Tuesday Sports Briefs BEIJING (AP) - Shawn Johnson finally got her Olympic gold medal
in the last event of the women's competition Tuesday night, the
balance beam.
Johnson nailed her routine that is chock-full of difficult
tricks, earning a 16.225. Her grin was a thousand times wider than
the 4-inch-wide beam she had just conquered.
The world champion, who already had a silver behind fellow
American Nastia Liukin in the all-around,...
Monday Sports Briefs Track designer Rusty Wallace will attend a 10 AM Tuesday morning press conference
at the Iowa Speedway in Newton. A major announcement concerning the 2009 race
schedule is expected. Speculation today concerns the possibility of a Nationwide
Series Race to be added.
Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines has 3 silver medals in her Olympic quest after
finishing second Sunday in the women's floor exercise finals. Sandra Izbasa of
Romania won gold...
Saturday Sports BEIJING (AP) - Michael Phelps won his seventh gold medal at the
Beijing Olympics in dramatic fashion. The man dubbed "Super Fish"
by local reporters had to extend his arm with a final lunge to nose
out Serbia's Milorad Cavic (KA'-vich) to win the 100 meter
butterfly by a mere one-hundreth of a second. He goes for his
eighth and final gold tomorrow when the favored U.S. 400 medley
relay team hits the pool.
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Saturday Sports-Marshalltown Speedway Results MARSHALLTOWN SPEEDWAY FRIDAY August 15, 2008“Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel” I.M.C.A. MODIFIED:HEAT 1: Mike O’Lear-M’town—Vern Jackson-Waterloo—Scott Baker-BooneHEAT 2: Nick Deal-Walnut—Jimmy Gustin-M’town—Scott Simatovich-State Center HEAT 3: Brett Ladehoff-M’town—Scott Hogan-Vinton—Derek Reimer-M’townFEATURE: Jimmy Gustin—Mike O’Lear—Nick...
