics.
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Marion Jones took the baton and sped down the straightaway. By the time she handed it off to 100-meter silver medalist Lauryn Williams, the United States was well on its way to victory in the first round of the 400-meter relay.
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Maurice Greene grabbed the baton and accelerated toward the finish, blowing past a Nigerian and reeling in Britain's Mark Lewis-Francis. But even the self-proclaimed greatest sprinter of all time could not make up for a sloppy handoff earlier in the race Saturday, and his chest crossed the line just a hair behind the Brit's. The Americans were forced to settle for silver by an excruciating hundredth of a second.
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What a night for U.S. 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. Dwight Phillips and John Moffitt went 1-2 in the long jump. Marion Jones and the 400-meter relay team cruised into the finals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford led an American medals sweep of the 200 meters Thursday, overcoming teammates Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin - and a hostile crowd - to win in the fastest time in the world this year.    Crawford's personal best of 19.79 seconds was just good enough to edge Williams, who tied his personal best of 20.01 seconds for silver...
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U.S. speedskater Shani Davis broke his own world record in the 1,500 meters Sunday at the World Cup final.
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American Shani Davis breaks the track record Sunday in Inzell, Germany, winning his second 1,000-meter race in two days in World Cup speedskating.
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OSAKA, Japan  - Bernard Lagat, Jeremy Wariner and Allyson Felix will look to add gloss to successful world championships with more gold medals on the final day of competition on Sunday.
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ATHENS, Greece - Otis Harris of Edwards finished second and Jeremy Wariner won the gold today as Americans swept the medals in the 400 meters at the Summer Olympics.
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World records are rare, but even rarer in the Olympic world is having a country sweep the medals in one event. On Monday, Jeremy Wariner, Otis Harris and Derrick Brew did just that for the US in the 400-meter dash.