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Allyson Felix leads dominant USA track and field team with 200-meter gold

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Wednesday was a watershed day for the U.S. Track and Field team. In four medal events, the Americans won seven of the possible 12 medals including three golds. Team USA was led by Allyson Felix who overpowered the competition in [...]

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U.S. Olympian Dawn Harper takes silver in spectacular 100-meter hurdles final

posted by Chad Bonham

Dawn Harper shocked the world with a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Still, she entered the 2012 Games with minimal hype for a defending champion. Much of the attention in the U.S., was still [...]

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Missy Franklin closes out inaugural Olympic experience with medley relay gold

posted by Chad Bonham

Missy Franklin closed out her stellar Olympic debut by swimming the backstroke leg for Team USA’s world-record gold-medal performance (3:52.05) in the 4×100-meter medley relay. Franklin was joined on the podium by teammates Allison Schmitt (freestyle), Rebecca Soni (breaststroke) and [...]

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Kendrick Farris posts second career top 10 finish in Olympic weightlifting competition

posted by Chad Bonham

Kendrick Farris didn’t score quite high enough to earn a spot on the medal podium, but that didn’t stop the Shreveport, La., weightlifter from enjoying his second career top 10 finish at the Olympics. In Bejing, Farris placed seventh. In [...]

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A conversation with NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett
In NASCAR’s rough and tumble era of the 1950s and 1960s, Hall of Fame inductee Ned Jarrett stood out due to his understated personality and polite dem

posted 8:00:42am May. 15, 2013 | read full post »

A conversation with NASCAR driver Sam Hornish Jr.
The Nationwide Series isn't the exact place Sam Hornish Jr., wanted to be for the 2013 season, but you won't ever hear the Defiance, Ohio, native complain. As a

posted 8:00:09am May. 10, 2013 | read full post »

A conversation with Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen
With the NHL Playoffs in full swing, Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen is feeling right at home. In 16 seasons, Cullen has enjoyed several postseaso

posted 8:00:41am May. 06, 2013 | read full post »

A conversation with five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher
Derek Fisher has never been named to an NBA All-Star team or won any major individual awards. But he has still been one of the most valuable

posted 9:00:26am May. 02, 2013 | read full post »

A conversation with NASCAR broadcaster Andy Petree
Andy Petree has experienced NASCAR at just about every level—as a driver, crewmember, crew chief, car owner and most recently as an analyst for ESPN. Some might find it s

posted 8:00:20am Apr. 15, 2013 | read full post »


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