Swimmer with violent past wins second London silver
LONDON, England ● Spanish Paralympic swimmer Sebastian Rodriguez was sentenced to 84 years in jail in 1985...
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London marks redemption for rebel sprinter Ervin
LONDON, England ● From the Shakespearean references in his post-race comments, to his thick-rimmed glasses and tattoos...
Novice rower wins hearts of Eton crowd
DORNEY, England ● Niger’s Hamadou Djibo Issaka, a rower of just three months, was given a rapturous...
Crystal Cox stripped of Athens gold
LONDON, England ● American runner Crystal Cox was stripped of her gold medal from the 4×400-meter relay...
Australian sprinter Daniel Batman killed in car crash
DARWIN, Australia ● Former sprint champion Daniel Batman has been killed in a car crash south-east of Darwin. The...
Aussie ‘bad boys’ in trouble again
SYDNEY, Australia ● Australia is in uproar after London-bound swimmers Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick Monk posted photos of each...
Cult hero The Eel as coach to London
Acult hero was born at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, as Eric ‘The Eel’ Moussambani entered the record...
No 5th Olympics for legend Gebrselassie
HENGELO, Netherlands — Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics here on Sunday as...
The search for ‘Mystery Man’ is over
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ● Anthony Ervin has never been one to swim with the flow. A dozen years...