MILESTONES: When Mondo Duplantis cleared 19-10¼ (6.05) at the World Indoor en route to his winning 20-2 (6.15), it marked the 100th time he had flown over the 6-meter (19-8¼) barrier…
Now 15-year-olds are doing it. New Zealand’s Sam Ruthe cracked the 4:00 mile a month before turning 16 with his 3:58.35…
Saucony announced a bunch of new contracts, including Katie Camarena (31:45.79 PR this month) and Anthony Camerieri (3rd in USATF XC)…
Maurten, maker of the sodium bicarb product that some say is contributing to the spate of fast middle distance performances, is now in the NIL business. It has signed contracts with collegiate notables such as Maddy Elmore, Gary Martin, Tinoda Matsatsa and Ethan Strand…
Molly Seidel is no longer sponsored by Puma…
Tracksmith has signed Stephanie Bruce…
Georgia Tech coach Grover Hinsdale is retiring at the end of the season, marking 46 years at the helm. Longtime assistant Alan Drosky will take over as program director…
Britain’s Ben Connor has turned down a spot on the national team to attend the European Running Championships, after the federation asked him to pay up to $1400 to cover expenses. “Representing GB shouldn’t come down to who can or cannot afford to pay for it,” he said…
The IOC has extended its contract with Comcast NBC/Universal through 2036…
USATF has extended its partnership with NBC/Peacock through 2028…
Seb Coe says that Olympic medal payments to track athletes will continue: “We absolutely maintain our commitment to that. We will extend it to silver and bronze medallists. The numbers we’re still looking at, but you can assume that it won’t be less than $50,000.”…
Ole Miss now has a Prefontaine Stadium, but it’s only partly named after the former Oregon great. Andy and Debbie Prefontaine donated $750,000 for scholarships at the school, and their honor, with a nod to runner Steve Prefontaine, a cousin of Andy’s…
Addressing the controversy over the 21 Chinese positives from ’21, WADA has put together a working group on contaminations to look at unintentional sources that lead to positive tests. There is also discussion of a possible working group to look at the operational independence of national anti-doping organizations…
The Prefontaine Classic has named its women’s 800 event in honor of Maria Mutola. The Olympic gold medalist attended Springfield High School and has had close ties to the area…
World Indoor 800 bronze medalist Patricia Silva of Portugal is the daughter of ’01’s 1500 gold medalist Rui Silva…
Letsile Tebogo has been selected as WA’s ambassador to its Kids’ Athletics programs…
Turns out that 18 athletes — including long jumper Claire Bryant — won medals at the World Indoor without having qualified with the standard for the meet…
Reports have surfaced that Britain’s King Charles III has sent a private letter to President Donald Trump inviting the United States to join the Commonwealth of Nations. Trump responded publicly, “I love King Charles. Sounds good to me!” If the exchange is serious, it could eventually lead to an entirely different flavor for the Commonwealth Games, an event that has struggling in recent years…
A high school athlete in Lynchburg, Virginia, who hit another on the head with her baton during a relay race — the video of which went viral — has been charged with assault by local prosecutors…
A race in Taiwan got some rough feedback after handing out trophies in the shape of a Chinese machine gun. Sensitivities are heightened on the island nation, which has been under steadily increasing pressure from the mainland…
Hurdler Tia Jones had a protective order against NFL player Xavier Jones extended in a Texas court. The two — once engaged — are now engaged in a legal battle with accusations of physical abuse on both sides…
A German online ticket marketplace, Ticombo, has filed a complaint with EU antitrust regulators, saying that the IOC’s ticketing rules block other resale platforms and are anti-competitive…
Jamaican hammer thrower Nayoka Clunis, left off the Olympic squad because of an administrative error, lost her appeal to CAS after the court ruled it had no jurisdiction in the matter and could provide her no relief…
In an interview with Dyestat, Cole Hocker opined that he might be world-class material at 800. “Who knows? I think I’m capable of a world-class 800-meter time, which now is 1:42.” ◻︎
