Track & Field News – October 26, 2009

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16-year-old wins women’s long jump wwith 6.74 jump Holy Crap

What makes Usain Bolt the fastest man on the planet?

Good guys like Usain Bolt do finish first

Tyson Gay Undergoes Successful Groin Surgury

US Women, Kenyan Men Best Distance Runners

After 5 Years of Silence, Graham Says He Is Innocent of Doping

Track & Field News – October 22, 2009

Yelena Isinbayeva

T&FN Special: Isi Only One Behind Bubka’s Record Total
The math is a little strange, but this is an interesting argument.

Professional Track & Field
NBA owner says steroids could have a legal and useful place in sports What???

Diamond League Needs a Title Sponsor

Runner’s World: A Brief Chat with Brian Sell

USA athletes to use Birmingham as base ahead of 2012 Olympics

College Track & Field
NCAA looking at playing-with-pros rules

Lananna must make choice soon

UK Track Trouble Something’s Not Right Here
London 2012 chief forced to defend ‘super-league’ salary I want a part-time job like his.

Cash will limit Team GB size

Track & Field News – October 18, 2009

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Professional Track & Field
Bolt playing cricket for charity

South Korea Offering HUGE Medal Bonuses

IAAF Still Doesn’t Know How to Define a Woman

NCAA
Letsrun.com NCAA CC Rankings

Should Cheerleaders and Dancers Count? – More Title XI Stuff

Semenya’s Dad Says She’s Ready for College Entry Exams

Misc Track & Field News
Controversy over Illegal Immigrant costs coach his job

100 Year Old Breaks Shotput Record

NY Times: Does Exercise Boost Immunity?

Millrose Games In Trouble
Track and field officials vow to save Millrose Games

Passing the Baton: USATF to partner with Armory Foundation for Millrose Games

Track & Field News – July 14, 2009

BoothDickaction2

Not Unemployed for Long: Renowned Jumps Coach Dick Booth Joins Florida Track and Field Staff

Olympics
Coe rules out budget cuts for London Games

USOC clueless when it comes to five-ringed politics

How Olympic TV May Kill Chicago’s 2016 Bid

Professional Track & Field
TFN: Achilles Injury Makes Vault Star Jenn Stuczynsky Just 50-50 For World Champs

Allyson Felix – understanding the importance of patience

Merritt running ahead of schedule Clocked 44.54 in Athens

Walter Dix, agent resolve contract dispute It is about damn time

Gay to skip Bolt clash in London

Can Dwight Phillips smash Mike Powell’s long jump world record? Mike Powell Thinks So

Barringer sees Prefontaine Classic performance as motivator

Extended sleep may give athletes a boost

Sprinting is not all about fast twitchy muscles

Track & Field News – June 16, 2009

College Track & Field
Texas A&M sweeps NCAA track team titles
Jenny Barringer eyes future, savors present
Oregon’s Andrew Wheating expected to compete in U.S. championships

Professional Track & Field
Chambers could be invited to Paris Golden League
Ariane Friedrich reveals her love for sushi, shades and stockings
Bryan Clay can’t walk away It would be really hard to walk away while you’re on top
How high will Friedrich fly in Leiria?
Vestavia Hills’ Trey Hardee targets USA track and field championships
A Brief Chat With Maggie Vessey Pretty much no one heard of her before Pre

Usain Bolt
Bolt, six other Beijing Olympic champions, and thrilling duels on tap in Ostrava
Bolt "trying to be a legend"
Usain Bolt offered $100,000 to break world record in Ostrava

Diamond League
Diamond League: Global calendar of 14 cities for 2010
Rome to join Diamond league

Olympics
Rogge: Economics shouldn’t be 2016 deal breaker
IOC official downplays Chicago 2016 selling point
No Games shows up at IOC’s door, bearing books
Seven sports bid to become part of Olympics

Track & Field News – May 30, 2009

Professional Track and Field
Powell Fast Running Out of Chances for Greatness
Gay and Powell Want Your Attention in NYC
Gay Trying Not to Rush Redemption
Merritt’s prepared to race all comers, even Bolt … if he dares

Olympics
London 2012 Signs Intercontinental Hotels as Olympic Sponsor
Chicago 2016 Gaining Momentum
IOC May Change Olympic Timeline so Bolt can attempt a 100, 200, 400 Triple

NCAA Track & Field
Stanford Coach Bashes 2 Region Reagional Qualifiers for NCAA’s

Track & Field News – May 14, 2009

High School Track & Field
Florida Gators’ Jeff Demps blazes on a surface other than football turf
Demps a double threat at Florida
New challenges await prep phenom Hasay

Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin Biography: 2000-2008
Syringe unsettles doping world
Graham claims revenge fuels doping charges
The lost sons of Trevor Graham
Gatlin Q&A: Numbed feelings for Graham
Gatlin Q&A: Usain flies, Asafa purrs
“I felt like i died that day.”
Gatlin ready to release the beast inside

Professional Track & Field
Adidas Track Classic start lists
Merritt updates us on his year so far
Ato Bolden Interview – Runner’s Tribe
Carson and NYC are Allyson Felix’s next stops
What makes Usain Bolt tick?
Isinbayeva and Bekele’s $1M Mission
Devonish: Chambers won’t beat Bolt
Tyson Gay pulls out of Adidas Classic

College Track & Field
Oregon Men takes back No.1 USTFCCA Rankings
Texas A&M Women Still atop USTFCCCA Rankings
Big 12 Outdoor Championships
Pac-10 Championships
SEC Championships

Track & Field News – May 5, 2009

Olympics
London uses 12yo daughter to pursuade OC eval commission

Chicago 2016 Announces New iPhone Application Simply Awesome!

Chicago 2016 Kicks Off Olympic Week with Opening Ceremony at Mayo Elementary School

Madrid 2016: We never intended to spy on Rio

Rio Stresses the Positives and the Personal

IOC’s Rogge admits economic crisis has wiped out $34m

 

Professional Track & Field
Inside Track: Economy taking toll on runners

Blogger: Create USATF Pro Card This is a great idea. No one really knows what distiguishes a pro track athlete.

Campbell Brown Back to Training

Thorkildsen targets more glory at Olympics

Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon Pics from Texas Invite

Jamaica Gleaner Thanks God for Sparing Bolt This seems a little strange.

Isinbayeva, Bolt and Bekele head Weltklasse Zürich’s star cast – ÅF Golden League

Valerie Vili is busy studying, busy training

Canadian slam-dunk phenom courted for high jump

Decathlon champ O’Brien sets sights on hopscotch

USA Track & Field
USOC Swine Flu Update

Universal Sports, NBC In Long-Term Deal with IAAF hopefully this means more mainstream exposure to our dying sport.

NY Times: Universities Cutting Teams as They Trim Their Budgets

minjia_lu

16-year-old wins women’s long jump wwith 6.74 jump Holy Crap

What makes Usain Bolt the fastest man on the planet?

Good guys like Usain Bolt do finish first

Tyson Gay Undergoes Successful Groin Surgury

US Women, Kenyan Men Best Distance Runners

After 5 Years of Silence, Graham Says He Is Innocent of Doping

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Yelena Isinbayeva

T&FN Special: Isi Only One Behind Bubka’s Record Total
The math is a little strange, but this is an interesting argument.

Professional Track & Field
NBA owner says steroids could have a legal and useful place in sports What???

Diamond League Needs a Title Sponsor

Runner’s World: A Brief Chat with Brian Sell

USA athletes to use Birmingham as base ahead of 2012 Olympics

College Track & Field
NCAA looking at playing-with-pros rules

Lananna must make choice soon

UK Track Trouble Something’s Not Right Here
London 2012 chief forced to defend ‘super-league’ salary I want a part-time job like his.

Cash will limit Team GB size

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

usuain-bolt-420x0

Professional Track & Field
Bolt playing cricket for charity

South Korea Offering HUGE Medal Bonuses

IAAF Still Doesn’t Know How to Define a Woman

NCAA
Letsrun.com NCAA CC Rankings

Should Cheerleaders and Dancers Count? – More Title XI Stuff

Semenya’s Dad Says She’s Ready for College Entry Exams

Misc Track & Field News
Controversy over Illegal Immigrant costs coach his job

100 Year Old Breaks Shotput Record

NY Times: Does Exercise Boost Immunity?

Millrose Games In Trouble
Track and field officials vow to save Millrose Games

Passing the Baton: USATF to partner with Armory Foundation for Millrose Games

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

BoothDickaction2

Not Unemployed for Long: Renowned Jumps Coach Dick Booth Joins Florida Track and Field Staff

Olympics
Coe rules out budget cuts for London Games

USOC clueless when it comes to five-ringed politics

How Olympic TV May Kill Chicago’s 2016 Bid

Professional Track & Field
TFN: Achilles Injury Makes Vault Star Jenn Stuczynsky Just 50-50 For World Champs

Allyson Felix – understanding the importance of patience

Merritt running ahead of schedule Clocked 44.54 in Athens

Walter Dix, agent resolve contract dispute It is about damn time

Gay to skip Bolt clash in London

Can Dwight Phillips smash Mike Powell’s long jump world record? Mike Powell Thinks So

Barringer sees Prefontaine Classic performance as motivator

Extended sleep may give athletes a boost

Sprinting is not all about fast twitchy muscles

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

College Track & Field
Texas A&M sweeps NCAA track team titles
Jenny Barringer eyes future, savors present
Oregon’s Andrew Wheating expected to compete in U.S. championships

Professional Track & Field
Chambers could be invited to Paris Golden League
Ariane Friedrich reveals her love for sushi, shades and stockings
Bryan Clay can’t walk away It would be really hard to walk away while you’re on top
How high will Friedrich fly in Leiria?
Vestavia Hills’ Trey Hardee targets USA track and field championships
A Brief Chat With Maggie Vessey Pretty much no one heard of her before Pre

Usain Bolt
Bolt, six other Beijing Olympic champions, and thrilling duels on tap in Ostrava
Bolt "trying to be a legend"
Usain Bolt offered $100,000 to break world record in Ostrava

Diamond League
Diamond League: Global calendar of 14 cities for 2010
Rome to join Diamond league

Olympics
Rogge: Economics shouldn’t be 2016 deal breaker
IOC official downplays Chicago 2016 selling point
No Games shows up at IOC’s door, bearing books
Seven sports bid to become part of Olympics

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Professional Track and Field
Powell Fast Running Out of Chances for Greatness
Gay and Powell Want Your Attention in NYC
Gay Trying Not to Rush Redemption
Merritt’s prepared to race all comers, even Bolt … if he dares

Olympics
London 2012 Signs Intercontinental Hotels as Olympic Sponsor
Chicago 2016 Gaining Momentum
IOC May Change Olympic Timeline so Bolt can attempt a 100, 200, 400 Triple

NCAA Track & Field
Stanford Coach Bashes 2 Region Reagional Qualifiers for NCAA’s

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

High School Track & Field
Florida Gators’ Jeff Demps blazes on a surface other than football turf
Demps a double threat at Florida
New challenges await prep phenom Hasay

Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin Biography: 2000-2008
Syringe unsettles doping world
Graham claims revenge fuels doping charges
The lost sons of Trevor Graham
Gatlin Q&A: Numbed feelings for Graham
Gatlin Q&A: Usain flies, Asafa purrs
“I felt like i died that day.”
Gatlin ready to release the beast inside

Professional Track & Field
Adidas Track Classic start lists
Merritt updates us on his year so far
Ato Bolden Interview – Runner’s Tribe
Carson and NYC are Allyson Felix’s next stops
What makes Usain Bolt tick?
Isinbayeva and Bekele’s $1M Mission
Devonish: Chambers won’t beat Bolt
Tyson Gay pulls out of Adidas Classic

College Track & Field
Oregon Men takes back No.1 USTFCCA Rankings
Texas A&M Women Still atop USTFCCCA Rankings
Big 12 Outdoor Championships
Pac-10 Championships
SEC Championships

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Olympics
London uses 12yo daughter to pursuade OC eval commission

Chicago 2016 Announces New iPhone Application Simply Awesome!

Chicago 2016 Kicks Off Olympic Week with Opening Ceremony at Mayo Elementary School

Madrid 2016: We never intended to spy on Rio

Rio Stresses the Positives and the Personal

IOC’s Rogge admits economic crisis has wiped out $34m

 

Professional Track & Field
Inside Track: Economy taking toll on runners

Blogger: Create USATF Pro Card This is a great idea. No one really knows what distiguishes a pro track athlete.

Campbell Brown Back to Training

Thorkildsen targets more glory at Olympics

Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon Pics from Texas Invite

Jamaica Gleaner Thanks God for Sparing Bolt This seems a little strange.

Isinbayeva, Bolt and Bekele head Weltklasse Zürich’s star cast – ÅF Golden League

Valerie Vili is busy studying, busy training

Canadian slam-dunk phenom courted for high jump

Decathlon champ O’Brien sets sights on hopscotch

USA Track & Field
USOC Swine Flu Update

Universal Sports, NBC In Long-Term Deal with IAAF hopefully this means more mainstream exposure to our dying sport.

NY Times: Universities Cutting Teams as They Trim Their Budgets

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

minjia_lu

16-year-old wins women’s long jump wwith 6.74 jump Holy Crap

What makes Usain Bolt the fastest man on the planet?

Good guys like Usain Bolt do finish first

Tyson Gay Undergoes Successful Groin Surgury

US Women, Kenyan Men Best Distance Runners

After 5 Years of Silence, Graham Says He Is Innocent of Doping

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Yelena Isinbayeva

T&FN Special: Isi Only One Behind Bubka’s Record Total
The math is a little strange, but this is an interesting argument.

Professional Track & Field
NBA owner says steroids could have a legal and useful place in sports What???

Diamond League Needs a Title Sponsor

Runner’s World: A Brief Chat with Brian Sell

USA athletes to use Birmingham as base ahead of 2012 Olympics

College Track & Field
NCAA looking at playing-with-pros rules

Lananna must make choice soon

UK Track Trouble Something’s Not Right Here
London 2012 chief forced to defend ‘super-league’ salary I want a part-time job like his.

Cash will limit Team GB size

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

usuain-bolt-420x0

Professional Track & Field
Bolt playing cricket for charity

South Korea Offering HUGE Medal Bonuses

IAAF Still Doesn’t Know How to Define a Woman

NCAA
Letsrun.com NCAA CC Rankings

Should Cheerleaders and Dancers Count? – More Title XI Stuff

Semenya’s Dad Says She’s Ready for College Entry Exams

Misc Track & Field News
Controversy over Illegal Immigrant costs coach his job

100 Year Old Breaks Shotput Record

NY Times: Does Exercise Boost Immunity?

Millrose Games In Trouble
Track and field officials vow to save Millrose Games

Passing the Baton: USATF to partner with Armory Foundation for Millrose Games

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

BoothDickaction2

Not Unemployed for Long: Renowned Jumps Coach Dick Booth Joins Florida Track and Field Staff

Olympics
Coe rules out budget cuts for London Games

USOC clueless when it comes to five-ringed politics

How Olympic TV May Kill Chicago’s 2016 Bid

Professional Track & Field
TFN: Achilles Injury Makes Vault Star Jenn Stuczynsky Just 50-50 For World Champs

Allyson Felix – understanding the importance of patience

Merritt running ahead of schedule Clocked 44.54 in Athens

Walter Dix, agent resolve contract dispute It is about damn time

Gay to skip Bolt clash in London

Can Dwight Phillips smash Mike Powell’s long jump world record? Mike Powell Thinks So

Barringer sees Prefontaine Classic performance as motivator

Extended sleep may give athletes a boost

Sprinting is not all about fast twitchy muscles

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

College Track & Field
Texas A&M sweeps NCAA track team titles
Jenny Barringer eyes future, savors present
Oregon’s Andrew Wheating expected to compete in U.S. championships

Professional Track & Field
Chambers could be invited to Paris Golden League
Ariane Friedrich reveals her love for sushi, shades and stockings
Bryan Clay can’t walk away It would be really hard to walk away while you’re on top
How high will Friedrich fly in Leiria?
Vestavia Hills’ Trey Hardee targets USA track and field championships
A Brief Chat With Maggie Vessey Pretty much no one heard of her before Pre

Usain Bolt
Bolt, six other Beijing Olympic champions, and thrilling duels on tap in Ostrava
Bolt "trying to be a legend"
Usain Bolt offered $100,000 to break world record in Ostrava

Diamond League
Diamond League: Global calendar of 14 cities for 2010
Rome to join Diamond league

Olympics
Rogge: Economics shouldn’t be 2016 deal breaker
IOC official downplays Chicago 2016 selling point
No Games shows up at IOC’s door, bearing books
Seven sports bid to become part of Olympics

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Professional Track and Field
Powell Fast Running Out of Chances for Greatness
Gay and Powell Want Your Attention in NYC
Gay Trying Not to Rush Redemption
Merritt’s prepared to race all comers, even Bolt … if he dares

Olympics
London 2012 Signs Intercontinental Hotels as Olympic Sponsor
Chicago 2016 Gaining Momentum
IOC May Change Olympic Timeline so Bolt can attempt a 100, 200, 400 Triple

NCAA Track & Field
Stanford Coach Bashes 2 Region Reagional Qualifiers for NCAA’s

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

High School Track & Field
Florida Gators’ Jeff Demps blazes on a surface other than football turf
Demps a double threat at Florida
New challenges await prep phenom Hasay

Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin Biography: 2000-2008
Syringe unsettles doping world
Graham claims revenge fuels doping charges
The lost sons of Trevor Graham
Gatlin Q&A: Numbed feelings for Graham
Gatlin Q&A: Usain flies, Asafa purrs
“I felt like i died that day.”
Gatlin ready to release the beast inside

Professional Track & Field
Adidas Track Classic start lists
Merritt updates us on his year so far
Ato Bolden Interview – Runner’s Tribe
Carson and NYC are Allyson Felix’s next stops
What makes Usain Bolt tick?
Isinbayeva and Bekele’s $1M Mission
Devonish: Chambers won’t beat Bolt
Tyson Gay pulls out of Adidas Classic

College Track & Field
Oregon Men takes back No.1 USTFCCA Rankings
Texas A&M Women Still atop USTFCCCA Rankings
Big 12 Outdoor Championships
Pac-10 Championships
SEC Championships

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Olympics
London uses 12yo daughter to pursuade OC eval commission

Chicago 2016 Announces New iPhone Application Simply Awesome!

Chicago 2016 Kicks Off Olympic Week with Opening Ceremony at Mayo Elementary School

Madrid 2016: We never intended to spy on Rio

Rio Stresses the Positives and the Personal

IOC’s Rogge admits economic crisis has wiped out $34m

 

Professional Track & Field
Inside Track: Economy taking toll on runners

Blogger: Create USATF Pro Card This is a great idea. No one really knows what distiguishes a pro track athlete.

Campbell Brown Back to Training

Thorkildsen targets more glory at Olympics

Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon Pics from Texas Invite

Jamaica Gleaner Thanks God for Sparing Bolt This seems a little strange.

Isinbayeva, Bolt and Bekele head Weltklasse Zürich’s star cast – ÅF Golden League

Valerie Vili is busy studying, busy training

Canadian slam-dunk phenom courted for high jump

Decathlon champ O’Brien sets sights on hopscotch

USA Track & Field
USOC Swine Flu Update

Universal Sports, NBC In Long-Term Deal with IAAF hopefully this means more mainstream exposure to our dying sport.

NY Times: Universities Cutting Teams as They Trim Their Budgets

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