Wallace Spearmon

19. Crawford leaves them trailing to book ticket to world meet

EUGENE (Oregon): Shawn Crawford blew away the competition to win the 200m title at the US athletics championships on Sunday, punching his World Championships ticket with a wind-assisted 19.73. “I figure whenever the wind is...

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No regrets for relaxed Gay after early exit

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Tyson Gay insists he has no regrets about leaving U.S. championships after a single race. EUGENE , Ore. (AP) It takes something pretty special these days to surprise Shawn Crawford, a veteran with a load of...

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Revs move past Atlas in SuperLiga

Kenny Mansally scored to send the New England Revolution into the semifinals of the SuperLiga tournament with a 1-0 win over Atlas on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. Revs move past Atlas in SuperLiga The undermanned Revolution had...

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Lopez Lomong making a name for himself on track

Wins 1,500 at U.S. championships to earn trip to world championships in Berlin By Philip Hersh | Tribune reporter EUGENE, Ore. -- It had been Lopez Lomong's back story more than his running that made him celebrated as a U.S....

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Jackson Predicts U.S. 400-meter Hurdles Sweep

EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Olympic bronze medalist Bershawn Jackson ran the fastest 400 meters hurdles of the year on Sunday, then predicted an American sweep at the world athletics championships in August. "Most definitely a...

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Barringer wins steeplechase after controversy

Olympian Jennifer Barringer easily won the 3,000-meter steeplechase title at the U.S. track and field championships on Sunday, two days after qualifying for the event was marred by the barrier being set too high. Barringer, the...

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Cantwell wins shot put title at U.S. Track and Field championships

Sunday was another day of triumph for Christian Cantwell and another day of coming up short for Muna Lee . Cantwell, a former Missouri shot-putter who won the silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, won the event Sunday in...

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Athletics: Olympic champion Harper wins at USA Championships

EUGENE, Ore - 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper won her first national outdoor title and the women's Visa Championship Series crown on the final day of the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of...

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Athletics: Ex-Razorback Spearmon Advances at USA Championships

EUGENE, Ore. -- Former Razorback great Wallace Spearmon, Jr. had a solid showing in the 200-meter prelims on day three of competition at the USA Championships at Oregon's Hayward Field Saturday. Razorback and American indoor...

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LaShawn Merritt, Sanya Richards cruise to 400 crowns at US track championships

EUGENE, Ore. - If only they were all this easy. LaShawn Merritt and Sanya Richards made their 400-meter races look like strolls around the track Saturday, each cruising to titles at the U.S. champi...

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