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Here ya go, Jimmy. American athletes racing ahead but fans are left behind By Michael Johnson (Filed: 22/08/2005) There was a lot of talk during the recent World Championships about the great performance of the American team, who brought home a record 25 medals, 14 of them gold. This...

The high price of oil is a scam not unlike what Enron did to the electricity markets. Speculators are manipulating the market to make money, but this can't go on forever. The same thing happened in the early 90's (although the price didn't go nearly as high) and eventually the price plummeted...

I was just watching Armstrong on Larry King try to defend himself from the accusations of the French. The poor guy is going to be persecuted by the French for the rest of his life just for being the best. He has never tested positive for anything and he has been tested almost daily during the...

He is also one of the top 300m hurdlers in Texas. He isn't getting any major looks from the top Div 1 colleges in the area, which is ashamed. Last I heard he was looking at UTEP, SMU, TCU, and Houston.

In 1970, Texas was declared national champions by the UPI after defeating #4 Arkansas and Texas A&M at the end of the season. They then lost the Cotton Bowl to Notre Dame and dropped to #3 in the AP poll and Nebraska won the AP title. Longhorn fans considered themselves national champs anyways...

One thing to remember about MJ is that in high school he was overshadowed by a lot of other sprinters in Texas. I am the same age as him and was involved in track and football in Texas and I had never heard of him until college. Guys like Roy Martin, Joe Deloach, Stanley Kerr, Raymond Pierre...

It is interesting to watch Jones run in his highlight film and the combine films because his strides are so long and his running style is so smooth, he does appear to be running slower than he is. Yet he is pulling a gap between himself and the defenders. I wonder if this receiver may have...

Here is an interesting article written by Michael Johnson about Wariner and Rock, the state of track in the U.S., and race. The article is critical of the USATF and why they aren't promoting the success of white athletes in the sport...

It is pretty obvious when the drug abuse began. If you look at the sub-10 sec 100m times, only 5 of those occurred before 1985. Of those 5, only 2 were not at altitude. Since 1985, there have been over 200 sub 10 times, right during Carl Lewis' heyday. I believe that steroids have...

Jordan pulled a hamstring in the first week of fall practice and will be out for a while. There are reports that he still has some swelling in his knee from last years surgery. I hope he makes a quick recovery because the UT receiver position is wide open right now with no one really standing...

Drugs have corrupted all sports, so I have my suspicions about all of the guys you mention. Montgomery and Marion Jones are good examples of the power that drugs have on performance. They aren't competitive at all now. Twenty years ago, a time of 10.1 would get you a medal at a major meet...

As long as Mike Sherman is at Green Bay, don't look for anything to change. He was the OL coach at Texas A&M when I played there in the late 1980's and he is an entrenched caste system member. In 1990, he hyped Richmond Webb, a black A&M tackle, to every media outlet and scout, while ignoring...

I loved Van Pelt in college at Colorado State. He was very versatile. He could run an option offense, spread offense, or be a pocket passer. He has all of the tools to be a special NFL QB.

You're right about the pole vault. In high school, my track coach encouraged me to try it. He thought that I would be good because I had done gymnastics when I was younger. Boy was I surprised how hard and scary it was when I tried it. It takes tremendous upper body strength, good jumping...

Texas is such a large state that it is hard to categorize it. Typically the large cities of Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin have a very large percentage of the teams are black. The suburban schools are predominantly white. In the small towns, East Texas is high percentage black...

McBride, pull your head out of the sand!! Lewis tested positive for stimulants in 1988 and it was covered up by the USOC. There are steriods such as HGH that can't be detected through standard tests. Most of these top sprinters have rumors swirling around them about illegal drug use. Do a...

Jordan has caught the eyes of the A&M coaches in the first week of fall practice. He was mentioned a number of times by Coach Fran in his highlights of the first week. He returned two interceptions for touchdowns while playing cornerback. He is also working at returning kickoffs and punts...

Dwight is about the same size as Warrick Dunn, yet Dunn has been allowed to play at tailback for his entire career.

I think a sub-20 sec 200m for Wariner is not that far away. He ran a 20.48 in the 200 and 45.13 in the 400 in high school. He's lowered his HS 400 time by over a second, so I don't see why he couldn't lower his HS 200 time by a half second.

Here is a good article about Wariner. http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/news/Kind=2/newsId=31588.html Here is a quote from Coach Hart when comparing Johnson and Wariner: Hart is happy too as he told The Times newspaper of London - but he knows the differences between Johnson and Wariner. "I...

I agree with you sunshine. I think all hope is on Wariner and Rock. If you think back to Michael Johnson's progression, Wariner is way ahead of him now. Johnson in his prime was the most high profile sprinter in the world, but that didn't happen until he began winning the 200m and 400m in his...

I was listening to the local (Houston) sports talk radio station and they said the Texans coaches are very impressed with Kevin. I don't put a lot of hope into what they say since Houston is one of the most white unfriendly teams in the league.

I read on the Track&Field News website that Tyler Christopher's mom is white. So essentially 2.5 white atheletes swept the 400m medals.

Way to go Wariner and Rock!!! Awesome. Is there any way to see a replay of the race? It probably won't even make the highlights on Sportscenter.

You're right. Found this in an article from an Aussie paper - "Steffensen, born in Perth to South African parents".