US track tries to turn the page
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ATHENS, Greece -- American Lauryn Williams pours down the track in the 100 meters, going faster and faster, smoothly pulling away from the pack, leg muscles bulging, arm muscles straining. She smiles while crossing the finish line, arms in the air. She ...
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CAMBRIDGE -- Princeton Training Center (i.e. the US national team) nearly had the men's championship eights won in one of the Head of the Charles Regatta's most prestigious races yesterday.
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ATHENS, Greece - 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 - a race the American men usually dominate.    U.S...
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Digital technology has now replaced the old photo-finish cameras at Britain&#39;s racecourses, but still there are times when even a computer cannot help.
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What a night for US 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.
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ATHENS - It&#39;s a quirky statistic, one that makes you do a double-take until you check the record books. In the last 40 years only one White American, Dave Wottle, had won an Olympic gold medal in an event on the track.
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Opponents aren't the only ones having a tough time matching Max Darrah's pace. Record-keepers are struggling to keep up, as well.
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Time slips away in a hurry as Tim Thomas runs around looking to make something happen in short order. The slumping forward&#39;s on a short leash at the moment and wound up watching most of last
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USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but donÂ´t really understand the Washington Post. They do, however, like their smog statistics shown in pie charts.
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In an attempt to keep pace with surging Chinese and Russian sports schools for prospective Olympians, the USOC is focusing on small details to keep the U.S.'s edge.
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By RICHARD ROSENBLATT AP Racing Writer. ``We&#39;re in Texas, and this is Texas hold &#39;em,&#39;&#39; Lukas said. ``We&#39;re all in.
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ATHENS -- Hey, world, BALCO this . There were, shall we say, somewhat lowered expectations for the US in the sprints, were there not? Guess again. Justin Gatlin won the 100-meter dash Sunday, but that was just the appetizer for last night's main course, when America went 1-2-3 in the 200.
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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 preliminary heats in the 100 ...
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As track and field begins at the Games, it is up to athletes to set right a sport seared by scandal.
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The battle for grid positions from the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis.
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Two officials differ on the future of a storied outdoor race.
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An 'elite' sport tries to pump up participation by appealing to a workout-mad America.