Beyonce nominated for 6 BET Awards May 18, 2007
Female Athlete: Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Gail Devers, Lisa Leslie, Serena Williams. Male Athlete: Reggie Bush, LeBron James, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Dwyane Wade, Tiger Woods. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
It's Gonna Be a B-Day at The BET Awards '07 as Beyonce Tops All Nominees With Six Nods May 17, 2007
The following is a complete list of the 2007 BET AWARDS nominees and categories: Best Male Hip Hop Best Collaboration (Song Title) Diddy Akon f/Snoop Dogg (I Wanna Love You) Jay-Z Beyonce f/Jay-Z (Deja Vu) Lil Wayne Beyonce f/Jay-Z (Upgrade U) Ludacris Diddy f/Keyshia Cole (Last Night) T.I. Ludacris f/Mary J. Blige (Runaway Love) Best Female R&B Best Male R&B Best Group Beyonce Akon Gnarls Barkley Mary J. Blige John Legend Mary Mary Ciara Gerald Levert Outkast Jennifer Hudson Ne-Yo Pretty Ricky... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Motherhood tends to be a big workout May 10, 2007
Fellow Olympic gold medalists Dara Torres and Gail Devers are officially reaching their second Mother's Day ... Gail Devers, 40, the two-time Olympic 100-meter gold medalist who won the 60-meter hurdles at the Millrose Games in February, said her 22-month-old daughter has her own 6-inch-high plastic hurdles. (USA Today -- Sports)
Track And Field Set To Host 33rd Annual Stanford Invitational Mar 28, 2007
Past champions and meet record holders include such names as Gail Devers, Maurice Green, and Stanford's , , and. Last years meet produced 256 NCAA Division I automatic or regional qualifiers. (Gostanford.com)
Hastings Named USATF National Athlete of the Week after record-setting performance Mar 15, 2007
2007 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 2, Thomas Morgan; January 9, Jacquelyn Coward; January 16, Ryan Hall; January 23, Johnny Dutch; January 30, Shalane Flanagan; February 6, Gail Devers; February 13, Alan Culpepper; February 20, Bernard Lagat; February 27, Christian Cantwell; March 6, Fasil Bizuneh; March 13. (Uscsports.com)
Young Earns All-American Honors; Finishes Ninth In 60-Meter Dash At NCAA Championships Mar 11, 2007
95 3/7/1998 Gail Devers - Marion Jones Collegiate: 7. 09 3/11/2001 Angela Williams, Southern Cal NCAA Meet: 7. (Richmondspiders.com)
Longtime football coach Alim steps aside at Otay Ranch Mar 8, 2007
Not just the football program, but that's when Gail Devers ran track and Gary Zarecky had a lot of success in basketball. Alim coached Devers, the three-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion, during her formative years. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Something's missing Feb 11, 2007
San Diego has, however, produced some of the greatest individual-sport athletes in history tennis' Maureen Connolly, golf's Phil Mickelson, track and field's Gail Devers, auto racing's Jimmie Johnson. It even can claim a gold medalist at the Winter Olympics, snowboarder Shaun White in 2006. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Almost on top of the world Feb 10, 2007
Wonder woman: How else to describe the remarkable Gail Devers. At 40 she recently won the 60-meter hurdles at the 100th Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York over women 10 to 15 years younger than she is. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
More accolades for Devers Feb 7, 2007
Gail Devers is one of track and field's more inspiring comeback stories. She took two years off to battle Graves disease and returned to win gold in 1992. (USA Today -- Sports)
Mottram in narrow loss to Kenyan Feb 4, 2007
Nineteen months after giving birth to a daughter, 40-year-old Gail Devers won the hurdles against a stellar field. Devers, who hasn't raced much in the past two years, beat 2004 Olympic champion Joanna Hayes to win the 60m event. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Gail Devers defies age with surprise win at Millrose Games Feb 4, 2007
NEW YORK Gail Devers still can outrun women a generation younger. The 40-year-old Devers defeated a top field of hurdlers at the Millrose Games, and makes it clear she has no intention right now of retiring. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Athletics: Ethiopian woman pulls away in New York Feb 4, 2007
Dibaba's performance shared the spotlight with Bernard Lagat's triumph in the Wanamaker Mile; a huge pole vault by the women's world-record holder, Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia; a victory in the 60 hurdles by the 40-year- old Gail Devers; and a spill in the 60 dash by Maurice Greene, who holds the meet record in that race ... Twenty years after her first Millrose race, 15 years after her first Millrose victory, Gail Devers, at age 40, won by a step in 7. (International Herald Tribune)
At 40, track legend Gail Devers stole the show at the 100th Millrose Games. Feb 4, 2007
On a night filled with legends, Gail Devers stole the show at the 100th Millrose Games ... Gail Devers is 40 years old. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Roundup: Hingis finds Tokyo much to her liking Feb 4, 2007
Dibaba's performance shared the spotlight with Bernard Lagat's triumph in the Wanamaker Mile; a huge pole vault by the women's world record holder, Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia; and a victory in the 60 hurdles by the 40-year-old Gail Devers. . (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Lagat again gets the best of Webb in the ... (Steve Nearman) Feb 4, 2007
Nearly as exciting to see was Gail Devers, at 40 years young, hurdling away from her much-younger competitors. No, she did not retire after giving birth to her daughter 1. (Washington Times, DC)
Devers keeps winning Feb 3, 2007
Hurdler Gail Devers is No. 1 at 40 - USATODAY.com ... Hurdler Gail Devers is No. 1 at 40By Dick Patrick, USA TODAY NEW YORK Danielle Carruthers first met Gail Devers 13 years ago when Carruthers was 13-year-old aspiring hurdler attending a track clinic where one of the speakers was Devers, a sprinter-hurdler who had already won Olympic and World Championships gold medals ... Gail Devers had center stage at the 100th Millrose Games as she outraced Perdita Felicien, left, and Joanna Hayes to claim... (USA Today -- Sports)
Men's Relay Travels To New York For Competition Feb 3, 2007
Former Olympic Champions Gail Devers and Maurice Green will be among those competing. The games will be aired on ESPN2 Friday night, with coverage beginning at 7PM. According to the schedule, the 4x800m event will be run at 7:32PM.. (Bceagles.com)
Devers still has the goods Feb 3, 2007
Dual Olympic gold medallist Gail Devers has made a triumphant return to athletics, capturing a 60 metre hurdles title in the US less than two years after the birth of her daughter. The 40-year-old's time in today's 60 metre hurdles at a track and field meet in New York City was the fastest in the world this year. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Sport)
After 100 years, there is still no event quite as quirky as New York's Millrose Games. Feb 3, 2007
Gail Devers found the Millrose Games often offered as much activity in the hallways of the arena as there was on the track. Paul Andrew Hawthorne/Wire Image. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Devers, 40, wins at 100th Millrose Feb 3, 2007
Forty-year-old Gail Devers edged ahead of Olympic champion Joanna Hayes over the final two hurdles to win the 60-meter event ... Nineteen months after giving birth to a daughter, 40-year-old Gail Devers won the hurdles against a stellar field Friday night at the 100th Millrose Games. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Sport Briefs: Twins' Morneau gets deal Feb 3, 2007
Gail Devers, 40, won the hurdles in 7. 86 seconds against a stellar field at the 100th Millrose Games in New York. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Millrose Games turns 100 Feb 1, 2007
This year's meet also features Olympic champions Gail Devers, Maurice Greene and Yelena Isinbayeva. There will be a special centennial tribute Friday and an array of Millrose legends will be in attendance. (Newsday -- Sports)
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Gail Devers, double Olympic gold medallist. The story of Gail Devers is, like fellow sports legend Lance Armstrong, a triumphant tale of how an athlete beat serious illness (she had Graves Disease) with faith and hope, spirit and grit to emerge a champion. (Hindustan Times, India)
Olympic gold medalists to at 100th Millrose Games Jan 24, 2007
Olympic gold medalists Gail Devers and Maurice Greene will compete at the 100th Millrose Games. Devers, 40, is entered in the 60-meter hurdles and Greene in the 60-meter dash Feb. 2 at Madison Square Garden. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Maier Provisonally Qualifies; Alexander Shatters Record Jan 14, 2007
74 2003 Gail Devers, Nike Collegiate: C 7 ... 74 2003 Gail Devers, Nike Collegiate: C 7. (Hawkeyesports.com)
TV PRODUCER SEARCHING FOR BASKETBALL PLAYER FOR NEW SERIES Oct 26, 2006
Each of these young people is introduced by a celebrity, such as Jeff Gordon, John Smoltz, Matt Hasselbeck, Gail Devers, and Evander Holyfield. (Click on the link to see a ). (Nabc.com)
Local runners get Olympic surprise Jul 29, 2006
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers visited the club's practice last week, offering the young athletes motivation as well as a little technical advice. "It was a nice surprise for her to come," said recent Western graduate Theresa Lewis, who will compete in the preliminary round of the young women's 100 meter hurdles today. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Motivational seekers Jun 21, 2006
48), will aim at Gail Devers' American record of 12. 33. (Sacramento Bee -- Sports)
Devers wants apology from authors Jun 21, 2006
Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers is so upset that her name is in "Game of Shadows," the best-selling book about the Barry Bonds/BALCO scandal, that she is demanding a news release and a public apology ... "You don't have to say the words, 'Gail Devers took steroids,'" Devers, a 39-year-old Duluth resident, told the Journal-Constitution ... In describing coach Remi Korchemny, who was later found guilty of distributing performance enhancing drugs, the book says, "Among his greatest Olympians was... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
2006 Pac-10 Track and Field Honors Announced Jun 20, 2006
She's the second Pac-10 competitor to double in those events in back-to-back years, joining UCLA's Gail Devers (1987 and 1988) ... Track Athlete of the Year Field Athlete of the Year Newcomer of the Year Coach of the Year 2006 Virginia Powell, USC Chelsea Johnson, UCLA Nicole Leach, UCLA Greg Kraft, ASU 2005 Monique Henderson, UCLA Jessica Cosby, UCLA Erica McLain, STAN Edrick Floreal, STAN 2004 Sheena Johnson, UCLA Jacquelyn Johnson, ASU Jeanette Bolden, UCLA 2003 Lena Nilsson, UCLA Virginia... (Pac-10.org)
Powell Named Pac-10 Women's Track Athlete Of The Year; Allice Men's Coach Of ... Jun 20, 2006
Powell is only the second Pac-10 female athlete to double in the 100m and 100m HH in successive seasons, joining Gail Devers. She also became just the second Pac-10 female athlete to win the 100m dash title three times, joining Chryste Gaines. (Usctrojans.com)
Track and field beat: Carter leads '08 hopefuls Jun 15, 2006
She also looks capable of threatening Gail Devers' U.S. record of 12. 33, set during the 2000 Olympic Trials in Sacramento. (Sacramento Bee -- Sports)
USC's Virginia Powell Named Honda Award Winner For Track And Field Jun 13, 2006
55, a record she had co-held with Gail Devers (1988) at 12. 61. (Usctrojans.com)
Trojan Force Jun 11, 2006
Only four American women have ever run faster, topped by Gail Devers' national record of 12 ... 33 -- Gail Devers 2000. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
No hurdle too high Jun 11, 2006
" On a day when the Texas women showed they won't go down without a fight and LSU set the stage for a battle with Florida State for the men's crown today, Powell wowed a crowd of 6,234 with her second record-setting performance in three days and by running the fastest time in the world this year. The 22-year-old senior burst out of the blocks ahead of the field, pulled away over the middle hurdles and cruised across the finish to easily beat Nebraska's Priscilla Lopes (12.60) and Texas' Melaine... (Sacramento Bee -- Sports)
Powell breaks collegiate track record for second time Jun 10, 2006
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Seniors Powell and Williams Have Record-Setting Days At NCAA Championships Jun 10, 2006
55 in the semi-finals broke the record she co-held with Gail Devers (1988) of 12. 61. (Usctrojans.com)
Utah cyclist leads 1-4 American sweep in Dauphine time trial Jun 9, 2006
Virginia Powell of USC broke the collegiate 100-meter hurdle record she shared with San Diego's Gail Devers by running 12. 55 seconds into a brisk headwind in her semifinal on the opening day of the NCAA championships in Sacramento. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
UCLA Great Bob Kersee named finalist for U.S. Olympic Committee Annual Coaching Awards Jun 9, 2006
Along with Felix and Perry, Kersee in his career has also coached such UCLA standouts as Florence Griffith-Joyner, Gail Devers, Joanna Hayes, and his wife, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the world record-holder in the heptathlon. (Uclabruins.com)
USC's Powell breaks NCAA hurdles record Jun 8, 2006
SACRAMENTO Virginia Powell of USC broke the collegiate 100-meter hurdle record she shared with Gail Devers running 12. 55 seconds into a brisk headwind in the event's semifinal round Wednesday, the opening day of the NCAA track and field championships. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Powell breaks 100m record Jun 8, 2006
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Powell Sets NCAA 100m HH Record In First Day Of Competition At The NCAA Champ... Jun 8, 2006
61 she had co-held with Gail Devers (1988). Powell had tied the record last summer at the U.S. Track and Field Championships and matched it again at the 2006 NCAA West Regional on May 27. (Usctrojans.com)
USC's Powell hopes third time is a charm Jun 7, 2006
When people tell Virginia Powell she's the next Gail Devers, the modest, laid-back USC star often laughs away such lofty praise ... "I'm anxious to get that record. "That would mean a lot, especially since it's Gail Devers and being the phenom she is. (Sacramento Bee -- Sports)
Texas women heavy favorites at NCAA track event Jun 7, 2006
" The NCAA has produced some great track stars who turned pro before using up their college eligibility -- Olympic and world 400 champion Jeremy Wariner, world 100 champion Lauryn Williams, and world 400 runner-up Sanya Richards. All would still be eligible. But that doesn't mean there's a shortage of talent at the NCAA level. One of those who stayed in school is USC senior Virginia Powell, the defending NCAA 100-meter hurdle champion who hasn't lost a race indoors or outdoors this year. She... (ESPN -- College Sports)
Canadian hurdler heads into NCAAs with top time in world Jun 7, 2006
61, set by three-time world hurdles champion Gail Devers, may fall this week, and Lopes is hoping to pen her name beside that mark. "Hey, why not?" said Lopes. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Unlocking the vault Jun 6, 2006
Unlike many of her foes, most of whom are converted gymnasts, Asay first found herself with a stick in her hand on the track of Gail Devers Stadium. Like the school's most famous alumna, Asay always thought of herself as a sprinter, which logically complemented her tennis and soccer seasons. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Track And Field Teams Head To Sacramento For The NCAA Championships Jun 5, 2006
61 time, tying the collegiate record she co-holds with Gail Devers (1988) ... Powell (2005-06) joins Gail Devers (1987-88) as the only Pac-10 female runner to double up and win the 100m and 100m HH at the Pac-10 Championships. (Usctrojans.com)
USC's Men's and Women's Track And Field Teams Win 2006 NCAA West Regional May 28, 2006
61 100m HH to tie her collegiate record she shares with Gail Devers ... 61 in the 100m HH tied the collegiate record she already co-held with Gail Devers of UCLA (1988) and set a new meet record. (Usctrojans.com)
Lopes no stranger to overcoming obstacles May 24, 2006
61 set by Gail Devers in 1988. "It's amazing. I didn't think I'd come up there and run that time already. I had to look back at the (results) twice. It's a great accomplishment at this point in the season," Lopes said from Lincoln, Neb. (Toronto Star -- Sports)
2006 NCAA Track Championships to Feature Record Amount of Live TV coverage May 23, 2006
" The field for this year's event should be one of the strongest in history, likely featuring such standouts as UCLA pole vaulter , LSU sprinter Xavier Carter, Texas sprinter/jumper Marshevet Hooker, Texas decathlete Trey Hardee, Arizona distance ace Robert Cheseret and USC hurdler Virginia Powell. Over the years, the NCAA meet has featured such all-time greats as Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Suzy Favor, and UCLA standouts Jackie-Joyner Kersee and Gail Devers. This year's... (Uclabruins.com)
Cheseret wins eighth Pac-10 distance crown May 15, 2006
She became the first woman in the conference to win the two events in consecutive years since Gail Devers did it in 1987 and 1988. "I wanted to go out with a bang like that," she said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Loboe’s Cartwright hard to overlook May 12, 2006
MONAHANS Spud Webb, Doug Flutie, Gail Devers and Monahans Chelsea Cartwright all have something in common. The former Atlanta Hawks star, Boston College hero and Olympian all shined in their respective sports despite being smaller than everyone else. (Odessa American, TX)
Speedy Talks May 12, 2006
Solomon: I looked up to Marion Jones and Gail Devers. Right now I look up to a lot of athletes that run professionally. (Uscsports.com)
Pac-10 Track and Field Championships Set to Begin This Weekend at Oregon May 10, 2006
Clearly the nation's most successful track and field Conference ever, the Pacific-10 Conference has produced such track and field greats as Ato Boldon, John Godina, Balazs Kiss, Mike Powell, Greg Foster, Kevin Young, Andre Phillips, James Robinson, Herman Frazier, Steve Lewis, Joaquim Cruz, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Henry Rono, Steve Prefontaine, Bob Mathias, Bob Seagren, Gail Devers, Sheila Hudson, Willie Banks, Quincy Watts, Alberto Salazar and Mac... (Pac-10.org)
Phelps wades through field to claim Athlete of the Week Feb 8, 2006
Jenny Adams and Nichole Denby were second and third and Gail Devers was fourth in her first race since giving birth on June 20. FREESTYLE SKIING. (USA Today -- Sports)
Comeback inspiration has dimples, curls Feb 7, 2006
Americanhurdler Gail Devers will not rule out the 2008 Olypics after taking 16-months off for the birth of her daughter, Karsen ... NEW YORK - Gail Devers was wide awake in her hotel room when she should have been sound asleep ... If I would have had another month at least, it would have been a whole different Gail Devers out there, she said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Bode Miller accuses Bonds, Lance of 'knowingly cheating' Jan 28, 2006
Gail Devers will return to the track to compete in the 60-meter hurdles at the Feb. 3 Millrose Games, her first race since the 2004 Olympics. . (USA Today -- Sports)
Baghdatis rallies past Nalbandian, awaits Federer Jan 27, 2006
Gail Devers said she would return to the track next month at the Millrose Games, her first race since her disastrous fall at the 2004 Olympics. Volleyball. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
