There has to be a better title they could've used. I wonder if he facepalmed right after he submitted it and saw the line in big, bold letters?

That's gay. =P

If there's a good pun to put in a headline, it will be used. Journalists can't seem to resist the siren.

From the article:
"It wasn't bad, but I was a little fatigued toward the end," Gay said. "I tried to stay relaxed and bring it home, but it wasn't enough."
Dix, who won the 100 meters and placed second at the U.S. nationals last weekend, said his race experience had helped, "but I'm a little beat up, too."
"I was a little sloppy out of the blocks, but I was able to hold on," he added. "Tyson gave me great competition."
"I didn't get a great start but I brought it home," Oliver said.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Money well spent on their education clearly.
Epic Fail.

Wow, that's the first time I've heard of someone who took offense to a "gay" headline, and insisted that they should use a racist remark instead.

His favourite party trick is pulling his head out of his arse. Suffice to say, Kendall39 doesn't go to many parties.

They know that an amusing headline gets the site more page hits than a bland headline.
I mean, how many hits did they get from this thread alone? And stonebro likely found it already posted somewhere else, etc., which adds up to extra ad money for Reuters, all because of a stupid pun.