http://www.mail.com/subjects/19726-womens-track-field.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/19726-womens-track-field.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090532-boston-marathon-invites-stopped-runners.html BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon runners who were stopped on the course when bombs went off at the finish line will have a chance to come back and run again next year, race organizers said on Thursday. One month and one day after the April 15 explosions that killed three people and wounded hundreds more, the Boston Athletic Association said that 5,633 people... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:38:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090532-boston-marathon-invites-stopped-runners.html 2013-05-16T16:38:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2086628-foot-healed-blanka-vlasic-will-return-ny-meet.html At the height of her success, high jumper Blanka Vlasic had to relearn how to leap. There was really no other choice for the 29-year-old Croatian. A fragment of a bone in her left ankle broke off and embedded into her Achilles, requiring surgery to shave part of the tendon on her takeoff foot. That was 16 months ago. Since then, she co... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:39:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2086628-foot-healed-blanka-vlasic-will-return-ny-meet.html 2013-05-15T08:39:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078550-va-woman-regrets-role-burial.html DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — The Virginia woman whose actions led to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev being buried about 30 miles north of her Richmond home said the angry backlash from local officials, some cemetery neighbors and online critics has been unpleasant, but she has no regrets. "I can't pretend it's not difficult to be reviled and mali... Sun, 12 May 2013 00:31:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078550-va-woman-regrets-role-burial.html 2013-05-12T00:31:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072480-ap-source-bach-to-ioc-presidential-bid.html LONDON (AP) — Germany's Thomas Bach is set to become the first member to declare he is a candidate to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the International Olympic Committee. An official with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Bach will announce his candidacy at a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday. The... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:01:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072480-ap-source-bach-to-ioc-presidential-bid.html 2013-05-08T22:01:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2067814-boston-marathon-fund-chief-lower-expectations.html BOSTON (AP) — The administrator of a fund created to help Boston Marathon bombing victims has a blunt message for them: Lower your expectations. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg said at a public meeting Tuesday that the $28 million One Fund Boston won't pay out nearly enough to fully compensate the families of the three killed or the more than 260 injured, and m... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:23:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2067814-boston-marathon-fund-chief-lower-expectations.html 2013-05-08T00:23:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061038-iaaf-2-turkish-athletes-charged-with-doping.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic 1,500-meter champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey was charged with doping and could be stripped of her gold medal. Another female Turkish athlete, hurdler Nevin Yanit, also was charged with doping violations and could lose her European indoor title. Alptekin had abnormal blood values in her biological passport, IAAF spokesman Nick D... Fri, 03 May 2013 19:07:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061038-iaaf-2-turkish-athletes-charged-with-doping.html 2013-05-03T19:07:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048668-england-stride-2-tragedies.html BOSTON (AP) — They are six small states, settled before the nation's birth, wedged between New York, Canada and the Atlantic Ocean: New England. The region is uniquely defined by its compact geography, its culture and its "sense of place," as Harvard history professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich put it. "The mystique that has grown up over the centuries, perpe... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:02:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048668-england-stride-2-tragedies.html 2013-04-27T16:02:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2046092-tons-linemen-drafted-teo-waits-day-2.html NEW YORK (AP) — More than 2½ tons of linemen, five trades, one quarterback and no Manti Te'o. The first round of the NFL draft delivered an enormous portion of beef, with 18 teams devouring linemen from the opening pick of offensive tackle Eric Fisher by Kansas City to center Travis Frederick by Dallas at No. 31. But perhaps the bigges... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:05:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2046092-tons-linemen-drafted-teo-waits-day-2.html 2013-04-26T07:05:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2045696-bring-beef-draft-starting-with-ot-fisher.html NEW YORK (AP) — Short on glam, slim on glitter and no sign of Manti Te'o, the NFL draft was still a solid B-plus. As in Big, as in Brawn, as in Bulk, as in Beefy. We're talking a scale-busting 600 pounds at the outset Thursday night with offensive tackles Eric Fisher of Central Michigan and Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:52:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2045696-bring-beef-draft-starting-with-ot-fisher.html 2013-04-26T04:52:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044740-boston-victims-face-huge-bills-donations-pour.html Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face. The mammoth price tag is probably not what patients are focusing on ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:55:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044740-boston-victims-face-huge-bills-donations-pour.html 2013-04-26T03:55:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043374-boston-marathon-victims-vow-to-dance-to.html BOSTON (AP) — Mornings are the hardest for Adrianne Haslet because the 32-year-old professional ballroom dancer forgets at first that her left foot is gone. Beth Roche wakes up knowing she can't feel sorry for herself, that she has to focus on rehabbing her ravaged left leg. But despite life-changing injuries, both women have vowed that the Boston Maratho... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:12:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043374-boston-marathon-victims-vow-to-dance-to.html 2013-04-25T07:12:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038358-woman-injured-marathon-blast-faces-challenges.html BOSTON (AP) — As this shocked city observed a moment of silence, Heather Abbott was following through on a difficult decision — allowing doctors to amputate her left foot, which was mangled in the bombings that shattered the Boston Marathon. From her bed at Brigham and Women's Hospital on Monday, the 38-year-old Rhode Island woman reflected on the terror ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:43:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038358-woman-injured-marathon-blast-faces-challenges.html 2013-04-23T06:43:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035164-palestinians-hold-bethlehem-marathon.html BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of people on Sunday took part in the West Bank's first marathon, looping around the biblical city of Bethlehem four times on a course that was limited by the confines of Israel's sprawling separation barrier. The race was meant as a political statement as much as a sporting event. One participant wore a T-shirt honorin... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:11:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035164-palestinians-hold-bethlehem-marathon.html 2013-04-21T19:11:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034462-kebede-wins-london-marathon-amid-tight-security.html LONDON (AP) — They crossed the line in front of Buckingham Palace with black ribbons on their chests and the Boston Marathon victims on their minds. Six days after bombs exploded near the Boston finish line, the London Marathon sent out a powerful message of solidarity with the U.S. city and its victims Sunday and put the spotlight back on the sport and a... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:55:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034462-kebede-wins-london-marathon-amid-tight-security.html 2013-04-21T18:55:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034400-london-race-tributes-to-boston-extra-security.html LONDON (AP) — The race was in London, but the thoughts of many were with another city. Thousands of runners who took part in the London Marathon on Sunday paid tribute to those killed and injured in the Boston Marathon six days earlier. Participants paused for a moment of silence in the beginning, many wore black ribbons on their chests as a sign of solid... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:37:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034400-london-race-tributes-to-boston-extra-security.html 2013-04-21T17:37:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029752-marathon-runner-witnesses-double-disasters.html People keep asking Joe Berti if he feels unlucky. A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon moments after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco. "I was just like, 'I can't believe this!'" said Berti, who said he had never witnessed an explosion before. Th... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:47:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029752-marathon-runner-witnesses-double-disasters.html 2013-04-19T02:47:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029666-tale-kind-boston-blasts-viral.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Massachusetts woman's Facebook post about the kindness of an Alaska stranger following the Boston Marathon explosions has gone viral. Runner Laura Wellington was nearing the end of the 26-mile race Monday when the two blasts went off near the finish line, where she was planning to meet her family. Police diverted the 25-year-old... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:59:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029666-tale-kind-boston-blasts-viral.html 2013-04-19T01:59:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2025118-boston-bomb-victim-attended-elite-school-china.html SHENYANG, China (AP) — The Chinese student killed in the Boston Marathon blasts grew up in an intellectual family in a northeastern Chinese city with gritty, industrial roots, and graduated from a highly competitive high school that routinely sends students abroad. In Boston, where 23-year-old Lu Lingzi enrolled in graduate-level study in statistics, frie... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:54:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2025118-boston-bomb-victim-attended-elite-school-china.html 2013-04-19T01:54:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027078-celtics-court-offer-tribute-to-victims.html TORONTO (AP) — With Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" playing over the loudspeakers and scores of Toronto Raptors fans showing their support, the Boston Celtics returned to the court for their first game since the bombing attack at the Boston Marathon. The Celtics gathered with the Raptors at midcourt to observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims p... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:08:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027078-celtics-court-offer-tribute-to-victims.html 2013-04-18T01:08:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2025362-dad-woman-killed-marathon-told-was-alive.html BOSTON (AP) — The father of one of the three people who died in the Boston Marathon bombings was at first told that his daughter had survived, but was in surgery and could lose a leg. When William Campbell arrived at Massachusetts General Hospital, however, he learned that his daughter, 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, had died. Krystle's grandmother, Lillia... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:09:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2025362-dad-woman-killed-marathon-told-was-alive.html 2013-04-17T12:09:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2022400-feds-search-apartment-seek-clues-boston-attack.html BOSTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a suburban Boston apartment overnight and appealed to the public for amateur video and photos that might yield clues to who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing, while a doctor treating the wounded said one of the victims was maimed by what looked like ball bearings or BBs. Two bombs blew up seconds apart Monday at the... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:41:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2022400-feds-search-apartment-seek-clues-boston-attack.html 2013-04-16T13:41:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021216-boston-marathon-bombing-kills-3-injures-140.html BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S. A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity becau... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:31:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021216-boston-marathon-bombing-kills-3-injures-140.html 2013-04-16T06:31:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2020428-finish-bombs-shatter-boston-marathon.html BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line Monday about three hours after Lelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo crossed it to win the race. At least three people were killed and scores more injured, some seriously. Race volunteers and public officials rushed to the aid of wounded spectators, and the medical tent set up to care for fatigue... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2020428-finish-bombs-shatter-boston-marathon.html 2013-04-16T00:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2019120-good-weather-2012-heat-boston-marathon.html BOSTON (AP) — The heat was unprecedented and so was the offer: Any of the 27,000 runners in last year's Boston Marathon could skip the race and automatically qualify for the 2013 edition instead. About 2,300 people took race organizers up on the deal. Smart move. By re-starting their training and postponing their plans for a year, they are expected to be ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:09:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2019120-good-weather-2012-heat-boston-marathon.html 2013-04-14T21:09:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017894-flanagan-best-us-hope-boston-marathon-years.html BOSTON (AP) — Shalane Flanagan grew up in nearby Marblehead watching her father run the Boston Marathon. Her mother was a marathoner, too, setting the women's world record in 1971. But Flanagan never ran her hometown race even as she was building a celebrated cross-country career that took her to three Olympics. Now, as the 31-year-old local favorite prep... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:30:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017894-flanagan-best-us-hope-boston-marathon-years.html 2013-04-13T22:30:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1928240-moreira-wins-3000-meters-european-indoors.html GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — Sara Moreira of Portugal won the women's 3,000 meter race at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday, dominating much of the race. Moreira took the lead after two laps and held it for four circuits of the track, dogged much of the way by Germany's Corinna Harrer, then fell back as Belgium's Almensch Belete moved to th... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:16:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1928240-moreira-wins-3000-meters-european-indoors.html 2013-03-03T18:16:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1927850-suhr-sets-womens-indoor-pole-vault-record.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jenn Suhr set a women's pole vault indoor record by clearing 16 feet, 5½ inches Saturday at the USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships. Suhr cleared the bar with plenty to spare on her first attempt. Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia set the previous record last year at 16-5¼. "I was in a groove, I guess you could say," said Su... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:59:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1927850-suhr-sets-womens-indoor-pole-vault-record.html 2013-03-03T03:59:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1924154-ethiopian-runner-wins-jerusalem-marathon.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Abraham Kabeto Ketla of Ethiopia has won the third Jerusalem marathon, setting a record for the race. About 20,000 runners took part despite protests by Palestinians. Ketla finished in 2 hours, 16 minutes and 29 seconds Friday, beating the record by three minutes. Luka Kipkemoi Chelimo of Kenya was second at 2:19:02. Vincent Kiplagat Kipt... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:23:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1924154-ethiopian-runner-wins-jerusalem-marathon.html 2013-03-01T12:23:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911448-pistorius-brother-facing-charge-traffic-death.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The murder case involving Olympic star Oscar Pistorius took another unexpected turn Sunday with the news that his older brother, Carl, is himself facing charges for the death of a woman in a traffic accident. Carl Pistorius faces a charge of unlawful, negligent killing for a 2008 road death, "in which a woman motorcyclist sadly lost he... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:21:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911448-pistorius-brother-facing-charge-traffic-death.html 2013-02-24T19:21:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1905342-5-olympians-who-went-to-court.html Oscar Pistorius, facing a charge of premeditated murder in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend, is one of several OIympians who found themselves in a courtroom for various accusations. Here are some the most famous: MARION JONES One of track and field's biggest stars at the 2000 Olympics, she won three gold medals and two bronzes in Sydney. Eigh... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:20:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1905342-5-olympians-who-went-to-court.html 2013-02-21T10:20:06Z