… this season -- finished 4-5-6, respectively, and will head to London. Only one athlete in the women's triple jump -- Amanda Shock -- qualified for the Olympics. Smock already accomplished the Olympic 'A' standard of 46 feet, 11 inches, then jumped …

… heats. Missy Franklin, the 17-year-old Colorado swimmer tabbed for stardom in London, competes in the 100 backstroke; Amanda Beard opens her quest to make a fifth Olympic team in the 100 breaststroke; and Janet Evans, making a comeback at 40, goes …

… and fifth-place finishers. But at least that event has three qualifiers going. The women's triple jump will only send Amanda Smock to the Olympics because none of the others met the standard. The trials will now take a two-day break, with the third-place …

… standout has qualified for the Olympics, while a University of South Dakota assistant track coach is a step away from qualifying. Amanda Smock won the triple jump at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., on Monday and qualified for the London Summer Games …

… said. "I can relax and finally have fun and feel grateful." Soni caught Hardy's time as she was waiting to come on deck. Amanda Beard, the 1996 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 breast, qualified seventh for the evening semifinals. The 30-year-old …

… fraud. Madoff Fraud "Most Complex and Far Reaching in History" Through his representatives, Picard declined to comment. But Amanda Remus, a spokesman for Baker Hostetler, provided an e-mailed statement that offers a lengthy defense of the trustee's …

… Sunday that 22 homes and 2 outbuildings had been burned. "We're used to flooding and tornadoes, nothing like this," said Amanda Rice, who recently moved to the area from Rock Falls, Ill. Rice, her husband, four children and dog left a Manitou Springs …