By Brian Hamilton, Tribune Olympic Bureau
6:37 p.m. CDT, August 4, 2012
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Ritz and Webb showed a generation of high school kids that they could break records and compete at levels equal to or higher than anything done by American prep distance stars in the past.

Meb and Deena showed American distance runners that they coul...

For Lolo Jones, Everything Is Image
By JERÉ LONGMAN
Published: August 4, 2012

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Olympics athletics: Kim Collins 'dropped for visiting wife'

St Kitts and Nevis sprinter Kim Collins dramatically dropped out of the Olympic 100m heats after falling out with his team for visiting his wife....

'Restless' Majewski makes history in London
London, UK - Tomasz Majewski is restless – which means 6ft 8in and 21 stone of restlessness. An hour after becoming the first man to win back-to-back Olympic Shot Put titles since Parry O’Brien, ...

Death by car in France can come at you from any direction. It doesn’t matter that there’s a little green man illuminated, beckoning you across the intersection, or that it’s a one-way street; as soon as you put one foot into the ro...

LASHAWN MERRITT'S COACH: HAMSTRING NOW PAIN FREE
PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Published: August 2, 2012 11:35PM

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All eyes on Bolt-Blake duel as Olympic athletics kick offUpdated: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:26:22 GMT | By Agence France-Presse 

The countdown towards what is being hyped as the fastest race in history begins on Friday as the Olympic athl...

Olympic 'Blade Runner' inspires U.S. servicemembers

10:28 PM, Aug 2, 2012 

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More than 30 foreigners are on the team representing the United States at the London Olympic Games, and all are living examples of how much immigrants are contributing to their adopted country.

The presence of numerous Hispanic surnames on the team...