Americans sweep 200m amid jeers
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Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of Olympic medals in the 200 metres in Athens, ignoring the jeers of a hostile crowd livid that their local hero was not on the starting line after missing a doping test.
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Those who watched NBC&#39;s coverage of the Athens Games -- and that&#39;s 200 million viewers, representing 85 percent of US households -- have their personal &quot;Olympic Moments.
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ATHENS, Greece - On a night Americans dominated at the Olympic pool, Aaron Peirsol's disputed victory in the 200-meter backstroke was the most memorable - and convoluted. First, he was disqualified for making an illegal turn...
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The world championships ended with the customary rush on Sunday as the United States broke with its past by completing a glitch-free sweep of all four relays.
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With Jeremy Wariner leading the way, the United States pulled off the first medal sweep of the Olympics Monday night in the 400-meter run.
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ATHENS, Greece  The US swimming team&#39;s loose cannon, Gary Hall Jr., appeared to have upstaged the team&#39;s big gun, Michael Phelps.
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ATHENS, Greece  Their own country has a hard time celebrating a silver medal. If it isn&#39;t gold, it&#39;s symbolic of second place or third place, and that&#39;s just not the American way when it comes to the Olympic Games.
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NEW YORKâAn estimated 200,000 Americans snaked their way through the streets of steamy Manhattan yesterday, banging drums and chanting slogans denouncing US President George W. Bush - delivering a single, strident message.
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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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Shrugging off the boos and jeers that delayed the start, Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of the medals in the men&#39;s 200-metre race yesterday at the Summer Games.
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Stymied by a sloppy handoff in the middle of the race, the United States lost to Great Britain by a hundredth of a second Saturday night in the 400-meter relay &#151; a race the American men usually dominate.
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In just under 45 seconds, three largely unknown Americans brought respect back to the United States in the 400 meters, dominating exactly as expected.
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It wasn&#39;t the finish the partisan Greek crowd wanted to see, but Shawn Crawford headlined an American sweep in the 200m Thursday night at Olympic Stadium.
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ATHENS, Greece  -- Jeremy Wariner picked up where Michael Johnson left off as he became the sixth straight American to win an Olympic 400-meter title and led a U.S. sweep of the medals. Wariner, 20, finished in 44.00 seconds -- a personal best and fastest in the world this year. He crossed the finish line with his arms extended in victory, followed by silver medalist Otis Harris (44.16) and bronze medalist Derrick Brew (44.42).
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Pole vaulters are an odd bunch -- friends and fierce competitors who perform gymnastics atop a pole 19 feet above the ground. Right now, no one is doing it better than Americans Tim
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A sloppy handoff contributes to the United States losing to Britain by a hundredth of a second Saturday in the 400-meter relay. The U.S. men and women sweep the 1,600 relay.
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The Russians were angry. The South Koreans were angry. The Greeks were angry. Nobody paid for it more than Paul Hamm. For 10 solid minutes, the crowd booed and whistled, creating a deafening roar.