NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert is still determined to provide college athletes with $2,000 for expenses not covered by scholarships.Convincing schools to go along with that might be as much about changing perceptions as changing the proposal.In a surprise move last January, the Division I Board of…
Russia should do more to help its retired sporting heroes, pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva said Monday.The double Olympic champion shelved her own plans to retire after she claimed the bronze medal at the London Games in August, but said former athletes were neglected despite sacrificing their health…
At the very first Olympic Games, in 1896, an American won a gold medal in the pole vault event after jumping 3.30 meters using a wooden pole. Four years ago in Beijing, an Australian won gold in the same event with a 5.96-meter jump. The pole he used was lighter…
