Dec 12 - By Associated Press
Megan Goethals outleaned Chelsey Sveinsson at the finish to win the girls' race and Lukas Verzbicas became the first sophomore to win the boys' event at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

Dec 6 - By Associated Press
Beijing Olympic bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia has clocked a personal best time to win the Fukuoka International Marathon.
Dec 3 - By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer
Told to clean up its act, USA Track and Field responded Thursday by announcing a $21 million budget for next year, a 40 percent increase over 2009 thanks largely to a new marketing deal with Nike.
Dec 2 - By Associated Press
Sammy Wanjiru and Irina Mikitenko will defend their London Marathon titles next year.
Nov 26 - By Associated Press
Tim Montgomery says he started taking performance-enhancing drugs because he wanted to beat American sprint rival Maurice Greene and become the fastest man in the world.

Nov 23 - By Adam Goldman, Associated Press Writer
Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936.

Nov 21 - By Tim Dahlberg, AP Sports Columnist
Looks like South African runner Caster Semenya will be able to keep the gold medal she won at the recent world championships in Berlin.
Nov 21 - By Graham Dunbar, AP Sports Writer
Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the United States will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meets next year.

Nov 19 - By Donna Bryson, Associated Press Writer
South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday.
Nov 18 - By Graham Dunbar, AP Sports Writer
The governing body of track and field is working behind the scenes with Caster Semenya and the South African government to resolve issues about the 18-year-old runner's gender and career.

Nov 18 - By Chris Lehourites, AP Sports Writer
The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-meter race, according to a new study.
Nov 13 - By Associated Press
Caster Semenya's lawyers say she was tricked into speaking to a reporter at The Guardian for a story in the British newspaper.
Nov 11 - By Associated Press
Former European 1,500-meter champion Sureyya Ayhan has been banned for life after a second doping offense.
Nov 9 - By Associated Press
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva are the leading contenders for the IAAF athlete of the year awards.
Nov 6 - By Associated Press
South Africa's Olympic governing body has suspended Athletics South Africa in the fallout over Caster Semenya's gender tests.

Nov 1 - By Rachel Cohen, AP Sports Writer
Meb Keflezighi wrote a letter to Alberto Salazar 11 years ago explaining how American distance runners could again find success.
Oct 27 - By Associated Press
ING has extended its deal to serve as the title sponsor of the New York City Marathon.
Oct 26 - By Associated Press
Chinese women's 100-meters champion Wang Jing has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and faces a lifetime ban from the Chinese athletics federation.
Oct 23 - By Associated Press
The U.S. track and field team that will compete in the 2012 London Olympics will train in Birmingham, England, before the games.
Oct 23 - By Stephen Wilson, AP Sports Writer
The leader of track and field's world governing body called off a visit to South Africa to discuss the results of 800-meter world champion Caster Semenya's gender tests.

Oct 19 - By Corey Williams, Associated Press Writer
The deaths of three runners who collapsed during a 13.1-mile half marathon appear to have been an aberration, but at least six runners have died while competing in such events in the last two months.
Oct 19 - By Associated Press
Autopsies are expected after three half-marathoners died during the Detroit marathon.
Oct 14 - By Associated Press
Usain Bolt will get to show his cricket prowess when he joins West Indies stars in a limited-overs tournament Sunday.
Oct 14 - By Associated Press
The British government will open the country's first anti-doping program in December.

Oct 11 - By Andrew Seligman, AP Sports Writer
Smiling and waving, Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya was already celebrating his victory in the Chicago Marathon as he approached the finish line. He had no idea a $100,000 bonus was still hanging in the balance.