Taylor and Hoffa to be honored by Atlanta Falcons

Monday, September 17, 2012 by Paul Doyle

    Jay Adamsatlantafalcons.com Prior to Monday night's kickoff with the Denver Broncos at the Georgia Dome, the Falcons will honor a handful of Georgia Olympians on the field Before the Falcons take the national stage on Monday Night Football to take on the Denver Broncos, those who recently returned from being on the world stage will be honored in a pregame ceremony. Nine athletes from Georgia who competed in and won medals at the 20...

Christian Taylor - Olympic Champion

Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Paul Doyle

Published 05th Sep 2012 by Michael Briggs     Taylor on his way to London 2012 gold Last year, a young man named Christian Taylor shook the world of triple jump by beating Phillips Idowu. Little knew of him before that meet at Crystal Palace, jumping 17.66 he firmly introduced himself as the new kid on the block. He then announced himself on the track and field scene when he jumped an incredible 17.96m, which put him fif...

Russell Brown Interview: Level Renner Exclusive

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 by Paul Doyle

By Kevin Gray on August 26th, 2012 at 6:20 pm Hanover, NH native Russell Brown was kind enough to sit down with Level Renner after the U.S. Olympic Trials. Although a nagging Achilles injury interrupted his Olympic plans, Russell has had a great run the past year and caught up with us while rehabbing his injury and planning out the rest of his summer. Part of a very solid group of American mid-distance runners, Brown has...

Reese Hoffa Named USATF Athlete of the Week

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 by Paul Doyle

INDIANAPOLIS - Reese Hoffa (Athens, Ga.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after posting three European wins in the shot put last week. In his first competition after winning bronze at the London Olympics, Hoffa took first place at the Stockholm Diamond League meet August 17 with a throw of 21.24m/69-8.25. Hoffa beat Olympic gold medalist Tomasz Majewski of Poland and further separated himself from Majewski a...

Decathlon's Eaton stakes claim as world's top athl...

Monday, August 13, 2012 by Paul Doyle

By David Leon Moore, USA TODAY   LONDON – "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world." By Kirby Lee-US P, USA TODAY Sports American Ashton Eaton carried the flag after winning the decathlon Thursday. Enlarge By Kirby Lee-US P, USA TODAY Sports American Ashton Eaton carried the flag after winning the decathlon Thursday. Sponsored Links Those were the famous words of King Gustav V of Sweden toJim Thorpe, the first Olympic decathlon...

Eaton, Hardee Give USA Gold-Silver Decathlon

Friday, August 10, 2012 by Paul Doyle

Ashton Eaton, Trey Hardee give USA its first gold-silver in decathlon since 1956 LONDON – Ashton Eaton is the world’s greatest athlete. And Trey Hardee isn't far behind. Eaton took gold in the Olympic decathlon – the event that bestows the title of "world’s greatest athlete" – holding off his U.S. teammate Hardee on the final day of competition. The world-record holder in the event, Eaton accumul...

Christian Taylor Triple Jumps to Olympic Gold

Friday, August 10, 2012 by Paul Doyle

BY KEVIN ARMSTRONG / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012, 12:56 AM ADRIAN DENNIS/GETTY IMAGES Christian Taylor sets a world record in the triple jump. Ashton Eaton’s men's decathlon gold medal should make him - not Usain Bolt - world's No. 1 athlete New York’s Samyr Laine on Olympic mission to raise hope in Haiti Leaps and Bound: Seniors Boston, Green at different schools, stick together Jefferson boys have fie...