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3 hrs ago | USA Basketball

Jocelyn Jones Manages Balancing Act with Aplumb

Jocelyn Jones , a 5-10 guard out of Cosby High School in Midlothian, Va., started off on Thursday as one of 124 athletes aged 16-years-old-or-younger who traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo., to compete in the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team Trials and is one of 70 still in the hunt for a coveted U16 roster spot.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic

7 hrs ago | Daily Times

Athletics : Rudisha resists quick buck for gold rush in Rio

NEW YORK: David Rudisha was hailed as a super-runner after his world-record breaking victory in the 800 metres at last year's London Olympics.

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Related Topix: Sports, Usain Bolt, Summer Olympic, Olympic Athletics, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Mo Farah

11 hrs ago | KVIA-TV El Paso

UTEP announces 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

Gus Bailey, Gloria Estrada, Harry Flournoy, Wayne Hansen and Greg Joy form the 12th induction class into the UTEP Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic

16 hrs ago | This is Guernsey

Twell among visiting stars

World Championships hopeful Steph Twell, a regular visitor to the Guernsey Easter Running Festival, will compete in next month's Intertrust Golden Meeting.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic, Outdoor Recreation, Marathon

20 hrs ago | Kansas Jayhawks

Remembering Teammates on Memorial Day

Memorial Day is for family and friends to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic

Yesterday | KING-TV Seattle

Ruling keeps Olympic-caliber teen runner from state championship

A King County Superior Court judge refused to grant a temporary restraining Friday that would have allowed a Federal Way high school student to run in the state track and field championships.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic, Seattle, WA

Fri May 24, 2013

The Guelph Mercury

Speed River steeplechase rivalry on display at Inferno

If all goes right for the host Speed River Track and Field Club, the Inferno presented by New Balance will end with a race to the finish line involving three members of the host club.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic, Sports, Olympics

The Coast News

Special Olympics torch run set to pass through North County

The Special Olympics torch run will pass through North County coastal cities May 29 as it heads to the summer games in Long Beach.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic

Examiner.com

David Rudisha set to defend 800m world record at adidas Grand Prix

David Rudisha, the reigning 800m Olympic gold medalist, is a modest, soft-spoken man, so much so that reporters can barely hear him at press conferences when he talks.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic, Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Nesta Carter, Blanka Vlasic, Olympic Athletics, Tyson Gay, Veronica Campbell-Brown

The Beaumont Enterprise

Ozen's Tony Brown has Olympic aspirations

Ozen's Tony Brown has Olympic aspirations Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2013 Beaumont Enterprise.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic, Texas High School Football, High School Football

Boston.com

South Boston's Smith looks to shine in Sunday's Division 4 track meet

Before last week's Boston City League outdoor track and field championships at White Stadium, Daitannah Smith never really threw the javelin seriously.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic, Massachusetts High School Sports, High School Sports

Nashoba Publishing Online

Groton-Dunstable Regional High School announces top seniors

"My time at GD has been filled to the brim with activity and was constantly a balancing act of school, work and sports.

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Related Topix: Cross Country Skiing, Winter Sports, Outdoor Recreation, Snowshoeing, Summer Olympic, Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics

Santa Cruz Sentinel

CCS Track and Field: Running Rivalry -- Showdown between Anna...

Nikki Hiltz of Aptos stays on the shoulder of SLV's Anna Maxwell during a 1,600-meter race last season.

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Related Topix: California High School Sports, High School Sports, Summer Olympic

Thu May 23, 2013

Martinsburg Journal

Track standouts: Rock stars

The action off the track proved as interesting for Jacob Burcham as did his time on the track during last weekend's state track and field meet at the University of Charleston's Laidley Field.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic

WNFL-AM Green Bay

Richards-Ross to make comeback after injury layoff

For most of her life, Sanya Richards-Ross has done everything at full speed. As an Olympic sprinter, it is an occupational hazard she has learned to live with.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic

Reign of Troy

USC Track and Field: Trojans Head To NCAA Regionals

The USC Trojans track and field teams travel to Austin, TX this week to compete against a number of other collegiate programs in the NCAA West Region Championships, hosted by the University of Texas Thursday, May 23-25. From here, qualifying teams advance to the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will be hosted by the University ... (more)

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KRNV-TV Reno

Ask Joe: Why No Men's Track Team at Nevada ?

Cindy wrote in asking why the University of Nevada has a women's track team but no men's team for track and field? According to the folks up at the university the Wolfpack did have a men's track team that dated all the way back to just after World War I. The program continued all the way up until the early 1990's. But the men's program was cut ... (more)

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Inside Bay Area

West County Around The Horn: Albany High's Ariana Saghafi shines at...

Ariana Saghafi won the 100-yard butterfly in 53.46 seconds and took second in the 200 freestyle in 1:47.79 to lead the Albany High swim team at the NCS championships May 17-18 at Concord Community Pool.

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Related Topix: Summer Olympic, Sports, Swimming

Chronicle Live

North Eastern fears unfounded as entries stay on track

This weekend's North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships have attracted nearly 800 entries, much to the relief of championship secreatary Keith Willshire This weekend's North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships have attracted nearly 800 entries, much to the relief of championship secreatary Keith Willshire.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jessica Ennis, Summer Olympic, Olympic Athletics, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Laura Weightman

The Chronicle

Duke track and field set to compete in NCAA preliminariesDanielle...

For some, this weekend's meet could mark the final races of their Duke career. For others, it could be a stepping stone to the NCAA Championships.

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Related Topix: Austin Gamble, Duke Blue Devils NCAA Football, Duke University NCAA, NCAA Football, NCAA Women's Basketball, Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball

Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russian Federation 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
8 Italy 8 9 11 28
9 Hungary 8 4 5 17
10 Australia 7 16 12 35