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New York Post, 07.11.08 23:34 UTC

BRONCOS RECEIVER DENIED OBAMA HONOR

Posted: 6:06 pm November 7, 2008 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The possibility of a yellow flag curtailed Brandon Marshall's red, white and blue tribute to President-elect Barack Obama with a ...
Denver  Mexico City  Cleveland  Englewood  Olympics  Colorado  +8 more

Times Online Sport, 07.11.08 00:05 UTC

From Jesse Owens to Barack Obama, via Muhammad Ali and Tiger Woods

Only 60 years ago they had separate baseball leagues for blacks and whites. Now, if you have been able to tear yourself away from such questions as “whither Arsenal?” and “who ...
Berlin  New York  Olympic Games  Major League Baseball  United States of America  United States  +14 more

BBC World News, 17.10.08 09:38 UTC

The salute

By Caroline Frost The famous salute Enlarge Image When Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave a gloved Black Power salute on the Olympic podium in October 1968 it sent a shockwave through sport. But what ...
Melbourne  Munich  Salute  Olympics  Olympic  Australia  +10 more

CNN Top Stories, 22.08.08 20:54 UTC

After 60 years, Olympians are fast friends again

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Thousands of miles from his life in California, Mal Whitfield is feeling at home again.
Beijing  LONDON  Olympic  Olympics  Mexico City Games  California  +26 more

International Herald Tribune, 20.08.08 19:01 UTC

That streak is Usian Bolt setting world record in 200 meters

BEIJING : The dramatic ascendance of Usain Bolt as the world's greatest sprinter continued Wednesday night as he left another group of elite runners far behind in setting a world record in the ...
New York  Beijing  Reebok Grand Prix  Olympics  Olympic  Little League  +20 more

International Herald Tribune, 20.08.08 15:02 UTC

Bolt breaks 200-meter world record, gaining 2nd gold medal

BEIJING : The dramatic ascendance of Usain Bolt as the world's greatest sprinter continued Wednesday night at the Beijing Olympics as he left another group of elite runners far behind in ...
New York  Beijing  Reebok Grand Prix  Olympics  Olympic  Little League  +12 more

International Herald Tribune, 19.08.08 05:31 UTC

Sprinters marvel at Bolt and are sure that his best is yet to come

BEIJING : More than 24 hours had passed since Usain Bolt's redefining of the 100 meters, and Ato Boldon, the voluble Trinidadian who used to run the 100 for a good living, was still trying to ...
Atlanta  New York  Beijing  Paris  Olympics  Olympic  +16 more

Forbes, 07.08.08 23:02 UTC

Tommie Smith, Frozen In Time (But Thawing)

On Oct. 16, 1968, after breaking the world record in the 200-meter dash at the Mexico City Olympics and winning gold, Tommie Smith became even more famous--or infamous, depending on your perspective. ...
Denver  Mexico City  Akron  Stone Mountain  Beijing  Olympics  +24 more

The Independent, 02.08.08 23:35 UTC

China's Olympic challenge

China was under pressure yesterday to lift censorship and honour its human rights guarantees as thousands of athletes, officials and tourists began arriving for the Olympics, which Beijing's ...
Mexico City  Berlin  Munich  Moscow  Seoul  Beijing  +34 more

New York Post, 30.07.08 08:37 UTC

A SICK SALUTE

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Mexico City  Olympics  Oscars  Nike  the Desert Sun  John Car  +3 more
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