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Tommie Smith: An Olympic journey of prejudice, then perseverance
The boos and the catcalls echoed as Tommie Smith and John Carlos walked off the medal stand in the summer of 1968, track shoes in their hands to symbolize the poverty of their youth. The noise reached a crescendo as they stepped into a tunnel labeled...
Tags: Arthur Ashe, Orange County Regional History Center, International Olympic Committee, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Mexico
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Usain Bolt, ready to strike twice
LONDON — They didn't introduce Usain Bolt on Saturday at Olympic Stadium so much as anoint him. And this is a place that knows something about coronations. First came the bouncy Eurythmics song, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," followed by polite...
Tags: Sports, Beijing Games, Tyson Gay, Oscar Pistorius, National Football League
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He is (almost) legend
LONDON — We want him to be Superman. We knew him that way four years ago, when Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt emerged on the global sports stage and took world records and gold medals away from the Beijing Olympics with an ease that suggested he did...Tags: Beijing Games, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Awards and Prizes, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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U.S. track and field prospers
LONDON — Doug Logan's legacy from a brief and controversial two-year tenure as chief executive of USA Track and Field is a number. Thirty. It is the number attached to a project designed with the goal of winning 30 track and field medals at the...
Tags: Sports, Evan Jager, LaShawn Merritt, Awards and Prizes, Schools
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‘Bachelorette’ spouses to host Orlando Citrus Parade telecast
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe Orlando Citrus Parade is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown Orlando. But the nationally syndicated, one-hour version of the 32nd annual parade will air at 11 a.m. New Year's Day on WFTV-Channel 9. Trista and Ryan Sutter, who found love... -
Born too late
Change of SubjectAccording to a chart in today's Tribune, the 7th place finisher in the Olympic 100-meter race (last except for Asafa Powell, who pulled up lame) would have had the gold-medal time in 1984 and every Olympics prior to that except...... -
Athletics-World Challenge Meeting Beijing men/women results
ReutersMay 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Challenge Meeting Beijing Men/Women on Tuesday Men's 100m 1. Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 9.91 2. Michael Rodgers (U.S.) 9.96 3. Su Bingtian (China) 10.06 Men's 200m 1. LaShawn Merritt (U.S.) 20.40 2....Tags: Sports, Allyson Felix, Kellie Wells, Jason Richardson (track and field), Horse and Harness Racing
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Athletics-Fraser-Pryce eases home, Jeter stretchered off
ReutersBy Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI, May 18 (Reuters) - Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eased to victory on a damp evening at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Saturday while world champion Carmelita Jeter was stretchered off the track...Tags: Human Interest, Aries Merritt, Carmelita Jeter, IAAF Diamond League, Jason Richardson (track and field)
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Athletics-Rudisha keeps his cool to see off Aman in Doha
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - Kenya's world record holder and Olympic champion David Rudisha had to work hard to secure victory over Ethiopian teenager Mohammed Aman in the 800 metres at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha on Friday. London...Tags: Doha (Qatar), Ukraine, Human Interest, Allyson Felix, IAAF Diamond League
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Florida travel calendar for December
Check out festivals and events in December across the state.
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Coming up this week
Through Dec. 30: Holidays Around the World, Lake Buena Vista. This Epcot tradition...Tags: Islands of Adventure, Russell Athletic Bowl, Museum Dioramas, Politics, Lee County (Florida)
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Track and field heats up in a hurry
LONDON -- The sound of thousands of voices singing "God Save the Queen" was a powerful note in a day of stirring achievements. The celebration was for the heptathlon triumph ofBritain'sJessica Ennis, but nearly every athlete who put foot or prosthetic leg...
Tags: Tianna Madison, LaShawn Merritt, IAAF Diamond League, Tyson Gay, Sharon Day
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OLYMPICS 2012: Saturday's scores
BASKETBALL Men Group A France 73, Tunisia 69 United States 99, Lithuania 94 Argentina 93, Nigeria 79 Group B Russia 77, Spain 74 Brazil 98, China 59 Australia 106, Britain 75 SOCCER Men Quarterfinals South Korea 1, Britain 1,...Tags: Phoenix (music group), LaShawn Merritt, Victoria Azarenka, Sharon Day, Dana Vollmer
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