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Usain Bolt back on track in Toronto after winning Laureus World Sportsman award

Jun. 11, 2009
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for his record-breaking performance in the Beijing Olympics.
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BEIJING, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Jamaica's Usain Bolt completed the Olympic sprint double Wednesday by winning the 200-meter dash in world record time.
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BEIJING, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the Olympic gold medal Wednesday in the 200-meter dash.
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Bolt sets world record in 100 meter dash

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Sprinter Tyson Gay says he is healthy

Sprinter Tyson Gay says he is healthy

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Gay sets U.S. 100-meters record

EUGENE, Ore., June 28 (UPI) -- Sprinter Tyson Gay set an American record in the 100-meters Saturday with 9.77 seconds in the first quarterfinal heat at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore.

Federer favored to win sports award

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Roger Federer is favored to again win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award Monday in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Bolt fired into soccer game in England

STOCKPORT, England, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A soccer game in Greater Manchester, England, was called off after a steel crossbow bolt was fired onto the site of the match.

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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo