Suguru Osako set a new Japanese record Sunday in the Chicago Marathon as he finished third behind Britain's Mo Farah and Mosinet Geremew Bayih of Ethiopia. Osako completed the race in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 50 seconds, slashing 21 seconds off the mark set by ...
Shearman details life behind sporting lens
Mark Shearman has achieved extraordinary success as a sports photographer, specializing in track and field. He has a remarkable portfolio — containing images of Olympic legends such as Edwin Moses and Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt and Sebastian Coe — that few can ever hope ...
Conte says coverup protected big stars at Seoul Games
Years before he made the decision to "go down the slippery slope," and provide performance-enhancing drugs to elite athletes, BALCO founder Victor Conte, a standout triple jumper in high school, made a name for himself as a self-made expert.
Tokyo Dome a worthy option for basketball
One of the key selling points of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bid was its compact plan, which called for 85 percent of the venues to be within 8 km of the Olympic Village. It's obvious, though, that changes will be made to the venue plan, ...
American Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp ran the year's fastest 10,000 meters to break his national record at the opening session of the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Friday. With British Olympic gold medalist and training partner Mo Farah cheering him on, Rupp powered ...
