Shot Putters save a woman from a burning building

Three students from Germantown and one from West Philadelphia saved a woman from a burning building yesterday afternoon after they saw smoke coming from the house during a track meet. They sprinted to the house and heard the woman inside. Germantown team member Dwyne...

State of Emergency

Thank you for your well wishes and congratulations, everybody. I will have plenty to say about the race and how it went, but it will probably take a few days to get everything available. I will try to get back to everybody that posted a comment or emailed me, but it...

Will the Boston Marathon be rained out?

Obviously, the Boston Marathon is not going to be rained out. The weather will have to be particularly bad in order for them to cancel the race. However, it is looking more and more likely as though my goals of going sub 2:40 are going to have some further...

Tim Montgomery is looking at jail time

Tim Montgomery was banned by USADA back in 2005 after allegations that he was involved in the BALCO scandal and had used their designer steroids. Now it is looking as though he will be doing some jail time after admitting to bank fraud. Montgomery, 32, pleaded guilty...

Spanish doping charges are deemed unlawful

Last year, a Spanish raid resulted in the ruined careers of athletes even before any hard evidence ever appeared. For some of the people, such as Jan Ullrich, the investigation had already been dropped. The damage had already been done to his reputation, though, and...