Wrestler Jordan Burroughs is the winner of this week’s Woly, the weekly award for U.S. Olympic-sports athletes. I used to give this award for USA TODAY, and it continued for a while after I departed. They stopped, so I’m restarting.…
track and field
Sorry we’re late, Adam — here’s your gold medal
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Those of you who complain about drug-testing authorities going back and stripping away most of Lance Armstrong’s career accomplishments should enjoy seeing the other side of the process: U.S. shot putter Adam Nelson is now the gold medalist in the…
Diamond League action not too surprising
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A few quick words on today’s Diamond League meet: - Tyson Gay hasn’t been running the 200 a lot. He was second here but still the top American. – Hey, Angelo Taylor is suddenly back in form. – U.S. steeplechaser Donald Cabral is getting into the…
Diamond League Lausanne: Blake and Bolt Show rolls on
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UPDATED WITH VIDEO (Thanks, Universal Sports!) Yohan Blake just provided more evidence that we’re living in a Golden Age of sprinters. The Jamaican posted a time of 9.69 seconds into a slight headwind to win the 100 meters at the Diamond…
Diamond League: Track and field, back already
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Miss the Olympics? Good news! Track and field never sleeps. (Not in the summer, anyway.) Not that everyone was back in action in today’s Diamond League meet in Stockholm. But a few familiar people were back: – Long jump gold…
Facts that journalists should consider in racism accusations
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We have an AP story today about an aboriginal runner, John Steffensen, who claims he’s the victim of racism in Olympic selection. Steffensen is threatening to boycott the Olympics, in which he has a relay spot, because Australia gave an…
TV viewing for the next two weeks
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How am I supposed to get any work done? (All times Eastern) Thursday, June 21 2:30 p.m.: Soccer, Euro 2012 quarterfinal, Czech Republic-Portugal (ESPN) 10 p.m.: Olympic trials, diving (NBC Sports Network) Friday, June 22 2:30 p.m.: Soccer, Euro 2012…
Track & field: I’m not dead!
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The BBC weighs in on the “Is track & field dying in the US?” question. I’m a little biased because Jill Geer, the USA Track and Field spokeperson quoted herein, is one of my all-time coolest co-workers (Knight Ridder Tribune…