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Patriots beat Jets 13-10 in ugly offensive game

Sept 13, 2013

FOXBOROUGH, Massachussets (AP) ― New England quarterback Tom Brady threw a picture-perfect pass for a touchdown in the first series of the game before the game degenerated into a sloppy contest and the Patriots hung on for a 13-10 win over the New York Jets on Thursday. Brady threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Aaron Dobson but that was as good as the game got. From then on, Brady had trouble connecting with his rookie-filled receiving corps, while Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith wa
Is Bolt trying hard enough?

Sept 6, 2011

Can a man be faulted for wanting a revolving bed? For being so cheeky that he starts to learn Spanish to better woo members of the opposite sex, instead of just staring at them? For unashamedly loving to party and, most important of all in his case, knowingly under-utilizing a world-beating talent u
Daegu inspires athletics in Korea

Sept 5, 2011

Nine-day international event attracts more than 450,000 fansDAEGU ― On a Saturday evening, Kim Se-jin, 11, was sitting anxiously with his mother in the stands at Daegu Stadium. “Bolt! Bolt!” he shouted loudly while jumping onto his chair as the tall man wearing a yellow jersey turned out at the trac
Several nations win first medals in Daegu

Sept 4, 2011

DAEGU -- Only one world record was set at the 2011 World Championship -- set by sprinting powerhouse Jamaica in the last 4x100m race on Sunday -- but the nine-day event saw a number other records established, including countries’ first medals. Kirani James brought home the first medal Grenada has ev
Bolt, Jamaica set world record

Sept 4, 2011

DAEGU ― A world record was finally broken as the 2011 World Championships came to a close in Daegu on Sunday. Usain Bolt and his Jamaican team brought the curtain down on this year’s Worlds in high fashion by winning a predicted gold medal in men’s 4x100m relay with a new world record of 37.04 secon
Daegu Worlds finish on high note

Sept 4, 2011

Top athletes lose their titles, Kenyans dominate long-distance eventsDAEGU -- The Daegu World Championships in Athletics ended Sunday night after nine days of fierce competition in 47 events which produced a lot of top-class performances, memorable races and dramatic stories to remember.This year’s
[Herald Interview] Pole vault legend Bubka praises Daegu Worlds

Sept 4, 2011

DAEGU -- Korea’s first ever World Championships in Athletics, which concluded on Sunday after nine days of competition, will provide a “bright future” for Korean athletics, according to athletics legend Sergey Bubka.In his pole vaulting career, Bubka won six Worlds titles, set 35 world records, and
Several nations win first medals in Daegu

Sept 4, 2011

The 2011 World Championship did not see world records broken over the course of nine days but did see records of other sorts established, including countries’ first medals.Kirani James brought home the first medal Grenada has ever won in either the Olympics or Athletics World Championships by winnin
Gold standard

Sept 4, 2011

Usain Bolt erases false-start nightmare, captures gold in 200mDAEGU -- The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt vindicated himself by running the men’s 200 meters final with the second-fastest winning time in the history of the World Championship, despite calling his efforts “conservative.”“I had to be co
2011 World Championship in Daegu

Sept 4, 2011

Fabiana Murer of Brazil celebrates after winning the gold in the women's pole vault final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 30, 2011. (The Korea Herald) Abel Kirui of Kenya won the men's marathon Saturday at the world championships in Daegu. (The Korea Herald)Usain Bolt of Jamaica
Bolt defends 200m title in Daegu

Sept 3, 2011

U.S. wins women‘s 4 x 400m relay, Russia’s Chicherova becomes new high-jump championsHe is back. Usain Bolt, the fastest man on the planet, did a little dance on Saturday before showing his trade mark “lightning pose” at the Daegu Stadium after successfully defending his 200 meters title. The 2
Russia sweeps walk titles with Bakulin's 50km

Sept 3, 2011

South Korea’s Park Chil-sung sets national record From news reports Daegu -- Sergey Bakulin led Russia to a 1-2 finish in the world men's 50km race walk title on Saturday to further confirm the country's top ranking in the gruelling discipline, AFP reported. Bakulin
Usain Bolt coasts into 200 final at worlds

Sept 2, 2011

DAEGU (AP) -- With the famed ``Lightning Bolt'' celebration back to its boastful best, Usain Bolt ran two solid qualifying runs to pump himself up for Saturday's 200-meter final. (Park Hae-mook / The Korea Herald)The defending champion put last Sunday's debacle of a false start in the 100 final behi
‘Curse of the Cover’ claims another victim

Sept 2, 2011

Jamaica asserted dominance in the sprints with Veronica Campbell-Brown taking gold in the women’s 200 meters, as the “Curse of the Cover” struck its sixth victim on the seventh day of the championship.Daegu’s 100m champion Carmelita Jeter and three-time defending champion Allyson Felix were featured
World Athletics Championships medals table (Friday)

Sept 2, 2011

Nation G S B TotalUnited States 9 5 2 16Kenya 5 4 3 11Russia 5 3 5 13Germany&n