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Lolo Jones Tweets Insensitive Message to Paralyzed Football Player
American hurdler Lolo Jones received an unusual, lighthearted request on her Twitter page recently. "Want to race me," read the note from Eric LeGrand, the inspirational Rutgers football player who was paralyzed in a 2010 game...
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Hayward Field Flashback: Rafer Johnson's Decathlon World Record, After 9 Events
Many who witnessed Ashton Eaton's incredibly moving decathlon world record at the 2012 Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon swear they will never see another sporting performance so inspiring...
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Berlin Marathon 2012: Geoffrey Mutai Proves Elite Status with Victory
After a 2012 that has chipped away at Geoffrey Mutai 's elite-level marathon status, this long-distance ace is back on top of the marathon world. The Kenyan won the 2012 Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:15:04...
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Berlin Marathon 2012 Results: Men's and Women's Top Finishers
It may be bright and early in the States, but the Berlin Marathon is long over—at least for the top competitors. For those competing for top honors, the event, which began at about 3 a...
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Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius to Play in Dunhill Links Pro-Am Competition
ST ANDREWS, Scotland — Oscar Pistorius, the 25-year-old double amputee coming off inspirational performances in the Olympics and Paralympics, is set to play in the pro-am competition ...
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Kerri Walsh Reveals She Was Pregnant on Way to Third Olympic Gold Medal
Kerri Walsh is some kind of wonderful. As if winning her third Olympic gold medal wasn't enough, the volleyball star just revealed to a nation who loves her that she was pregnant while doing it...
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Beach Volleyball Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings: I Was Pregnant
When Kerri Walsh Jennings won her third Olympic gold in beach volleyball at the London Olympics , she was playing with a secret: She was five weeks pregnant...
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USA Track and Field: 2014 Is the Year to Get Creative
In a sport struggling for relevance in a realm dominated by football, basketball and baseball, few can question the relative success and corresponding visibility the London Olympics provided the American track and field teams...
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Usain Bolt Set to Soar Beyond Superman Michael Johnson in 400-Meter Dash?
After an age in which practically every "fastest man" in the world was greeted with suspicion, or at best acted with cringe-inducing arrogance, the jet-heeled wonder that is Usain ...
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Shaun White Sorry for Poor Behavior
Two-time Olympic snowboarding champion Shaun White has apologized for the ''unwise choices'' he made that left him facing charges of public intoxication and vandalism.....
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Former U.S. National Swim Coach Schubert Faces Lawsuit
A swimming coach and philanthropist claims she was wrongfully fired by former U.S. national coach Mark Schubert after she became aware of abuse allegations within his Southern California ...
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SHAUN WHITE Arrested for Being Wasted Trashing Hotel Room
Olympic gold medalist Shaun White was arrested several hours ago after allegedly getting wasted at a hotel and badly injuring himself ... sources tell TMZ...
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'Fierce Five' Member Maroney Has Fractured Tibia from Fall
Add a fractured tibia to Olympic champion McKayla Maroney’s injuries this summer. Maroney fractured her left tibia Sunday when she fell on her uneven bars dismount during the second stop of a 40-city gymnastics tour...
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London Olympic Star Gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman Injured on Tour
McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman left the Fierce Five down to the Terrific Three recently when the two went down with ainjuries during a celebration tour...
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U.S. Olympians Injured in Falls on Gymnastics Tour
On the second stop of their post-Olympic tour, two of the USA's gold-medal gymnasts, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman, suffered falls on the uneven bars on Sunday in Ontario, Calif....
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Pistorius Ends Paralympics with First Individual 2012 Gold
LONDON (AP) – Oscar Pistorius completed his groundbreaking dual-games trip to London by finally winning an individual gold, defending his Paralympic 400-meters title in the last competition in the Olympic Stadium on Saturday...
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Ryan Lochte: Rejection from 'The Bachelor,' Swimming's Place in American Culture
During the London 2012 Olympics , if there was one man whose style and presence screamed bachelor, it was American swimmer Ryan Lochte . Even his mother was all for sending her boy out on one-night stands...
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Aries Merritt: New World Record in 110-Meter Hurdles at Brussels Diamond League
American Olympic champion hurdler Aries Merritt finally broke from his incredible string of consistency. At Friday's Diamond League finale in Brussels, Belgium, Merritt destroyed Dayron Robles' (Cuba) old world record of 12...
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Olympic Gold Medalist Tianna Madison Sued by Parents Fordefamation
Tianna Madison’s parents, Jo Ann and Robert Madison, are suing their daughter for libel, slander and defamation the Chronicle-Telegram reports. The lawsuit was filed Thursday morning in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Ohio...
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Paralympic Swimmer Uses Shark That Bit His Leg off as Motivation in Pool
If you are looking for a little extra boost in the pool, you may want to pretend there is a shark right behind you. However, that tip may be only useful if a shark once bit your leg off...
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London Olympic Hero Mo Farah's Bath Water Reportedly Being Sold on EBay
Ever wanted to own someone else's bath water? While that question may have never entered your head, super fans of London Olympian Mo Farah are now hit with quite the bizarre conundrum...
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David Wetherill Slaps Insane Table Tennis Shot of Paralympics
David Wetherill pretty much dropped the most amazing and bittersweet table tennis shot at the 2012 London Paralympics . Unfortunately, as Metro reports, Wetherill would go on to lose his match, despite having the most memorable volley ever...
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Pistorius Apologises for Outburst
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius apologised on Monday for the timing of his outburst after losing his T44 200m title, but insisted there was an issue with large prosthetics lengthening an amputee's stride...
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Rick Hoyt's 'One Letter at a Time' Makes a Difference to Many
Rarely in life do we have the opportunity to look back and appreciate the fact that we may have actually achieved something that really counts. Something that makes a difference not only to ourselves but perhaps has an impact on everyone who touches it...
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Colangelo Confirms That He Will Remain Head of USA Basketball Through 2016
Jerry Colangelo will remain head of the USA National Basketball team through the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil This decision was highly expected after the tremendous success Team USA has had since he was hired in 2005...









