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Gay posts second-best time in 100; earns USA TODAY Olympic honor

Tyson Gay finished his season on a strong note last weekend in Shanghai, pushing through a groin injury which prevented him from finishing his program at the world championships in Berlin, to run a 9.69 second 100 meters and claim second place on the... ...full story at USA Today

from USA Today on Tue, Sep 22 2009

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