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Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal count. Here are other 'unbreakable' sports records
Read full article: Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal count. Here are other 'unbreakable' sports recordsWayne Gretzky's NHL goal-scoring record is no longer considered unbreakable — because Alex Ovechkin just broke it.
Nigerian Amusan gets world record on wild night in hurdles
Read full article: Nigerian Amusan gets world record on wild night in hurdlesNigeria’s Tobi Amusan set a world record in the semifinals, then ran an even faster, wind-aided time in the final to take the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles at world championships.
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33 years later, and we’re all still chasing Flo-Jo’s records
Read full article: 33 years later, and we’re all still chasing Flo-Jo’s recordsShe had the long and colorful nails. She wore the flashy outfits, including a neon, one-legged spandex bodysuit. Above all, she had the iconic nickname “Flo-Jo,” which just sounded fast.
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Abrahamson: Night magic — 10.61, and FloJo's Olympic mark from the 1980s is no more
Read full article: Abrahamson: Night magic — 10.61, and FloJo's Olympic mark from the 1980s is no moreElaine Thompson-Herah, the Rio 2016 champ, ran 10.61, the second-fastest time ever, an Olympic record, one-hundredth of a second faster than the famed Florence Griffith-Joyner, who had run 10.62 at the 1988 Games in Seoul. FloJo still holds the world record, 10.49, also set in 1988.