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Compiled by ROBBIE MENDELSON ADVENTURE RACING USARA National ChampionshipsOpen — NYARA Men , Jersey City, N.J.Coed — Gear Junkie/WEDALI, Savage, Minn.Coed Masters — Checkpoint Zero/Tech40, N.C.Collegiate — The CitadelALPINE SKIING World Cup MenOverall — Marcel Hirscher, AustriaDownhill — Klaus Kroell, AustriaSlalom — Andre Myhrer, SwedenGiant Slalom — HirscherSuper-G — Aksel Lund Svindal, NorwayCombined — Ivica Kostelic, CroatiaWomenOverall — Lindsey Vonn, Vail, Colo.Downhill — VonnSlalom — Marlies Schild, AustriaGiant Slalom — Viktoria Rebensburg, GermanySuper-G — VonnCombined — VonnNor-Am Cup MenOverall — Erik Read, CanadaDownhill — Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Starksboro, Vt.Slalom — Will Brandenburg, Spokane, Wash.Giant Slalom — Robby Kelley, Starksboro, Vt.Super-G — Cochran-SiegleCombined — ReadWomenOverall — Julia Ford, Plymouth, N.H.Downhill — FordSlalom — Elli Terwiel, CanadaGiant Slalom — Megan McJames, Park City, UtahSuper-G — Maria Bedareva, RussiaCombined — Elena Prosteva, RussiaEu...

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  1. Bolt runs 9.77 in cold, wet conditions for win

    Bolt runs 9.77 in cold, wet conditions for winFriday, September 05, 2008By RAF CASERT, AP Sports WriterE-Mail Print Share:BRUSSELS, Belgium —  Usain Bolt rallied aga...

  2. Dibaba breaks women's 5,000-meter mark

    Dibaba breaks women's 5,000-meter markFriday, June 06, 2008E-Mail Print Share:OSLO, Norway —  Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia has broken the world record in the women's ...

  3. Powell outruns record holder Bolt in 100-meters

    Powell outruns record holder Bolt in 100-metersTuesday, July 22, 2008By STEPHAN NASSTROM, AP Sports WriterE-Mail Print Share:STOCKHOLM, Sweden —  Asafa Powell took o...

  4. Defar breaks women's 5,000-meter indoor record

    Defar breaks women's 5,000-meter indoor recordWednesday, February 18, 2009PrintSTOCKHOLM —  Meseret Defar of Ethiopia has broken the women's 5,000-meter indoor world...

  1. Jamaican sprinter Blake aims to emulate Bolt

    Jamaican world champion sprinter Yohan Blake would not mind if history repeated itself on Saturday at the New York grand prix meeting, a key Diamond League series te...

  2. LONDON 2012: Bolt, World's Fastest Man, faces challenge from Blake, creating Olympic intrigue

    Almost from the moment Usain Bolt finished his 3-for-3-for-3 performance at the Beijing Olympics — three events, three gold medals, three world records — everyone be...

  3. Ethiopia's Defar wins women's 5,000

    Meseret Defar put in a strong kick as reigning Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba faded on the home stretch, overtaking her Ethiopian teammate to win the women's 5,000...

  4. Olympic Daily News - Friday, August 10th

    The United States women beat Jamaica for gold in the women's 400-meter relay, smashing the world record for its first Olympic title in this event in 16 years.The Ame...

  5. Olympic champ Dibaba also out of 5,000 at worlds

    Olympic champ Dibaba also out of 5,000 at worldsWednesday, August 19, 2009PrintBERLIN —  Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia has pulled out of Wednesday's 5...

  6. Masai wins the 10,000 at worlds

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  7. Bolt, Gay cruise into semifinals of 100

    Bolt, Gay cruise into semifinals of 100Saturday, August 15, 2009 By RAF CASERT, AP Sports WriterPrintBERLIN —  Smiling and joking, Usain Bolt cruised into the semifi...