Walter Dix News

He admires friend Chad Ochocinco and receiver Terrell Owens as football entertainers, lunches with the likes of country singer Faith Hill, and mentions NBA stars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James when he talks about making plays.

Relaxation, in Tyson Gay's estimation, may be the crucial missing ingredient for U.S. sprint relay teams of late.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica set a world 200-meter record of 19.19 seconds, faster than the clock shows.

On Thursday, Jamaica's Usain Bolt set his second world record of the week, breaking his own mark by running the 200 meters in 19.19 seconds .

Growing up in Florida, Andra Davis had a little cousin with blazing speed that dazzled everybody at family reunions.

Only a month ago the National Diving Team prepared for the World Championships at Florida State's Morcom Aquatics Center.

Growing up in Florida, Andra Davis had a little cousin with blazing speed that dazzled everybody at family reunions.

Dwain Chambers finished his chicken and prawns, slipped through the terminal, thanked the wellwishers and headed for a plane back to the big time.

It's healthy and encouraging to occasionally find one's more cynical predictions landing off the mark.

Joseph Kerigan had never competed in a track meet, let alone a gathering of hundreds of athletes from across the state, when he stepped onto FSU's Mike Long Track last Saturday.

When Patrick Jeffrey was asked to do a quick interview Friday afternoon, he had just one request.

Florida State finished No. 15 in the United State Sports Academy Directors' Cup standings.

Twenty seconds. That's exactly how long it took for Florida State sprinter Charles Clark to fly out of the shadow and into the sunlight.

As the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, Bryan Clay has the unofficial title of "world's greatest athlete." But fans at Hayward Field might not see Clay compete this week in the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Interesting story from the Associated Press came out this weekend about former Florida State track star Walter Dix and his odd path since returning home from the Olympics.

Former Central track and field athlete Ivory Williams failed to qualify for the 100-meter dash at the world track and field championships later this summer.

EUGENE, Ore. - Olympic bronze medalist and former Florida State All-American Walter Dix joined Tyson Gay on the sideline for the marquee race of the U.S. championships on Friday night.

Amber Purvis' best was good enough -- for starters. The Benicia High grad had the second-fastest time in qualifying for the junior women's 100 meters at the U.S. championships Friday.

EUGENE: Tyson Gay, gearing up for a World Championship showdown with Usain Bolt, clocked a wind-aided 9.75sec in the 100m heats at the US athletics championships Thursday - and wasn't too happy.

Success seems to come easy for Walter Dix. Dealing with it has been a much different story.