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DBR- How Steve Hooker Lost His Pole-jo- February 10, 2012
The Olympic vault champ has what golfers would call "the yips" says Mike Hurst of the Sydney Telegraph (includes video clip)...
DBR- The Rise Of Liliya Shobukhova- February 10, 2012
The World Marathon Majors takes a deep look at its reigning two-time champion (and two-time T&FN No. 1 World Ranker)...
DBR- Barefoot Athletes On The Olympic Podium?- February 10, 2012
Another round of shoe wars in the making? Some leading British athletes have a problem with official team uniforms from rival sponsors...
DBR- U.S. Sub-4:00 Club Now Has 366 Members- February 10, 2012
With 4 new inductees already this indoor season, the drive to 400 at 4:00 continues apace. Check out the complete list, in chrono order as they joined...
Vaulter Thinks New Rules Bad For The Sport- February 7, 2012
DBR- T&FN Interview: Todd Williams, February 1994- February 7, 2012
The Tennessee alum was America's top cross country runner when we made him our Q&A subject in this vintage report...
DBR- WADA Concern: 1 Athlete In 10 May Be Doping?- February 7, 2012
Forget the conventional wisdom of 1–2% taking banned substances suggests director general David Howman. It could be 10x that...
DBR- T&FN Stats: Best Marks By Unranked Athletes- February 7, 2012
How tough is it to make the T&FN World Rankings? Tough enough that somebody has sprinted 9.88 and has never made it...
DBR- Salazar Athletes To Honor Geoff Hollister- February 6, 2012
Galen Rupp and other star runners will be wearing special jerseys this winner, honoring the late Nike figure...
DBR- Catherine Ndereba Gives Kenya A Headache- February 6, 2012
The potential Olympic marathon candidates have been named, but the former WR holder says she's not retired and wants in...
DBR- T&FN Interview: Jeremy Wariner, December 2005- February 6, 2012
The Baylor 400 star was the reigning World and Olympic champ when he was our Q&A subject...
DBR- WADA Troubled By Simulated Altitude Training?- February 6, 2012
The world's anti-doping cops may move to ban a machine that cycles through various altitude conditions... Now everybody will want one...
All-Time Women's Indoor Pole Vault Lists- February 6, 2012
DBR- The Oregon TC Makes A Run Into The Big Time- February 6, 2012
The nonprofit, volunteer-based club has increased its membership to more than 1800 people in the last year, the highest in OTC history...
DBR- T&FN Interview: Allyson Felix, November 2005- February 5, 2012
We talked to the sprint great in the wake of her just having won her first-ever World Championships 200 gold...
DBR- Stats: The Best Marathoners On Top-5 Averages- February 5, 2012
K. Ken Nakamura comes up with some amazing numbers for the top 26-milers: Gebrselassie 2:04:57, Mutai 2:05:03, Makau 2:05:07...
DBR- T&FN's Calendar Section Updated- February 5, 2012
For everything from the Diamond League to high school state meets, check out the dozen links in our 2012 outdoor calendar...
DBR- The 21 Ways Of Surviving A Super Bowl Party- February 4, 2012
Humorist Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal weighs in on America's biggest sporting function...
DBR- Will The Olympics Break The Internet?- February 4, 2012
Even the London Organizing Committee is expressing concern about what the Games might do to overload connectivity...
DBR- Video: Merry Xmas From Jacko Gill- February 4, 2012
OK, so we're a month (or more) late with this, but you've got to see what the irrepressible young Kiwi sent out. Dunking a shot?!...