Muna Lee

Muna Lee Creates Foundation for High School

BATON ROUGE -- Muna Lee has made a name for herself as one of the world's premier sprinters as a 20-time All-American at LSU and two-time U.S. Olympian, and now she hopes to make an impact off the track in her hometown of...

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Olympic sprinter to launch foundation for inner-city youth

Two-time Olympic sprinter Muna Lee comes home to Central High School to a pep rally of a different sort today. The 2000 graduate will be launching the Muna Lee Foundation to raise money for college scholarships and to help...

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A good year for track and field?

The 2009 athletics season is over. The celebrations have been held, the plaudits received. It will be recorded as a good year for our athletics - what with our magnificent performances in Berlin. It will also be recorded as a...

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Duo still sharp on their skates

US ice hockey’s two grande dames - Jenny Potter and Angela Ruggiero - are on track to play in a fourth Olympics after being named yesterday to the 23-player training squad picked from 41 candidates at the national festival in...

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Americans leave Berlin with 22 medals and plenty of room to improve

BERLIN - This wasn't a scene the Americans were hoping to see again. The setting shifted, yet the world championship results played out eerily similar to the Beijing Olympics. Usain Bolt still can'...

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Americans sweep 4x400-meter relay finals

BERLIN (AP) LaShawn Merritt raised the metallic blue baton high in the air as he crossed the finish line. Yukifumi Murakami throws during the men's javelin competition at the world championships Sunday in Berlin. Murakami won...

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USA proves to be higher, faster, longer at world championships

U.S. long jumper Brittney Reese flies toward a gold medal Sunday in Berlin. Despite continued troubles with both 4x100-meter relays, USA Track and Field CEO Doug Logan sees improvement from last summer's Olympic performance....

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Jamaica/United States to clash in track and field

Fred Sturrup ~ NG Associate Editor ! frederick!nasguard.com:The names from the United States ring out. Tyson Gay, Allyson Felix, Shawn Crawford, Wallace Spearman, Sanya Richards, Carmelita Jeter and M...

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Americans talking proud after relay wins

Men and women both dominate 1,600-metre events as nine-day Berlin meet concludes PAT GRAHAM Associated Press BERLIN–LaShawn Merritt raised the metallic blue baton high in the air as he crossed the finish line. The Americans got...

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Phillips honors Owens with win

Dwight Phillips won the long jump 73 years after Jesse Owens did it in Berlin Owens won four golds in 1936, becoming a symbol of racial equality The U.S. failed to make the women's sprint final when Muna Lee was injured Dwight...

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