South Florida gymnast Gaskins wins Eastern National Championship
| South Florida gymnast Emily Gaskins of Nova Gymnastics won the Eastern National Championship in Level 9 in Maryland. | The 11-year old from Coral Springs scored 37.725 for the all-around title. Sydney Johnson-Scharpf of Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics in Clermont w... |
Athletic dispute continues to simmer between public, private high schools
Proposal to realign tournament competition narrowly rejected yet again | High School Sports Tool | Adam Cairns | ThisWeek Newspapers | In December, Pickerington Central’s football team finished as runners-up in the Division I championship game in Canton, losing 34-13 ... |
It's that time of the year to be aware of what slithers on First Coast
| For three-year Pablo Bay resident Matthew Heck, April was a snake show. | “None in three years, three in three weeks,” the Jacksonville man said of unexpected encounters with a variety of snakes that startled his wife and young daughter. | “My wife, she doesn’... |
Regional Digest: Aggies' Sumpter named top Big West track athlete
| UC Davis' Sarah Sumpter, who set two meet records at last week's Big West Conference Championships, was named the conference's Women's Track Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, UCD reported. | The junior won the 10,000 meters in 34 minutes, 3 seconds and the 5,000 in 16... |
West Xtra: Hopewell's multi-sport standout a title threat in long jump
| Tim Monske has a unique view of the athletic versatility of Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. | "I probably watch four or five of her volleyball matches and eight to 10 basketball games," said Monske, a track coach at Hopewell High School. "And then I have to switch over from... |
Marathon runner Jessica Trengove sews up Olympic berth
| EMERGING marathon star Jessica Trengove has won selection for the London Olympics. | Athletics SA was notified on Thursday morning that Trengove's nomination to the Australian Olympic Committee had been confirmed. | After posting a surprise Olympic A-qualifying perfor... |
Tight hamstring sidelines U.S. sprinter Dix
| RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Double world silver medalist Walter Dix will miss Sunday's showdown against British sprinter Dwain Chambers in England because of a tight hamstring, he told Reuters on Wednesday. | Dix, favored to run the 100 and 200 meters for the ... |
Tight hamstring sidelines U.S. sprinter Dix
By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 16 (Reuters) - Double world silver medallist Walter Dix will miss Sunday's showdown against British sprinter Dwain Chambers in England because of a tight hamstring, he told Reuters on Wednesday. Dix, favoured to run the 100 an... |
Loucks Track and Field Games
Mary Cain of Bronxville approaches the finish line in the 800 meter run, taking first, during the Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track and Field Games at White Plains High School on May 11, 2012. ( Xavier Mascareas / The Journal News ) See more photos from the Glenn D. Louck... |
Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
| WASHINGTON - A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers - suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same degenerative brain disease as some retired football players. | Autopsies of four... |
Olympics: Athletes to avoid Heathrow's 'busiest day'
| Hundreds of Olympic athletes and coaches have been forced to make alternative plans to leave London because Heathrow can't cope with the mass exodus following the Games. | Major teams, including Australia, China and Canada, are booking private charter flights from Sta... |
Androni rider Roberto Ferrari wins stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia to grudging praise from ace sprinter Mark Cavendish
| ITALY'S Roberto Ferrari has surprised the other sprinters to power his way to victory in the 11th stage of the Giro dItalia. | Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez retained the overall leader's pink jersey after the 258km stage, the longest in this year's race, in which ... |
Cycling: Ferrari sprints to stage win
| Roberto Ferrari sprinted to his first Grand Tour stage victory in the 11th and longest leg of the Giro d'Italia today, while Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead. | There was another crash on the final corner, 400 metres from the finish line, but it did not dis... |
US athletes vow to fight for top spot
| Dallas: The United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with no bold predictions but plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medals table in London. | The US has led the Summer Games medal count since the 1996 ... |
Athletes of the Week — May 16
| Kristen Bergmeyer | Green, track | Bergmeyer, a senior, won the 400-meter dash in a school-record time of 58.46 seconds and was part of three record-setting relay teams to help the Bulldogs win the Suburban League track meet. | Kate Boylan | Archbishop Hoban, softball... |
Paul McMahan wins World of Outlaws sprint-car race at Rolling Wheels
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OU athletic director Joe Castiglione talks college football playoff, says regular season must be protected
By Berry Tramel | A college football playoff is coming to a season near you, provided the sport's power-brokers do something they haven't always done. | Compromise. Multimedia | Photoview all photos | Article Gallery: OU athletic director Joe Castiglione talks co... |
