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Remove The Swoosh And USA Track & Field Will Sue Your Balls Off
Oiselle, a running apparel company, has received a cease-and-desist letter from USA Track & Field. Oiselle's crime? Removing the Nike Swoosh from a national team photo. ...
Jamaica Falters, U.S. Women Win World Relays 4x100
It always comes down to the baton pass. In 2008, the U.S. men and women were the heavy Olympic favorites in the 4x100 meter relay. Then both teams dropped batons, disqualifying themselves and becoming a worldwide cautionary tale: relays are made by good teams, not great individuals....
British Sprinter: "Your Mom Will Have Lactic In Her Anus"
Major sports stars know to not feed the trolls. England's Richard Kilty, the 2014 World Indoor 60-meter gold medalist, is still coming to grips with his emerging celebrity, most notably by engaging with Twitter accounts that ask rhetorical questions....
Science: Gluten-Free Food Budget Best Spent On Unicorns
From the same researchers that brought you the idea that gluten-free was the way to be, a new study suggests that it's just a bunch of hogwash. ...
Sub-4 Miler Blames Smoking Medication For Murder
Tim Danielson, the second high school boy to break four minutes in the mile, was convicted by a San Diego jury today for the first-degree murder of his ex-wife in 2011. They had reportedly had a disagreement over her boyfriend. ...
What Happened To Caster Semenya?
Caster Semenya, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the women's 800 meters who became famous during the very public and deeply botched handling of questions concerning her gender, is reportedly set to tie the knot with girlfriend Violet Raseboya, a fellow runner....
NBC Puts Olympic Ring On It
Channeling its best Beyonce, NBC locked up Olympic broadcasting rights through 2032 in a reported $7.5 billion deal....
Can USATF Coach Jon Drummond Carry Your Drugs?
David Epstein, writing for Sports Illustrated and ProPublica, reports that a USA Track & Field representative and coach "encouraged [the] use of the banned products and transported them" for doper Tyson Gay....
Chris McDougall: I Never Meant To Start A Barefoot-Running Fad
In 2009, Chris McDougall published Born to Run, an account of his adventures in the remote canyons of Mexico. From his travelogue was birthed an industry-shifting movement that re-examined everything once accepted as gospel truth about running shoes....
FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
The favorite toe-shoe of vegan restaurant servers and 55-year-old men with ponytails has settled a class action lawsuit brought against it by what sounds like every person who ever wore its foot-condoms....
The Four-Minute Mile Turns 60
Sir Roger Bannister's magic mile, the first under the four-minute barrier, hits its 60th birthday today. On a blustery English day in 1954, Bannister ran the impossible....
Lolo Jones Is Not A Track Virgin
Fifteen hundred fans crowd the bleachers on a Friday night in Bloomington, Indiana. They're here for the American Track League's debut meet, sure. But really, they're here to see Lolo Jones. ...
Kara Goucher Drops Nike For Skechers, Revolution Continues
Kara Goucher, America's Marathoning Mom and one of the more dynamic personalities in the sport, has announced today she's signed with Skechers. The revolution continues....
This Mother's Day, Get Wet And Wild With Your Mom
God, just so many things:...
Ex-USATF CEO Doug Logan: New Nike Deal Shows "Lack Of Judgment"
Doug Logan, the former Chief Executive Officer of USA Track & Field, has responded to his former employer's massive new deal with Nike, calling it a "lack of judgment of its current leadership."...
Meb Keflezighi Returns To Semi-Action
Meb Keflezighi, the winner of that race in Boston, is returning to the roads, but in a limited capacity....
Rio Olympics Shaping Up To Be Complete Crap
In a Guardian story on Tuesday, International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates called Rio de Janeiro's prep for the 2016 Olympics "the worst" he's ever seen, and no, there is no Plan B....