Daily Cover: Black Track Athletes Share Their Encounters with Racism in America
While it's interesting to note the successes black athletes have on the field, it's not always highlighted the hardships black athletes have endured off the field. There's no denying that these stories need to be heard now more than ever. SI's Chris Chavez reached out to 14 ...read more
How We Got From 'The Goat' to 'The GOAT'
He used to be the fall guy. Buckner. Bartman. Now he is the greatest. MJ. Tiger. How did this barnyard pejorative turn into a boast?
COVID-19 Has Brought Olympic Hopeful Johnny Gregorek Back To The Basics
With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics having been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Olympic runner hopeful Johnny Gregorek has returned the basics when it comes to his workouts and his mentality. SI' Robin Lundberg speaks with Gregorek about how the pandemic has ...read more
Molly Seidel Makes U.S. Olympic Marathon Team
Molly Seidel made the U.S. Olympic marathon team after finishing second in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta.
5 Time Olympian Bernard Lagat Looks to Qualify for His 6th Olympics This Saturday
Long distance runner Bernard Lagat is seeking to add to his long line of Olympic medals for the 6th time as he prepares for the Olympic marathon trials this Saturday in Atlanta. He is the American record holder in the 1500m, and mile run indoors and has the second fastest ...read more
The Puma shoe that upended the 1968 Olympics
It threatened the track and field record books—and Adidas’s place atop the footwear hierarchy. What happened next was part Cain and Abel, part cloak-and-dagger.