Jews' participation in professional boxing in the interwar period is not as surprising as it might seem to be. By Allen Bodner| My Jewish Learning
Former Timpview runner Jane Hedengren broke the national girls' high school mile record on Thursday.| Deseret News
Since the 1960s, East African athletes, mainly from Kenya and Ethiopia, have dominated long-distance running events in both the male and female categories. Further demographic studies have shown that two ethnic groups are overrepresented among elite endurance runners in each of these countries: the Kalenjin, from Kenya, and the Oromo, from Ethiopia, raising the possibility that this dominance results from genetic or/and cultural factors. However, looking at the life history of these athletes ...| journals.plos.org
BYU became the fifth Division I school to win both the men’s and women’s championship races in the same year since the NCAA started hosting both championships in 1981 and the first school since Colorado did it in 2004. The only other programs to accomplish the feat are Stanford (1996, 2003) and Wisconsin (1985). West Virginia finished runner-up in the women’s 6k for its highest placement at the national meet in program history while the Iowa State’s men’s team finished runner-up for...| big12sports.com