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2013-04-27 21:56:28

SUNDAY, APRIL 28 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Philadelphia (Hamels 0-3) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-1), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 2-1) at St. Louis (S. Miller 3-1), 2:15 p.m. PHILLIES-METS Brown and Mayberry power Phillies past Mets 9-4 NEW YORK (AP) —...

US women set American record in winning 3,200 at Penn Relays

2013-04-27 13:37:01

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The United States set a new American record in winning the women's 3,200 relay on Saturday at the Penn Relays. Led by a strong anchor leg from Alysia Montano, who ran the final 800 meters in 1:58.6, the U.S. finished with a time...

Inspiring Olympian Manteo Mitchell returns to track at Franklin Field

2013-04-27 01:54:02

Manteo Mitchell always wanted to serve as an inspiration. He never figured he would have to break his leg to do it. "I didn't plan on that," Mitchell said. An injury on the international stage has worked out wonderfully for the 25-year-old from...

People to watch at Penn Relays

2013-04-23 11:04:02

Allyson Felix, who won three gold medals at the London Olympics, is at the start of the line of people to watch at the Penn Relays this week. The foursome of Tianna (Madison) Bartoletta, Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter, who shattered the...

Early appearance of Louis Vuitton ads featuring Michael Phelps causes stir

2012-08-20 16:33:00

Soaking in a bath tub, Michael Phelps wears nothing but a small swimsuit, a pair of goggles atop his head and a stern look. Next to him, a pair of blue jeans spills from a Louis Vuitton bag. It marks a sophisticated turn as a pitchman for the Baltimore...

U.S. track and field prospers

2012-08-10 19:12:00

LONDON — Doug Logan's legacy from a brief and controversial two-year tenure as chief executive of USA Track and Field is a number. Thirty. It is the number attached to a project designed with the goal of winning 30 track and field medals at the...

U.S. women sprinters set world relay mark

2012-08-10 20:49:00

LONDON -- Allyson Felix could not believe what the Olympic Stadium scoreboard was telling her. She had taken the baton from Tianna Madison and did her part well on the second leg of the U.S. 400-meter relay team before handing the baton to Bianca Knight,...

Manteo Mitchell is some kind of superhero. That's the only explanation for how he broke his left fibula during the men's 4x400-meter relay qualifying heat and finished the race anyway. Not only that, but the U.S. men were still fast enough to finish second and qualify for Friday night's finals.

2012-08-09 17:44:00

Manteo Mitchell of the United States and Gustavo Cuesta of Dominican Republic compete during the Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 heats.

2012-08-09 12:08:00