Day two at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea began with a scintillating last 30 meter sprint in the longest track… Read more “BOLT’S DQ in DAEGU”
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RUPP’S DILEMMA
Galen Rupp has been groomed for years by coach Alberto Salazar at the Nike-sponsored Oregon Distance Project in Portland. Now at age 25 the American 10,000 meter… Read more “RUPP’S DILEMMA”
DAEGU MEN’S 10,000M – THE SAGA OF MO FARAH
And so the 2011 men’s World Championships 10,000 meters is complete. And poor Mo Farah. England’s pride came up agonizingly short in his bid to win… Read more “DAEGU MEN’S 10,000M – THE SAGA OF MO FARAH”
UFC SIGNS WITH FOX
Today, what was once considered the modern blood-sport version of Roman gladiatorial combat, a sport so savage that Arizona senator John McCain referred to it as… Read more “UFC SIGNS WITH FOX”
WHY CAN’T WE COME TOGETHER?
You have to agree, ours is the oddest of sports. Last weekend we witnessed the 37th QC Times Bix 7 Road Race in Davenport, Iowa. Yesterday, the… Read more “WHY CAN’T WE COME TOGETHER?”
GROWING APART
Like the gap between the fastest racers and the average runners, the gap between rich and poor in America continues to expand, risking a fundamental change… Read more “GROWING APART”
WHEN IS TOO MUCH ENOUGH?
If the academic well-being of our children is worth engendering and accrediting by a way of curricula and diploma, all in the name of a meaningful,… Read more “WHEN IS TOO MUCH ENOUGH?”
“PEACHTREE’S CHARM”
Why is it that everyone but the people in charge understands the problem? “It’s part of the Peachtree’s charm. People won’t know the people who win… Read more ““PEACHTREE’S CHARM””
LET’S MOVE NOT MOVING ENOUGH?
According to the blog Health Affairs, Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move anti-obesity campaign has become increasingly imbalanced since its launch in February 2010, with exercise losing… Read more “LET’S MOVE NOT MOVING ENOUGH?”
EUGENE OUR PARALLEL UNIVERSE
Eugene, Oregon is a secluded, untroubled place. Home of the University of Oregon, last week this college town two hours south of Portland hosted the 2011… Read more “EUGENE OUR PARALLEL UNIVERSE”
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