Inequality Killing College Sports

January 3, 2014 | Jesse Squire

The current thinking is that wealth and income inequality is a scourge that ruins economies and hurts us all. The Pope thinks so. The President of the United States thinks so. America’s best-known Nobel economics laureate thinks so (and has … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups

January 3, 2014 | Jesse Squire

Can Fionnuala Britton hold off Gemma Steel and Maryam Jamal to win her third straight Antrim International Cross Country?

It’s still a light weekend of competition, coming just on the heels of the new year, but there are still a … Read More

What Can Track Learn From the NHL?

January 2, 2014 | Jesse Squire

What can track learn from a scene like this?

Yesterday’s Winter Classic was hailed as a tremendous success. The hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings was played in cold and snowy conditions in front of … Read More

Afternoon News Roundup

January 1, 2014 | Jesse Squire

In Japan, the New Year is for running fans.

Happy New Year and welcome to our new feature, our daily afternoon news roundup. You can expect to see a roundup of the day’s track and running news each afternoon at … Read More

5 (more) Questions: Ben True and his ‘almost season’

December 30, 2013 | Daily Relay

photo: Zimbio

Ben True was one of American distance running’s breakout performers of 2013, making headlines by leading the way with a six-place finish on the stunning silver medal-winning Team USA at World Cross in Poland in March. … Read More

Daily Relay’s 2013 Best of List

December 18, 2013 | Daily Relay | 3 Comments

Below is the Daily Relay’s “2013 Best Of” list, as compiled by Jesse, Kevin, and Pat. You can also check out some of the categories that didn’t make the list in Kevin’s most recent “Monday Morning Run.” And if you missed … Read More

The Monday Morning Run

December 16, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 2 Comments

Photo courtesy of TrackandFieldPhoto

Later in the week, the Daily Relay will proudly present our end-of-year-awards. Pat, Jesse and I will give our “best-ofs” in 15 different categories. In putting them together, we realized that 15 weren’t enough. … Read More

Daily Relay’s 2013 Holiday Gift Guide

December 11, 2013 | Daily Relay | One Comment

Here’s a few picks from the Daily Relay staff. If you can’t find anything you like here, just click here to go to Amazon.com and find something else you like!

Uncle Jesse’s shot put bag:

1. The Sports Gene

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The Monday Morning Run

December 9, 2013 | Kevin Sully | 5 Comments

Photo via TrackTownPhoto

We begin this edition of The Monday Morning Run right where we left off last week. Just after posting on Monday, Nick Symmonds released his list of the six records he hopes to break during the … Read More

College Weekend Wrap

December 8, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

Could this be the view for future NCAA championships? (Photo: UCLABruins.com)

This first weekend of collegiate track and field is a warm-up of sorts, allowing sprinters and hurdlers and field event athletes a chance to get out of training and … Read More