Australian chooses body over mind for 2012 Olympics

5 February 2012, 8:40 pm

Mitchell Watt makes pole vaulting comeback ahead of Summer Games... Read More »

Olympics could crash the Internet, firms warned

5 February 2012, 3:05 pm

British businesses are being warned that they could lose their internet connections during the Olympics due to a surge in the number of people going online at key times.... Read More »

Columbia to host Missouri Special Olympics Summer State Games

3 February 2012, 11:21 am

COLUMBIA — The Special Olympics Summer State Games will come to Columbia this spring with an expanded format. This will be the first of four years Columbia is scheduled to host the event . The Games, to be held May 29 through June 1, will feature more than 3,000 athletes in six sports: volleyball... Read More »

Men’s track taking it easy for Orange and Blue Open

2 February 2012, 10:31 pm

The Illinois men’s track and field squad will bring a new look to its fourth meet of the season.... Read More »

Long-time Army track coach Jerry Quiller dies at 69

2 February 2012, 4:02 pm

Jerry Quiller fell into track and field almost by accident and went on to establish a coaching legacy that reached far beyond the mountains of Colorado and granite walls of West Point.... Read More »

OFSAA track and field championships in good hands

1 February 2012, 7:25 pm

It's less than five months away and time is going to fly by quickly. That's how long it's going to be before TISS hosts the all-Ontario high school track and field championships in Brockville on June 7, 8 and 9.[...]... Read More »

Olympic trials: The Times-Picayune covers 175 years of New Orleans history

1 February 2012, 3:17 am

In June 1992, America's best track and field athletes competed in Tad Gormley Stadium for berths in the Barcelona Olympics... Read More »

SportsWatch: Athletics’ Olympic year sees new events, sponsors

27 January 2012, 4:34 pm

Ahead of the London Games in July, the sport of track and field is launching two events and signing new sponsorship deals... Read More »

Brianne Theisen targets Olympics in return to Duck track team

26 January 2012, 1:14 am

With last year’s outdoor track and field season lost to injury, a business degree in hand and London calling for the 2012 Summer Olympics, there didn’t seem to be much reason for Brianne Theisen to return to the University of Oregon this year. Even though she had one season of …... Read More »

ANIMATED: Jerome Simpson Qualifies For The Olympics

7 January 2012, 4:13 pm

Look, the 2012 Summer Olympics are during the offseason, and if there were ever an NFL player that should try his hand at one of the jumping or hurdling events, it's Jerome Simpson . We've already seen him do something ridiculous on the football field this season -- seriously, he did a full ... Read More »