Talitha Diggs blew a kiss to the Hayward Field crowd Saturday after crossing the finish line at the USATF outdoor national championships in the women’s 400-meter final. Diggs won the race in 50.22 seconds, and it was the move she… Continue Reading
As Allyson Felix prepares for her penultimate meet in what has been an illustrious career, reflection is becoming more prevalent in her life. The 36-year-old mother has begun to look at what life will be like beyond the track while… Continue Reading
DOHA, Qatar — For the U.S. team, the world championship debut of the 4×400 mixed relay team will go down in history. Michael Cherry erased a near 100-meter deficit to Poland in the anchor leg and secured a victory of… Continue Reading
By Shawn Medow Last year, the 200 meters was a disappointing event for Allyson Felix. She tore ligaments in her ankle and could not compete at the Pre Classic, and then she missed the Olympics after coming in fourth in… Continue Reading
By Emma Decker While the Olympic Games give athletes a world stage to compete on and a country’s hopes to compete for, some U.S. athletes—where competition fields run deep—cite the trials as one of the most stressful moments of the Olympic journey. To… Continue Reading
By Keeler McJunkin Defending Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton and four-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix updated the status of their respective injuries during a news conference at the Eugene Hilton Wednesday afternoon previewing the 2016 U.S. Olympic trials that… Continue Reading
In her first 400-meter race in over a year, Allyson Felix just wanted to see how she compared to the competition. Felix was up against American record holder Sanya Richards-Ross and the 2014 Diamond League champion, Novlene Williams-Mills, and she measured up.… Continue Reading
Sanya Richards-Ross, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the women’s 400 meters, is “ready to run fast.” After already running sub-50 seconds less than a month ago in Jamaica, she hopes to repeat the feat again on Saturday during the… Continue Reading