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Leave it to the 400 meters crew to save U.S. team at Games

By Luke Cyphers
ESPN The Magazine

Thursday, August 21, 2008

BEIJING -- No matter how star-crossed the U.S. track team is, when a 400-meter race comes around, you can lay pretty good odds you'll hear "The Star-Spangled Banner." LaShawn Merritt led a parade of medals in sprinting's toughest event, taking the gold medal as the U.S. swept the 400 for the second straight Olympics. Merritt's time of 43.75 seconds was a career best, and was nearly a full second better than 2004 Olympic champ Jeremy Wariner, whose new silver shoes matched his newest medal. Com ...

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