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On Al Franken: Track & field must learn from its greats before we have to remember them

On Al Franken: Track & field must learn from its greats before we have to remember them

A fair number of people in track & field were saddened by the death of Al Franken. I wasn’t. I...

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What's the matter with Kansas Relays? Cancellation makes little sense

What's the matter with Kansas Relays? Cancellation makes little sense

It’s almost hard to believe that it’s been one year and one day since our first article about colleges taking...

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R tutorial with pole vault and high jump results: Clearing a new bar

R tutorial with pole vault and high jump results: Clearing a new bar

This post was written and submitted as part of an entry into RStudio’s Table Contest: 2021 Edition. If you’re not...

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US track & field Olympians sent home for positive COVID tests

US track & field Olympians sent home for positive COVID tests

Old and busted, 2020: Tracking the college track & field programs cut due to COVID-induced budget restrictions. New hotness, 2021:...

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Betting on Olympic track & field 101: Primer for T&F fans

Betting on Olympic track & field 101: Primer for T&F fans

The Tokyo Olympics are the first Summer Games since sports betting became widely legal across the United States. With US...

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Will the COVID Olympics push track & field athletes to question if it's all worth it?

Will the COVID Olympics push track & field athletes to question if it's all worth it?

One question that’s long intrigued and motivated us is: What will it take for track & field athletes to realize...

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How to find a place to do long jump, shot put or any other field event

How to find a place to do long jump, shot put or any other field event

Finding a running track is pretty easy: go to the nearest high school. If you’re not picky, maybe even a...

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Rule 40 says more about track & field's problems than the IOC's

Rule 40 says more about track & field's problems than the IOC's

The Rule 40 blackout period for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games started on July 13. This should be a non-issue...

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Track & field vs. soccer: Coke, weed and a bag of chips

Track & field vs. soccer: Coke, weed and a bag of chips

Track & field doesn't need any original ideas of their own to improve their sponsorship, branding and commercial standing. They...

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Sha’Carri owned Oly Trials on the track and YouTube; demand for more throwers?

Sha’Carri owned Oly Trials on the track and YouTube; demand for more throwers?

For the number-crunchers at NBC Sports digging into the YouTube analytics, the US Track & Field Olympic Trials must look...

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Where did the track & field Olympic Trials meet records happen?

Where did the track & field Olympic Trials meet records happen?

Twelve athletes set meet records at the US Track & Field Olympic Trials. We know these happened at the new...

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Qualified or accepted: Off the bubble and into track & field Olympic Trials (data viz)

Qualified or accepted: Off the bubble and into track & field Olympic Trials (data viz)

Track & field Olympic Trials are underway for about 1,000 athletes. About one-third of them found out earlier this week...

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International athletes at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Champs (Data viz)

International athletes at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Champs (Data viz)

International students made up 30% of the top 10 finishers at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. These...

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What were the viewership ratings on track & field's PPV meets?

What were the viewership ratings on track & field's PPV meets?

Three track & field meets used a pay-per-view revenue share to build their prize purses. Several weeks later, the ratings...

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Track & field stadiums detach throwers from the rest of the sport

Track & field stadiums detach throwers from the rest of the sport

Track & field does not do a very good job holding itself together. The layout of some track & field...

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Track & field can learn from tennis: No media, no money

Track & field can learn from tennis: No media, no money

Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open has drawn into the open (if it was ever hidden) the relationship between...

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What track & field can learn from Villareal's Europa League title

What track & field can learn from Villareal's Europa League title

Track & field can learn a lot from other sports, particularly European soccer. Villareal’s Europa League win is just the...

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Track & field needs to think value for value, not 'thank you'

Track & field needs to think value for value, not 'thank you'

Professional track & field athletes are the only pro athletes you'll hear saying "thank you" to their sponsors. Until they...

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Track & field risks losing a generation of high school athletes

Track & field risks losing a generation of high school athletes

Track & field has an attrition problem. If high school track & field athletes feel the sport isn't there for...

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3 words to know where to go and where to look at track meets

3 words to know where to go and where to look at track meets

Travelling to track meets every weekend, as many of us do this time of year, gives us a chance to...

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Podcast: What do track & field's athletes and agents offer the sponsors?

Podcast: What do track & field's athletes and agents offer the sponsors?

Track & field athletes regularly lament their one-sided contracts. Their sponsors probably feel the same way.

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Podcast: What do track & field's sponsors expect to get from the sport?

Podcast: What do track & field's sponsors expect to get from the sport?

Last month we asked what the sponsors of the American Track League and New Balance Indoor Grand Prix did to...

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USA Track & Field defaults on another national championship

USA Track & Field defaults on another national championship

If the story of the first half of the coronavirus-induced shutdown was colleges cutting their track & field programs, the...

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Track & field vs. Disc golf: What will $1 million get you?

Track & field vs. Disc golf: What will $1 million get you?

On the balance of yesterday’s news, track & field’s offerings to pro and prospective pro athletes have fallen behind another...

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Unashamedly open plea to track & field coaches: Be an eagle

Unashamedly open plea to track & field coaches: Be an eagle

Track & field rarely does the things that more successful sports do. One simple way T&F can move closer to...

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Four questions for the American Track League and New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

Four questions for the American Track League and New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

Almost the entirety of the US non-college indoor track & field season unfolded over the last five weekends at the...

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College track & field coaches' salaries explorer is now live

College track & field coaches' salaries explorer is now live

How much do pro track & field athletes make? Not much. That’s about all we know until / unless someone...

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Track & field needs sports business professionals, Part II

Track & field needs sports business professionals, Part II

"Professional" track & field should retreat into some serious soul searching after Ben Blankenship fronted the money to pay the...

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Format changes to track & field OT's would fall hardest on unattached athletes

Format changes to track & field OT's would fall hardest on unattached athletes

Format changes to the USA Track & Field Olympic Trials could upend the composition of the athlete fields. Unattached athletes,...

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Podcast: Way too little reaction to indoor track & field championships cancellation

Podcast: Way too little reaction to indoor track & field championships cancellation

If a track & field national championship gets cancelled, does anybody make a noise?

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USATF cancels Indoor National Championships despite slate of indoor meets

USATF cancels Indoor National Championships despite slate of indoor meets

USA Track & Field prohibited Team USA athletes from competing in the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in the fall....

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NCAA track & field spending and success: Can we buy a point? (Data viz)

NCAA track & field spending and success: Can we buy a point? (Data viz)

The NCAA is the biggest spender on track & field in the United States. Since they are not getting a...

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