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Boston Globe
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA, New Balance ink five-year deal to host major championships at The Track at New Balance
Advertisement The Track at New Balance, opened in the developing Boston Landing area in 2022, has quickly earned a reputation as one of the premier indoor track venues in the country. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up As well as professional meets such as the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, the Track has become the annual host of the New Balance Indoor Nationals, the most prestigious indoor high school meet on the calendar. The facility also staged the 2024 NCAA Division 1 track and field championships. Along with its hydraulically banked, six-lane track with stands accommodating 5,000 spectators, the Track includes a dedicated throwing and field event area, basketball and volleyball courts, 24,000 square feet of warm-up area — crucial when thousands of high schoolers pour into the building for major championships — and more off-track amenities. Advertisement The result is a facility that continues to pick up the biggest events on the indoor track schedule at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. 'You want to make it so that when an athlete comes here, he or she feels comfortable,' said Jim Davis, New Balance chairman, when the Track opened in 2022, 'they've got everything they need — and the track is designed to be quick.' Amin Touri can be reached at
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Tyreek Hill's trash talk fuels tension with iShowSpeed and Noah Lyles medalist as fans await the ultimate race
Tyreek Hill engages in rivalries with internet personality iShowSpeed and Olympic sprinter Noah Lyles (Imagn Images) Tyreek Hill isn't just known for his game-breaking speed on the football field—he's also gaining attention for his growing list of rivals off it. After publicly taunting both internet sensation Darren 'iShowSpeed' Watkins Jr. and Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles , the Miami Dolphins wide receiver has sparked a flurry of buzz in the world of sports entertainment and track competition. Operation Sindoor 'Our job is to hit target, not to count body bags': Air Marshal Bharti on Op Sindoor Precautionary blackout imposed across parts of Rajasthan, Punjab 'Indian Navy was in position to strike Karachi': Vice Admiral on Operation Sindoor Tyreek Hill mocks iShowSpeed and takes aim at Noah Lyles It all started with Tyreek Hill's $100,000 race challenge to iShowSpeed, which was set up to benefit his foundation if he won. Speed, who once ran against Noah Lyles himself, took the offer seriously and even showed up at the Dolphins' training camp. 'If you beat me, I won't say anything. You got it, what I'm saying?' he told Hill in person. But instead of racing, Hill ran off, prompting a stunned Speed to laugh and declare, 'He's scared!' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Learn How Smart Traders Use Data to Navigate Volatile Markets News Portal Try Now Undo Hill later doubled down in a separate interview, flipping the narrative by saying, 'He's scared. Speed's scared.' The moment quickly went viral, especially after a clip surfaced showing Hill avoiding the race when Speed showed up ready. The Noah Lyles rivalry escalates from social media banter to track reality While his beef with Speed has comedic undertones, the challenge against Noah Lyles is much more serious. Lyles, who previously mocked Hill by holding up a sign reading 'Tyreek could never' after winning the 60m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, fired a competitive shot that went straight to Hill's pride. Hill clapped back on X, saying, 'Get a load of this guy,' setting the stage for a potential 60-meter clash between NFL explosiveness and Olympic precision. Fans are now clamoring for two high-profile races: one against the $10M YouTuber and the other against a world-class sprinter. While iShowSpeed may lack elite times—reportedly running just 11 mph—his charisma and fearlessness have made the challenge fun. Lyles, on the other hand, represents a real athletic test that could humble even the fastest NFL star. Also Read: Why Derek Carr's sudden retirement could shake up the Saints' future—for the better With both matchups buzzing online, all eyes are on Hill. Will he silence his doubters and back up the talk? Or will the 'Cheetah' finally meet his match? Either way, the countdown to speed supremacy has begun.
NBC News
19-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC News
Noah Lyles says race with NFL star Tyreek Hill will help 'keep track relevant'
A little more than six months removed from winning an Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meter and claiming the title of "fastest man alive," American sprinter Noah Lyles is welcoming a new challenge this year: racing Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. After trading barbs and trash talk for months, Lyles and Hill announced their intention to run against each other for real earlier this month. And Lyles is taking the opportunity seriously. 'I'm not here to play around,' Lyles told NBC News. 'I'm dead serious about this. I'm going to bring everything I got for this.' Lyles, 27, won gold in Paris with a thrilling finish in the 100 meter, defeating Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by a fraction of a second. Only eight days after the race, Hill — known as arguably the fastest receiver in the NFL — was asked on a podcast if he could beat Lyles in a race. He didn't hesitate to say yes. The two have exchanged shots since. Lyles escalated the beef when he held up a "Tyreek could never" sign after winning the 60-meter race at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Feb 2. Lyles said he and Hill actually spoke to each other for the first time following the Indoor Grand Prix. In brief phone conversations, both athletes affirmed they were serious about facing off on the track and finally agreed to race. And in those conversations with Hill, Lyles says he made it clear not to mistake his trash talk for light heartedness. 'I don't want you to think that I'm just out here joking,' Lyles said of his message to the Dolphins receiver. 'Let me be confident saying this. I'm your guy. I'm your guy who's gonna to let you swing, but best believe I will dodge and you will get hit with an uppercut.' Hill, to his credit, isn't backing down from his decorated opponent, telling NBC Sports in February that Lyles 'should be scared' of him in a 40-yard dash. The event is not without its detractors, as some are calling it a ' huge mistake ' for a runner of Lyles's caliber to entertain Hill's challenge. But Lyles says a motivation is to bring more eyeballs to the sport outside of the Olympics, which only takes place once every four years. 'Something that's constantly on my mind is how to keep track relevant,' Lyles said. 'Track and field has a great reputation inside of the Olympics, but in the marketing sense, when it comes to the U.S., it's just fallen short a few too many times.' Lyles thinks his race against Hill could be a way to build enthusiasm for the sport. 'I get a lot of hate from people who don't believe that I should be racing him. And they're like, 'this is beneath you',' he says. 'Well, apparently it's not, because here we are.' As great of a runner Lyles is, he may be equally adept at drawing attention. He says he's been doing that dating back to the eighth grade, when he'd try to draw 'ooohs and aaahs' from the crowd with antics before and after races. That streak of showmanship has followed Lyles to the Olympics and beyond. In June of last year, he brought Yu-Gi-Oh! cards with him to the U.S. trials and even kept a rare one in his singlet. In Paris, Snoop Dogg wore a shirt with Lyles's face on it to one of his races. 'I want to be more than just a runner because there's enough runners," he said. "But who's the performers?' Most details of the race against Hill are still up in the air — most importantly length and location — though Lyles mentioned 60 meters and New York City's Times Square as possibilities. The summer is also likely for timing, as Lyles will be deep in training for U.S. championships and Hill will be gearing up for the NFL season. And as far as nerves go, Lyles says the only thing that could make him underperform is fans not getting excited enough. 'I'm more thinking about, 'dang, I have an opportunity to break the world record along with beating Tyreek',' Lyles said. "So Tyreek better be ready, because if a world record gets dropped on his head, he ain't gonna be able to hear nothing.'
Fox News
15-02-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
NFL star Tyreek Hill and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles agree to race
A challenge between NFL star Tyreek Hill and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles has materialized into a real race. The two superstars announced this week that their months-long back-and-forth, which began after the 2024 Paris Olympics, will finally be put to the test when the two square off in a race to determine who really is the fastest. "This has been an ongoing thing for quite some time now, and, I mean, everybody's seen the back-and-forth on social media," Hill told People, which first reported the news Thursday. "I've been very adamant to show people what real, true speed looks like." "Everybody says that they're gonna be the world's fastest, but when it comes down to it, you gotta be the winner every time, each and every time. And every time I show up to the biggest moments, I win." Lyles told the outlet. "That's why I'm the world's fastest," he continued. "I did at the Olympics. I do it at world championships. I do it wherever it's needed to be done. And if I gotta go down and, you know, beat up on Tyreek to prove that I'm the world's fastest, then it's gonna be done." The debate between the two athletes began in August when the Olympic sprinter won 100-meter gold. But he refused to wager his medal in a race against Hill after the Miami Dolphins receiver said he could easily beat him in a race. The social media war shifted when Lyles taunted Hill after winning the 60-meter race at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix earlier this month. After crossing the finish line, he turned his bib around to the camera to reveal a message, "Tyreek could never." In their joint interview with People, the two athletes expressed mutual respect but didn't hold back on the trash talk. The date of the race and the length of it has yet to be determined. Hill said Lyles is "scared" to face him in a 40-meter dash, but Lyles said a 100-meter race would be a "blowout" victory for him. The two will likely agree to some distance in the middle. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Los Angeles Times
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Noah Lyles held a sign saying Tyreek Hill ‘could never' beat him. Now they will race
After jabbering about it since 2023, Tyreek Hill and Noah Lyles announced they are going to race, but the speed freaks can't say where and can't say when. The U.S. Olympic sprinter and NFL wide receiver can't even say how long the race will be, just that it'll be shorter than 100 yards or meters and longer than 40. The shorter the better for Hill, who in nine seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs has accumulated 11,098 yards on 798 receptions, an average of 13.9 yards per catch. The longer the better for Lyles, who won gold in the 100 meters at the Paris Olympics, holds the American record in the 200 meters and has won the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 60-meter dash four times. It's not even clear how the distance will be measured. All we know is that the race won't last long: Lyles' personal best in the 100 meters is 9.81 seconds; Hill's personal best in the 40-yard dash is 4.29 seconds. And we can also be fairly certain that both athletes will continue to run off at the mouth before they run on the track. They've been trash talking since Lyles made an offhand comment about American sports leagues calling their annual winners 'world champions' when it's a big ol' world. Hill took the bait when Kay Adams mentioned Lyles' comment on the 'Up & Adams Show' during Dolphins preseason camp in August, saying he'd beat Lyles in a race. And the needles haven't stopped, including during a Thursday conference call with People. 'Everybody says they're gonna be the world's fastest, but when it comes down to it, you gotta be the winner every time, each and every time, and every time I show up to the biggest moments, I win,' Lyles said. 'That's why I'm the world's fastest. I did at the Olympics. I do it at world championships. I do it wherever it's needed to be done. 'And if I gotta go down and, you know, beat up on Tyreek to prove that I'm the world's fastest, then it's gonna be done.' Hill was quick to respond with a money quote: 'I mean, as long as we ain't putting people's mamas in it, I don't care. We can go as far as far can be. We're here for a good time.' Ah, the truth emerges. This will be a fun run. In that light-hearted spirit, Lyles went to the written word Feb. 2 immediately after winning the 60 at the Indoor Grand Prix, holding a scrap of paper in front of his face that read, 'Tyreek could never.' Hill responded by taking the challenge, saying he's 'got to do this for the guys that play my sport,' reminding folks that most NFL receivers 'did run track at some point.' He waited a beat, then delivered the dagger: 'And we can come and take over your sport at any moment if we really wanted to.' The time for talk eventually will end, and the race presumably will be scheduled during Lyles' ramp-up to the USA outdoor track and field championships July 31.
