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OLYMPIC NOTES
No surprises in Olympic 100-meter dash preliminaries
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Tyson Gay coasted through two 100-meter dash preliminary heats, showing his left hamstring is just fine six weeks after hurting it at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. World record-holder Usain Bolt and the guy he took it from, fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell, also advanced easily to the final 16. All three are expected to make the final today, Aug. 16.
In the semis, Powell and Gay will run the same heat, while Bolt's biggest challenge in the other semi figures to be from America's Walter Dix and Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas.
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won the 10,000 meters in an Olympic record 29 minutes, 54.66 seconds. Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse took silver, while Shalane Flanagan set an American record at 30:22.22 to win bronze. It was the first U.S. medal in the 10K since 1992.
Women's basketball: The U.S. women started slowly, then got clicking, pounding Spain 93-55. Tina Thompson scored nine of her 17 points during a game-breaking 20-5 run in the third quarter.
Tennis: James Blake, the last American hope in men's singles, lost to Chile's Fernando Gonzalez, who blew four match points before winning 6-4, 5-7, 11-9.
In doubles, Roger Federer kept alive his hope for an Olympic gold medal, joining Swiss teammate Stanislas Wawrinka to upset top-ranked American twins Bob and Mike Bryan and win a spot in the final.
Women's soccer: Natasha Kai scored on a header in extra time, sending the defending champion Americans into the semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Canada. Japan will play the United States in the semifinals, while Brazil will take on Germany.
Baseball: The U.S. baseball team is in trouble. They fell to 1-2 after losing 5-4 to Cuba in 11 innings and lost a key player to an injury.
Jayson Nix squared to bunt and fouled the pitch off his left eye in the 11th inning. Nix later underwent microsurgery to close a 2-inch wound above his eye and will not play again in China.
Table tennis: Bronze is still a possibility for the U.S. women's team, which knocked off Romania 3-1 and moved into a semifinal.
