South African amputee du Toit lives her Olympic dreamBEIJING - None of it seems strange to Deirdre du Toit. Her amputeed daughter wanted to keep swimming, so she kept swimming. She wanted to continue competing at a high level, so she trained harder than she had before. She wanted to make an Olympic team, she made an Olympic team.
Another mind-blowing win for Jamaica's Usain BoltBEIJING - Once you blow away the world, simply running wondrously isn't enough.
Like lightning, Bolt sets record in Olympic 200mArms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the Olympic 200 meters was a given, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured. This was now about a world record. About racing against history.
Bengals players hoping Chris Henry avoids troubleChris Henry's return hasn't made much of an impact on his Cincinnati Bengals teammates, who have tried many times already to help the troubled receiver change his life. Now, they say it's entirely up to Henry to make good on his latest, unexpected chance.
Rams RB Jackson ends holdout, but no new deal yetSt. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson ended his holdout on Wednesday while his agent continues negotiations for a new contract.
NASCAR hands out penalties to 7 Gibbs crew membersNASCAR's latest attempt to reel in the rule-breakers aimed at an unfamiliar target: the normally squeaky-clean Joe Gibbs Racing.
Griffey ties Sosa with 609th HR as White Sox rollKen Griffey Jr. hit one of Chicago's four homers to move into a tie with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list and the surging White Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 15-3 on Wednesday.
Twins send slumping A's to 11 series losses in row
Seahawks QB Hasselbeck still out with stiff back
Griffey ties Sosa on home run list
Pruett denies involvement in NCAA violations
U.S. men cruise to quarterfinal basketball win

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