Stop asking black track athletes about Lolo Jones
OPINION - With all the success these Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells have achieved, is it really appropriate for the media to ask them about Lolo Jones immediately following their race?...
Brittney Reese wins gold for hometown Gulfport
(AP) - Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated her hometown, Brittney Reese hoped to give Gulfport, Miss., a medal in the Beijing Games...
Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells shine in women's hurdles
LONDON (AP) — Sally Pearson stood in the rain, hands on head, eyes fixed on a big screen, desperately willing her name to show up first so she wouldn’t b
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Lolo Jones reaches hurdles semifinal, responds to 'haters'
theGRIO REPORT - One day after celebrating her 30th birthday and the New York Times published an article that strongly criticized her, Lolo Jones took to the track earlier this morning, winning her heat.
Bolt says bad back caused problems
LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt finally confessed there has been something wrong. It was his back. The Olympic champion said Thursday a bad back has been causing him hamstring problems, leading to a pair of losses to training partner Yohan Blake at the Jamaican trials...
Allyson Felix, Olympic gold or bust
theGRIO VIDEO - Few sprinters are as decorated as 26-year-old Allyson Felix. The Los Angeles native will be a three-time Olympian once London kicks off in eight days...
Christian Taylor leaps his way to London Games
theGRIO VIDEO - Christian Taylor used to bounce around the house when he was little. Now, at 22, he's a world champion in men's triple jump...
Hurdles champion 'bothered' by lack of press
LOS ANGELES - Dawn Harper is returning to the London Games to defend her gold medal ('08, Beijing) in the 100-meter hurdles...
Jason Richardson hurdles his way to London
theGRIO VIDEO - Jason Richardson describes hurdles as the 'best' event track and field has to offer. The London Games will be his first chance to show the world what his sport is made of...
Sanya Richards-Ross: World-class sprinter
theGRIO VIDEO - Sanya Richards-Ross is a three-time Olympic medalist and hopes to earn her first individual gold medal at this summer's London Games...
