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Dutchman triumphs in Beijing over life-threatening leukemia (AFP)

yahoo.com     8 hrs ago   2 related          

by Chris Foley 14 minutes ago BEIJING (AFP) - A Dutchman who beat life-threatening leukemia fought back to win the gruelling swimming marathon in Beijing Thursday as Jamaica prepared to complete its sprint dominance on day 14...                    

Clay Cleaning Up For US In Decathlon

wptz.com     7 hrs ago   7 related          

Bryan Clay Finishes First In 100m, Long Jump BEIJING, China -- Bryan Clay of the United States is in the lead after three events of the men's decathlon at the Beijing Olympics. Clay finished first in the 100 meters and the long...                    

David Epstein: Robles' chance at true mastery

cnn.com     11 hrs ago   7 related          

BEIJING -- The Beijing Olympics will be remembered for the displays of unprecedented dominance put on in the pool by Michael Phelps, and on the track by Usain Bolt. Both men have afforded spectators the rare opportunity to...                    

Americans May-Treanor, Walsh Take Olympic Beach Volleyball Gold

voanews.com     7 hrs ago   107 related          

Defending champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States have won the women's beach volleyball gold medal with a 2-0 win over China during a rain soaked match at the Beijing Olympics. The 21-18, 21-18 win...                    

Edwards set to flip switch

delawareonline.com     10 hrs ago   8 related          

Roush driver confident he can catch Kyle Busch once Chase begins By MIKE FINNEY • The News Journal • August 21, 2008 Confidence is one thing that Carl Edwards is not lacking when it comes to competing in the Sprint Cup Series....                    

MITCH ALBOM: World record gets island hoppin'

freep.com     9 hrs ago          

Bolt's world record gets island hoppin' BY MITCH ALBOM • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • August 21, 2008 BEIJING -- Oh, mon, it was a party! Bang the steel drums! Yams for one and all! Anybody in a green "Jamaica" shirt was being...                    

Let him do the showboating

4sportsake.com     7 hrs ago          

Phil Simms writes: Jamaican sprint sensation Usian Bolt has come under some harsh criticism for his continual showboating at the Beijing Olympics. After adding the 200m gold to the one he won for the 100m - again breaking a...                    

Exclusive: Olympian Erin Donohue shares her pre-race thoughts

courierpostonline.com     4 hrs ago          

Read all her posts and more at courierpostonline.com/olympics CourierPOstOnline.com • August 21, 2008 Haddonfield track star Erin Donohue posted to her Courier-Post blog earlier today. I didn’t go to the track last night, but I...                    

Virgin Islands Olympic Athletes - Results

stthomasblog.com     2 hrs ago          

The Virgin Islands have seven athletes over in Beijing, we introduced you to them here. Here’s an update on their progress in the game - I’ll be linking their names to their pages over on Yahoo Sports; if you wish to you can...                    

News analysis: Jamaica digs out sprinting nuggets from training, yams

xinhuanet.com     1 hr ago   6 related          

By Sportswriter Yan Hao BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Caribbean country's five gold medals to date at the Games have all come from sprinters. Having won three silver, one bronze, but never gold in men's 100m in previous...                    

               

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