Read more sprinters stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32818/sprinters.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:30:38 CSThttp://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/41524/gunmen-fire-bullets-into-sprinters-leg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA University of Southern California sprinter was recovering today after being shot in the leg three times after leaving a Halloween party, the AP reports. Bryshon Nellum, 19, was hospitalized in stable condition following the shooting at 2 a.m. yesterday, police Officer Sam Park said. Nellum had attended a...http://www.newser.com/story/41524/gunmen-fire-bullets-into-sprinters-leg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Nov 2008 18:45:00 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/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 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35054/jamaicas-bolt-worlds-fastest-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJamaica's Usain Bolt rewrote the record books again and easily captured his first Olympic medal by running the 100-meter dash in a stunning 9.69 seconds. Laying claim to the title of "world's fastest man," Bolt beat Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago by 0.2 seconds, while American Walter...http://www.newser.com/story/35054/jamaicas-bolt-worlds-fastest-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 Aug 2008 9:26:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32777/pistorius-misses-last-shot-at-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDouble-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was not chosen today to be on South Africa's Olympic team for Beijing. After failing to qualify for the 400 meters earlier, Pistorius was left off the 1,600-meter relay team, the AP reports. Four other South Africans had faster times, and two others were chosen...http://www.newser.com/story/32777/pistorius-misses-last-shot-at-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Jul 2008 9:22:35 CDT