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Bob Beamon's Olympic gold medal auctioned for $441,000
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoBob Beamon, who shattered the long jump world record at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, auctioned his...
Olympic gold medalist Bob Beamon calls out Gov. Ron DeSantis on race: He wants us to forget...
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLAKE WORTH BEACH — When Bob Beamon raised his right fist as he stood on the podium at the 1968...
Ralph Boston, Olympian and 1st to jump 27 feet, dies at 83
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRalph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens' world record then later had his...
The promise of being made right in Jesus
The Times-Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSome things in life you just never forget, even when it was 45 years ago. It was my junior year on the Ashland High School track team. In a typical track...
Mexico launches Olympic bid
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoMexico wants to host the Olympics in 2036 or 2040, its National Olympic Committee announced Wednesday. “We would have 15 years, enough time to organize...
27 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 27
Vikings Wire via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoThe Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 27 days at home against the Tampa...
Jim Hines, Olympic 100m gold medalist and first to break 10 seconds, dies
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoJim Hines, a 1968 Olympic 100m gold medalist and the first person to break 10 seconds in the event,...
Athlete of the Month: Bedford's Scott jumped into history books
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoMar. 28—Anika Scott's feat last month was Beamonesque. Bob Beamon's world-record- setting long jump at the 1968 Olympics created an adjective — one that perfectly describes the record Scott, ...
Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion who revolutionized high jump, dies at 76
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoDick Fosbury, who won the 1968 Olympic high jump title using a new, back-first high jump technique...
Players are hired to play, not be activists, and forget about respectful disagreement
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom the Life Imitates Art file, Ivan Provorov and Cosmo Kramer once had nothing in common. Now the...
