Harper gives U.S. gold in women's hurdles; Lolo stumbles

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:40 AM ET BEIJING - American Dawn Harper won the women's 100m hurdles Tuesday in Beijing after teammate Lolo Jones clipped a hurdle and surrendered what appeared to be a sure victory. Jones staggered to a seventh-place finish. The third American, Damu Cherry, finished fourth. "I felt the gold around me," Jones said, "but if you can't finish the race, you don't deserve to be the champion. "I usually hit a hurdle twice a year. It just sucks that it was on the most important race of my life." Harper finished in a personal-best 12.54 seconds. Australia's Sally McLELLAN and Canada's Priscilla LOPES-SCHLIEP followed... [read full story]