Olympic Finals: Friday, August 10

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Each day I will be listing the medal competitions for the day, along with which athletes from the United States are competing in that event. Today’s Olympic Finals in Track & Field are: Men’s Pole Vault at 2:00 PM EDT Jeremy Scott Derek Miles Brad Walker...

Olympic Finals: Tuesday, August 7

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Each day I will be listing the medal competitions for the day, along with which athletes from the United States are competing in that event. Today’s Olympic Finals in Track & Field are: Men’s High Jump at 2:00 PM EDT Erik Kynard Jesse Williams Jamie Nieto...

The Armchair Olympics Update

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This has been a jam-packed weekend; there was a lot going on! If only NBC actually broadcast the races, I’d be all set. I’d sit there and watch commercial after commercial. First, the women’s marathon. I almost cried when Deena Kastor broke her foot...

Alan Webb breaks American 1-mile record

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Photo by Erik R. BishoffTwo weeks ago, Alan Webb ran a 3:30.54 in a 1500 meter race in France, the fastest so far this year. Yesterday, he ran the fastest mile this year and broke the American record by running 3:46.91 at the Atletiek Vlaanderenmeet in Belgium. There...