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Wembley Stadium as a site turns 100 today, and it's fair to say it has been an iconic part of London's history over the last century.

Crazy impressive to pull off the win at NCAAs

Story Links Former Nebraska track and field standouts Charlie Greene and Merlene Ottey are part of the inaugural class of inductees into the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame for track and field and cross country, the USTFCCCA announced on Thursday.The induction ceremony is set to take place at the Hult Center for

USTFCCCA Announces Creation of Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame

Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships “California Comet” Doubled Up At NCAAs Harold “Hal” Davis needed no introduction for his first foray into the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which was back in 1942 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Davis – nicknamed of the “California Comet” – had already equaled the world record in the 100 yards (9.4) and 100 meters (10.2), both initially set by Jesse Owens. Most fans expected a pair of big sprint duel...

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 Jamaican Olympian Dennis Johnson, who equalled the 100 yards world record of 9.3sec four times in 1961, has died aged 81 after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Johnson, a former director of sports at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech),  was born in 1939 and gained his college education at San Jose State College in the United States, where he was coached by the legendary sprint coach Bud Winter and was a member of the San Jose State Spartans track t...