By Pat Graham, AP Sports Writer Enjoying retired life, Allyson Felix was eating hot wings and sipping on a root beer float in Los Angeles when the phone rang. She was needed back in Oregon for the prelims of the 4×400 women’s relay. Could she return to world championships? The most decorated sprinter in U.S. […]
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Once-Homeless Sisters Mingle with Track Stars at Nationals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The three once-homeless sisters recited all the athletes they met at nationals and the souvenirs they received as they slurped shaved ice. Nine-year-old Brooke Sheppard got pointers from high jumper Vashti Cunningham . Rainn, 11, showed off the shirt she picked out at the merchandise tent. And 12-year-old Tai, well, her […]
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“Awesome Hour” on the Track as US Captures 6 Olympic Medals
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tianna Bartoletta kicked off her country’s whirlwind run of medals on the night. So, by all rights, she should get to name it. United States’ Tianna Bartoletta in action during the women’s long jump final, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio […]
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She Said Yes: Claye Proposes after Taking Olympic Triple Jump Silver
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Will Claye kept a close watch on his backpack while he competed in the Olympic triple jump. With good reason: It had a diamond ring in it. United States’ Will Claye climbs back after proposing to his girl friend on the stands after winning the silver medal in the men’s […]
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Michelle Carter’s Last Throw Nets 1st US Olympic Gold in Women’s Shot
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michelle Carter loves to let the tension build. At the Olympics, she took it to extremes. United States’ Michelle Carter competes in the final of the women’s shot put during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt […]
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Tyson Gay Tests Positive for Banned Substance
American 100-meter record holder Tyson Gay, who had promoted himself as a clean athlete, tested positive for a banned substance and said he will pull out of the world championships next month in Moscow. Gay wouldn’t reveal the substance in a phone conversation from Amsterdam on Sunday, but he said he was notified by the […]
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Tyson Gay Wins 200 at the U.S. Track Championships
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mentally, Tyson Gay is now in a good place. Physically, too. That’s the healing power of running fast at nationals. Once and for all, Gay put to rest any questions about his surgically repaired hip as he completed the 100-200 sprint double Sunday at U.S. track championships, winning the 200 […]
