NCAA Championships Fan Guide — Day 2

The NCAA Championships kicked off yesterday with a crowd of 9,001 at Hayward Field, a remarkable total for a day that was mostly qualifying rounds and featured few Oregon favorites.

Today’s action continues the buildup to Saturday’s finale. There’s … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups — June 6-8

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

NCAA Championship Fan Guide — Day 1

Seven weeks ago at Hayward Field, Oregon and Arkansas battled all the way to the 4×400 relay. It could happen again. Photo courtesy TrackTownPhoto.com.

The NCAA Championships is like the entire NCAA basketball tournament squeezed into four days, a glut … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups – Prefontaine Classic – May 31-June 1

The eyes of the track and field world will be on Hayward Field for this weekend’s Nike Prefontaine Classic. Every single one of the 26 events not only has a high-quality field but an interesting one to boot. There are … Read More

College Weekend Wrap — May 23-25

Hayward Field awaits the qualifiers to the NCAA Championships final round. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons.)

The Division I college action this past weekend consisted of preliminary rounds in the east (Greensboro, NC) and west (Austin, TX). Competitors were the top … Read More

Five Things We Learned at the Adidas Grand Prix

Five quick lessons learned from today’s first US stop on the Diamond League tour.

Tyson Gay is back. On a cold day and with a headwind, Tyson Gay put on a display of power in the men’s 100 meters. He … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups for May 24-26

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

The Weekend’s Best Matchups — May 17-18

College track is taking a week off but there’s no shortage of action in the Shanghai stop on the Diamond League tour. Here are the top ten matchups to look for today.

1. Carmelita Jeter vs Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

100 meters, … Read More

Weekend College Wrap — May 9-12

This was conference championship weekend for the top leagues. Let’s first take a look at the action in the SEC, Pac-12 and Big Ten.

SEC Championships

Women’s team scores: Texas A&M 117, LSU 112, Arkansas 109, Florida 106, Georgia 87, … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups — May 9-12

The Diamond League is ready for action!

The weekend’s best matchups comes a day early this week because the schedule warrants it. Not only does the Diamond League start early on Friday, but the top collegiate conference championships go through … Read More