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  • Olympic Sprinter Tyson Gay Speaks for the 1st Time Since His Daughter's Death

    Speaking for the first time since his daughter’s death, Tyson Gay told a crowd of friends and family gathered at an emotional candlelight vigil in Lexington, Ky., Monday night that he wanted to see an end to “senseless” violence. “I don’t want to read in the paper next week about another senseless killing. It has…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • 3 Charged in Fatal Shooting of Tyson Gay’s Daughter

    On Sunday, three men were charged in connection with the shooting death of Olympian sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15-year-old daughter, Trinity, the Washington Post reports. Trinity was shot in the neck early Sunday morning outside the Cook Out restaurant in Lexington, Ky. Chazerae M. Taylor, 38; his 19-year-old son, D’markeo C. Taylor; and Dvonta Middlebrooks were all…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Sprinter Tyson Gay’s Teen Daughter Killed in Ky. Crossfire

    The teen daughter of Olympian Tyson Gay was tragically killed early Sunday morning after a shooting outside a Lexington, Ky., restaurant, according to USA Today High School Sports. Trinity Gay, 15, a talented sprinter in her own right, was taken to a University of Kentucky hospital with a gunshot wound to her neck around 3:30 am.…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Rio Rundown: Women’s 4×100 Team Retains Gold, Men Appeal Disqualification

    Emerging victorious in the intense rivalry with Jamaica, the U.S. women’s team retained the 4×100-meter relay title, and Allyson Felix won a record fifth gold medal in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. It was the second-fastest women’s 4×100 relay ever, second only to the relay at the 2012 Olympic Games, where…

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    The Root Staff

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