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Daily News Roundup: Some Oversight?

March 5, 2014 |

The 2014 USATF Indoor Championships might be a turning point in the organization’s history.

If you’ve been paying any attention at all to professional track and field in the last two weeks, you know that two high-profile disqualifications happened at … Read More

Daily News Roundup: Ivan Ukhov’s Dominance

February 25, 2014 |

Just a few hours ago in Prague, Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov cleared 2.42 meters (7′ 11ΒΌ”) and with some daylight between him and the bar.

There have been just seven 2.42 meter jumps in all of history. More from … Read More

World Championships Preview: Women’s Jumps

August 3, 2013 |

Brigetta Barrett won a surprise silver at the Olympics, but Worlds gold would surprise no one. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons.)

Over the last few days we’ve started to preview the upcoming World Championships in Moscow, breaking things down by event … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – Monaco Diamond League

July 18, 2013 |

Stade Louis II awaits. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons.)

As the season wears on, there are fewer and fewer competitions being held and they are at a higher and higher level. This weekend there is only one major competition on the … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – July 12-15

July 12, 2013 |

The Kenyan Championships steeplechase is as good a race as at any Diamond League meet. (Photo courtesy Tracktownphoto.) This weekend is a bit short on top-level clashes, so I’ve got just five matchups for you this time around. There … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – July 4 to 6

July 3, 2013 | | 3 Comments

Usain Bolt holds the championship title belt. His big match with Tyson Gay is yet to come. This weekend is another escalation in the war of performances leading up to the championship of the world. Photo courtesy IAAF World Athletics … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups — June 6-8

June 6, 2013 |

He’s back! But how will he run? Photo courtesy Diamond League facebook page.

The NCAA Championships are underway and run through Sunday, but there’s plenty of other track and field and road racing action around the USA and the world. … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for May 24-26

May 24, 2013 |

In my weekly rundown of the best matchups, I try to highlight and simplify the best and most interesting things to watch. This weekend, the majority of the matchups come to us in the Adidas Grand Prix, the first of … Read More