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September 16, 2024

WTW: What did we learn from Jakob Ingebrigtsen's half marathon debut & are we entering phase II of the super spike era?

Plus a big win streaks get snapped while others get extended. And Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone gets paid despite avoiding the Diamond League like the plague while Grant Holloway doesn't despite running it all the time.

August 08, 2024

Paris Thursday Recap: WR for Sydney, Gold for Holloway & Tebogo, Lyles Gets Bronze with COVID

SML did it again with WR #6, running 50.37 to win the 400 hurdles as Femke Bol got bronze. Letsile Tebogo ripped a 19.46 for 200m gold as a COVID-stricken Noah Lyles was 3rd.
August 07, 2024

Noah Lyles Beat in 200 Semis and Goes to Medical, Holloway Cruises, Dos Santos Struggles

We give you the higlights of the semifinals of the men's 110 and 400m hurdles, and the women's 400.

August 03, 2024

Video: Men's 100 Clash of Titans Underway & Noah Lyles Gets Beat in Round 1

Noah Lyles was upset in round 1 of the men's 100 as Americans Fred Kerley and Kenny Bednarek had the fastest times of the day with 9.97.
July 22, 2024

Who Has The Most to Gain and Lose On the Track at the 2024 Olympics?

Noah Lyles and Grant Holloway could become legends with Olympic gold in Paris; with a loss, they'd go down as runners who could not win on the sport's biggest stage.
July 21, 2024

Noah Lyles Is Not the Olympic 100m Favorite... Kishane Thompson Is

The betting markets make it clear, Noah Lyles is definitely not the favorite for the Olympic 100m.
June 24, 2024

Noah Lyles Takes Care Of Business to Win Olympic Trials 100m as Christian Coleman Misses Out

Lyles tied his pb by running 9.83 with Kenny Bednarek (9.87) and Fred Kerley (9.88) joining him on the team to Paris, while Coleman was 4th in 9.93.
June 24, 2024

5-Minute Recap, Olympic Trials Day 3: Noah Lyles Golden

Noah Lyles gets all the attention winning the 100m, but Kenneth Rooks put on an impressive performance in the steeple, Quincy Wilson set another high school record in the 400 and made the final, Kendall Ellis captured the 400m, and Athing Mu and Raevyn Rogers made the 800 final but Ajee' Wilson didn't for the first time since 2012.

June 19, 2024

Olympic Trials 100 Preview: Sha'Carri, Noah Lyles, & Could a High Schooler Make the Men's Team?

Right now, Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles are favorites for Olympic gold. Will that still be the case after this weekend's 100s? Could 18-year-old Christian Miller really make the team? What shoes will Fred Kerley wear?
June 18, 2024

The Casual Fan's Guide To The 2024 US Olympic Track & Field Trials

We share the 6 Biggest Storyline For The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Track & Field. Who is the fastest man and woman in America? Can SML and Grant Holloway break the WRs? How do Athing Mu and Ryan Crouser look in their 2024 outdoor debuts? And what happens in the greatest event in track - the men's 1500?
May 06, 2024

6 Things We Learned at the 2024 World Relays: Tebogo & Adeleke Impress, & Who Will Stop the US Men?

In case you didn't have 7 hours to watch some fantastic relay action over the weekend, we've got you covered. Gabby Thomas earned two golds as the Americans won four of the five finals at the revamped World Relays in the Bahamas.
March 20, 2024

Noah Lyles on the Doping Problem in Track: "Everybody But One Person [in the Top 5 All-Time 100m List] Has Been Banned. Kind of Sucks."

What does Noah Lyles think about the doping problem in the sport? He tell us.
March 19, 2024

Noah Lyles Eyes Usain Bolt's 19.19 World Record, But Focus Is On Golds

Noah Lyles and his coach Lance Brauman have their eyes set on golds in Paris. They believe Lyles can possibly break Usain Bolt's world record in the 200m, but they know first comes the most brutal meet in the sport - the US Olympic Track and Field Trials.

March 11, 2024

WTW: Putting Nico Young & Parker Valby's NCAA Doubles in Perspective, HS Records Galore, and Why Noah Lyles Needs to Do More to Run Olympic 4x400

Young and Valby were incredible in Boston but we offer a dose of perspective before the hype trains get out of control. Sifan Hassan is running World XC, remember the name Quincy Wilson, and Footlocker Champs Drew Griffith and Elizabeth Leachman broke high school records as did Daniel Simmons.
March 01, 2024

Christian Coleman Defeats Noah Lyles To Win World Indoor 60m Title in Glasgow

Christian Coleman took down Noah Lyles to win the 60m world title, but Noah Lyles looks primed to win the war in Paris.
March 01, 2024

2024 World Indoors Day 1 AM: Hoppel & Harris Through, American 800m Women Out

The 2024 World Indoors have begun. Bryce Hoppel looked fantastic and Isaiah Harris ran fast but Allie Wilson and Addy Wiley will both be going home. Plus Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman cruised into the semis.
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 29, 2024

It's Official: Christian Coleman the Betting Favorite in 60m Showdown with Noah Lyles at World Indoors

Christian Coleman is tipped by the sports books as being a 50% chance to win the 2024 World Indoor 60m title.