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  • Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Murder of Girlfriend 

    Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, but some are already criticizing the ruling, saying it was far too lenient, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the sentence for murder is a far cry from the more typical 15 years dictated by…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Ga. 6-Year-Old Finds Stolen Olympic Gold Medal

    A Georgia father and his 6-year-old daughter were out for a walk when they stumbled upon an Olympic gold medal. According to ABC News, former slalom canoeist Joe Jacobi won the medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The medal was stolen from Jacobi’s car last month. Chloe Smith, 6, spotted the shiny object…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • #ReesesRoadtoRio: Brittney Reese Sets Record With US Olympic Trials Long Jump Win

    Not only did Brittney Reese secure her spot on Team USA during this weekend’s Olympic trials, but she also set an Olympic-trials long jump record. With a jump of 23 feet, 11 3/4 inches Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track-and-field trials, Reese won her seventh national outdoor title and third trip to the Olympics. And with that jump,…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • #ReesesRoadToRio: Meet Olympic Gold Medalist Long Jumper Brittney Reese

    All eyes will be on Rio de Janeiro this summer as some of the world’s best athletes compete for Olympic gold. But our eyes will be on one specific long jumper as we chronicle her road to Rio. Brittney Reese is a history-making track-and-field star. She is the only long jumper (man or woman) to…

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    Yesha Callahan

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