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Some, like Phelps, come out on top

By MICHELLE KAUFMAN THE MIAMI HERALD

Posted: August 14, 2012 at 3:38 a.m.

Former Arkansas Razorback sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown (right) won a silver medal as part of Jamaica’s 400 relay team and a bronze medal in the 100 meters during the Olympic games in London. Campbell-Brown was the only athlete with Arkansas ties to take home more than one medal.

ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS
Credit: AP
 Former Arkansas Razorback sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown (right) won a silver medal as part of Jamaica’s 400 relay team and a bronze medal in the 100 meters during the Olympic games in London. Campbell-Brown was the only athlete with Arkansas ties to take home more than one medal.

After 17 days glued to the television, the post-Olympics hangover surely has set in. No more track and field on prime time. No more swimming.

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