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Bolt cruises to win in 100 meters

the associated press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.30.2008
ZURICH, Switzerland — Usain Bolt easily won the 100 meters in 9.83 seconds Friday night in the Weltklasse meet, his first competition since a record-shattering performance in the Beijing Olympics.
Bolt's return was upstaged by Pamela Jelimo, an 18-year-old Kenyan who won the women's 800 in 1:54.01, the fastest time in more than two decades, and the third fastest in history at the distance.
American sprinters Jeremy Wariner and LoLo Jones got a measure of compensation for their Olympic defeats by winning the men's 400 and women's 100 hurdles, respectively. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia followed up his 5,000 and 10,000 gold medal double by running the fastest 5,000 this year.
Bolt broke world records in the 100 (9.69), 200 (19.30) and 400 relay (37.10) in China. Beijing bronze medalist Walter Dix was second in 9.99 and silver medalist Richard Thompson was third in 10.09.
● Gold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Winfrey plans to tape the show at Chicago's Millennium Park on Wednesday.
Other athletes expected to attend include the beach volleyball gold medal team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, gold medal basketball players Carmelo Anthony, Lisa Leslie and Dwyane Wade, and silver medal swimmer Dara Torres.
The show will air Sept. 8.
basketball
Former SuperSonics owner drops lawsuit
SEATTLE — Former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz says he's dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the team that moved to Oklahoma City.
Schultz filed a motion for dismissal Friday in federal court in Seattle.
In a letter to former members of his ownership group, Schultz says two recent rulings in his lawsuit have convinced him it's unlikely to succeed.
Schultz sold the team to Bennett's ownership group in 2006 for $350 million.
● The Knicks acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. from the Rockets on Friday for the draft rights to center Frederic Weis.
Ewing was selected by Sacramento with the 43rd pick in this year's NBA draft, then traded with Ron Artest to the Rockets on Aug. 14.
● Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, who helped lead Argentina to a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics, will need surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left ankle.
The Spurs said Ginobili will have surgery next week. The team will announce a time line for his return after the surgery.
local sports
Wildcats remain unbeaten in soccer
The UA soccer team (2-0) beat Utah 4-0 Friday night in Salt Lake City, marking the first time since Nov. 11, 2006, that the Utes (1-2) were held scoreless at home.
Renae Cuellar, Leila Amini, Karina Camacho and London King scored goals for the UA. Camacho, a Cienega High School gradate, had two assists.
● The Pima College volleyball team lost to host Phoenix College 3-0 Friday night. The scores were 25-20, 25-12 and 25-19.
Pima is 1-2 overall, 0-2 in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference.
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