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Tomasz Majewski throws 21.95m, World Lead! by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
Tomasz Majewski, Olympic champion at the shot, Nike Pre Classic, June 2009, photo by PhotoRun.net. Tomasz Majewski, the great Polish...
Read moreDetailsMaggie Vessey Gets an A plus, Symmonds Under 1:44, by Walt Murphy, Note by Larry Eder
Maggie Vessey is the topic of conversation today, upon my return to the states. She was coached by Terry Crawford...
Read moreDetailsAmazon.com to buy Zappos.com, Comments by Larry Eder
Confirmed today on SportsSourceOne.com, (http://www.sportsonesource.com/news/article_home.asp?Prod=1§ion=9&id=28967), Amazon.com will purchase Zappos.com. Per the story, Tony Hsieh, the founder, should realize $200 million-not...
Read moreDetailsMaggie Vessey: 1:57.85, LaShinda Demus: 52.63, Monaco Herculis Meeting, July 28, 2009, results, comments by Larry Eder
Maggie Vessey has been looking to get under 2:00.00 for the A standard for 800 meters, she had run 2:00.14,...
Read moreDetailsRamzi Meets with IOC over Positive Drug Test, from Inside the Games, Note by Larry Eder
Per a story in Insidethegames.com, five Olympic athletes, including gold medalist at 1,500 meters, Rashid Ramzi, spoke today with an...
Read moreDetailsRussian Team Picked: Alminova ONLY running 1,500 meters! by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
Well, the Russian team has been picked and, do they have some medal prospects for Berlin! Anna Alminova, who ran...
Read moreDetailsAlekhina jumps 15.14m, Alminova runs 3:58.38, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
Anna Alminova, Stuttgart, February 2009, photo courtesy of Bob Ramsak. Well, one thing is for sure. Anna Alminova is probably...
Read moreDetailsBolt 20.00, Demus 53.66 at Aviva London GP, Global News, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder
Sprinting is a rarefied gift, at the elite level. We all dream, as kids, that we can run fast. Some...
Read moreDetailsAviva London Grand Prix, Day 2, Full results, courtesy of IAAF, deep thoughts, by Larry Eder
Two days of great competition. Two days of elite races, where also up and comers from the UK, and US...
Read moreDetailsAviva London Grand Prix, Day 2, Flash! Tirunesh Dibaba runs 14:33.65, WL, by Larry Eder
Tirunesh Dibaba, Beijing Olympics, photograph courtesy of PhotoRun.net. Tirunesh Dibaba sent a message to Meseret Defar-do not start counting those...
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