All the latest track & field, athlete and events news from Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc. http://www.globalathletics.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:15:54 -0400 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:15:26 -0400 http://www.globalathletics.com/images/gam_logo.gif http://www.globalathletics.com logo 144 48 BOSTON, MA (Nov. 16, 2007) – Three-time World Champion sprinter Tyson Gay is among five finalists in ESPN's annual "NEXT" campaign. From now until Nov. 25, fans can go to ESPN.com to vote for the athlete they believe will make the biggest impact on the future of sports. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/11-16-207.php Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:56:00 -0400 BOSTON, MA – DeeDee Trotter, the reigning US 400m National Champion and Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400m relay, will bring her "Test Me I'm Clean" initiative to Carbondale Community High School on Nov. 7, she announced today. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/11-3-2007.php Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0400 BOSTON, MA – Jenn Stuczynski, the American Record-holder and reigning National Champion in the pole vault, has signed to become a brand spokeswoman for Nutrilite, the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral, and dietary supplements. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/10-4-2007.php Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:32:00 -0400 OSAKA, Japan — Tyson Gay is now a triple World Champion, after blasting the third leg of the USA 4x100-meter relay team that won the gold medal in 37.78 seconds. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/September1a2007.php Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:54:00 -0400 OSAKA, Japan — Meseret Defar, the 23-year-old Ethiopian who already owns the 2004 Olympic gold medal and broke her own World Record earlier this season, tonight can call herself the 5000-meter World Champion as well. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/1-09-2007.php Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:54:00 -0400 OSAKA, Japan — Olympic gold medalist and World Record-holder Liu Xiang tonight added the title of World Champion to his resume, winning in a time of 12.95 seconds. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/8-31-2007.php Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:48:00 -0400 OSAKA, Japan — Two years ago, Tyson Gay came in fourth in these World Championships, one lonely and disappointed spot out of the medals. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/8-30-2007.php Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:10:00 -0400 OSAKA, Japan — With a good start and a great finish, Tyson Gay took command at 60 meters and blasted to the finish of tonight's 100-meter final in 9.85 seconds, to become the new World Champion. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/8-26a-2007.php Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:26:00 -0400 OSAKA, Japan — She felt a sharp stitch just below her ribcage. 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The problem first surfaced in 2006, at the World Cross Country Championships. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/8-25a-2007.php Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:00:00 -0400 OSAKA, Japan — As action got under way today at the IAAF World Championships, six GA&M athletes competed in a hot, humid morning session to kick off the nine-day meeting. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/8-25-2007.php Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:00:00 -0400 Beginning this Saturday, more than two dozen Global Athletics & Marketing athletes will compete in the 11th IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/8-20-2007.php Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:00:00 -0400 Jonathon Riley, a 2004 Olympian at 5000 meters, and 2007 NCAA steeplechase champion Anna Willard won the Falmouth Mile tonight, with Riley breaking the seven-year-old event record. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/8-11-2007.php Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:00:00 -0400 Running a personal best 13.09, Aries Merritt won the 110-meter hurdles at DN Galan tonight for the second consecutive year, this time in a photo finish. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/8-7-2007.php Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:00:00 -0400 In the biggest triumph of his career thus far, Ed Moran won a gold medal at 5000 meters at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, tonight, breaking the Pan Am record by more than five seconds in the process. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/7-23-2007.php Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:00:00 -0400 Overcoming temperatures in the low 50s, Tyson Gay and Liu Xiang both notched victories today at the Athletissima Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/7-10-2007.php Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:15:45 -0400 Shalonda Solomon, an 11-time All American and three-time NCAA champion, will forgo her remaining eligibility at the University of South Carolina to turn professional, and has agreed to be managed by Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., according to Mark Wetmore, president. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/6-27-2007.php Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:48:20 -0400 Overcoming both a soggy track and a headwind, Tyson Gay today turned in the second-fastest 200m in history, completing an eye-popping sprint double at the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/6-24-2007.php Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:49:13 -0400 A jubilant DeeDee Trotter won her first outdoor national title today when she won the 400m in 49.64 seconds, a personal best and the fastest time in the world this year, and Treniere Clement won her third consecutive title at 1500m by running her usual smart, tactical race. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/6-23-2007.php Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:54:01 -0400 Running into a headwind, Tyson Gay won the 100m final tonight at the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 9.84 seconds, equaling his personal best despite a headwind measuring -0.5. It was a meet record and the second-fastest time ever run into a headwind. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/6-22-2007.php Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:41:32 -0400 Two of America's brightest young stars, Tyson Gay and Jenn Stuczynski, will be among the favorites at the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which get under way today in Indianapolis. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/6-21-2007.php Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:03:34 -0400 The weather was hot but not as hot as the sizzling competition at the third-annual Reebok Grand Prix tonight, where a capacity crowd packed Icahn Stadium to witness an American Record, three All-Comer's Records, 10 meet records and one of the fastest 100-meter dashes in history. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/6-2-2007.php Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:04:25 -0400 The clock ticked. The crowd roared. Her many Ethiopian fans waved their flags and fervently urged her on. She hit the tape in 9:10.47, and all 6,208 fans in the Home Depot Center went wild: Meseret Defar, just 23, had another World Record, this time in the 2-Mile Run. http://www.globalathletics.com/News/2007/5-21-2007.php Mon, 21 May 2007 21:04:22 -0400