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Kenyan teenage sensation Wanyonyi becomes third-fastest man in 800m as he qualifies for Olympics
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan teenager Emmanuel Wanyonyi ran the fastest 800 meters since 2012 and his time of 1:41.70 on Saturday makes him the third-fastest man ever in the event. The 2023 world silver medalist's dominant performance at the Kenyan athletics Olympic trials...
Northwestern AD Derrick Gragg moving to new position amid looming changes in college athletics
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern has created a new position for athletic director Derrick Gragg, naming him to oversee the university's athletic strategy and help the school navigate the looming changes in college athletics. Gragg, who has overseen the athletic department as vice...
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women's races
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case. The Court of Arbitration for Sport panel of three judges dismissed Thomas’ request for...
Sprinters catching up to Flo-Jo's hallowed 100, 200 world records that have stood since 1988
For generations of sprinters in the women’s 100 meters, 10.49 seconds is the world record they've been chasing since 1988. For Al Joyner, it’s a time he sees everywhere he looks. Like the other day when he was contemplating putting a pair of his late wife Florence Griffith...
Ukraine's Mahuchikh defends high jump title at Euros. She's a favorite for the Paris Olympics
ROME (AP) — One Ukrainian medal in the high jump was expected. A second was a pleasant surprise for the war-torn country. Yaroslava Mahuchikh met expectations by following up her world title with a second consecutive European Championship gold on Sunday. And she was...
Defending Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah appears to hurt Achilles in 100 at Grand Prix event
NEW YORK (AP) — Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time defending Olympic champion at 100 and 200 meters, had to be helped from the track Sunday after appearing to hurt her Achilles tendon in a race at the USATF New York City Grand Prix. The Jamaican sprinter burst out of the blocks at...
McKenzie Long of Mississippi wins 3 titles, Arkansas takes team crown at NCAA track championships
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — McKenzie Long of Mississippi captured titles in the 100 meters, 200 and 400-meter relay, while Arkansas won the team title at the NCAA women's outdoor track and field championships on Saturday. Long won the 100 in 10.82 seconds, finished the 200 in a...
Florida wins 3rd straight NCAA men's outdoor track and field championship
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Florida finished third in the 1,600-meter relay to pass Auburn — which failed to qualify for the final event — in the team standings Friday night for the Gators' third straight NCAA men’s outdoor track and field championship and fifth in eight seasons. ...
Parker Valby wins 10,000 meters to help Florida take team lead at NCAA outdoor championships
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Florida junior Parker Valby won the 10,000 meters in a meet-record time and the Gators took the women's team lead Thursday in the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Valby finished in 31 minutes, 46.09 seconds for her fifth NCAA title. She pulled away on...
Daniel and Robinson-O’Hagan complete indoor/outdoor sweeps at NCAA track and field championships
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kentucky pole vaulter Keaton Daniel and shot putter Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan of Mississippi both completed NCAA indoor/outdoor sweeps on Wednesday night at the outdoor track and field championships. Daniel cleared 18 feet, 7 1/4 inches to become the first...
