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Greg Rutherford

August 10, 2016

Olympic Men's Long Jump: Can Great Britain's Greg Rutherford Hold Off the Americans and Join Carl Lewis As A Two-Time Olympic Champion?

With a win, world champ Rutherford would join Carl Lewis as the only men with multiple Olympic long jump titles. His competitors include training partner and last year's runner-up, Fabrice Lapierre of Australia, world leader Jarrion Lawson of the U.S. and U.S. champ Jeff Henderson.
September 15, 2015

Week That Was - Paula's Blood Values, Asafa Powell's 100th Sub 10, Doping, Animal House and Nike, Props to the NYRR and Kyle Merber, Knockout Races and More

We had the Diamond League finale and the 5th Avenue Mile last week, but there was a ton of other interesting news and we break it down for you.
August 25, 2015

One Page Recap of Tuesday's Day 4 Action At 2015 Worlds

Rudisha won the 800 and his countryman won the 400m hurdles, Genzebe Dibaba hit burst mode, Greg Rutherford got a Worlds gold, and Justin Gatlin and Usain Bolt cruised in round 1 of the 200.

June 07, 2015

Birmingham Diamond League Recap: Javelin and 200 Steal the Show as Hassan and Amos Get First DL Wins of Year and Lagat another Master's WR

The biggest news was Mo Farah pulling out of the meet before hand, but on the track there was a thrilling women's 200m, in the infield one of the best javelins ever, and in the distances Hassan and Amos picked up their first DL wins of the year and Bernard Lagat another master's WR in one of his least impressive runs of the year.

May 30, 2014

News And Notes: Highlights From The 2014 Pre Classic Press Conference

Sorry, Galen Rupp, Leo Manzano and others - to be admitted to the press conference today, you needed an Olympic gold medal. We caught up with Brittney Reese, Ashton Eaton, Renaud Lavillenie, Allyson Felix and Justin Gatlin, who says he wants to race both Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake and supports Dennis Mitchell.

May 21, 2014

Some Ridiculous NCAA Performances, Analyzing Emma Coburn, Calling Foul On Greg Rutherford, And Sports Gene Proven To Be True

It was a crazy week as Emma Coburn got a huge DL win, Courtney Okolo set the NCAA 400m record but may not be the best 400m runner on her team, Kennedy Kithuka and Erin Finn dominated, Trayvon Bromell ran 9.77 and Nick Arciniaga ran in a spiderman suit.