A runner died while on the course of the Brooklyn Half on Saturday morning, New York Police Department and race officials confirmed. Charles Rogers, 31, was part of the first wave of runners on the course when he "experienced a medical incident" just past the mile 8 mark on Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue where …
Grand Slam Track organizers announced on Thursday that the league's upcoming meet in Philadelphia slated to kick off on May 30 would be cut to two days from the originally planned three. The new two day format — revealed just two weeks before the next meet — is a departure from the three days of …
Jakob Ingebrigtsen will likely delay the start of his outdoor campaign after reports from Norwegian media revealed on Monday that he suffered an Achilles injury. Ingebrigtsen, 24, was scheduled to head to training camp at altitude when he apparently suffered a slight Achilles tendon strain, halting plans to jump into an outdoor season that has …
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium were selected as the venues of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, organizers announced on Thursday. "The venues selected for the 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremonies will highlight Los Angeles’s rich sporting history and cutting-edge future, showcasing the very best that LA has …
From a vantage point that rivals riding in the back of the media truck on race day, the photo bridge is a castle guardtower of sorts that looms over the finish line in plain sight — with none of the fanfare that’s occurring down below. Still, so many of the winning moments, down to the …
The NCAA sports machine is built to celebrate the All-American dream. But sometimes, that narrative sidelines the very international athletes who help keep it running. In this episode, Olympian Síofra Cléirigh Büttner shares the quiet determination that carried her from Ireland to the elite ranks of collegiate running at Villanova University.
Vanessa Fraser isn’t just a fast runner, she’s also a savvy strategist who’s taken control of her own career. From going pro without an agent to juggling corporate work between training blocks, Vanessa shares what it means to be both a competitor, and a career architect.
Teenage girls are often the creators of the most influential slang, and cultural trends, yet in sports, their voices are mostly absent from the dominant narrative. In this episode I'm joined by author, and cultural critic Soraya Chemaly to explore how the language we use in and around sports reflects deeper systems of power. We …
With more money flowing into athletics than ever before, today’s athletes are navigating a space where impact and influence are key to success, but the support to manage it doesn’t always keep up. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Briana Nelson, co-founder of B3 Consulting & Management Agency, to dive into how she’s reimagining what …