Brittney Reese

BRIEF: Reese's personal best has U.S. mark on radar

2013-05-13 10:04:02

Olympic long jump champion Brittney Reese, the former Ole Miss standout from Gulfport, uncorked the best jump in the world this year to win a meet last week in Qatar. Her personal best of 7.25 meters (23 feet, 9 inches) came after two fouls. "I'll...

BRIEF: Long jumper Reese wins third Drake title

2013-04-28 06:54:03

Olympic gold medalist Brittney Reese (Gulfport, Ole Miss) turned in the best women's long jump in the world this year (22-91/4.wind aided) to win at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on Friday night. Reese beat 2012 Olympic silver medalist Janay DeLoach...

Rebels' Freeze, Bjork draw standing-room crowd in Tupelo

2013-04-25 07:14:02

A year ago the message was "wilderness" as Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze, preparing for his first season, laid out his interpretation of the football program he was inheriting. When the Rebel Road Trip made its Tupelo stop on Wednesday, the message was...

Felix gets redemption with gold in 200

2012-08-08 17:19:00

LONDON — Someone else might have celebrated the end of the frustration with a scream or a cartwheel or a collapse on the track or goofy gestures. Someone else might have felt unburdened enough to let emotions go wild. Someone else, but not...

U.S. hurdler Harper takes silver; Lolo finishes 4th

2012-08-07 20:01:00

LONDON -- Dawn Harper probably smiled more Tuesday as an Olympic silver medalist than she did as a champion four years ago in Beijing, where the 100-meter hurdles title landed in her lap after teammate Lolo Jones stumbled. Her knees scarred but her...

Tuesday's Olympic Scores

2012-08-08 01:05:22

BASKETBALL Women Quarterfinals Australia 75, China 60 United States 91, Canada 48 SOCCER Men Semifinals Mexico 3, Japan 1 HANDBALL Women Quarterfinals Norway 21, Brazil 19 South Korea 24, Russia 23 Spain 25, Croatia 22 HOCKEY...

Wednesday's Olympic Scores

2012-08-09 01:05:32

BASKETBALL Men Quarterfinals d Argentina 82, Brazil 77 United States 119, Australia 86 Spain 66, France 59 Russia 83, Lithuania 74 HANDBALL Men Quarterfinals Hungary 34, Iceland 33 Sweden 24, Denmark 22 France 23, Spain 22...

U.S. scores big night on track, courts

2012-08-09 01:05:33

LONDON - Allyson Felix grinned as she waited for the official results to pop up on the scoreboard. She knew what was coming, and she was going to enjoy this moment. Olympic champion, at last. The American sprinter won the 200 meters at the London...

Alaskan DeLoach Wins Bronze In Women's Long Jump

2012-08-08 13:36:00

Janay DeLoach captured a bronze medal in her Olympic debut on Wednesday, placing third in the women's long jump with a mark of 6.89 meters, one�centimeter ahead of the fourth place finisher.� DeLoach vaulted from fourth to bronze medal position on her...

Brittney Reese won gold in Women's Long Jump on August 8. A two-time Olympian Reese is the reigning world champion in the event.

2012-08-08 14:02:52

Brittney Reese of the United States competes in the women's long jump final in which she won the gold medal.

2012-08-08 00:00:00