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Maurice Greene Featured in New Book by Todd Gallagher

Posted November 1st, 2007 at 7:30 PM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Maurice Green2000 Olympic gold medalist Maurice Greene is among the celebrity athletes making an appearance in a newly published book by Todd Gallagher, Andy Roddick Beat Me With A Frying Pan.

The book is one man’s mission to settle, once and for all, some fifty different sports debates, no matter how ridiculous. Gallagher gets answers from A-list names in every major sport, from Greene to LeBron James to Jason Giambi to Mike Tyson, and many others.

In the chapter, “What kind of a handicap would it take to beat an Olympic sprinter?” Gallagher’s editor takes on Greene in a footrace. The hitch: the editor gets a more than 30-meter head start and runs more than half the 100-meter race on a moving walkway.
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Wariner, Tibbs, and Karnazes receive ESPY Awards

Posted July 18th, 2007 at 7:45 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field

ESPY TROPHY ESPNJeremy Wariner and Casey Tibbs were the recipients of ESPY Awards earlier this week presented to the Best Track & Field Athletes of the Year and Dean Karnazes received the ESPY Award for Best Outdoor Athlete.

The ESPYs recognize outstanding achievements and performances by athletes during the previous year and include 19 “Best in Sport” categories, which pit athletes from different sports against each other, along with 17 individual sport categories and two sponsored awards.
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