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U.S. advances to gold-medal game

By Mark Maloney

BEIJING — The United States men’s basketball team is looking for a little “R and R” at the Beijing Olympics.

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By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

Zao shang hao (Chinese for good morning),
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Gay didn't let anybody down
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By Mark Maloney

HERALD-LEADER SPORTS WRITER

What happened to Tyson Gay’s Olympics does not tarnish the man. After his legal 9.77 and wind-aided 9.68 at the U.S. Olympic trials, anticipation of a Gay vs. Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell 100 meters was all the buzz.
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Dropped baton derails Gay, U.S. relay team
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By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

A casual observer might take it for granted. Just pass the baton to the next person, win the race. As Tyson Gay and the rest of the United States men’s 4-by-100-meter relay demonstrated Thursday, passing the baton can be quite difficult.
U.S. men's hoops unbeaten, unchallenged

By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

The United States men's basketball team has looked unbeatable at the Beijing Olympics. The latest evidence came Wednesday with a 116-85 spanking of Australia at Wukesong Basketball Gymnasium.
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Ni wow!
Not the race Tyson Gay dreamed of

By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

BEIJING — Tyson Gay has remained humble even when he wins.
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Xiaxia (thank you), Beijing,
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Knee-how (Chinese drawl for hello),
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Lexington's Gay gives up favorite's role for semis

By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

BEIJING — Tyson Gay and his famous left hamstring held up fine through the first two rounds of the 100-meter dash Friday.
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Ni hao,
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Breeden's relay team advances

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Lexington native Elaine Breeden was a part of the United States' 4-by-100 medley relay team that qualified third on Friday morning in Beijing.
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Gay passes first test in quest for 100 gold

By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

Tyson Gay passed his first-round qualifying test Friday morning in the men's 100-meter dash at Olympic Stadium, familiarly known as the Bird's Nest.
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So how's the air that Beijing officials claim is not too polluted?
Tyson Gay no longer feeling the strain

By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

Tyson Gay showed everyone he could fly last year, when he won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
• Breeden finishes seventh; Burckle helps U.S. to bronze
Breeden finishes seventh; Burckle helps U.S. to bronze

By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

No medal, but seventh-place finisher in the 2008 Olympic Games isn't too shabby. That's where Lexington's Elaine Breeden wound up Thursday morning (Wednesday night EDT) in the finals of the women's 200-meter butterfly. Breeden's final time was 2 minutes, 7.36 seconds.
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What a Wednesday. Went to the Water Cube to see Elaine Breeden in the semifinals of the women's 200-meter butterfly. Of course, she made it to the finals.
Catching up with a Kentuckian at the Olympics

By Mark Maloney

mmaloney@herald-leader.com

Half a world away, not a day goes by at the Beijing Olympics without seeing someone who has a Kentucky connection. Kentucky athletes, coaches, broadcasters and officials number more than 30. Monday, we caught up with Fort Thomas native Brett Johnson, press officer for U.S. Rowing, for 10 questions at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
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Souvenir shopping is a must at any Olympics.
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Writer Dave Barry, my closest friend in all the world, tells of taking a trip to the Great Wall with his wife Michelle and daughter Sophie.