Archive for the 'track and field' Category

NFL – Tokyo Drift style

Yahoo – When it came to talking trash about who’s faster, NFL rushing leader Chris Johnson won going away Wednesday.
Johnson said speedy Miami Dolphins receiver Ted Ginn Jr.(notes) stood him up when they agreed to a foot race during a summer pool party on Miami Beach.
“We were going to race down Ocean Drive,” said Johnson, [...]

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Disco-enthused track athletes get put in the slammer

Six track and field athletes from the world championships were arrested after a scuffle at a Berlin disco early Sunday.
The six were being investigated on possible charges of disturbing the peace and causing bodily harm after the incident at the Havanna Disco, police said.
The athletes were not identified by name under German privacy laws. Police [...]

Monday, August 24th, 2009

South African Runner pulling a Pat?

To catch the readers up that haven’t heard this one, South Africa’s Caster Semenya won her first 800-meter world title, recently, but the glory was besmirched by allegations that the teenager may in fact be male.
The investigation was prompted recently after Semenya “burst onto the scene by posting a world leading time of 1 minute, [...]

Thursday, August 20th, 2009