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January 09, 2020

Where Are The Former Alberto Salazar-Coached NOP Athletes Headed? Clayton Murphy Returns to College Coach Lee Labadie

We reached out to the agents of all of the NOP athletes coached by Alberto Salazar to find out who will be coaching them in this Olympic year and know the answer for Clayton Murphy. Plus might Yomif Kejelcha and Sifan Hassan leave Oregon?
November 18, 2019

Tara Welling Shares Her Experiences Regarding Weight as a Member of the Nike Oregon Project

Welling says she had both positive and negative experiences with Alberto Salazar and reveals he wouldn’t let her race at times unless she gained weight. “At the time, I felt that Alberto had my best interests as an athlete in mind and I had no reason not to trust him. It was confusing and I found it mentally difficult when I had to lose weight and look like other runners when I was not them. It was a constant comparison battle.”
October 03, 2019

Craig Engels Defends Himself & NOP Teammates, Responds To Jenny Simpson: “People Have a Moral Compass Besides Her”

Craig Engels did not like some of Jenny Simpson's comments from the day before.
October 01, 2019

The Running World Reacts to Alberto Salazar's 4-Year Ban; Nick Willis Calls It "Justice"

The majority of athletes expressing an opinion are glad to see Salazar banned.
October 01, 2019

Nike Oregon Project Coach Alberto Salazar Gets Four-Year Doping Ban from USADA

The decision most definitely does not prove the Salazar doped any of his athletes. It concludes what those of us following this already knew.  That Alberto Salazar carried out a testosterone experiment on his sons. That he misled some of his athletes on what they should tell USADA. That he had conducted a test with L-carnitine on NOP assistant coach Steve Magness that was over the legal limits. And it proves what many of us suspected, these things merit a doping ban.
October 10, 2017

Shalane Flanagan Reacts To Galen Rupp's Chicago Marathon Win: "There’s Still an Investigation Going On, So It's Hard to Truly and Genuinely Get Excited About the Performances That I'm Watching"

Two of America's biggest marathon stars don't know what to make of Galen Rupp's win in Chicago due to the ongoing USADA investigation. Meb Keflezighi said he was happy for Rupp and Salazar but added "there's a lot of speculation going on and I would love to know what’s going on and how far it’s gotten." *MB: Breaking: Shalane and Meb react to Galen Rupp's Chicago Win
October 08, 2017

Alberto Salazar Addresses Leaked USADA Interim Report That Said It Was "Highly Likely" His Group Broke Anti-Doping Rules: "I Know That We Haven't Broken Any Rules"

Salazar didn't answer why a leaked interim USADA report said it was "highly likely" his group had broken anti-doping rules. "You know what? I'm not gonna get into that. You would have to ask them what it is that they saw that they think that." Plus commentary from Nick Willis and Stephanie Bruce.