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Kenyan track star Faith Kipyegon’s historic attempt to break a four-minute mile

Kenyan track star Faith Kipyegon is attempting to do what no woman has ever done before: run a mile in under four minutes. Here’s what you need to know about her boundary-pushing and potentially historic race before tuning in to Nike’s YouTube channel tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. ET. Let’s lace ’em up.

June 25, 2025

Checking in on the four men's indoor NCAA track records set so far this season

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Just one month into 2025 and a handful of indoor track athletes are already making it their year with broken records aplenty.

February 03, 2025

A deep dive into the NYC marathon

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Here’s everything you need to know as athletes toe the line for the 2024 TCS New York City (NYC) Marathon in Staten Island and make their way to Central Park. On your mark, get set, let’s scroll.

November 03, 2024

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone going for repeat gold in women’s 400m hurdles

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Clear your cal for 3:25 p.m. ET, because an epic showdown is about to hit the purple track of Stade de France — American hurdler and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will take on her rival, Femke Bol of the Netherlands, in one of the Games’ most difficult races. On your mark, get set, let’s go.

August 08, 2024

NCAA track & field athletes aim to make Team USA at this weekend’s Olympic trials

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Tons of current and former NCAA track & field stars are also chasing spots on Team USA.

June 21, 2024

👟 And the bass keeps runnin’, runnin’, and runnin’, runnin’

Olympic hopefuls dominated this weekend’s NCAA outdoor track & field championships

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Five NCAA records fell at this weekend’s national finals — four of them in women’s events.

June 10, 2024

Big-name female runners like Parker Valby highlight the NCAA outdoor track & field championship

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The outdoor track & field national championship starts today

June 05, 2024

Sports News

Everything you need to know about the 128th Boston Marathon

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April 14, 2024

Tomorrow marks the 128th running of the prestigious and historic Boston Marathon, so today’s Scroll has everything you need to know before runners take the starting line for their 26.2-mile journey.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #472

Business is booming: The WNBA’s record-setting expansion

July 01, 2025

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Business is booming: The WNBA’s record-setting expansion

Keep going, keep growing.

The WNBA announced their long-term expansion plans on Monday, revealing that the league is aiming to reach a whopping 18 teams in the next five years. Today’s episode of The GIST of It takes a closer look at why the WNBA chose Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia as their newest markets, with co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz breaking down the deets, including the record-setting expansion fee each squad will pay to join women’s basketball’s hottest club.

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