Social Security and Medicare are expected to need to cut monthly benefits in less than a decade as the trust funds for both programs are on track to run dry earlier than previously predicted. A report released on Wednesday from the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees pushed up the programs’ go-broke dates, meaning … Read more
The outdoor athletics season is underway and the world’s best track and field athletes are ready to compete in this year’s Diamond League. Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the elite track and field series before its first stop in Xiamen, China, on Saturday. What is the Diamond League? The Diamond … Read more
Nearly 25 years ago, Brooklyn band TV on the Radio took over the airwaves and MTV with their haunting, near-operatic synth-rock. Tracks like “Staring at the Sun” and “Wolf Like Me” seduced listeners with melodic hooks upon hooks, and an urgent, insistent percussive drive. Leading man, Missouri-born, L.A.-based Tunde Adebimpe’s restless creative spirit never lost … Read more
What did I think of Grand Slam Track’s inaugural event in Kingston, Jamaica? Three f-words pop up instantly. Fast. U.S. standouts Kenny Bednarek and Melissa Jefferson were a few tenths of a second off their Olympic-medal winning form, but they’re supposed to be. It’s April. They both looked race-ready anyway, claiming GST’s short sprint titles … Read more
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While talk between Grand Slam Track events could shift to Marco Arop’s continued pursuit of David Rudisha’s 800-metre world record, he remains focused on the opportunity to develop another skillset racing the 1,500. Arop was sixth in a field of eight in the distance on Saturday, posting a time of three minutes 39.65 seconds in … Read more
Marco Arop powered to victory in the Grand Slam Track 800-metre race at the organization’s inaugural event in Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday. The Edmonton native led wire-to-wire, finishing in a time one minute 45.13 seconds, ahead of runner-up Emmanuel Wanyonyi Wanyonyi, a 20-year-old from Kenya, hung on to claim the overall Short Distance title and accompanying $100,000 US in prize … Read more
Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of the Grand Slam Track event in Kingston, Jamaica. Action continues on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET and features Canada’s Marco Arop competing in the men’s 800m. Grand Slam Track has been billed as the “Formula One of athlete racing” by four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael … Read more
Olympic champions Gabby Thomas and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone stormed to victory on the first day of the inaugural Grand Slam Track event in Kingston, Jamaica on Friday. Three-time Olympic gold medallist Thomas beamed a big smile as she broke the tape to win the 200 metres in 22.62 seconds and collect 12 points in the circuit’s first … Read more
After Olympic disappointment in 2021, a motivated Marco Arop redeemed himself with a 2023 world championship title in the men’s 800 metres and a silver medal in North American record time at the Paris Olympics last summer. With talk the Canadian runner is happier at practice and having better quality workouts, thanks in part to … Read more
