USA To Take on The World at Penn Relays Carnival
A looming showdown on the track between the USA and the world – more like the USA and Jamaica for the most part – will be played out between 12:38…
Athletes Shine at Meets in The Caribbean
LaShawn Merritt, Kirani James, Tory Bowie, and Shaunae Miller ran impressive early season times last weekend at the Chris Brown Invitational in the Bahamas. Farther south, at the MVP Track…
Former LSU Tiger Anchors USA to World Indoor 4×4 Gold
In bouncing back from disqualification in the qualifying heats of the Men’s 400m, former Louisiana State University (LSU) Tiger Vernon Norwood became a World Champion for the second time in…
After Jamaica’s Champs, The Rivalry Continues
There it was, to the world, the biggest and best high school track and field competition ever. It’s the Jamaica Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships dubbed Champs and held…
Trio Shuts US out of Worlds Hurdles Medals
A Jamaican and two Frenchmen raced ahead of the field to shut out the USA from winning any medal in the men’s 60m hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships…
LSU Tigers Run PBs at Conference Clash Power Five Invitational
After both running the NCAA’s No. 2-ranked times in their events in Friday’s (Jan. 22) qualifiers, Louisiana State University (LSU) juniors Jordan Moore and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake took one step further…
Don’t Cast Doubt on Who’ve Worked Hard for Their Success
NEW YORK – There have been loud whispers from UK athletic officials regarding expunging the track and field universe of all its current world records so that any new mark…
Those Beijing 2015 Shockers and Surprises
The 2015 Beijing World Championships ended in high excitement two months ago after nine days of interesting competition among some of the world’s leading movers and shakers of track and…
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson Arrives Early
Some months ago, I sensed Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson would have made her mark soon as a senior athlete on the rise. I had been following her performance, particularly since she…
Jamaicans Ferocious at 2015 World Championships
The Caribbean Island of Jamaica was once renowned as the Pirate Capitol of the world; these days, it is known simply as the land of reggae as well as the…