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Contract speculation drives two things track & field doesn’t have: Revenue and transparency

Contract speculation drives two things track & field doesn’t have: Revenue and transparency

Basketball has Adrian Wojnarowski. Soccer has Fabrizio Romano. Football has Adam Schefter. Track & field has no such person and,...

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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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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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Expand the map, expand athletics: 31,000+ places to throw, jump or run

Expand the map, expand athletics: 31,000+ places to throw, jump or run

Some state-by-state counts are better than others. Much better, much more useful and much more important for the things that...

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Track & field needs to make its peace with making money

Track & field needs to make its peace with making money

Track & field has no problem getting money. All they have to do is ask for it. Making money? Now...

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Track & field pops into mainstream sports industry, incuriosity ensues

Track & field pops into mainstream sports industry, incuriosity ensues

Track & field showed up in two unexpected places last week: the Hashtag Sports daily newsletter by way of an...

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Find a better place to throw, jump and run with the AirBnB of athletics

Find a better place to throw, jump and run with the AirBnB of athletics

Finding a place to jump, throw or run is a great start. Knowing what to expect before you get there...

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Retiring Nike exec's career explains a lot about track & field

Retiring Nike exec's career explains a lot about track & field

Nike parted ways with their most powerful track & field executive last week. The amount of buzz this generated within...

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Lessons for long jumpers post-Stockholm DL: Watch more golf and tennis

Lessons for long jumpers post-Stockholm DL: Watch more golf and tennis

Track & field athletes, agents, coaches, brand managers, fans... everyone in track & field, particularly long jumpers, would do well...

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Trying to find the professional track & field athletes at USA Outdoor National Championships

Trying to find the professional track & field athletes at USA Outdoor National Championships

Track & field does not make it easy to know who - or what - a professional track & field...

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Where to jump, throw and run: 3-word addresses for athletics

Where to jump, throw and run: 3-word addresses for athletics

We want to make it easier for athletes, fans and coaches in athletics. The first way we’re going to do...

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Collegiate spending on track & field props up the sport: Cuts expose lack of depth

Collegiate spending on track & field props up the sport: Cuts expose lack of depth

The NCAA likes to come back to their line that all but 2% of their 400,000 student-athletes will go pro...

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It's time to build, and we've been building

It's time to build, and we've been building

"Smug complacency. You see it in housing and the physical footprint of our cities. You see it in education. You...

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What's the AirBnB of athletics, and who needs it?

What's the AirBnB of athletics, and who needs it?

Just about every industry has it's "Uber but for..." We're starting small, as the AirBnB of athletics, and it's only...

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NALathletics: What's in it for me, Part II - Athletes (but only those who want it)

NALathletics: What's in it for me, Part II - Athletes (but only those who want it)

Why should athletes at every level of the sport be interested in something truly new in athletics? Really? Do we...

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NALathletics: What's in it for me, Part I - Coaches

NALathletics: What's in it for me, Part I - Coaches

Track & field coaches have to worry about more than job security. They have to wonder about their “profession security.”...

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NALathletics: What's in it for me, Part III - Meet directors

NALathletics: What's in it for me, Part III - Meet directors

Most meet directors aren't used to having options when looking for tracks to hold a meet. Welcome to the marketplace....

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