Tyson Gay Tumbles At Olympic Trials, Out Of 200

Gay Already Qualifies To Run 100-Meter In Beijing EUGENE, Ore. (AP) ― 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 that cost him an Olympic spot in the 200 meters and made him look like less than a sure thing, health-wise at least, with the Beijing Games five weeks away. Gay suffered what his manager called a severe cramp in his left hamstring at U.S. Olympic track and field trials Saturday and had to be carted off the track. He has already qualified for the Olympics in the 100 meters, but his chances at doubling are gone. Now, the nervous wait begins to see if it was, indeed, just a cramp, and how that affects his training over the next month. "There is no apparent damage otherwise, except for some road rash... [read full story]