Saturday, 13 September 2008 Stuttgart, Germany - The final score is 4:3 for LaShawn Merritt. The Olympic Champion not only beat Jeremy Wariner when it mattered most this season, but he also is one ahead at the end. But the duel of the two great American 400m runners was a very, very close affair at…

September 5, 2008 from USATF press releaseJeremy Wariner was victorious Friday at the finale of the 2008 IAAF Golden League, the Memorial Van Damme meet in Brussels, Belgium. The 2008 Olympic Games 400m silver medalist, won his specialty in 44.44 seconds in cold and wet conditions, finishing well ahead of runner-up Martyn Rooney of Great…

Zurich, Switzerland — Jeremy Wariner put the disappointment of the Olympics defeat behind him to beat his gold medal rival LaShawn Merritt in the 400 meters Friday night in the Weltklasse meet.Wariner, a former Arlington Lamar and Baylor standout, ran a strong bend to hold at bay Merritt, running lane three inside him, and kicked…

Weltklasse ZürichChris Brown tried to crash the party set up by Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt, but alas, the Bahamian's torrid opening 200 faded when he needed it most.That left the stage to the two Americans, whose season has developed into one very interesting rivalry.   Merritt, in lane 3, had Wariner, in lane 4, in his…

Silver wasn't what the Wariner camp came to Beijing for, but they still hope for great thingsBy CHAREAN WILLIAMS - McClatchy Newspapers Last Updated 3:46 pm PDT Thursday, August 21, 2008BEIJING – Jeremy Wariner turned the corner, on the homestretch, and found exactly what he needed. Fifteen of his closest friends and family stood cheering…

4:19 PM Thu, Aug 21, 2008BEIJING _ Moments after Jeremy Wariner cleared the final curve and entered the straightaway, a look of surprise, followed by dismay, blanketed his face.Eighty meters remained in Thursday's 400 final remained, but Wariner's reign as Olympic champion was over. American rival LaShawn Merritt was churning to the gold medal."I felt…

BEIJING (AFP) — LaShawn Merritt ran the race of his life when it mattered most to defeat defending Olympic and two-time world champion Jeremy Wariner in a 400-meter final showdown Thursday that ended with a US sweep.Merritt, the 2007 world runner-up to Wariner, won in 43.75 seconds, a lifetime best that only four runners in…

Jeremy's time in his semi-final heat on Tuesday, 19th August was 44.15.The 400m final is on Thurdsay, 21st August.Here is the start list:LANE 2: Renny Quow (Trinidad/Tobago)LANE 3: Johan Wissman (Sweden)LANE 4: LaShawn Merritt (United States)LANE 5: Christopher Brown (Bahamas)LANE 6: Leslie Djhone (France)LANE 7: Jeremy Wariner (United States)LANE 8: Martyn Rooney (Great Britain)LANE 9: David Neville…

Since his thrilling win in Athens, Jeremy Wariner has been the world's most dominant sprinter. Not that you'd know.by Luke CyphersHe runs like water, smooth and pure and fluid, his skinny silhouette resembling one of those line drawings of runners on ancient Greek pottery. His effortless glide betrays nothing but grace, yet right now Jeremy…

Friday July 18, 2008 5:49PMSAINT-DENIS, France (AP) -- Jeremy Wariner set the year's world-best time in the 400 meters and Blanka Vlasic and Pamela Jelimo won at the Gaz de France meet to remain in the running for the Golden League jackpot on Friday.Wariner finished in 43.86 seconds, outclassing his main rival and fellow American…