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Aug. 18, 2008
Olympics
Beijing The first American track and field athlete to win a gold medal here wanted to be the next Mary Lou Retton until her hardy English-German-Nordic genes kicked in and she hit 6 feet in junior high, on the way to her 6-4 adult height.
Aug. 19, 2008
Jesse Owens’ exploits still echo at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium
Aug. 15, 2009
Sports
Jenn Suhr returning to Olympics in pole vault
June 25, 2012
Opinion
The treatment of Alex Marshall-Brown by St. Paul’s First Lutheran Church in North Hollywood is indicative of a larger problem with racism.
July 17, 2020
London Olympics track and field heats up in a hurry
Aug. 4, 2012
With the U.S. track team slumping, Angelo Taylor leads a 1-2-3 finish in the 400-meter hurdles.
Former UCLA standout Jessica Cosby to return to Olympics
June 22, 2012