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Usain Bolt: Tyson Gay 'Probably Hates My Guts'

By Milton KentSep 1st 2010 – 3:34PM

Can this relationship be saved? Will Jerry Seinfeld pull sprinters Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay in for a special episode of The Marriage Ref? It's worth the wonder after Bolt, the 2008 Olympic champion in the 100 and 200 meters, declared that Gay "probably just hates my guts." In an interview with BBC radio Wednesday, Bolt,...

Usain Bolt Shelved for Rest of Year by Bad Back

By FanHouse NewswireAug 10th 2010 – 9:33AM

MUNICH (AP) -- Usain Bolt's manager says the Olympic track star is taking the rest of 2010 off because of tightness in his lower back. Manager Ricky Simms says in an e-mail Tuesday that Bolt has been examined by a doctor in Germany and the back problem "restricts his ability to generate power in his stride." Simms says...

Tyson Gay Jolts Usain Bolt in 100 Meters

By FanHouse NewswireAug 6th 2010 – 5:06PM

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- It turns out Usain Bolt can be beaten. From Beijing to Berlin, it seemed that Bolt and his long, turbocharged strides were more than a match for anyone over 100 meters. But Tyson Gay upset the defending world and Olympic champion Friday in a race between the two fastest runners in history. Gay beat the...

The Best Headline You'll Read Today

By Ryan WilsonJul 7th 2010 – 5:45PM

Two things, in case you missed them: 1) Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix edged out Tyson Gay in the former world champion's hotly-anticipated return to the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday. 2) Reuters now contracts with the Onion to write its headlines.* Incidentally, two...

Usain Bolt Smashes 100-Meter Record at Track and Field World Championships

By FanHouse NewswireAug 16th 2009 – 4:14PM

BERLIN -- Usain Bolt crossed the finish line, saw his record-setting time on the clock and spread his arms as if he were soaring like a bird.About all this guy can't do is fly. And by saving his celebration until after the finish line this time, he showed how fast a man really can go on two feet.The Jamaican shattered the...

Tyson Gay News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 London 2012: Veteran Olympians Who Have Something to... Source: Bleacher Report We are now just 58 days from the beginning of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
  • 05/30/12 Omega Launches London 2012 Olympic Games TV Commercial Source: Asia Travel Tips Omega, the official timekeeper of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has unveiled its global advertising campaign for the London Games, celebrating the brand's rich Olympic history and the great moments in time that are at the heart of the Olympic movement.
  • 05/23/12 Tyson Gay's golden Olympic goal Source: CNN International There's a fine line between success and failure in top-level sports, perhaps nowhere more so than in track and field sprint events.
  • 05/18/12 Asafa Powell: Being relaxed key to winning Olympics... Source: rediff.com P owell said that, unlike most sprinters, he raced best when he was "relaxed and smiling all the way" and admitted that the mere presence of Olympic champion Bolt or American Tyson Gay in a race affected his performance.
  • 05/15/12 Tyson Gay primed for Olympics (CNN) Source: Mountain Home News - Elmore County ID When Tyson Gay sprinted to three gold medals at the 2007 world championships, it looked like the American would be athletics' next superstar -- but that dream unraveled as another man emerged to conquer all.

Background on Tyson Gay

Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is an American track and field sprinter. His primary events are the 100 meters and 200 meters.

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