Joyner-Kersee Rides Off Into Bronze Sunset
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* LAST LEG--Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who withdrew from the heptathlon because of a hamstring injury, leaped from sixth place to third in the long jump to win her last Olympic medal, a bronze. S1
* ANCHOR LEG--U.S. track coaches have dropped hints that Carl Lewis may be allowed to run in the 400-meter relay to give him a chance at a 10th gold medal. S1
* JAWS DROP--After Floyd Mayweather became the latest U.S. boxer to lose amid controversy, an American judge quit in protest. S1
* MIKE DOWNEY--Tongan boxer Paea Wolfgramm, whose nation has never won an Olympic medal, reached the super-heavyweight final. S1
* AND THEY’RE OFF--The end of the Olympics marks the beginning of the race to cash in on endorsement fees. D1
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