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BLADE RUNNER OLYMPICS IN 2008?
The Games in 2008 Beijing could be the first Olympics where an athlete with prosthetic limbs could be competing in track and field events. Oscar Pistorius was born without fibulas and runs with blades as prosthetic replacements for his lower legs (below the knee) and is seeking clearance...
What I Thought Was A B---h Was Nothing But A Man
December 03, 2007 by
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You ever had that not so feminine feeling where you just wish you were more of a man and not because you just ordered a Sex on the Beach or Malibu on the rocks? Yvonne Buschbaum knows how you feel.
Buschbaum is retiring from professional track and field at the age of 27 to pursue...
Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is Stokke?
June 01, 2007 by
Our Book of Scrap
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The other day we told you about how the latest Internet sensation, Allison Stokke, and her family were tired of all the unwanted attention she was receiving.
So what do we see today, thanks to the ever vigilant SPORTSbyBROOKS? An article in the Orange County Register entitled "...
The Sad Case of Marion Jones - or when are the East Germans giving back their medals?
November 27, 2007 by
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This is women's track and field we are talking about, something I have followed for years. How can you strip Marion of all that she won and boot her right out of the record books without giving a second thought to the myriad of track and field stars who have also cheated their...
World Athletics Championships 2007- Review of Results thus far
August 29, 2007 by
With Malice
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So, we have completed 4 days of competition at The Nagai Stadium in Osaka and have seen some fantastic athletics. For those of you who've missed out on the action, I'll try and bring you up to speed on the results we've seen thus far.
Bolt smashes world record in 200
August 20, 2009 by
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Usain Bolt has set a world record of 19.19 seconds in the 200 meters at the world championships, adding to the gold he won in the 100.
Exactly one year after taking gold at the Beijing Games with a record of 19.30, Bolt had an even greater run Thursday. He shaved 0.11 seconds off...
VIDEO: A Vital Prerequisite To Throwing Javelins Might Be The Ability To Run Without Falling
June 26, 2007 by
The Parlayer
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Hey, this person sure doesn't look like an Olympian or anything, although it at least looks like this clip is from some sort of competition. I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest it might be important to be able to run without walking when attempting to heave a javelin...
Two-legged or bust
June 04, 2007 by
Lion In Oil
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Seems like the only fair thing to do
"The proposed rule by track and field's governing authority would keep a South African amputee sprinter from competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. The athlete in question, Oscar Pistorius, 20, had both of his legs amputated...
Video Interview: Chris Layne
April 16, 2009 by
The Sports Agent Blog
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Chris Layne
is both a sports agent and coach for track and field athletes. In the
interview below, Chris talks to a website called Flotrack about
balancing both professions and how he got to being a coach and agent.
Chris coaches at Milligan College...
We Will Now Take 19.19 Seconds To Watch Usain Bolt Break Yet Another World Record
August 20, 2009 by
No Guts, No Glory
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We've seen him set the world record in the 100 meter, so it's only right that he smash the world record in the 200 meter as well.Fan of No Guts, No Glory? Subscribe to our feed! or Follow us on Twitter!
Marion Jones + Rogue Tooth = Possible Mercy From The Law
January 03, 2008 by
sportaphile.com
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Will the federal judge throw out Marion Jones' jail sentence after her letter of mercy? Had she groveled at his feet in person then maybe she could have gotten what she wanted. No red blooded American can withstand the charm of Marion's rogue tooth.
HOUSE OF MIRRORS: WOULD YOU RETURN YOUR MEDAL?
October 14, 2007 by
Epic Carnival
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This week the EC writers debate "If you were one of Marion Jones' teammates on the relay team that won a medal, would you give it back?"
And Now We'll Take 9.58 Seconds To Watch Usain Bolt Set A World Record
August 16, 2009 by
No Guts, No Glory
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Something certainly had to give in the showdown between Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt. That something was the world record for the 100 meters. Fan of No Guts, No Glory? Subscribe to our feed! or Follow us on Twitter!
What In Allah's Name is This All About?
January 15, 2008 by
Hugging Harold Reynolds
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WUSA9.com: High School Track Star Alleges Religious Discrimination
World Athletics Championships 2007- Preview VI
August 25, 2007 by
With Malice
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With competition beginning, we may need to speed up some of these previews! Otherwise I could look silly predicting something that already happened, and getting it wrong.. So today, we'll cover throws and Multi events.
American Athletes Getting Funky At Pan Am Games
July 17, 2007 by
Simon On Sports
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My friend at work is a brazilian and stumble over this article in a brazilian newspaper which claims that the US athletes are all about hooking up in Rio and that they go pantyless to the bars and that the local shop had to restock its lube and condoms.
USAIN BOLT=INSANE
August 21, 2008 by
Epic Carnival
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by Brian P. Foley, The College Baseball Blog
Unless you've been living in a hut in Kenya, much like Barack Obama's brother, you know that Usain Bolt obliterated the world records in the 100 and 200 m dashes, with times of 9.69 and 19.32 respectively. I was no math major...
Usain Bolt, Sanya Richards selected as IAAF athletes of year
Sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica and 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States have won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.
Bolt, Richards win Athlete of the Year awards
Sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica and 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States have won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.
These Links Are Either Off The Hook or Off The Charts
April 17, 2008 by
Legend of Cecilio Guante
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Hello noble readers. I've located some good material from around the blogosphere, and I want to share.
The World of Issac is running a 4 bracket, Dirtiest Name In Sports Tournament. Who doesn't chuckle upon hearing the names Dick Trickle, Chubby Cox, Rusty Kuntz, and David...
Fun Photos From London Marathon
April 14, 2008 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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Some fun photos from this weekend's London Marathon. The race of over 35,000 competitors had it all, from African tribesmen & camels to Star Wars stormtroopers & Borat impersonators.
THE QUEEN OF RUNNING UP FLIGHTS OF STAIRS
November 13, 2007 by
Epic Carnival
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The juggernaut that is Cindy Harris continues to roll on
Athletics and Sex Don't Mix... Huh?
July 31, 2007 by
Epic Carnival
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Apparently there's one industry that's not at all happy about the World Athletics Championships that will start in late August in Osaka, Japan- the sex industry.
The Idiot File: Marion Jones; Pleads Guilty to Drug Use..
October 04, 2007 by
Oriole Post
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Well, in life, things are never as they seem. It is now the case with Marion Jones.
The one time golden girl of the Olympic Games and one time American-sweetheart-success-perfect physqiue-athletic genius story wrapped into a nice little marketing package has admitted to taking steroids...
World Athletics Championships 2007- Preview V
August 25, 2007 by
With Malice
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With Malice's iscdaws looks at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka...
In this edition we look at the jumps.
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