Marshevet Hooker News

Try as they might, the Americans just can't seem to get that baton around the track in the 400-meter relay without some sort of misadventure.

Defending Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Brown Trafton struggled to make the final of the women's discus Wednesday at the track and field world championships.

On Usain Bolt's last night of competition in Berlin, it was fitting that another world record was consigned to the ash heap of history.

For once, Usain Bolt ran in a final that didn't produce a world record. That, in itself, is almost a record.

Marshevet Hooker was injured during the semifinals of the 200 meters and will be unable to join defending champion Allyson Felix and Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica in the final.

First the sprints, now the hurdles. The Jamaicans are taking over that, too, from United States athletes.

Trey Hardee never envisioned himself as a decathlete. As a young athlete, he saw only the pole vault in his future.

The official Team USA Press Conference in Berlin held in conjunction with the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics took place Friday at the interview room adjacent to the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

Allyson Felix and Michelle Perry are each looking to win their third consecutive world championship title as they lead a talented group of sprinters and hurdlers at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany.

Jemma Simpson led home a British one-two-three in the women's 800m at the London Grand Prix on Friday in a repeat of the result at the UK Championships.

Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser will hope to narrow her win-loss record against decorated compatriot Veronica Campbell-Brown when the two meet for the first time this year at the Herculis Super Grand Prix in Monaco today.

OUT IN FRONT:: Usain Bolt eased to victory in the 100m on a day overshadowed by the news that five Jamaican athletes had tested positive for banned substances AP, LONDON Sunday, Jul 26, 2009, Page 18 Blanka Vlasic of Croatia clears the bar in the women s high jump during the first day of the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace in London on ...

Against a strong headwind, Usain Bolt eased to victory in the 100 meters at the London Grand Prix on Friday in his last race at the distance before the world championships next month.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica, center, competes against Daniel Bailey of Antigua, left, and Yohan Blake of Jamaica, right, during the Athletics Grand Prix at Crystal Palace in London, Friday, July 24, 2009.

Bolt, Powell A hot 100 metres clash between the two fastest men ever, Jamaica's world 100 metres record holder Usain Bolt and the former holder Asafa Powell, is set to highlight today's opening day of the two-day Aviva Grand Prix at Crystal Palace in London.

TRIPLE Olympic champion Usain Bolt will turn up his star appeal when the fourth fixture of the Golden League, the Meeting Avera in Paris St-Denis, France, gets cracking today.

Paris Golden League next up Sanya Richards, Jeremy Wariner, Bernard Lagat and Lolo Jones are just a few of the American athletes to watch Friday at the Meeting Areva in Paris, the fourth leg of the AF Golden League 2009.

Brazil playmaker Kaka was awarded the Golden Ball by FIFA on Sunday as the best player of the Confederations Cup.

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.

The entry titled "Richards wins 5th U.S. 400 title." Categories Richards wins 5th U.S. 400 title Saturday, June 27, 2009, 10:43 PM Former Texas Longhorn Sanya Richards won her fifth U.S. outdoor 400-meter title on Saturday night at the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon.