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Helene Elliott

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Recent Columns:
July 24, 2008
The WNBA today will announce the results of its review of Tuesday's brawl between the Sparks and Detroit Shock, issuing a statement that will be appropriately stern (that's a small "S") and call upon its players to realize they're role models for their gender.

July 19, 2008
John Lackey had his bark and his bite Friday, earning a rare victory over the Boston Red Sox in a game that he might later remember for more than being the night he recorded his 1,000th career strikeout.

July 14, 2008
This was what he had always wanted, to coach the men's U.S. Olympic water polo team, but when the opportunity arose, Terry Schroeder wasn't sure the timing was right.

July 9, 2008
Jim Scherr isn't conceding anything.

July 8, 2008
There aren't enough hours in the day for Lisa Leslie to accomplish all she wants to do.

July 7, 2008
EUGENE, Ore. -- Jenn Stuczynski made an American-record leap.

July 6, 2008
EUGENE, Ore. -- Every athlete at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials felt for Tyson Gay, knowing the chill of that sudden strike of pain and the hazy uncertainty that descends while you take stock of your body and desperately hope years of training have not been lost in one swift and terrible instant.

July 5, 2008
EUGENE, Ore. -- She ran smoothly and steadily, her waist-length blond hair fanning out behind her as the Hayward Field crowd cheered her on.

July 4, 2008
EUGENE, Ore. -- Jeremy Wariner skipped the traditional victory lap after the men's 400 team was determined Thursday at the U.S. Olympic trials, leaving winner LaShawn Merritt and surprise third-place finisher David Neville to soak up the adulation of the crowd at Hayward Field.

July 3, 2008
EUGENE, Ore. -- Four years ago Jenn Stuczynski was a long-hitting golfer with plans to join the LPGA Tour.