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Michael Phelps swims to victory in the men's 100-meter butterfly final

Michael Phelps will get another chance to go after Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing. Phelps locked up his eight-race schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials last night, powering away on the return lap to easily beat world-record holder Ian Crocker.

Injury costs Gay chance at 100, 200 double

Tyson Gay accelerated through the first curve. Then, he started flying. Not in the figurative sense, but in an all-too-real way -- a shocking sprawl to the ground in the semifinals that cost America's best sprinter an Olympic spot in the 200 meters.

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Powerful images of 1968 events still meaningful

If every picture tells a story, two I think you might remember from 1968 -- the turbulent 1968 of Martin and Bobby and the Tet Offensive and Chicago's raging Democratic convention -- spoke volumes. Correction: Speak volumes.

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