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East Bay (California)

Fledgling Ballers offer new beginning for baseball in Oakland as A's head out of town

A new baseball team, Oakland Ballers, is emerging in response to the Athletics' relocation announcement.

Oakland Ballers aim to provide a sense of community and continuity for baseball fans in Oakland. [ more ]

NESN.com

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox Wrap: Boston Survives Extra-Innings Battle Vs. Athletics With Win

Red Sox won 5-4 against Athletics in 11 innings

Late-game performance by O'Neil and Story boosted Red Sox to victory. [ more ]

MLB Trade Rumors

Major League Baseball

Luis Medina Diagnosed With Grade 2 MCL Sprain

Luis Medina diagnosed with Grade 2 MCL sprain in his right knee, starting season on injured list.

Medina had potential as a fifth starter for the Athletics, showing improvement in his pitching performance over his debut year. [ more ]

Pinstripe Alley

New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics: Series Preview

The Yankees are facing a struggling Athletics team with a poor offensive performance, looking to capitalize on their pitching matchups. [ more ]

MLB Trade Rumors

3 weeks ago

Major League Baseball

Athletics Select Max Schuemann

Outfielder Brent Rooker placed on 10-day injured list with costochondral cartilage injury.

Infielder/outfielder Max Schuemann selected to replace Rooker on active roster. [ more ]

NESN.com

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox Vs. A's Lineups: Masataka Yoshida Returns For Finale

The Red Sox made significant lineup changes for the final game against the Athletics in the series.

Pitching matchup features right-handers Nick Pivetta and Ross Stripling coming off season-opening losses. [ more ]

Pinstripe Alley

New York Yankees

Slow and steady: Previewing the Yankees' baserunning

The Yankees struggle with slow baserunning, leading to poor Baserunning (BsR) stats compared to top teams like the Rays and Cubs.

Baserunning, while not a massive game-changer, can still make a significant impact, worth about three wins in the general sabermetric principle of 10 runs equalling one win. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Glorious day': London Marathon organisers hail 2024 event as records fall

The London Marathon had a record-breaking event with the women's-only world record broken and the highest charity funds raised in history. [ more ]

ESPN.com

2 weeks ago

Jepchirchir sets women's-only marathon record

Peres Jepchirchir broke the women's-only world record at the London Marathon with a time of 2:16:16, surpassing Mary Keitany's previous mark. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

2 weeks ago

Women's London marathon will be tougher race to win than Olympics'

The London Marathon is set to host an exceptionally competitive field, potentially surpassing Olympic difficulty levels due to the record-breaking participants. [ more ]

www.newsshopper.co.uk

What is the route for the London Marathon 2024? All to know about the course

London Marathon follows a well-known route across the capital, passing iconic landmarks like Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace.

Course is flat and on smooth concrete roads, ideal for runners, with key points at mile 13, mile 20 'The Wall,' Tower Bridge, views of Big Ben and London Eye. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma surge to victory at Boston Marathon

Hellen Obiri becomes first woman to repeat as Boston Marathon champion since 2005. [ more ]

iRunFar

Camille Herron Sets 6-Day World Record by Running 560.3 Miles at the 2024 lululemon FURTHER Event

Camille Herron set a new women's 6-day world record by running more than 560 miles at the 2024 lululemon FURTHER event.

Herron achieved at least 12 interim records and milestones along the way, running at an average pace of 15:22 per mile over 6 days. [ more ]

iRunFar

This Runner Has Raced Every Month for 42 Years: A Profile of Wally Hesseltine

Wally Hesseltine began running at 37, completing a race every month for 42 years.

He inspires older individuals to take up athletics and demonstrates the longevity of dedication to running. [ more ]

morerunning

State of the Planet

6 days ago

Data science

How One Sustainable Development Student Balances Academics and Athletics

Phoebe Anderson transitioned from caregiving roles to studying Sustainable Development at Columbia University and aims to work in the water sector post-graduation. [ more ]

Defector

1 week ago

Chicago White Sox

Here's How The White Sox Can Still Win At Least 63 Games | Defector

The Chicago White Sox are struggling with their performance, evident from their 3-20 record despite some individual standout performances. [ more ]

Irish Independent

3 weeks ago

Top athletes honoured at Co Kilkenny awards night in New Ross

Recognition of outstanding achievement at St Joseph's AC awards night. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Kelvin Kiptum, Kenya's history-maker whose bright star shone all too briefly | Ben Bloom

Kelvin Kiptum trained rigorously without rest days, impacting his longevity in running.

The marathon world typically requires a gradual track to road transition, unlike Kiptum's rapid success. [ more ]

www.aljazeera.com

Kenya's world-record marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash

Kelvin Kiptum, Kenya's world record-holding marathon runner, has died in a car crash.

Kiptum was the overwhelming favourite to win the Paris Olympics. [ more ]

www.standard.co.uk

3 months ago

Royal Parks Half Marathon 2024: how to enter and when is it?

The 17th annual Royal Parks Half Marathon is now open for registration, offering 16,000 runners the chance to compete.

The race supports the preservation of London's eight royal parks and has raised over 60 million in donations since its debut in 2008. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

5 months ago

Nike and Salazar settle $20m lawsuit alleging abuse of US track prodigy

Nike and Alberto Salazar have settled a $20m lawsuit with former athlete Mary Cain over allegations of emotional and physical abuse.

The terms of the settlement have not been released but are believed to be in the range of millions of dollars.

Cain, who filed her lawsuit in 2021, accused Salazar of pressuring her to lose weight, publicly shaming her for not hitting weight, and wanting to give her birth control pills and diuretics to lose weight. [ more ]

Washington Post

Left-wing politics

Biden Title IX rules on trans athletes set for election-year delay

Transgender rights regulations are being finalized by the Biden administration, but rules regarding trans athletes will be delayed.

Athletics remains a contentious issue in the debate over transgender rights, especially concerning participation in girls' and women's sports. [ more ]

BBC Sport

Rose Amankwaah: The London nurse who was an African sprint champion

Dedication is key in both nursing and athletics.

Amankwaah values her job and the relationships with colleagues. [ more ]

www.standard.co.uk

5 months ago

Crystal Palace eyed for return as London's new home of athletics with revamp to lure in international events

Crystal Palace in south London is being targeted as the new home for athletics in London.

Efforts are being made to revamp the venue and attract international events by 2028. [ more ]

www.standard.co.uk

Books

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu launches book club aimed at sharing relaxing power of reading

Reading helped Christine Ohuruogu cope with stress during athletic competitions.

Ohuruogu launched the Track Changes book club to encourage others to read. [ more ]

Steelers Wire