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March 01, 2024

Christian Coleman Edges Noah Lyles to Reclaim 60-Meter World Title in Glasgow

Coleman ran 6.41 to Lyles' 6.44 to become the third man to win two 60m world titles and said he feels he's the best ever at 60m. We're not arguing.
March 01, 2024

Noah Lyles Says He Wishes the Details of His Adidas Contract Were Public

"I definitely wish we were able to say how much it was," Lyles said. "...It's something that's been sucking since track & field started."
February 15, 2024

2024 USA Indoors Are STACKED: Nuguse Leads Loaded 3K as Lyles & Coleman Square Off in 60m

Get your popcorn ready as the 2024 USA Indoor meet is loaded and bound to entertain. Nuguse faces Cole HockerCooper Teare, and Abdihamid Nur in the 3K with Hobbs Kessler focused on the 1500. In the 60, it doesn't get much bigger than the WR holder against the 100 world champ. Plus can an unsponsored Walmart deli employee end one of the greatest streaks in track and field history? *MB: USA Indoors are LOADED - Official 2024 USA Indoor Discussion Thread,
February 04, 2024

2024 NBIGP: Hobbs Kessler Beats Jake Wightman, Noah Lyles Makes Statement, & Elle St. Pierre Is Back

The 20-year-old Kessler took down the 2022 world 1500 champ in Wightman's first race in a year, as Lyles ran a big 6.44 pb to win the 60 and Elle St. Pierre nearly broke the American 3000m record in her first big indoor race since giving birth.
January 26, 2024

Philadelphia Eagles' Devon Allen Tore His ACL for 3rd Time in December; Still Hoping to Contend for Spot on 2024 Olympic Team

It was the third time Allen, the third-fastest 110h hurdler in history, has torn his ACL (two left, one right). Allen, who played in two NFL games for the Eagles this season, had surgery on January 5 and is hoping to return to racing at the Prefontaine Classic in May.
September 01, 2023

Noah Lyles Just Announced He's Skipping The First Diamond League Final Ever Held In The US

For the top US male track star to skip the first-ever Diamond League final held on US soil is disappointing to say the least.
September 01, 2023

6 Final Thoughts from Budapest: Handing Out MVPs, We Need More Worlds in Europe, & More

After 12 days in Budapest, Jonathan Gault shares his final reflections from a terrific 2023 World Athletics Championships and includes 4 simple rule changes that should be made before Tokyo 2025. Plus who are his Budapest MVPs?
August 30, 2023

Thursday's Track Meet in Zurich Looks Incredible - 2023 Weltklasse Preview

We hope you are recovered from Worlds as an incredible Weltklasse meet takes place on Thursday. It features Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Noah Lyles, a 1500 with everyone not named Jakob Ingebrigtsen and a 5000 with Lamecha Girma and Grant Fisher.
August 25, 2023

Noah Lyles & Shericka Jackson Repeat as 200m World Champions in Budapest

Jackson set a championship record of 21.41 (#2 all-time) while Lyles ran 19.52 to complete the 100/200 double.
August 23, 2023

Worlds Day 5 AM Recap: Athing Mu Runs & Wins Prelim; Richardson & Lyles Breeze in 200 Prelims

Mu won her 800 heat in 1:59.59 while Sha'Carri Richardson led all 200m qualifiers in 22.16.
August 20, 2023

Noah Lyles Becomes the Fastest Man in the World by Winning 2023 World 100m Title

The 200 specialist Lyles is now a 100-meter world champion and halfway to becoming the first man to win the 100/200 at Worlds since Bolt in 2015.
August 18, 2023

Friday at Worlds: Athing Mu Is Here, American 100m Stars Not Worried About Marcell Jacobs, & More

Mu is in Budapest and it looks like she will run Worlds, while Fred Kerley and Noah Lyles are feeling confident ahead of the 100 meters.
August 11, 2023

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Withdraws from 2023 World Championships Due to Minor Knee Injury

A minor knee injury that won't require surgery is keeping one of the sport's biggest stars out of Worlds. And it comes just two days after she committed to racing Bol in the 400h in Brussels.
August 11, 2023

America’s Fastest Ever HS Sprinter Issam Asinga Just Got Popped For Drugs

Asinga, the first sub-10 HSer in US history and Texas A&M signee, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for GW1516. *MB: Issam Asinga SUSPENDED After positive doping test
July 20, 2023

World Record Holder Tobi Amusan Is Latest UTEP Alum to Be Suspended For Violating Track & Field's Doping Rules

Amusan joins Blessing Okagbare and Michael Saruni as former UTEP stars to have been suspended in the last two years.
July 20, 2023

Previewing the 7 Best Races at the Fantastic 2023 Monaco Diamond League

Monaco is stacked as usual. Warholm v dos Santos, SML in the 400, and a loaded men's 5,000 are the highlights.
July 19, 2023

An Inside Look at Karsten Warholm's Revolutionary Training

Recently Alex Geula sat down with Karsten Warholm and his coach, Leif Olav Alnes, at the IK Tjalve club in Oslo to understand Warholm's beginnings, his career, and the sprint side of Norwegian training.
July 18, 2023

Julien Alfred Hands Sha'Carri Richardson First 100m Defeat of 2023 at Gyulai István Memorial

It was a battle of unbeatens in Hungary and it was the NCAA champ Alfred who came out on top, 10.89 to 10.97.