TRACK AND FIELD RUMORS

Olympic champion Robles loses in 60-meter event

Kevin Craddock of the United States won the 60-meter hurdles, topping Olympic champion Dayron Robles at an indoor meet Friday.
Via MSNBC  |  2 days ago

Canadian hammer toss fail

You have got to be a real man to succeed in the hammer toss, something this kid definitely is not. Watch as this Canadian high schooler tries out his new hammer for the first time. The results are not favorable for him but overwhelmingly hilarious for us. Thank you to the land up north for this unbelievably unathletic scrub (and I can call him this because I am also one).
Via Sweater Punch  |  5 days ago

Lolo Jones leads U.S. sweep at Russian Winter

Lolo Jones led an American sweep of the podium while breaking the 19-year record in the 60-meter hurdles at the Russian Winter indoor meet.
Via ESPN  |  7 days ago

Cuba hurdler Robles blasts training conditions

Cuba's best-known Olympic athlete, Dayron Robles, complained Tuesday about terrible training conditions as he prepares to defend his gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles this summer in London.
Via ESPN  |  12 days ago

Clipped hurdle in Beijing hardly haunts Lolo Jones

Hurdler Lolo Jones broke out of the starting blocks with a blaze of speed and quickly settled into her easygoing rhythm. One down hurdle. Then two. Three. The heavy favorite in the finals of the 100 hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jones was beginning to distance herself from the field - like she had that entire season - bounding effortlessly over the obstacles in her lane...
Via AP on Fox  |  17 days ago

Report: Bekele to have ban lifted for London

Two people familiar with the situation say Ethiopia's track federation plans to lift the suspension it placed on Olympic distance running champion Kenenisa Bekele, clearing the way for him to compete at the London Games.
Via ESPN  |  20 days ago

Ethiopia suspends Bekele through London Games

Olympic distance-running great Kenenisa Bekele has been suspended by the Ethiopian federation for not reporting to training camp and in a move that could affect whether he competes at the London Games.
Via Universal Sports  |  24 days ago

Bolt to run 100 at Bislett Games in June

Usain Bolt has confirmed he will run the 100 meters at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on June 7.
Via Universal Sports  |  January 11, 2012
MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT?

Usain Bolt parties hard in Jamaica

TMZ got their hands on some pictures of Olympian sprinter, Usain Bolt, and they are glorious. One of the fastest men on earth spent some time at a beach party in Jamaica over the holidays and the pictures tell the story quite well.  Nothing; not even a beer bong, a few college girls, and some hard liquor will slow Usain Bolt down. Link to original article...
Via Cosby Sweaters  |  December 30, 2011

Sprinter LaShawn Merritt Leaves Humiliation Behind

After serving a suspension for an embarrassing case of accidental doping, the sprinter LaShawn Merritt is making the most of his chance to compete in the London Games.
Via New York Times Sports  |  December 19, 2011

He’s back and he’s not Intimidated; LaShawn Merritt

When LaShawn Merritt stepped into the spotlight at the World Junior Championship in 2004, he made a very bold statement.  The statement seemed to echo in bold caps, “I am a force to be reckoned with.” He walked away with nothing but gold.  He also emphasized that statement with his 4x100m relay team and his 4x400m relay team to set  Jr world records respectively. Since his...
Via Double G Sports  |  December 13, 2011

Holm, Coventry and Murofushi among IOC candidates

Former Olympic high jump champion Stefan Holm of Sweden and seven-time swimming medalist Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe are among 21 candidates vying for election to the IOC athletes' commission. Four spots on the commission will be filled in voting during next year's London Olympics. Athletes elected onto the panel become full members of the International Olympic Committee...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 08, 2011

Usain Bolt has a BALCO Dealer as Coach

Angel Hernandez, the strength and conditioning coach for Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, recently became employed by Juan Manuel Marquez for his big Manny Pacquiao boxing fight this Saturday night. Not much is known about Angel Hernandez, other than he trains what has become known as the most amazing freak of nature, Bolt, in sports the last three years. By testing your...
Via Sorry Bro: Sports Through Houser  |  November 08, 2011
RUN, BABY, RUN

Woman finishes Chicago marathon, gives birth

The Chicago Marathon was on Sunday. Over 45,000 people ran in the 26.2 mile race, including a woman who was just about 39 weeks pregnant. “We signed up for the race in February, and then two days later I found out I was pregnant,” Amber Miller told reporters today at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. “I wasn’t real determined to run, and I kind of thought...
Via The Sports Lion  |  October 10, 2011
TACT AND FIELD

'Blade Runner' abruptly walks out on radio interview

Oscar Pistorius ended an appearance on the BBC after the host asked him if his presence at the World Championships was an "inconvenient embarrassment."

Via Sorry Bro: Sports Through Houser  |  September 06, 2011
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