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College Sports Bill Prompts Clash Among Senators, Including Some Ex-Athletes

21 septembre 2026 à 11:08
Lawmakers are applying their experiences on the playing field to the debate over a measure that would impose big changes to college athletics.

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Senators Eric Schmitt, second from left, and Cory Booker are on opposite sides of potential landmark legislation that would impose a sweeping new regulatory framework on collegiate sports.

Sports quiz of the week: records, hazards, complaints and boring events

18 septembre 2026 à 03:00

Have you followed the big stories in football, cricket, motor racing, tennis, cycling, golf, athletics and American football?

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© Composite: Getty, AP

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Senate Takes Up Bill to Regulate ‘Wild West’ of Collegiate Sports

16 septembre 2026 à 16:38
Critics argue the legislation would limit the rights of college athletes while maintaining the power and financial gains of schools and coaches.

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In a strong bipartisan vote, senators agreed on Tuesday to open debate on the Protect College Sports Act.
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  • Jakob Ingebrigtsen blows away bitter rival Hocker in Ultimate Championships 5,000m
    Norwegian leaves rival Hocker trailing to claim $150,000Briton Jazmin Sawyers second in the women’s long jumpIt is a scene that has become gloriously familiar down the years. Jakob Ingebrigtsen leaving the world’s best athletes gasping in his slipstream, holding one imperious finger in the air, revelling in his athletic genius. But this victory over 5,000m at the inaugural Ultimate Championships carried extra sweetness – and spice.The sweetness? That came from winning a mammoth first prize of $1
     

Jakob Ingebrigtsen blows away bitter rival Hocker in Ultimate Championships 5,000m

11 septembre 2026 à 17:06
  • Norwegian leaves rival Hocker trailing to claim $150,000

  • Briton Jazmin Sawyers second in the women’s long jump

It is a scene that has become gloriously familiar down the years. Jakob Ingebrigtsen leaving the world’s best athletes gasping in his slipstream, holding one imperious finger in the air, revelling in his athletic genius. But this victory over 5,000m at the inaugural Ultimate Championships carried extra sweetness – and spice.

The sweetness? That came from winning a mammoth first prize of $150,000 after an achilles injury he feared might derail his career. And the spice? Well, that was provided by the way Ingebrigtsen utterly obliterated his great American rival Cole Hocker, a man he had branded a “coward” just a week ago.

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  • Leading athletes still waiting on large sums owed by ill-fated Grand Slam Track
    GST founder Michael Johnson said he ‘got the athletes paid’Money stuck in escrow account after bankruptcy filingGrand Slam Track athletes have still only received 50% of their earnings nearly 15 months on from the collapse of Michael Johnson’s ill-fated venture.Many of the Grand Slam stars are at the Ultimate Championships in ­Budapest, where they are competing for a $10m (£7.4m) prize fund, the richest in the sport’s history, with first prizes of $150,000 (£111,000) for individual events. Conti
     

Leading athletes still waiting on large sums owed by ill-fated Grand Slam Track

11 septembre 2026 à 14:00
  • GST founder Michael Johnson said he ‘got the athletes paid’

  • Money stuck in escrow account after bankruptcy filing

Grand Slam Track athletes have still only received 50% of their earnings nearly 15 months on from the collapse of Michael Johnson’s ill-fated venture.

Many of the Grand Slam stars are at the Ultimate Championships in ­Budapest, where they are competing for a $10m (£7.4m) prize fund, the richest in the sport’s history, with first prizes of $150,000 (£111,000) for individual events.

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  • Ultrarunner Megan Eckert shatters US men’s and women’s records with 636 miles in six days
    Distance tops US men’s mark by more than 30 milesEckert also beat women’s world record she set last yearWhile some teachers spent the second week of September easing into their school routines, Megan Eckert was making more ultrarunning history.The New Mexico middle school math teacher shattered the six-day women’s world record and the American men’s record by running 636.482 miles, completing her feat on Wednesday morning in Balatonfüred, Hungary. Continue reading...
     

Ultrarunner Megan Eckert shatters US men’s and women’s records with 636 miles in six days

9 septembre 2026 à 16:32
  • Distance tops US men’s mark by more than 30 miles

  • Eckert also beat women’s world record she set last year

While some teachers spent the second week of September easing into their school routines, Megan Eckert was making more ultrarunning history.

The New Mexico middle school math teacher shattered the six-day women’s world record and the American men’s record by running 636.482 miles, completing her feat on Wednesday morning in Balatonfüred, Hungary.

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© Photograph: Sam Lhermillier/Mount to Coast

How a Colorado School District Is Fighting Trump’s Anti-Transgender Push

7 septembre 2026 à 05:03
Jefferson County, Colo., is one of the few public school systems to sue the Trump administration over demands that it revoke transgender protections or face funding cuts.

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The dispute has thrust Jeffco Public Schools into the center of a fight that President Trump has led targeting transgender Americans.
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