usain bolt
From Beijing to Berlin, it seemed that Usain Bolt and his long, were turbocharged walks more than a match for anyone over 100 meters. But Tyson Gay upset the defending world and Olympic champions Friday in a race between the two fastest runners in history.
Gay beat the Jamaican at the DN Galan meet in 9.84 seconds, competing for the same stadium in Stockholm, where Bolt recently lost a race two years ago.
The American seemed to be in complete control against the world record-holder. The pair went side by side Gay, comfortable looking, pulled away. Bolt was to keep tension and finished in 9.97 seconds.
Tennis
Thanks to players like Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi then, and, lately, Andy Roddick, it began to be always at least one man from the United States in tennis’ top 10 since the computer rankings in 1973. In strip is the end of next week.
With Roddick sliding from No. 9 to no better than No. 12 when the new rankings issued Monday, said the ATP, there will be zero for the first time U.S. men to be among the top 10.
Pro Basketball
Even after losing all those games and an embarrassing sexual harassment suit has Isiah Thomas a seat at the New York Knicks. Thomas was reinstated Friday by the team as a consultant, two years after he was fired as coach and president.
College Football
Defending national champion Alabama is No. 1 the head of the USA Today preseason coaches’ poll.
Boise State begins the season ranked fifth The Broncos, like Alabama, finished last season 14-0.
The Crimson Tide got 55 out of 59 possible first place votes. The other four went to Ohio State and No. 2 in the newspaper is the ranking. Florida is third, followed by Texas.
Motorsport
San Jose-raised AJ Allmendinger, 28, in his fourth full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup has signed a multiyear contract extension with Richard Petty Motorsports.
# A person familiar with the 2011 NASCAR schedule said that the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, is a second race to come next