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Legless Runner Declares War On Bipeds

Track and field nerds may remember the name of Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who fought to get into the Olympic Games (and then didn't qualify.) Apparently, he has turned his aggression on people who still have their legs....

by Dashiell Bennett|Track and Field

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Caster Semenya Getting No Support From The Tranny Athlete Club

When a male-to-female transsexual who went to court for the right to play ladies' tennis says you have no business competing against women, you might be fighting a losing battle. [CBS Sports]...

by Barry Petchesky|Track and Field

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Arrggh! My Back!

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

by Dashiell Bennett|Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinWake up deadspin!

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Aural Secs: Bolt's 9.58 Explained With Music

How fast is 9.58 seconds? Watch this video. I think you'll understand....

by Tommy Craggs|Whimsy

|Mon Jun 17 2013

High School Track Star Wins Team Championship By Herself

Bonnie Richardson isn't just on the high school track team, she is the track team. And even though she has no teammates, she somehow won the Texas Class A state championship by herself. For the second straight year....

by Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinDashiell Bennett|Track and Field

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Usain Bolt's Winged Appendages Undamaged In Accident

Usain Bolt was not seriously injured in a car accident in Jamaica yesterday—just minor injuries to the balls of his feet. That's good....I'm sure he won't be needing his feet for anything important. [Jamaica Observer]...

by Dashiell Bennett|Track and Field

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Destinee Hooker Finds A New Name

The Texas volleyball/high jump star is getting married. Her future husband's name: Clifton Gay. Yeah, those kids will be fine. [AP]...

by Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinDashiell Bennett|Track and Field

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Usain Bolt To Asafa Powell: "Fix My Car"

Asafa Powell lost the "World's Fastest Man" title to Usain Bolt, then spent the winter fixing up Bolt's Honda Accord. Is that sadder than the fact that the "World's Fastest Man" drives an Accord? [Australian]...

by Dashiell Bennett|Track and Field

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Usain Bolt Laughs At Your Puny 100 Meters

The world record holder in the 100- and 200-meter dashes has decided that he might as well break the record in the 400-meter as well. Who's going to stop him? You? [BBC, via Sporting Blog]...

by Dashiell Bennett|Track and Field

|Tue Jun 18 2013

German Pole Vaulter Trades In One Pole For An ... Oh, I Can't Go On With This Headline

Here is German pole vaulter Balian Buschbaum, who used to be Yvonne Buschbaum. Through the miracle of medical science, she is now a he, although his competitive pole vaulting days are now over. That's because the testosterone treatments required for the sex change made him ineligible to compete. Not...

by Rick Chandler|pole vault

|Tue Jun 18 2013

They Called Him Sugarfoot: Carl Joseph, The One-Legged Wonder

Well, if this story doesn't inspire you, you're a rather hopeless cynic. Take a look at this amazing video on the athletic career of one Carl Joseph, who has just been nominated for the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. Joseph, who grew up in poverty on a tobacco farm in north Florida, was born with only...

by Rick Chandler|Carl joseph

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Can A Man Outrun Falling Dominoes?

This really stretches the definition of a "sports" video, but when you get a load of some of these insane domino contraptions you realize that it takes more physical dexterity and coordination to set these babies up than it does to play poker. (Or be an NFL punter.) Plus, Domino Day is broadcast li...

by Dashiell Bennett|Racing

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Your Trophy Sleeps With the Fishes

Tiny little Haverford College, best known for producing intellectual types (Bethlehem Shoals!) and lesbians smarter than the rest of us, will attempt to win its sixth straight championship today in the super exciting sport of cross-country. The Black Squirrels are led by Tom Donnelly, a legend in th...

by Enrico Campitelli Jr.|Olympics - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinTrack and Field

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Well, They're Back To Square One With The Old Folks Home Flasher Case

Former sprint champion Mark Walcott was cleared on Thursday of charges that he exposed himself five times at two old folks homes in Britain, but at what cost? During the trial it was revealed that Walcott was having affairs with two women at the same time, both of whom were hauled into court to prov...

by Rick Chandler|Track and Field

|Tue Jun 18 2013

High Jumping and Vodka Don't Mix Well

Ivan Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He's pictured above in the midst of a successful high jump. According to many reports, he's also a fan of Red Bull and vodka. No problem there. He'd be hugely popular at Rutgers. But when you combine Red Bull and vodka with a track competition? Well, it's not so...

by Clay Travis|High jumping

|Tue Jun 18 2013

The Crying Game

Important doings in the Olympics which you slept through again ... So is this the Japanese, softball version of the Miracle On Ice? In the most significant achievement for a Japanese female since O-Ren became head of the Ikuta Clan, Yukiko Ueno scattered five hits to lead Japan over the U.S. 3-1 in ...

by Rick Chandler|Softball

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Usain Bolt Is The Fastest Man Alive. Your Move, Lindsay Lohan

So is there room in the same Olympics for both the best swimmer and best sprinter of all time? Jamaica's Usain Bolt showed what he can do when he decides to run the entire distance, grabbing his his second world record and his second Olympic gold medal, winning the 200-meters in 19.30 seconds to bre...

by Rick Chandler|Usain Bolt

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Queen Quedith Earth Harrison Is Beijing Bound

Meet one of the youngest members of the U.S. Olympic track and field team; Virginia Tech's Queen Quedith Earth Harrison. In addition to being a talented runner and having a name that sings, the 19-year-old has another thing going for her: A large rooting section. Harrison has 22 brothers and sisters...

by Rick Chandler|Bob Costas

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Old People, Keeping The Streets Of London Safe

Now we know where Simeon Williamson — Britain's best hope for a medal in the 100-meter dash now that Dwain Chambers has been banned for doping — got his speed. His grandmother, 78-year-old Pearline Williamson, ran down a mugger in North London after her purse was snatched....

by Rick Chandler|true crime

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Apparently Someone Named Tyson Homosexual Is Very Fast

OutSports comes up with this bit of news this morning: Tyson Gay, who ran the fastest recorded time in history in the 100 meters on Sunday, was referred to as Tyson Homosexual in several headlines on the site OneNewsNow; which is run by the extreme right-wing American Family Association in Tupelo, M...

by Rick Chandler|Tyson Gay World Record

|Tue Jun 18 2013

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