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Human Evolution: Are Humans Still Evolving?
Modern Homo sapiens is still evolving. Despite the long-held view that natural selection has ceased to affect humans because almost everybody now lives long enough to have children, a new study of a contemporary Massachusetts population offers evidence of evolution still in action.
Nations:U.S. People:Usain Bolt Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(Time)
2009-10-26
Usain Bolt pulls out of Shanghai meet with fatigue
BEIJING - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has pulled out of a meet in China this month, citing fatigue and the risk of injury.
Nations:South Korea People:Usain Bolt Source:(AP)
2009-09-11
Mixed legacy likely as China's Olympics conclude
BEIJING - With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement -- coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech.
Nations:Jamaica Russia People:Usain Bolt Led Zeppelin Michael Phelps David Beckham Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-24
Like lightning, Bolt sets record in Olympic 200m
BEIJING - Arms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the Olympic 200 meters was a given, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured. This was now about a world record. About racing against history.
Nations:Jamaica Netherlands People:Usain Bolt Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-20
US, Jamaica take 6 of 8 spots in women's 100 final
BEIJING - American and Jamaican sprinters grabbed six of the eight spots in the Olympic women's 100-meter final Sunday, with Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser and Kerron Stewart leading the way in their respective semifinals.
Nations:Belarus Jamaica Romania Russia People:Usain Bolt Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-17
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