Read more Usain Bolt stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31308/usain-bolt.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:36:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71266/most-influential-man-of-2009-is-don-draper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe most influential man of 2009—at least in the eyes of AskMen.com readers—isn't actually a man. He's a fictional creation, none other than Don Draper of Mad Men . "In a turbulent 2009, men are seeking the stability of tradition in the masculine qualities that they imagine their...http://www.newser.com/story/71266/most-influential-man-of-2009-is-don-draper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 16:18:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67402/bolts-so-good-you-have-to-ask-is-he-clean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUsain Bolt doesn’t even bother running through the tape at full speed. By the end of his sprints—even his mind-boggling, record-breaking 200-meters in Berlin—he’s mugging for the cameras. “Every race he leaves us wondering, ‘How fast could this guy go?’” writes Michael Wilbon in the Washington Post . Unfortunately,...http://www.newser.com/story/67402/bolts-so-good-you-have-to-ask-is-he-clean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 7:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67061/lighting-fast-bolt-smashes-100-meter-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJamaica's Usain Bolt shattered the world record for the 100-meter race today, shearing more off the previous best time—his own—than anyone in recorded history, reports the Chicago Tribune. With a 2 mph tailwind, the 22-year-old clocked in at just 9.58 seconds—0.11 seconds faster than the...http://www.newser.com/story/67061/lighting-fast-bolt-smashes-100-meter-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 2:09:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57656/usain-bolt-crashes-gift-car-walks-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOlympic gold medalist Usain Bolt walked away from a car accident in Jamaica with no apparent injuries except a thorn in his foot. The world champion sprinter crashed his BMW M3—a gift from sponsor Puma for his performance in Beijing—after speeding down a wet highway, the Guardian reports....http://www.newser.com/story/57656/usain-bolt-crashes-gift-car-walks-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 7:46:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37297/carl-lewis-hints-at-bolt-drug-connection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS Olympic great Carl Lewis says Jamaica needs to toughen its drug policy before he’ll take Usain Bolt’s sprinting feats seriously. “I think there are some issues,” Lewis tells Sports Illustrated . “No one is accusing anyone. But don’t live by a different rule and expect the same kind of respect....http://www.newser.com/story/37297/carl-lewis-hints-at-bolt-drug-connection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Sep 2008 12:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35572/bolt-claims-3rd-gold-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUsain Bolt earned a triple-triple of sprint gold medals and world records today, an unprecedented Olympic feat. With his giant strides, he ran a lighting final bend that set anchor Asafa Powell on the way to a record 37.10 seconds in the 4x100 meters, chopping a massive .30 off...http://www.newser.com/story/35572/bolt-claims-3rd-gold-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 11:40:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35419/speedy-but-disrespectful-ioc-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUsain Bolt has reached the level of track great Jesse Owens, but the 22-year-old Jamaican needs to show more respect to fellow competitors, says the head of the IOC. Although Jacques Rogge expects more amazing feats from Bolt, whom he calls "another dimension in sprint," he censured the sprinter's antics...http://www.newser.com/story/35419/speedy-but-disrespectful-ioc-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 8:34:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35357/golden-bolt-breaks-200-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUsain Bolt of Jamaica raced to a gold medal and a world record of 19.30 seconds today in the 200 meters, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics—and the first to ever break world records...http://www.newser.com/story/35357/golden-bolt-breaks-200-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 10:13:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35248/jamaicans-spell-speed-d-n-a.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJamaicans sprinters are cleaning up in Beijing, thanks to both biology and their backgrounds. Runners of West African descent—including Jamaicans—have more "fast-twitch" muscle fibers, the kind that generate quick bursts of energy, Slate explains. But nature alone didn't propel 100-meter champ Usain Bolt to his record-breaking, chest-thumping gold.http://www.newser.com/story/35248/jamaicans-spell-speed-d-n-a.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 13:36:02 CDT