Pistorius second in warmup
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Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius warmed up for his debut in a world-class able-bodied race by finishing second in an invitational 400-meter race at the Golden Gala meet yesterday.
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His legs were amputated when he was a year old. Now Oscar Pistorius is on track to make the South African Olympic team. Is he an engineering marvel -- or just one hell of a sprinter? By Josh McHugh from Wired magazine.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The first three events of the men&#39;s decathlon got underway today, and after the morning session American Bryan Clay has the lead.
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Ferrari dominated the second practice session ahead of Sunday&#39;s Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo on Friday, Rubens Barrichello proving the quickest in front of team mate Michael Schumacher.
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Emanuel Sandhu sits second after the men&#39;s short program at the Trophee Eric Bompard Grand Prix figure skating event in Paris, France.
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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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No. 2 seed German newcomer Florian Mayer defeated Frenchman Arnaud Di Pasquale 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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America&#39;s Bode Miller won his second race of the season Saturday with victory in the opening World Cup downhill by almost a second over nearest rival Antoine Deneriaz.
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A series of unusually quick times in the men&#39;s 100 metres heats have sparked expectations of a possible world record in Sunday&#39;s Olympic final.
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Japan's world record-holder Hiroyasu Shimizu finished in a dead heat with fierce rival Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada in the opening men's 500m at the World Cup speed skating competition.
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The IAAF ruled Monday that double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is ineligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics because his prosthetic racing blades give him a clear competitive advantage
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ATHENS - Host nation Greece, already embarrassed by two sprinters who dropped out of the Games after missing a drug test, received another black eye when bronze-winning weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis tested positive for excessive ...
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Great Britain's athletes and swimmers get their first taste of the action on day two in Athens.
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ATHENS  - The Athens Paralympics weathered its first doping scandal, while juggernaut China continued to dominate the competition, racking up nearly twice as many as second-place Britain over the first four days of competition.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Maurice Greene made a smooth start in his bid to defend his 100 meters Olympic title, running 10.18 seconds to win his first-round heat.
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Competing under a flawless blue sky in the tree-lined grove devoted to Zeus, the European gold medallist equaled American champion Adam Nelson&#39;s opening mark of 2.16 to capture his first major title on a countback.
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Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee, finishes second in a 400m race against able-bodied runners at a Rome meeting.