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This Day In Sports History (May 31st) — Usain Bolt
It was on this day in 2008 that Usain Bolt set a new world record in the men’s 100 meter race. Bolt ran the race in 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix, which was held in the Icahn Stadium in New York City. Earlier in the month, Bolt ran a 9.76, the second fastest [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 20th) – Usain Bolt
It was on this day in 2008 that Usain Bolt won the men’s 200 meter race at the Beijing Summer Olympics. Bolt set a new world record with his time of 19.30 seconds. While Michal Phelps was dominating in the pool at the 2008 games, Bolt was doing the same on the track. He won [...]
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The 15 Best Stories From The 2012 Summer Olympics
The Olympics always give us a wide variety of stories to tell—stories about legendary performances, human perseverance, or athletes overcoming adversity. And the 2012 Summer Olympics were no different. We saw athletes playing through injuries, inspiring nations, making entire stadiums laugh, and, of course, making entire stadiums erupt with deafening cheers. So today we take [...]
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Jamaican Fan Attacks Usain Bolt (With Kisses) After His Victory In 4x100m (Video)
I imagine quite a few ladies had their hearts broken after Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates won gold in the men’s 4x100m at the Olympics on Saturday, setting a new world record in the process. Why? Because after the race they would have seen Bolt get greeted by an extremely joyful and affectionate woman [...]
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More Video and Pictures of the Olympic Bottle Thrower Surface
Remember the other day when we told you about Usain Bolt‘s historic victory in the men’s 100m final, and how some guy threw a bottle out onto the track right before the starter fired his pistol? Well, the bottle-thrower’s name is Ashley Gill-Webb. He’s a vending machine repair man from South Milford in North Yorkshire, [...]
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Usain Bolt Wants To Try Out For Manchester United
So apparently the World’s Fastest Man, Usain Bolt, thinks he could cut it as a professional soccer player on one of the best teams in the greatest league in the world. Nobody ever said the guy lacked confidence. On Monday, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100m sprint told UK paper The [...]
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Usain Bolt Wins Gold in 100-Meters At Olympics…Also Has Bottle Thrown At Him (Video & GIF)
Yesterday we finally saw “the marquee event” (according to all the pundits) of the 2012 Summer Olympics—the men’s 100m sprint. And it turned out to be just as much a foregone conclusion as we thought it would be, with Jamaica’s Usain Bolt winning it fairly easily, snatching his second consecutive gold medal in this event [...]
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Usain Bolt Almost Runs Over Flower Girl at Track Meet in Norway (Video)
I think maybe the folks in charge of the Samsung IAAF Diamond League and the organizers of the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, might want to review their policies regulating who is allowed on the track after a race before their next meet. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the 100-meter race yesterday in a solid [...]
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11 Terrible Sports Statues
A couple weeks back, the Pittsburgh Penguins officially unveiled a new statue of Mario Lemieux outside the Consol Energy Center. And while it’s not really a great statue, it certainly isn’t bad, either. That’s because the sculptor, Bruce Wolfe, adhered to the two basic principles for making a decent sports statue: it should be an [...]
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Prince Harry Beat Usain Bolt In A Race (Video)
While in Jamaica representing the Queen during a diamond jubilee tour, Price Harry found the time to hit the track at the University of West Indies in Kingston and race “the world’s fastest man,” Usain Bolt. And in a surprise upset, he would cross the finish line before the Jamaican world-class sprinter. So does this [...]
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9 Athletes Who Need Their Own Reality Show
Athletes are not, by and large, interesting people. It’s not their fault – most people aren’t interesting. However, some athletes warrant a closer look for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they’re awful (see directly below), crazy, wildly entertaining, or just too good to be true. I wouldn’t wish a reality television show upon my worst [...]
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Usain Bolt Wants To Play For Manchester United
The fastest man on Earth now wants to become the fastest man on the pitch. Usain Bolt has decided to take the rest of the 2010 track-n-field season off to rest his back, but perhaps his real motive behind this leave of absence is to work on his soccer skill in an attempt to play [...]
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Tyson Gay Breaks 200-Meter Record Headline FAIL (w/Video)
For 44-years, Tommie Smith’s 200-meter record time withstood the test of timed track. His 19.5 hand-timed record has survived some mighty big names over the years, but it couldn’t hold off American sprint star, Tyson Gay. Gay lowered Smith’s record time by 0.09 seconds on the straight track created at the Manchester Great City Games. [...]
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If Jesus Were Alive Today, He’d Be A Liquid Mountaineer!
Now here is a sport I think Jesus would have excelled at. It is called Liquid Mountaineering and the objective is simple: run on water for as long as you can. These guys may not be the son of God or even Chris Angel, but they seem to be pretty damn good at high-stepping their [...]
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Michael Phelps New Mercedes SL63
Total Pro Sports – Michael Phelps, arguably the greatest swimmer ever has decided to splurge on himself and get a car that may or may not be faster then him. We just hope that this time he can control the speed and not end up crashing like he did his last vehicle. Following in the [...]
