Ion Inks Broadcast Rights Deal With Ohanian-Backed Athlos Track Meet
Athlos has signed a multiyear agreement with Scripps Sports to broadcast its annual events on Ion Television, the track organization founded by Alexis Ohanian announced…
track and field
Grand Slam Track to Shut Down If Athletes Aren’t Paid, CEO Says
Grand Slam Track, the league founded by four-time Olympic gold medal sprinter Michael Johnson, will be one-and-done if it can’t complete payments to athletes who still…
Marathon Record-Holder’s Failed Drug Test Followed $500,000 Win
Nine months after smashing the women’s marathon world record, Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended from the sport following a positive doping test that casts…
Grand Slam Track Adds Investors, Cancels LA Season Finale
Grand Slam Track, the league founded by four-time Olympic gold medal sprinter Michael Johnson, has canceled its upcoming event in Los Angeles, the final leg of its…
Opinion
Track Is America’s Opportunity Sport. Colleges Need to Save It
Today’s guest columnist is Russell Dinkins, executive director of the Tracksmith Foundation. Olympic sports in college are in danger. With Name, Image and Likeness…
Sha’Carri Richardson Takes Stake in Ohanian’s Athlos Track League
Two-time Olympic medalist Sha’Carri Richardson, along with Olympic gold medalists Gabby Thomas and Tara Davis-Woodhall, will be advisors and owners in Athlos, the track…
Grand Slam Track Names Host Cities in U.S., Jamaica
Grand Slam Track has unveiled four locations for its inaugural meets in 2025. Drake Stadium on the campus of UCLA, announced Friday, rounds out the group of venues that…
Track’s Post-Olympics Problem Tackled by Two Collectives
Every four years, the question is asked: How can track keep up interest when the Summer Olympics are over? Most of the time, there wasn’t much of an answer, and even the…
FloSports Plans to ‘Carry That Flame Forward’ After Olympics
After the final Olympic medals were awarded in Paris last Sunday, faithful and casual fans of various sports found themselves wanting in a way that’s typical when the…
Noah Lyles Is the World’s Fastest Man. Or Is He?
Noah Lyles won the men’s 100 meters at the 2024 Olympics in a photo finish, beating Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by .005 seconds. It doesn’t matter that Lyles was only…
Noah Lyles Tells Adidas He Wants His Own Sneaker
U.S. track and field superstar Noah Lyles made his intention clear after winning a gold medal in the men’s 100-meter final on Sunday in Paris. “I want my own shoe…
U.S. Olympic Sprinter Lands Charmin Deal After Porta Potty Mishap
U.S. sprinter Kendall Ellis faced what could have been a huge obstacle at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., back in June. A few minutes before the…
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