Five finished under 10 seconds in 100
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When they come back to Olympic Stadium on Sunday night, the scorching intensity of another Athens summer&#39;s day will have yielded to the comfortable Aegean breezes that arrive at dusk.
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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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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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RIETI, Italy -- Asafa Powell bettered his world record in the 100 meters Sunday, running 9.74 seconds at the Rieti Grand Prix.
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Britain took a shock gold in the men&#39;s Olympic 4x100 meters relay Saturday, pipping favorite the United States by one hundredth of a second.
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Bershawn Jackson led an American medals sweep in the 400-meter hurdles at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria meet, beating Kenneth Ferguson by a hundredth of a second (48.15 seconds). Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas dominated the 100, finishing in 9.95 seconds. Marlon Devonish of Britain was second in 10.09. The American Angela Williams won the womenâs 100 in 11.12 seconds.
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Shawn Crawford speeds to victory in 10.02 seconds in the first round of the men's 100 meters, leading three Americans into the second round.
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* With star swimmer Michael Phelps watching from the stands after giving his spot to teammate Ian Crocker, the United States won gold in the men&#39;s 400-meter medley relay in a world-record time of 3:30.
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Aaron Peirsol of the United States  set a short course world record of one minute, 50.52 seconds in  the men's 200 meters backstroke at the world championships on  Monday.
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Four obscure guys from South Africa crashed the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay party with a world-record time of three minutes, 13.17 seconds.
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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
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Australia&#39;s Jodie Henry set a world record of 53.52 seconds for the women&#39;s 100 meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics Wednesday.
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More than five minutes would ultimately be required to determine that Veronica Campbell of Jamaica was the gold medalist of the womenâs 100 meters.
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Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday morning, speeding to victory in 20.55 seconds in his first-round heat of the 200 &#151; a sharp contrast to his antics in the early rounds of the 100. Crawford, who finished fourth in the 100 after dominating the early rounds, was joined in the second round by U.S. teammates Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin, the 100-meter gold medalist.
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At pecha-kucha events, designers, architects and dilettantes each showcase 20 PowerPoint slides in 20 seconds. They say what they need to say in those six minutes and 40 seconds and then take their seat. The result? Compelling beat-the-clock performance art.
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Sport: Athletics: Mark Lewis-Francis ensured the British 4x100m relay team hung on for bronze behind the USA and Jamaica.
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ATHENS -- The US women&#39;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 ...