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Much of the hype for the Drake Relays centered on hometown star Lolo Jones and her London Games rivals, Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells.

There's no easy way to discuss this Lolo Jones thing. There's never any way to talk freely about the personal appeal of athletes without the conversation offending someone.

The fact that Lolo Jones came in fourth in Tuesday's 100-meter hurdles final could certainly affect her future marketability. But let's get this out of the way: Jones deserved every single dime of the marketing dollars she received before that race started.

Our obsession with the infighting between Lolo Jones and teammates Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells has overshadowed all their accomplishments in the 100-meter hurdles.

Lolo Jones commands eyeballs, but the attention should be on Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells and the other Americans who earned medals on the track Tuesday.

Sally Pearson provided a rare bright spot for Australia at the London Games, earning the country's fourth gold medal by edging defending champion Dawn Harper of the U.S. to win the 100-meter hurdles in an Olympics-record 12.35 seconds Tuesday night.

Defending Olympic champion Dawn Harper, American teammate Lolo Jones and world champion Sally Pearson cruised into the semifinals of the women's 100-meter hurdles Monday, then found themselves trying to console a longtime rival.

Congrats to Coach K @cp3 @deronwilliams @antdavis23 @tysonchandler and @usabasketball on our first '12 win.Keep it up! #teamUSAshoutout- David Robinson (@DavidtheAdmiral) July 29, 2012 Team USA defeated France in its men's basketball Olymp...

There's an uneasy tension among U.S. women's hurdlers Lolo Jones, Dawn Harper, and Kellie Wells. But it's not a fellow countrywoman they need to worry about.

Running on home soil nearly two months before the London Olympics, Jessica Ennis thought she had produced a career best in the 100 meters hurdles -- until organizers discovered a major blunder.

This weekend's U.S. Open will provide a first look at what could be a heated competition for spots in the women's 100-meter hurdles.

American sprinter Carmelita Jeter breezed to victory in the women's 100 meters at the Colorful Daegu meet Thursday.

Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper won the 100-meter hurdles at the Zagreb Grand Prix on Monday.

Olympic gold-medalist Dawn Harper of the United States won the 100-meter hurdles Saturday at the Golden Grand Prix.

Dawn Harper backed up her unexpected 100-meter hurdles gold medal at the Olympics by winning at the Zagreb GP against four other Beijing finalists.

Dawn Harper of the United States has won the women's 100-meter hurdles at the Beijing Olympics.