LONDON — After Ashton Eaton's big first day in the Olympic decathlon, he was far more interested in sleep. And with good reason.LONDON -- Ashton Eaton started off the decathlon with an Olympic-best performance in the 100 meters on Wednesday. The American has the spotlight on him after breaking the world record at the U.S. trials in June when heAshton Eaton built a 105-point lead over teammate and world champion Trey Hardee after the opening three events of the decathlon Wednesday.We're not good at math: Decathlon's scoring system is baffling. Eaton is the world-record holder in the decathlon with 9039 points. After the first three events Wednesday, he led the decathlon with 2848 points. Who outside the sport knows what that means?After the first five events in the men's decathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, American Ashton Eaton is the surefire favorite to win a gold medal. He blew out the competition in three of the first five events held Wednesday at the Olympic Stadium. To
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