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`A burning desire’: East St. Louis’ Jackie Joyner-Kersee offers inspiration to youths
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 months agoJoyner-Kersee was joined by three other Olympic medalists , legendary track and field coach and...
Anna Hall gets 'chills' thinking about following in Jackie Joyner-Kersee's footsteps
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 11 months agoU.S. heptathlon champion Anna Hall can remember writing down personal sports goals since she was 7...
Olympic champ Tori Bowie's mental health struggles were no secret inside track's tight-knit family
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoOlympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook, one-line notation beneath...
Olympic track and field seeing dollar signs with splashy cash infusions into the sport
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 week agoEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — One aspiring Olympian is taking a break from his day job at the deli section...
Athing Mu stumbles, falls in 800 meters and will not have chance to defend her Olympic title
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 week agoEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Athing Mu got tangled up in the middle of the track and started falling. One...
Keely Hodgkinson’s Olympic rival Athing Mu trips and fails to qualify for Paris
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoAthing Mu lost the chance to defend her Olympic 800m title in Paris after crashing to the ground and...
Caitlin Clark builds on 1999 U.S. soccer team's moment in lifting women's sports
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 months agoA year and a half ago, a vast majority of Americans had no idea who she was, an athletic young woman...
Nonprofit selling homes in East St. Louis development will use money on more projects
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoFaith-based nonprofit Lansdowne Up is preparing to sell some of the $360,000 homes it built in a new...
Billie Moore, Olympic and UCLA basketball coach who won championships, dies at 79
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoTrailblazing women's basketball coach Billie Moore, who coached the U.S. Olympic team and led UCLA...
Inside the 'crazy' plan to boost track and field's popularity before the 2028 Olympics
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe world championships begin with what USA Track & Field officials call a critical window for hopes...