Gay breaks U.S. record

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Tyson Gay broke the U.S. record in the men’s 100 meters today at the U.S. track and field trials with a clocking of 9.77 seconds.

That wiped out the old mark, set by Maurice Greene in 1999 when he ran 9.79. The world record is 9.72, held by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, which he set last month.

-- Debbie Goffa