Sprinter Allyson Felix graduates to the big time - Los Angeles Times

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SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 5/18/2008 on www.latimes.com [flag]
Allyson Felix is graceful and gracious. She has a house in Santa Clarita, a Yorkshire terrier name Chloe, is considered a "girlie girl" by her mother and has a deep appreciation of shoes and purses. High heels may not be a track athlete's best friend, but Felix will bust out the stilettos if she is attending a fancy party or an honorary dinner. Felix, 22, is also one of the best sprinters in ... [link]

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Sprinter Felix Graduates, Gets Ready For Beijing
Published 5/18/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... And again on Friday, she did something most athletes never do. She got her college degree. The L.A. TIMES delivers a nice profile of a young woman who turned down a track scholarship so she could go pro and pay for school on her own: Felix would work out before dawn, attend class until midafternoon, train until dark and then do homework. She would fly home from a track meet in Japan or Europe or Qatar, jet-lagged and sore, and settle in to finish a paper. Through all the aches and pains, the exhaustion, Felix was determined to keep a promise she made to herself and her ...

PM Roundup: Fight Jose Canseco for $5k
Published 5/20/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... voice. Not sports, but breezy, fun, and crass when necessary. If you try to give Norman Chad WNBA tickets, he’s likely to tear them up. (Washington Post) Further reason Big 10 hoops will suck next year: Iowa’s best player transfers to Southern Illinois. (Des Moines Register) Bill Simmons, now posting old Sports Guy columns. (Sports Guy Unplugged) Congrats to Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix for getting her degree. (LA Times) A very contrary look at Jon Lester’s no hitter. (Bad ...

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