US men hot-foot it in heats
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On target and on fire, the US men&#39;s 100-meter sprinters scorched the Olympic Stadium&#39;s fast track through two rounds yesterday to advance to today&#39;s
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ATHENS -- They know they're in the quarterfinals. They know they finish the preliminary round tonight against Angola, a team they really should beat. Beyond that, there's a day off, and then the fun begins in earnest for the United States men's Olympic basketball team.
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ATHENS - As the final leg of the men&#39;s 4 x 200 freestyle relay began last night at the Olympic pool, the United States held a lead of at least 1 1/2 body lengths - which, considering the final 200 meters was being swum by 6-foot-6 Klete ...
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ATHENS -- The day after, as the US regrouped from another loss and looked ahead to the medal round, the name of Sarunas Jasikevicius still resonated. The Lithuanian point guard torched the Yanks for 28 points in a 94-90 victory Saturday night. He is leading the Olympics in assists. He is ninth in scoring. He is clearly a take-charge, take-no-prisoners ...
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The rivalry between the U.S. and  Australia is set to heat up at the short course world  championships with most of the five finals later Sunday  featuring head-to-head clashes by the two swimming powerhouses.
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Klete Keller narrowly held off Ian Thorpe at the wall to help the United States win gold over the Australians in the 800-meter freestyle relay Tuesday night. The victory gave Michael Phelps, who led off for the Americans, his third gold medal of the Olympics.
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The US men's and women's eights pulled off huge victories in yesterday's Olympic rowing heats, each setting world bests to advance directly to Sunday's finals.
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Lying in Amy Acuff&#39;s path to the high-jump bar was an exhausted and jubilant English sprinter. Britain had just upset the United States in the men&#39;s 4x100-meter relay on Saturday.
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Statistics do not show, conclusively, why the United States no longer dominates menâs professional tennis, but there is some tantalizing evidence to consider.
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As the United States was rolling through play in the world championships, Dwyane Wade couldn't help but notice that something seemed missing.
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ATHENS, Greece - Spain, Puerto Rico and Argentina are in the Olympic men&#39;s basketball quarterfinals. The United States is trying to get there.
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After hearing for a year how bad they are, how they might not even make it to next summerâs Beijing Olympics, the U.S. men delivered an impressive performance at the world gymnastics championships Tuesday.
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The United States beat Canada in a world  best time to qualify for the final of the men's Olympic eights  race Sunday, as the two crews renewed their fierce rivalry in  front of a raucous crowd at Schinias.
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OSAKA, Japan  - Jamaica's Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay stayed on course for an epic 100 meters showdown by cruising through Saturday's heats at the world championships.
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OSAKA, Japan  - Jamaica's world record holder Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay cruised through their 100 meters heats at the world championships on Saturday.
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Blistering heat settled over the eastern half of the nation Tuesday, sending man and beast in desperate search of relief: An air-conditioned subway car in New York City. A plunge into the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey. And cold showers for suffering livestock in Ohio.
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Michael Phelps&#39;s chances of winning a record eight medals at the Athens Olympics were given a big boost on Thursday when US team officials said he might swim the heats of the 4x100 medley relay.