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By Tom Trainer and Rob Denault on August 12, 2016
You bring the thunder, he’ll bring the lightning! Okay, all cheesiness aside, USAIN BOLT IS BACK and as ready as ever to defend his title as fastest man in the world. The man requires no introduction, but here’s the resumé in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past eight years: Just kidding, […]
Posted in Olympics, Track and Field | Tagged Andre De Grasse, Ashton Eaton, Brianne Theison-Eaton, IAAF, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Jimmy Vicaut, Justin Gatlin, Usain Bolt |
By Tom Trainer and Rob Denault on August 11, 2016
Everyone loves a good foot race. The 100 meter dash is one of the marquee events in track and field, and on August 13th, the women will be first ones taking to the blocks. Typically, the event is dominated by the Jamaicans and Americans, but this time around there are a few other nations in […]
Posted in Olympics, Track and Field | Tagged Dafne Schippers, Elaine Thompson, English Gardner, Galen Rupp, Geoffrey Kamworor, Jamaica, Mo Farah, Murielle Ahouré, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Tianna Bartoletta, Tori Bowie, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Yigrem Demelash |
By Bob Long on August 20, 2012
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, we broadcasted live from Briarwood Running Camp in Furlong, PA. We discussed the PGA Championship and the victory by Rory McIlroy in historic 8-stroke fashion. We analyzed the future for McIlroy as well as Tiger Woods, who has competed well in every Major this year and has […]
Posted in Podcast | Tagged 1992 Dream Team, Andre Iguodala, Andrew Bynum, Briarwood Running Camp, Fred Rosenfeld, Jack Nicklaus, Jason Richardson, Johan Blake, Justin Gatlin, Kobe Bryant, Lance Armstrong, Mo Farah, Moe Harkless, Nick Vucevic, PGA Championship, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Hall, Sanya Richards-Ross, Tiger Woods, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt |
By Tom Trainer and Rob Denault on August 8, 2012
No man has ever completed the 800 meter run in 100 seconds or less. David Rudisha of Kenya, the reigning World Champ and World Record holder with a time of 1:41.01, will attempt to be the first man to break that barrier tonight when he competes in the final of the 800. Having run under […]
Posted in Olympics, Track and Field | Tagged David Rudisha, Duane Solomon, Nick Symmonds, Usain Bolt, Wallace Spearman, Yohan Blake |
By Bob Long on August 6, 2012
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, Bob Long and Kevin McClernand discussed Penn State football, including the transfer of Justin Brown to Oklahoma, some of the other notable transfers, began to preview the season with the first day of practice on Monday, and rehashed the discussion of the penalties levied on Penn State […]
Posted in Podcast | Tagged Abby Wambach, Alex Kenney, Alex Morgan, Andy Murray, Bill Belton, Bill O'Brien, Chinese Badminton Team, Christian Hackenberg, Curtis Dukes, Galen Rupp, Johan Blake, Juan Martin del Potro, Justin Brown, Justin Gatlin, Matt McGloin, Megan Rapinoe, Novak Djokovic, Olympics, Paul Jones, Penn State, Pia Sundhage, Roger Federer, Silas Redd, Sonya Richards-Ross, Steve Prefontaine, Usain Bolt, Wimbledon |
By Bob Long on July 31, 2012
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, with Bob Long and Chris Pierangeli, we discussed Penn State football, including the early transfers and who may be next to leave, including running back Silas Redd (Start-53:15). Next, we discussed Olympic Track and Field with one of our Olympic writers, Tom Trainer (53:15-1:09:55). We then spoke […]
Posted in Podcast | Tagged Allyson Felix, Bill O'Brien, Brandi Chastain, Cullen Jones, Hope Solo, Johan Blake, Justin Gatlin, Michael Phelps, Nick Symmonds, Penn State, Ryan Hall, Ryan Lochte, Silas Redd, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt |
By Bob Long on April 25, 2010
The Penn Relays, which began in 1895 and have been run annually at University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field, were held this past week. It is a 5 day carnival that ranges from gradeschool runners to runners at the Olympic level. In fact, this year, track phenom and fastest man in the world Usain Bolt graced the Philadelphia crowd […]
Posted in Track and Field | Tagged A.J. Acosta, Allyson Felix, Andrew Stone, Andrew Wheating, Asafa Powell, Championship of America, Cheltenham High School, Chris Muggler, ESPN, Franklin Field, Georgetown, Good Council, Ivory Williams, Jamaica, Kenia Sinclair, Kenya, La Salle College High School, LSU, Mac Fleet, Matthew Centrowitz, Michael Maag, Mike Rodgers, Mississippi State, Nick Molloy, Oregon Ducks, Penn Relays, Robby Andrews, Ryan Foster, Shawn Crawford, Texas A&M, Tom O'Kane, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, USA vs. The World, Usain Bolt, Villanova, Walter Dix, Warwick Valley, Wolmer's Boys |