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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks American 400m record at World Athletics Championships

The World Athletics Championships (aka, track & field’s most prestigious biennial international event) is underway in Tokyo — and American sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is on the precipice of history.

September 17, 2025

Athlos inks multiyear media rights deal with ION

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Athlos — Alexis Ohanian’s elite women-only track competition — entered a multiyear partnership with Scripps Sports yesterday to make its Ion network the domestic linear broadcast partner for this year’s Athlos NYC competition taking place October 10th.

September 10, 2025

Kenyan track star Faith Kipyegon’s historic attempt to break a four-minute mile

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Kenyan track star Faith Kipyegon is attempting to do what no woman has ever done before: run a mile in under four minutes. Here’s what you need to know about her boundary-pushing and potentially historic race before tuning in to Nike’s YouTube channel tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. ET. Let’s lace ’em up.

June 25, 2025

Checking in on the four men's indoor NCAA track records set so far this season

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Just one month into 2025 and a handful of indoor track athletes are already making it their year with broken records aplenty.

February 03, 2025

A deep dive into the NYC marathon

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Here’s everything you need to know as athletes toe the line for the 2024 TCS New York City (NYC) Marathon in Staten Island and make their way to Central Park. On your mark, get set, let’s scroll.

November 03, 2024

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone going for repeat gold in women’s 400m hurdles

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Clear your cal for 3:25 p.m. ET, because an epic showdown is about to hit the purple track of Stade de France — American hurdler and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will take on her rival, Femke Bol of the Netherlands, in one of the Games’ most difficult races. On your mark, get set, let’s go.

August 08, 2024

NCAA track & field athletes aim to make Team USA at this weekend’s Olympic trials

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Tons of current and former NCAA track & field stars are also chasing spots on Team USA.

June 21, 2024

👟 And the bass keeps runnin’, runnin’, and runnin’, runnin’

College

Olympic hopefuls dominated this weekend’s NCAA outdoor track & field championships

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June 10, 2024

Five NCAA records fell at this weekend’s national finals — four of them in women’s events.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #498

Is WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s job at risk?

October 02, 2025

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Is WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s job at risk?

The exit interview heard ’round the world.

ICYMI, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier lambasted WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league office on Tuesday. On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz place Collier’s explosive comments into the league’s larger context, connecting the dots to the ongoing CBA negotiations, the WNBA’s sustainability, and of course, Unrivaled. Questions? Answered.

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