Justin Gatlin wants to be a dominant force in the world of sprinting. From ESPN: “When you look at people like Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Maurice Greene, the key to their success was not world records — it was their dominance,” Gatlin told reporters ahead of his return to the track at Friday’s Zurich Golden…
Wilson Kipketer, who still holds the 800m world record at 1:41.11, has announced his retirement from competitive athletics. He had hoped to win an Olympic Gold, but has given up from that ultimate goal. He won a bronze medal at the Athens games.
Neelam Jaswant Singh of India was caught cheating at the world championships in Helsinki, Finland last week. She is the first athlete to test positive for a banned substance at the world championships, and has been provisionally suspended pending disciplinary hearing.
The World Championships of Track & Field in Helsinki, Finland have just finished up after more than a week of events. The men’s marathon was on Saturday and the women’s marathon was on Sunday.
Rex Grossman broke his ankle in his season opener with the Chicago Bears this weekend. Chad Hutchinson will be taking his place, just like he did last year. (See the things you miss when you are on a plane and can’t watch the games on a weekend?)
I started Run Fast: How to beat your best time Every Time by Hal Higdon over a month ago (right after I finished Marathoning For Mortals(), but I kept getting distracted by other things and have just now finished it. I liked it; this book has a lot of basics that somebody new to running…
I bought the Casio Databank watch (Module #2465) a year or two ago from Sports Authority because it had large numbers. When you are moving quickly, a watch with large numbers makes it easier to glance down at the watch. However, there are some features about this watch that I did not overly care for,…
Bronson Arroyo of the Boston Red Sox came up to Portland yesterday to play a concert in Monument Square. About 5000 people showed up to hear him play. Apparently, he did a passable job, although most people probably could have done without listening to him had he not been a pitcher for the Red Sox…
The 200m Men’s Final was run earlier today in Helsinki, Finland at the world championships. The United States swept the field by taking the top four positions. Justin Gatlin (USA) is only the second man to take the 100m-200m double at the world championships, which was last done in 1999 by Maurice Green (USA). Gatlin…
Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers was reinstated after an arbitration determined that his suspension should just be for time served. Rogers had attacked some camera men at the end of June. The Rangers played the Red Sox last night for the last of a 3 game series. The Rangers were hoping that Rogers would…