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Stephen Kim Sou-hwan dies at 86; outspoken S. Korean cardinal
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, a philosophy student who became South Korea's first Roman Catholic cardinal and an outspoken critic of authoritarian rule, died Monday. He was 86. Kim had been suffering from pneumonia for several months and was recently...Tags: Politics, South Korea, Death, Christianity, Obituaries
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Did Yohan Blake just make it seem dopey to watch track?
Dare I say that Yohan Blake would have won the world title in the 100 meters last month even if Jamaican compatriot and defending champion and world record-holder Usain Bolt had not been disqualified for a false start?
That doesn't seem like such a risky...Tags: Jamaica, Track and Field
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Could U.S. men fail to win gold at world track?
How's this for a doomsday scenario:
The U.S. men could come home without a single gold medal from the World Track & Field Championships that begin Saturday in Daegu, South Korea.
Yes, that's pretty unlikely for a country whose men never have won fewer...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Human Interest, David Oliver, Awards and Prizes, Injuries and Wounds
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'Eaters' Jock in fast lane
UC Irvine's Charles Jock begins his competition at the International Assn. of Athletics Federations World Track & Field Championships Friday night in Daegu, South Korea.
The two-time All-American competes in the first round of the 800 meters Friday at 8:...Tags: University of California, Nike, Inc., University of California, Irvine, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), National Collegiate Athletic Association
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McCorory 4th at worlds in 400 meters
Daily Press correspondentTwenty-one hundredths of a second. About one very long stride. They're all that separated Francena McCorory from a spot on the medals stand on Day Three of the 13th World Championships of Track and Field. The former Bethel High and Hampton University...Tags: Beijing Games, Human Interest, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Hampton University, Awards and Prizes
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Merritt earns silver in 400 meters at world track championships
''We'll meet again,'' vows LaShawn Merritt.
"And next time it could be different.'"
Portsmouth's Merritt, the 2008 Olympic and 2009 World 400-meter champion out of Wilson High, had just lost a tough verdict to 18-year-old phenomenon Kirani James of...Tags: Human Interest, Grenada, Belgium, Track and Field, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Merritt anchors winning 4x400 in semis at worlds
"Just get me the baton, I'll do the rest." That's LaShawn Merritt's philosophy and it's a winning one. Two days after settling for the silver medal in the individual 400 meters at the 13th World Championships of Track and Field, the Portsmouth product... -
Merritt earns gold as USA anchor in 4x400 relay at worlds
Daily PressLaShawn Merritt calls it "'my Virginia Shuffle.'' Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly would have loved it. It was the quick sidestep that freed him from a major traffic jam and gave him the daylight to barrel down the homestretch and give Team USA a dramatic 2:...Tags: Fred Astaire, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Gene Kelly, Awards and Prizes, South Africa
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Two medals, but not old glory for Felix
When Allyson Felix looked to her right at the press conference for the women's 200 meters Friday, she saw the two women's sprint stars of her sport.
That was supposed to be the right way to look at Felix less than a year before the London Olympics....Tags: Times Square, Botswana, Whoopi Goldberg, Awards and Prizes, Danica Patrick
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McCorory anchors U.S. to gold in 4x400 relay at worlds
CorrespondentThis was a night to remember for Francena McCorory but one to forget for Kellie Wells. The Hampton grads met decidedly divergent and dramatic fates - within a span of just 17 minutes - on Day Eight of the 13th World Championships of Track and Field at...Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, London (England), Allyson Felix, Australia
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Watch former Gator Christian Taylor win the World Championship in the triple jump
Swamp Things - Gators Blog - Orlando SentinelFormer Florida jumper Christian Taylor won the triple jump today at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Will Claye, his former teammate, placed third in the event. You can read more about it here. Or, you can watch it here. Just a warning,...
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