Sydney McLaughlin shatters 400 hurdles record with 50.68
July 23, 2022 GMTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — In the hurdles world before Sydney McLaughlin, it took years to shave fractions of seconds off records, and winning races didn't always mean rewriting history.
This once-in-a-lifetime athlete is obliterating that mindset as quickly as she's destroying the records she sets again and again.
Fraser-Pryce avenges Olympic 100 loss in blazing 10.60 time
August 26, 2021 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the third-fastest women’s 100 meters in history to beat Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah at the Athletissima meeting on Thursday.
Fraser-Pryce surged clear of her Jamaican rival from the blocks and timed 10.60 seconds with Thompson-Herah 0.04 back.
Weekend Sports in Brief
August 9, 2021 GMTOLYMPICS
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — The U.S. has won its fourth straight Olympic men’s basketball gold medal, holding off France 87-82.
Kevin Durant scored 29 points for the Americans and joined Carmelo Anthony as the only three-time gold medalists in men’s basketball.
‘I feel at peace’: Felix exits stage with record 11th medal
August 8, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Allyson Felix knows the way to the Olympic medals stand better than any runner alive.
She made her record-setting 11th trip there Saturday, after starring as the headliner on a 4x400 relay win that featured a who's who of American running.
Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, August 7
August 7, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, August 7, at the Tokyo Games:
Olympic Latest: France earns gold for 1st volleyball medal
August 7, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:
American gold bonanza as Tokyo Olympics near end
August 7, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The second to last day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics produced a gold medal bonanza for the United States.
The Americans kept up their domination in men's basketball and women's water polo with gold medal victories in both on Saturday, and Allyson Felix won her 11th career medal with a gold one as part of the U.S.
Wednesday Sports in Brief
August 5, 2021 GMTOLYMPICS
TOKYO (AP) — American Sydney McLaughlin has broken her own world record to win the women’s 400-meter hurdles in 51.46 seconds. She edged out Dalilah Muhammad, who won silver to make it a U.S.
A star is found: In 200, De Grasse finally gets his gold
August 4, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Perhaps the world's next sprint star wasn't so hard to find after all.
He's Andre De Grasse, the Canadian who ran his first sprint as a teen in baggy basketball shorts and borrowed spikes, and now has an Olympic gold medal in the 200 meters.
Olympics Latest: World champ Dutch out in women’s handball
August 4, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:
Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Wednesday, August 4
August 4, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Wednesday, August 4, at the Tokyo Games:
McLaughlin edges Muhammad in battle of world-record hurdlers
August 4, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too.
Only one of the world's best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal — and McLaughlin came out ahead in the latest installment of the best rivalry in track.
After Warholm’s WR stunner, a look at track’s great races
August 3, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Karsten Warholm's staggering run to shatter his own 400-meter hurdles world record at the Olympics on Tuesday has posed the question: Was it the greatest track race ever? Maybe.
Warholm won gold in 45.94 seconds, carving .76 seconds off his previous mark and taking the 400 hurdles sub-46 and into new territory.
Warholm’s evolution: From running in jeans to world records
August 3, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The young Norwegian kid once joined a 200-meter-ish race on the spur of the moment wearing nothing but jeans and a baggy T-shirt.
No keeping her down: After a fall, busy Hassan gets a gold
August 2, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Sifan Hassan pointed to her left shoulder. “I have pain here,” she said.
Then, her right leg. “Pain here.”
Then, she dropped her hands to her sides in exhaustion, too tired to explain it anymore.
Biles set to return to competition for balance beam final
August 2, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles will at last return to Olympic competition Tuesday on Day 11 of the Tokyo Games.
The 2016 Olympic champion pulled out of competition a little over a week ago to focus on her mental health, but will return for the balance beam final in what will certainly be the highlight of NBC's coverage.
Huge leaps: Moses likes what he sees in today’s hurdles game
August 2, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Better shoes, better tracks, better technique, better training.
Any of that could explain how Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad have pushed hurdling into a new golden age. Or maybe the best reason for the renaissance, according to the best hurdler in history, is that they have each other.
American women take to track with 400 meter hurdles rivalry
August 1, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — One of the best rivalries on the track moves into the spotlight on Day 10 of the Tokyo Games and takes a step closer to a big finish when United States teammates Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad size each other up in the semifinals of the women's 400-meter hurdles.
EXPLAINER: The tech behind Tokyo Olympics’ fast track
August 1, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — The Jamaican sprinter and her Olympic-record time captured everyone's attention. What's under foot, though, might have been a factor when Elaine Thompson-Herah broke a 33-year-old Olympic record in the women's 100 meters.
McLaughlin breaks 400 hurdles mark on historic day at trials
June 28, 2021 GMTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin looked to her left and saw the numbers “51.90.” Her first thought: “Oh my gosh!”
Now, at long last, the 400-meter hurdles world record belongs to her.
Keeping cool: Heat, starting gun the biggest trials tests
June 26, 2021 GMTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Hurdler Sydney McLaughlin's knee was bloody. Lined up three lanes outside of her, Nnenya Hailey was so hot, she looked to the stands and begged for water.
Weather, women’s 400 hurdles set to sizzle on final weekend
June 23, 2021 GMTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dalilah Muhammad has all the prestigious credentials: Reigning world champion. Defending Olympic gold medalist. World record holder.
Despite that, she doesn't always grab top billing in one of the most competitive races in track and field — the women's 400-meter hurdles.