Mo Farah

Police reportedly open fire on striking South African miners

2012-08-16 11:42:38

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Must Reads: Foie gras, Mo Farah and a hotly debated memorial

2012-08-12 05:04:25

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For What It's Worth: February 27

2013-02-27 04:06:00

For What it’s Worth---February 27 -- How ecstatic are parents across the region that school is back in session, probably just a few more than the kids who’re going back… although I do have one child who’s tired of shoveling snow....

Bolt, Douglas top annual Olympic sports awards

2012-12-21 18:25:00

When the Summer Olympics began with the staid Queen of England taking part in a James Bond skit filmed for the best opening ceremony ever, you knew the biggest event on the global sports calendar had a chance to be a celebration of both winning and...

Surprising Rupp wins silver in men's 10,000

2012-08-04 15:17:00

LONDON -- Mo Farah delivered on all the huge pre-Games hype with a coruscating run to become Britain's first 10,000 meters� Olympic champion in front of an ecstatic home crowd on Saturday. The 29-year-old, who also became the first man to win this...

A partnership pays off

2012-08-04 16:37:00

LONDON — Down the track he came with the stadium's howling, gale-force British hope filling every molecule of air he swallowed, his best friend and training partner strides ahead of him while Galen Rupp kept running for his life. The thunderous...

Track and field heats up in a hurry

2012-08-04 19:24:00

LONDON -- The sound of thousands of voices singing "God Save the Queen" was a powerful note in a day of stirring achievements. The celebration was for the heptathlon triumph ofBritain'sJessica Ennis, but nearly every athlete who put foot or prosthetic leg...

Andy Murray Conquers Federer to Take Olympic Gold

2012-08-05 09:26:00

LONDON -- Britain's Andy Murray gained revenge for his Wimbledon singles defeat to Roger Federer by demolishing the world No. 1 to claim Olympic gold for Team GB. The Scot brushed aside the 16-time Grand Slam winner from Switzerland in straight sets,...

British press brandish patriotism

2012-08-06 20:03:00

LONDON — Just married to a lovely Scottish lass and finishing up graduate school at Northwestern, I sent resumes to 20 British newspapers hoping one soft-hearted sports editor might employ me so my new wife could stay on that side of the Atlantic....

Olympics a huge Saturday draw for BBC: More than 17 million tune in on mightly Blighty night

2012-08-06 21:55:08

LONDON -- The London Olympics are translating into pure ratings gold for the BBC as U.K. audiences watch the pubcaster's TV and online services round the clock. Competing webs, meanwhile, especially commercial rival ITV, are taking a ratings hit....

State A Tournament: By the numbers

2012-08-07 01:05:00

The 2012 American Legion Baseball State A Tournament is in the books.� Good thing, the five-day, double-elimination, eight-team event at Fossum Field in Aberdeen produced so many numbers that we were running out of space: 467: Games played this season...

Usain Bolt adds 400-meter relay to his legend

2012-08-11 20:08:00

LONDON -- Usain Bolt charmed the world during the Olympics and won his third gold medal Saturday by anchoring a world-record 400-meter relay performance, but still he was denied one prize. It was a modest request. All he wanted was the yellow baton he...

Mo Farah of Great Britain took home gold in the men's 10,000m run, followed closely by his training partner and friend Galen Rupp of the United States (left). It marks the first gold medal in this event for Britain and the end of a 48-year drought medaling in the event for the U.S.

2012-08-05 00:00:00

Britain's Mo Farah, left, wins gold ahead of the United States' Galen Rupp in the men's 10,000-meter final.

2012-08-04 00:00:00

Key dates: Aug. 5, 100-meter final; Aug. 8, 110-meter hurdles final; Aug. 9, 200-meter final; Aug. 9, decathlon final; Aug. 10, 4x400 relay final; Aug. 11, 4x100 relay final; Aug. 12, marathon. Venue: Olympic Stadium Big story: Will Jamaicans dominate the sprints?

2012-07-25 21:22:06