Tag: Women’s track and field
Kipruto, Cheruiyots left out of Kenya Olympic team
NAIROBI, Kenya — Olympic steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto and world 1,500-meter titleholder Timothy Cheruiyot missed out on Kenya's provisional team for the Tokyo Games...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 18
1910 — Alex Smith wins the U.S. Open by...
NC A&T’s Cambrea Sturgis sweeps NCAA women’s 100 and 200
EUGENE, Ore. — Cambrea Sturgis of North Carolina A&T swept the women's 100 and 200 meters Saturday in the NCAA outdoor track and field...
Georgia makes Smith Gilbert first female to coach men’s team
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia has made school history by naming former Southern California coach Caryl Smith Gilbert the men’s and women’s track and field...
5 women win field-event titles at NCAA outdoor championship
EUGENE, Ore. — Ohio State’s Adelaide Aquilla won the NCAA outdoor women's shot put title Thursday night, edging Wisconsin’s Josie Schaefer with a mark...
NBC’s Olympics coverage shifts into higher gear with trials
The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics is six weeks away but NBC's coverage of the upcoming Games shifts into high gear beginning this...
Ingebrigtsen breaks 21-year-old European record in Florence
FLORENCE, Italy — Norwegian youngster Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke a 21-year-old European record as he won the 5,000 meters at the Diamond League meeting at...
Eddy Alvarez tries to add baseball medal to speedskating
Eddy Alvarez can display his medal, along with his mettle.
Alvarez...
Marathon racer Diver, 44, picked for Australian Olympic team
BRISBANE, Australia — Sinead Diver was a mother of two and well into her 30s when she ran her first marathon. At 44, she's...
AP Sportlight
June 4
1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey...