ActiveKix - Latest published stories
atom rss
4
kix

BBC SPORT | Athletics | Olympic star Bolt in car accident

published 62 days, 20 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 65 days, 11 hours, 8 minutes ago
Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:39:11 PM GMT Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:34:59 PM GMT
Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has been involved in a car accident in Jamaica, police have confirmed. The 22-year-old and his female passenger were taken to hospital in Spanish Town but neither is seriously injured, said sergeant David Sheriff. (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: news.bbc.co.uk
tags: Usain Bolt
3
kix

FOX Sports on MSN - Olympics - 3 athletes identified in Beijing doping scandal

published 62 days, 20 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 65 days, 16 hours, 59 minutes ago
Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:39:11 PM GMT Wednesday, April 29, 2009 3:44:08 PM GMT
Bahrain's first Olympic track and field gold medalist, an Italian cycling silver medalist and a prominent German cyclist are among the six athletes caught for blood doping in retests of their Beijing samples. (more)
category: Multisport | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: msn.foxsports.com
4
kix

Olympians, Record-Holders to Line Up for Inaugural B.A.A. Invitational Mile

published 82 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 84 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes ago
Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41:10 PM GMT Saturday, April 11, 2009 12:35:59 AM GMT
Boston, Mass. -- Six Olympians, a trio of national-record holders and a three-time U.S. champion are among the professional athletes set to compete in the debut of the B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 19, the Boston Athletic Association announced today. The Invitational Mile, to be held in conjunction with the inaugural B.A.A. 5K the day before the 113th Boston Marathon, will feature mile races for professional men and women, plus mile races for scholastic girls and boys from Hopkinton, Ashlan... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: www.letsrun.com
tags: B.A.A. Invitational Mile
4
kix

iaaf.org - Robles, Jelimo and Vlasic sign up for Ostrava - IAAF World Athletics Tour

published 82 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 84 days, 8 hours, 6 minutes ago
Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41:10 PM GMT Saturday, April 11, 2009 12:37:36 AM GMT
Friday, 10 April 2009 Robles, Jelimo and Vlasic sign up for Ostrava - IAAF World Athletics Tour World record lean - 12.87 for Dayron Robles in Ostrava (graf.cz) relnews Ostrava, Czech Republic - Olympic champions Dayron Robles and Pamela Jelimo along with reigning World champion Blanka Vlasic will be among the headliners at the 48th Ostrava Golden Spike on 17 June, organisers announced today. The Ostrava Golden Spike meeting, which this year celebrates its 48th edition, is the 11th stop on the 2009 ... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: iaaf.org
tags: Blanka Vlasic, Dayron Robles, Pamela Jelimo
4
kix

USATF - Cyrus Hostetler has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week

published 82 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 84 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes ago
Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41:10 PM GMT Saturday, April 11, 2009 12:38:27 AM GMT
INDIANAPOLIS - Cyrus Hostetler has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting a Pac-10 record in the men's javelin Saturday at the Pepsi Invitational at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. A redshirt junior at the University of Oregon, Hostetler won the men's javelin with a world-leading and huge personal best heave of 83.16 meters/272 feet 10 inches. His throw set a Pac-10, school and meet record, and also is the fourth-best mark in NCAA history. (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.usatf.org
tags: Cyrus Hostetler
3
kix

Armstrong says French may ban him from the Tour - Cycling - Yahoo! Sports

published 82 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 84 days, 8 hours, 3 minutes ago
Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41:10 PM GMT Saturday, April 11, 2009 12:39:56 AM GMT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Lance Armstrong believes French doping officials may ban him from riding in this summer’s Tour de France over a report that he violated protocols during a recent drug test. “There’s a very high likelihood that they prohibit me from riding in the Tour,” a somber Armstrong said Friday in a video statement posted on his Web site. “It’s too bad. The tour is something I love dearly.” France’s anti-doping agency, known as AFLD, has said the American did not fully cooperate with a drug ... (more)
category: Cycling | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: sports.yahoo.com
tags: Lance Armstrong
3
kix

iaaf.org - Brazilian Kléberson Davide surprises with 1:44.67 performance

published 82 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by run_atlantarun_atlanta 86 days, 15 hours, 19 minutes ago
Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41:10 PM GMT Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:23:57 PM GMT
Monday, 06 April 2009 Brazilian Kléberson Davide surprises with 1:44.67 performance Kléberson Davide (BRA) (Bruno Miani CBAt) 23-year-old Brazilian Kléberson Davide produced the most remarkable performance of the early 2009 South American season, by setting a personal best and, so far, best mark in the world for 800m with a time of 1:44.67. Davide obtained the mark at the “2º Torneio FPA” organised by the Paulista Federation in the coastal city of Praia Grande on 4 April. Davide had shown an impress... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: iaaf.org
tags: Brazilian Kléberson Davide
3
kix

Alan Webb to Compete at 2009 Kansas Relays - KANSAS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

published 82 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 92 days, 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41:10 PM GMT Friday, April 03, 2009 6:04:07 AM GMT
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Alan Webb, the American Record holder in the Mile (3:46.91), will compete in this year’s Kansas Relays looking to run the first sub-four minute mile at the Relays since Paul McMullen accomplished the feat in 1997 (3:59.88). Webb, a former University of Michigan star, is a member of the Nike club team as well as the USA Track & Field squad. The Reston, Va., native is a three-time USA Outdoor Champion in the 1,500 meters and the 2007 USA Indoor mile champion. Webb holds the nat... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.kuathletics.com
tags: Alan Webb
5
kix

Fernandez named Athlete of the Week

published 82 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 92 days, 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41:10 PM GMT Friday, April 03, 2009 5:59:53 AM GMT
INDIANAPOLIS - German Fernandez has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after placing 11th Saturday at the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan. A two-time U.S. Junior Cross Country champion, Fernandez led Team USA with an 11th-place finish in the junior men's 8 km, running 24 minutes 13 seconds. He was the first non-African across the line and helped lead the junior men's team to a fifth place finish. (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 2 | comment | | source: www.usatf.org
tags: German Fernandez
4
kix

www.usacycling.org -- Phinney sets new national record with silver in kilo

published 86 days, 15 hours, 19 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 94 days, 23 hours, 31 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:24:28 PM GMT Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:12:02 AM GMT
Pruskow, Poland (March 27, 2009)--Twenty-four hours after winning the world title in the individual pursuit, Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) added a second medal to the United States' tally Friday, taking home a silver in the kilometer time trial at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Phinney clocked a time of 1 minute, 1.611 seconds to lower his own national record of 1:01.641 and place second behind Germany's Stefan Nimke (1:00.666). Phinney's remarkable accomplishment happened despit... (more)
category: Cycling | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.usacycling.org
4
kix

2009 Stanford Track and Field Invitational | Flotrack

published 86 days, 15 hours, 19 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 94 days, 23 hours, 33 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:24:28 PM GMT Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:10:00 AM GMT
Flotrack will be on-site at the 2009 Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, CA on March 27th and 28th to provide full video coverage of the event. (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 2 | comment | | source: www.flotrack.org
4
kix

iaaf.org - Kogo breaks World 10Km record in Brunssum

published 86 days, 15 hours, 19 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 94 days, 23 hours, 34 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:24:28 PM GMT Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:08:45 AM GMT
Sunday, 29 March 2009 Kogo breaks World 10Km record in Brunssum Micah Kogo winning in Falmouth (Victah Sailer) relnews Micah Kogo of Kenya broke the World record* in the 10Km at the 21st Parelloop 10k in Brunssum, Holland, today. The 22-year-old clocked 27:01, eclipsing the previous mark set by Haile Gebrselassie in Doha, Qatar, in 2002. Kogo also ran his previous personal best of 27:07, until today the third fastest performance ever, on the same course in Brunsson. "After running 27:07 in 2007 I al... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: www.iaaf.org
tags: Brunssum Micah Kogo
4
kix

iaaf.org - With brother and Gebrselassie as inspiration, Abshero rises in the ranks

published 86 days, 15 hours, 19 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 95 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:24:28 PM GMT Monday, March 30, 2009 5:20:15 PM GMT
Sunday, 29 March 2009 With brother and Gebrselassie as inspiration, Abshero rises in the ranks Ayele Abshero, winner of the junior mens' race at the World Cross in Amman (Getty Images) relnewsGenzebe keeps the Dibaba family at the top of the world - Amman 2009Abshero reaches the top step of the podium this time - Amman 2009Florence Kiplagat ends Kenya's long wait for another senior women's title - Amman 2009Gebremariam's final burst secures men's senior prize for Ethiopia - Amman 2009 Amman, Jordan - ... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: iaaf.org
4
kix

Romain Mesnil, French Pole Vaulter, Runs Naked Through Paris (VIDEO)

published 86 days, 15 hours, 19 minutes ago posted by run_atlantarun_atlanta 96 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:24:28 PM GMT Monday, March 30, 2009 1:50:46 AM GMT
Desperate times can call for desperate measures, and sometimes these measures include running naked through the streets of Paris. Romain Mesnil, a French pole vaulting champion, did just this in hopes of drawing attention to his need for a new sponsorship deal, having seen his contract with Nike expire last year. From Reuters' report: Romain Mesnil, who won a silver medal at the 2007 Athletics World Championships in Osaka, used to be sponsored by U.S. sports brand Nike (NKE.N) but says his contract... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 11 | comment | | source: www.huffingtonpost.com
3
kix

TheFinalSprint.com - Goucher Wins in Lisbon, Looks Strong Heading Into Boston Marathon

published 92 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 97 days, 11 hours, 41 minutes ago
Friday, April 03, 2009 6:02:32 AM GMT Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:02:17 PM GMT
2008 Olympian Kara Goucher was a convincing winner of the women’s race Sunday at the 2009 EDP Half Marathon in Lisbon, Portugal. The EDP Lisbon Half Marathon is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race. Goucher, who was the women’s 10,000m bronze medalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships, broke from the field a third of the way into the race and ran mostly by herself to the finish, winning the event in 1 hour 8 minutes 30 seconds. The third-place finisher at last year’s New York Marathon, Goucher finished ... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: www.thefinalsprint.com
tags: Kara Goucher
3
kix

USATF - Team USA previews course for 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships

published 92 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 97 days, 11 hours, 44 minutes ago
Friday, April 03, 2009 6:02:32 AM GMT Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:58:45 PM GMT
AMMAN, Jordan--The 23-member Team USA squad practiced Friday at the Al Bisharat Golf Course, the venue for this Saturday's 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The championships begin Saturday with the Junior Women's six-kilometer race at (all times local) 2:30 pm, with the Junior Men's 8 km race at 3:00 p.m. The Senior Women's 8 km race follows at 3:40 pm, and finishes with the Open Men's 12 km at 4:30 p.m. Athletes practiced Friday under sunny skies over the Al Bisharat Golf Course with t... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: www.usatf.org
3
kix

Armstrong gets plate, 12 screws in collarbone - Cycling - Yahoo! Sports

published 92 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 99 days, 15 hours, 6 minutes ago
Friday, April 03, 2009 6:02:32 AM GMT Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:36:49 PM GMT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—His broken collarbone surgically mended, Lance Armstrong is on the clock. The seven-time Tour de France champion will be back on his bike in days even though the bone may take eight to 12 weeks to fully mend. Armstrong must resume training almost immediately if he’s to meet his goal of racing in the Giro d’Italia, which begins May 9. The 37-year-old American cyclist also plans to ride in the Tour de France this July. Surgeon Doug Elenz inserted a stainless steel plate and 12 s... (more)
category: Cycling | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: sports.yahoo.com
tags: Lance Armstrong
3
kix

iaaf.org - Lagat and El Guerrouj meet again to present 2009 Tangier meeting

published 92 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 99 days, 15 hours, 8 minutes ago
Friday, April 03, 2009 6:02:32 AM GMT Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:35:29 PM GMT
The second edition of the International meeting of Tangier which will take place on Sunday 12 July was officially presented to the press on Tuesday 24 March by Meeting Director and former Olympic and World champion Hicham El Guerrouj. “I would like to thank all our sponsors, partners, organising committee, athletes, journalists and all those who have put their heart in the success of our first edition last year. Under the patronage of His Royal Highness King Mohammed VI and together with the Royal Mo... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 1 | comment | | source: iaaf.org
tags: Bernard Lagat, El Guerrouj
2
kix

USATF - Onodera-Leonard named Athlete of the Week

published 92 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 99 days, 15 hours, 9 minutes ago
Friday, April 03, 2009 6:02:32 AM GMT Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:34:39 PM GMT
INDIANAPOLIS - Sumi Onodera-Leonard has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting two world records in the W80 age-division in winning four events at the 2009 USA Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships at Prince George's Sports and Learning Center in Landover, Md. At 80-years old, Onodera-Leonard opened her competition Saturday with a win in the 60 meters in 12.55 seconds. She came back later that day to set a world age-division record in the 400m, crossing the line in... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.usatf.org
tags: USATF
3
kix

USATF - McPhie scores two more WR's on final day of competition at USA Masters Indoors

published 92 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by run_atlantarun_atlanta 100 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes ago
Friday, April 03, 2009 6:02:32 AM GMT Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:14:21 PM GMT
LANDOVER, Md. - Fierce competition and world-record setting athletes took center stage Sunday in concluding a successful 2009 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at Prince George's Sports and Learning Center in Landover, Md. With nearly 1,000 athletes submitting entries, the 2009 edition of the USA Masters Indoor Championships was the largest Championships ever. Ninety-five year old Leland McPhie of the So Cal Track Club set his second and third world age-division records of the com... (more)
category: Athletics | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.usatf.org
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... 16 17 Next