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Reggie Bush Is Almost Faster Than Usain Bolt

By Shane BaconOct 14th 2008 – 5:01PM

Last Monday night, ESPN introduced a thing called optical-tracking technology, brought in to show how fast different players like Reggie Bush and Adrian Peterson really are.The Saints young star was kind enough to break two punt returns for touchdowns, each showing that explosiveness most in the Louisiana area have been...

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Planting Hope With the Children of Watts: Philanthropy With Immediate Impact

By Melanie Lundquist Apr 25th 2012 - 12:06PM

No one seemed to know why five giant concrete rings had been built into the middle of the playground, but there they stood: chipped and cracking, eight feet in diameter, rising about six inches from the blacktop.

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  • 04/30/12 HERSOM: Americans' track impact still falls short Source: Sioux City Journal - Sioux City IA Any time you take down a record held by the great Michael Johnson, you've definitely done something well.
  • 04/25/12 Planting Hope With the Children of Watts: Philanthropy... Source: The Huffington Post No one seemed to know why five giant concrete rings had been built into the middle of the playground, but there they stood: chipped and cracking, eight feet in diameter, rising about six inches from the blacktop.
  • 04/11/12 No22: Florence Griffith Joyner, 1988 Source: The Guardian - London - UK On 16 July 1988, on a sweltering afternoon at the Indiana University Track Stadium, the US Olympic trials turned into a stunning festival of speed, an unparalleled riot of achievement.

Background on Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner (December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete.

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