Banned runner allowed to race at US trials pending appeals
EUGENE, Ore. — Banned runner Shelby Houlihan is in the lineup and will be allowed to run at U.S. Olympic track and field trials...
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1910 — Alex Smith wins the U.S. Open by...
AP Sportlight
June 18
1910 — Alex Smith wins the U.S. Open by...
Doping, burritos, tears: Welcome to track and field, 2021
EUGENE, Ore. — Track and field stumbled back onto center stage this week and found itself in a good, old-fashioned mess.
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President of German Olympic confederation bows to pressure
MUNICH — The president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation is not standing for re-election in December after bowing to internal and external pressure...
Runner says tainted burrito led to test for banned substance
Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following...
NC A&T’s Cambrea Sturgis sweeps NCAA women’s 100 and 200
EUGENE, Ore. — Cambrea Sturgis of North Carolina A&T swept the women's 100 and 200 meters Saturday in the NCAA outdoor track and field...
Georgia makes Smith Gilbert first female to coach men’s team
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia has made school history by naming former Southern California coach Caryl Smith Gilbert the men’s and women’s track and field...
5 women win field-event titles at NCAA outdoor championship
EUGENE, Ore. — Ohio State’s Adelaide Aquilla won the NCAA outdoor women's shot put title Thursday night, edging Wisconsin’s Josie Schaefer with a mark...
NBC’s Olympics coverage shifts into higher gear with trials
The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics is six weeks away but NBC's coverage of the upcoming Games shifts into high gear beginning this...