Russell Brown takes aim at the Olympic Trials 1,500
By Ron Bellamy, The Register-Guard
EUGENE, Ore. - A couple of years ago, Russell Brown put on a running clinic for the kids at Jasper Mountain, a school and treatment center for emotionally disturbed children south of Springfield.
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"It is difficult for me to understand some of the things Gabe does... What a terrible thing it would be for anyone to temper those dreams."
By John Walters, Sports Illustrated
Even his birth was extraordinary. Gabe Jennings was born inside a teacherage–a house connected to a school–in a...
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This week in Los Angeles, 135 athletes will be competing for 60 positions on the U.S. Olympic track & field team. Some of them—such as Dyrol Burleson, Bob Schul and Henry Carr—have already clinched a spot on the team, provided they are still in good shape, by virtue of their victories in the...
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