News Source: GMA News
| about 1 year ago
Oregon – Tyson Gay came close to being America's biggest laughingstock in his heat at the US Olympic track and field trials Saturday, before ending the day as America's fastest man...Instead, he just might get some TV time for tying for the fourth-...
News Source: Arizona Daily star
| about 1 year ago
Gay broke Maurice Greene's American mark in the 100 meters by running 9.77 seconds in his quarterfinal at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. "It tells me I'm in pretty good shape," Gay said. "We've got two more rounds left." The U.S. contingent...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 year ago
Diana Pickler, right, hugs fellow Olympic qualifiers Hyleas Fountain, center, and Jacquelyn Johnson. Ore. — After two days, setting or tying two personal records in six events, all Diana Pickler had to do to make the U.S. Olympic team late Saturday...
News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 year ago
Two weeks ago, Muna Lee said, she was in a truck in College Station, Texas, when it hit another vehicle that had run a red light. When Lee got out of the truck, the first thing she did was walk up a hill to make sure her legs were all right. The...
News Source: The Noblesville Ledger
| about 1 year ago
Tyson Gay got quite a fright in his first race Saturday...Gay broke Maurice Greene's American mark in the 100 meters by running 9.77 seconds in his quarterfinal at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. "It tells me I'm in pretty good shape," Gay...
News Source: San Francisco Chronicle
| about 1 year ago
San Jose was known as "Speed City" 40 years ago for its group of sprinters, but the title shifted here in a big way Saturday as America's fastest citizens put on a dazzling demonstration of their fast-twitch muscle fibers. In one remarkable group of...