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Jamaicans sweep sprints at Diamond League meet

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:12 -0400

SHANGHAI - Jamaica dominated the sprint races at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai on Saturday, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the women's 100 meters and Warren Weir capturing gold in the men's 200.

Colorado 3A High School Track Results

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:22 -0400

LAKEWOOD, Colorado - Here are Friday's results in the finals of the Colorado Class 4A state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium. (Running events in meters):

Bucknam overcomes pressure on way to championship

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:38:15 -0400

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas - Chris Bucknam laughed earlier this spring when asked how often he thought about adding to Arkansas' 40 track and field national championships.

Colorado 5A High School Track Results

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51:33 -0400

LAKEWOOD, Colorado - Here are Friday's results in the finals of the Colorado Class 5A state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium. (Running events in meters):

Russia's Volgina tests positive for banned steroid

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:03:05 -0400

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South Africa's anti-doping body says Russia's Natalia Volgina tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid Metenolone after winning the Two Oceans Marathon in March.

Richards-Ross makes season debut next weekend

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:17:19 -0400

NEW YORK - Sanya Richards-Ross will make her season debut at the Diamond League meet in New York City on May 25.

Colorado 1A High School Track Results

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:38:19 -0400

LAKEWOOD, Colorado - Here are Thursday's results in the finals of the Colorado Class 1A state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium. (Running events in meters):

Colorado 2A High School Track Results

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:36 -0400

Here are Thursday's results in the finals of the Colorado Class 2A state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium. (Running events in meters):

Boston Marathon invites stopped runners back

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:41:07 -0400

BOSTON - Boston Marathon runners who were stopped on the course when bombs went off at the finish line will have a chance to come back and run again next year, race organizers said on Thursday.

Foot healed, Blanka Vlasic will return at NY meet

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:42:13 -0400

At the height of her success, high jumper Blanka Vlasic had to relearn how to leap.

Oregon men and women both win Pac-12 titles

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:36:03 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The Oregon men's and women's track and field teams each won Pac-12 titles on Saturday.

Texas girls state pole vault record falls

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:11:16 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas girls state pole vault record stood for about 24 hours.

Legally blind vaulter competes at Texas state meet

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:48:03 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - A legally blind 15-year-old pole vaulter cleared three heights at the Texas state championship but failed to win a medal.

Kenya's Komon wins 10K race in Central Park

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:45:05 -0400

NEW YORK - Kenya's Leonard Patrick Komon, the 10-kilometer road world-record holder, won the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K in Central Park on Saturday.

Lightning halts state track meet

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:49:23 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Lightning has disrupted the University Interscholastic League state track meet at the University of Texas for a second time.

Doha Grand Prix Results

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:28:57 -0400

800_1, David Rudisha, Kenya, 1:43.87. 2, Mohammed Aman, Ethiopia, 1:44.21. 3, Job Kinyor, Kenya, 1:44.24. 4, Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, France, 1:44.77. 5, Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla, Qatar, 1:44.83. 6, Michael Rimmer, Britain, 1:44.97. 7, Anthony Cheumut, Kenya, 1:45.06. 8, Andrew Osagie, Britain, 1:45.41. 9, Timothy Kitum, Kenya, 1:46.54. Moses Kipkemboi Kibet, Kenya, DNF.

With an eye on Rio, Hasay moves up to 10k

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:30:27 -0400

EUGENE, Oregon - Jordan Hasay is getting a makeover and it has nothing to do with her trademark down-to-there blonde hair.

Petitioners ask marathon to let them finish in '14

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:23:59 -0400

BOSTON - Runners who couldn't complete this year's Boston Marathon because of the bombs at the finish line have created an online petition asking organizers to let them into next year's race.

Hung jury in Austin trial over 2011 athlete death

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:39:05 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - A mistrial has been declared in the Central Texas trial of a woman charged in the 2011 fatal stabbing of a Huston-Tillotson University athlete.

LSU's Duncan finalist for SI's athlete of year

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:39:05 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - LSU's Kimberlyn Duncan is among the five finalists for the Sports Illustrated Women's College Athlete of the Year award for the 2012-13 season.