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This wasn't a scene the Americans were hoping to see again. The setting shifted, yet the world championship results played out eerily similar to the Beijing Olympics.

15, 2009, in Berlin, Germany. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images Smiling and joking, Usain Bolt cruised into the semifinals of the 100 meters of the world championships.

The United States women's national volleyball team defeated Puerto Rico, 25-16, 25-18, 25-22, Saturday in front of a crowd of about 4,000 during the final preliminary round weekend of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Bangkok, Thailand.

Valeriy Borchin of Russia crosses the finish line to win the 20km walk at the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, yesterday.

GOLDEN STROLL : Russia's Valeriy Borchin celebrates the men's 20km walk triumph in Berlin on Saturday.

Christian Cantwell of the United States won the shot put title at the world championships Saturday, beating Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski .

Team USA advanced through the rounds Saturday morning during opening-day competition at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Jessica Beard advanced in the 400-meter run, but three other Northeast Ohio athletes -- shot putter Dan Taylor, hammer thrower A.G. Kruger and steeplechase runner Bridget Franek -- were eliminated Saturday morning in the first day of competition at the IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Berlin, Germany.

The athletics world championships get underway on Saturday when all eyes will be on the heats of the men's 100 meters ahead of Sunday's final.

Reese Hoffa, Christian Cantwell, Adam Nelson, Casey Malone, A.G. Kruger Chris Hill and Trey Hardee will lead Team USA's men throwers and decathletes at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany.

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada wins the 100m hurdles at the Qatar Super Grand Prix in Doha on May 08, 2009 ahead of Yvette Lewis of the US.

American Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Powell are set to square off again in the 100 meters at the DN Gala track and field meet on Friday.

Big Shot - world class serious fun -I hope there will be a big crowd, because we are really going to make it a great show and a thrilling competition.

U.Va. coach Carrie Lane has traveled an unconventional road to success. By Melinda Waldrop 247-4634 , July 21, 2009 Appearances can be deceiving.

EUGENE, Ore. -- Former Georgia track and field standout Reese Hoffa finished third in the shot put during the final day of the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Sunday.

Compared to the pressure of last year's U.S. Track and Field Championships, when an Olympic berth was on the line, yesterday's shot put competition was almost stress-free for Christian Cantwell.

This story might make a great commercial some day: A kid stuck selling shoes in a parking lot turns around his career and comes out with a gold medal around his neck.

Shawn Crawford doesn't have to feel bad about this medal. The sprinter who was awarded an Olympic medal he felt he didn't deserve last year won a national title he most certainly does yesterday, blowing away the field in the 200-meter final at U.S. track and field championships in a wind-aided time of 19.73 seconds.

Olympic bronze medalist Bershawn Jackson ran the fastest 400 meters hurdles of the year on Sunday, then predicted an American sweep at the world athletics championships in August.

Here's a look at athletes and matchups to watch for at the USA championships, which begin today at Hayward Field in Eugene.