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U.S. shot-putting 'dream team' a bust in Beijing

By Elizabeth Merrill
ESPN.com

Friday, August 15, 2008

BEIJING -- They will cheer in Eldon, Mo. They will watch Christian Cantwell on big screen at the community center, and erupt when the local boy's drama unfolds on tape delay. In Beijing, Cantwell and his buddies -- the 870-pound mass of shot-putting might known as the big three -- will scowl and try to forget. The United States was expected to do big things on the opening night of track and field, possibly sweep the shot-put competition, set the tone for their teammates' long, grueling weeken ...

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