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I.A.A.F. to Women Marathoners: Stop Keeping Up With Men

Posted September 23, 2011, 1:15 pm by Sam Eifling (97 Comments)

Accounting for stiff winds? Sure. Drugs and Flubberized footwear are easy to 86. The ban on music seemed unnecessary but, whatever, no one’s going to have a world record overturned because Daft Punk’s “Discovery” was on the earbuds. But with the I.A.A.F., which governs track and field and road races internationally, deciding that it’s going [...]

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Q&A with Dave Zirin About His Book, The John Carlos Story

Posted September 21, 2011, 1:00 pm by Sam Eifling (84 Comments)

We talked about John Carlos, regrettable Brent Musburger quotes and what he believes is a resurgence of politics in sport.

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Usain Bolt Disqualified From World Championships

Posted August 28, 2011, 2:29 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (4 Comments)

Usain Bolt did not get to run in today’s 100m final. He was disqualified for a false start.

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Track and Field Fist Fight!

Posted July 22, 2011, 8:12 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (30 Comments)

Ever see two track athletes fight? Me either. Tonight is our lucky night.

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Roundup: Video of a Shark Leaping Over Surfers, Terrell Owens Injured Allegedly Taping a VH1 Show & Michele Bachmann is a Contender

Posted June 27, 2011, 8:01 am by Jason McIntyre (238 Comments)

Among the highlights: The benefits of TCU football, Wimbledon coverage on ESPN, Los Angeles has given up on the Dodgers & RIP Nick Charles.

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Track Coach Fired Because Students Were Practicing Shirtless

Posted May 7, 2011, 2:30 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (No Comments)

Coach Fired Because of Shirtless Students: When I first read this headline, I figured the coach was encouraging the young male students to take their shirts off. You know, I was expecting a story that would come out of Florida. Turns out, the kids on the team were voluntarily taking their shirts off during practice [...]

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Wolf Pack Athlete Arrested For Prostitution

Posted August 14, 2010, 10:30 am by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (18 Comments)

Jackae Bridges, who ran sprints and jumping events for Nevada, was arrested for prostitution earlier this month in a sting operation. I’m pretty sure that’s against the NCAA rules. See, this is one of those catch-22 situations. On the one hand, athletes don’t get paid and aren’t supposed to have jobs. On the other, they [...]

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