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'Just a wimpy kid': Gerry Lindgren's self effacing style prepared him for track greatness
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Sports· 3 hours agoMay 29—Gerry Lindgren didn't think he had a chance to beat the Soviets in 1964. "Why would I?" he asked Wednesday. "I was just a wimpy kid." But in 1964, at the height of the Cold War, Lindgren ...
2024 Prefontaine Classic preview: World’s track stars meet for Olympics prep
SB Nation· 6 days agoWhile track and field may not hold mainstream popularity compared to other sports, it’s always one...
The 10 greatest athletes in Pac-12 history: Where does Bill Walton rank in the ‘Conference of...
San Jose Mercury News· 12 hours agoBill Walton’s death on Monday sparked an endless outpouring of love for the UCLA legend and...
Epic finish in Bowerman Mile, world record in women’s 10,000 highlight Prefontaine Classic
OregonLive.com· 4 days agoStar sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson took care of business in the women’s 100 meters and former...
Josh Kerr beats 39-year-old British one-mile record – and bitter rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoThe build-up - which contained accusations of disrespect, cowardly behaviour, egotism and a lack of...
Interview: Jeremy Renner finds his passion in storytelling through acting and music
Digital Journal· 6 days agoTwo-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner chatted about his latest endeavors in acting and music,...
Jim Ryun relishes memory of the last mile record set in the United States
Orange County Register· 7 days agoAt 30, Jim Grelle was an outlier in a sport that did not foster longevity, still among the world’s best distance runners eight years after he captured the 1959 NCAA title as an Oregon senior ...
Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen clash in Pre’s Mile of the Century
Orange County Register· 5 days agoSince at least the 1940s and Sweden’s Gunder Hagg and Arne Andersson, interest in a sport second...
Off the wire | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 4 days agoDavis Riley was finishing a 4-under 66 for a four-shot lead over surging Scottie Scheffler at Colonial while PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan conducted...