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  • July 2008

    • Why Is 'Supermom' Getting the Bonds Treatment?

      Kansas City Star  |  Jul 6, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      Why Is 'Supermom' Getting the Bonds Treatment?

      (Newser) - Some are calling five-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres "Supermom," but Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star thinks that "Wonder Woman" might be more appropriate. Everyone's wondering how a 41-year-old new mother could come back from retirement and surgery to take first place at her fifth qualifiers. Blame the gathering cloud of skepticism on Brian McNamee. More »

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      steroids  • Roger Clemens  • swimming  • Brian McNamee  • asthma  • comeback  • Olympic trials  • Dara Torres

    • Cramp Fells Tyson Gay in 200m Trials

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 6, 08 5:55 AM CDT

      Cramp Fells Tyson Gay in 200m Trials

      (Newser) - America's best-known hopeful for the Olympic track team is still going to Beijing—but won't be defending his world championship title in the 200-meter sprint. In a stunning twist, super runner Tyson Gay suffered a leg cramp that felled him during his key event in the quarterfinals of the Olympic trials. Fellow athletes, sobered but thankful that the injury was nothing more serious, expressed both sympathy and stoicism, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • injury  • track and field  • Olympic trials  • Tyson Gay  • muscle pain

  • June 2008

    • Coughlin Gives Up, Regains World Record

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 30, 08 8:26 PM CDT

      Coughlin Gives Up, Regains World Record

      (Newser) - The US Olympic swim trials in Omaha, Neb., today looked more like a final in Beijing, as Hayley McGregory took the 100-meter backstroke world record from Natalie Coughlin—who promptly took it back, the Los Angeles Times reports. McGregory swam it in 59.15 seconds, and Coughlin stroked it in 59.03 in the next heat. "I really didn't want her to have it for very long," Coughlin said. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • world record  • USA Swimming  • record  • Olympic trials

    • Gay Is Fastest Man, Ever*

      ESPN  |  Jun 30, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Gay Is Fastest Man, Ever*

      (Newser) - Tyson Gay might have used the Olympic trials yesterday to cover 100 meters faster than any human in history, but he is not the world record-holder because track, unlike any other sport, attaches asterisks to records, Jim Caple writes on ESPN.com. Strong tailwinds propelled Gay to victory, but his breathtaking time of 9.68 seconds would have been 9.86 without the wind. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • track and field  • world record  • running  • Olympic trials  • 100 meter dash  • Tyson Gay  • wind

    • Phelps, Hoff Smash Records in Omaha

      USA Today  |  Jun 30, 08 10:53 AM CDT

      Phelps, Hoff Smash Records in Omaha

      (Newser) - Records fell at the Olympic trials in Omaha yesterday as both Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff triumphed in the 400 IM, USA Today reports. Each swimmer had a personal motivation: Phelps took almost a second of his own world record, and Hoff recaptured the record from Stephanie Rice. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • swimming  • world record  • Olympic trials  • Ryan Lochte

    • Busy Beard Narrows Focus to Beijing

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 29, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Busy Beard Narrows Focus to Beijing

      (Newser) - Three-time Olympian Amanda Beard has endorsements and extracurriculars to worry about, but only one thing really matters right now: this week's Olympic swimming trials. The red-carpet fixture and onetime Playboy cover model is all business as she dives into the pool of hopefuls competing to represent the US in breaststroke and individual medley, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • USA Swimming  • Playboy  • Olympic trials  • Amanda Beard

    • As US Track Trials Begin, Field Is Wide Open

      New York Sun  |  Jun 27, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      As US Track Trials Begin, Field Is Wide Open

      (Newser) - Before US track and field athletes can book their tickets to Beijing, they must prove themselves at the Olympic Trials in Oregon, which get under way today. With the field this year largely devoid of big names and the sport still shrouded in shame over doping scandals, the New York Sun takes a look at the likely stars and possible dark horses of a new generation. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • track and field  • Olympic trials  • Bernard Lagat

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