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Irving runner and Olympian faces off in Berlin for world track and field championship

Jeremy Wariner, our local guy, is the two-time defending champion.

Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner to appear at Grand Prairie 24 Hour Fitness

Wariner will meet with fans, display his medals, pose for pictures and sign autographs on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008

Photos: On the scene at the Nastia Liukin victory parade

On hand were multiple dignitaries, including the mayors of Parker, Plano, Allen, Murphy, Wylie, Frisco, and Richardson.

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008

Rare 1936 Olympic souvenir booklet turns up in UTD’s McDermott Library

The pre-WWII folio contains facsimile signatures of all the games' gold medalists.

Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008

UPDATED: DFW resident Marshevet Hooker proceeds to 200M semifinal in Beijing

Though not a favorite to move on, anything can happen in Wednesday's semifinal race.

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

Phelps-less Olympics still dominate DFW ratings

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Mon., Aug. 15-18)

Monday's Olympics averaged 435,972 D-FW homes from 7 to 11 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

Parker gymnast Nastia Liukin gets screwed takes silver in uneven bars

Liukin technically tied Chinese gymnast He Kexin, but lost out on technicalities.

Monday, Aug. 18, 2008

Duncanville boxer Luis Yanez wins first Olympics bout

Yanez defeated Spain's Jose Kelvin de la Nieve in a much-needed win for the U.S. boxing team.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

Thursday Morning Cupcheck - Beijing Olympics? Who cares?

This week, our hockey scribe gets all fluffy-bunny and happy-happy-joy-joy!

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

UPDATE: Parker gymnast Nastia Liukin takes all-around gold in Beijing

With the all-around competition on Thursday* night and the individuals to follow, Liukin has a number of golden opportunities.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

Olympics are unstoppable in DFW

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Aug. 11)

The Olympics averaged 494,427 D-FW homes, peaking at 616,207 between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008

Cowboys’ preseason game beats Olympics — for a while

From 9 to 9:45 p.m. (i.e. while the starters were in the game), the Cowboys ruled the roost. Otherwise, the Olympics dominated all weekend long.

Monday, Aug. 11, 2008

SMU sends (mostly) swimmers to Beijing for Summer Olympics

There are some Track & Field competitors involved, too - and one Triathlete.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

TCU alums to compete in China’s Olympic Games

Four former students will participate in track events and one will pitch on the baseball team.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

Dallas chiropractor hired by Colombia to accompany athletes to Beijing Olympics

Dr. Camille Reagan is going to have a lot of chiropracticking to do, since Colombia is sending 66 athletes to compete in 15 events.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

1976 swimming Olympic gold medalist resides, coaches in Dallas

Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Jim Montgomery is still competing, setting records, and spreading his love of the sport.

Monday, July 21, 2008

UPDATE: Arlington Martin alum looking for Olympic gold takes bronze in freestyle wrestling

After getting turned down for basketball, the 5'2" athlete moved on to freestyle wrestling. It paid off.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

UPDATED: Duncanville boxer Luis Yanez trying to appeal Olympic rejection

Yanez apparently put family first, like they say to do in the movies, and he paid the price.

Friday, July 11, 2008

UNT psychologist to counsel U.S. Olympic athletes in Beijing

Karen Cogan will work with the U.S. Tae kwon do team in her third trip to the Olympics.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Olympians’ secret to success is apparently Botox

Nadia Comaneci and Mark Spitz will speak in Dallas on July 29 to advocate reaching for goals. And nothing says reaching for goals like injecting a highly poisonous substance into your face.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Carroll Senior High swimmer qualifies for Olympic trials

A first in Carroll swim history.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008


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