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CNA
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
McLaughlin-Levrone impresses in 100m debut in Philadelphia
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ventured beyond her usual 400 metres event, clocking an impressive 11.21 seconds to take second place in her first professional 100 metres flat race at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia on Sunday. The American four-time Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400 metres hurdles, accustomed to dominating the one-lap event, found herself beaten by Jamaica's Ackera Nugent, who won in 11.11 seconds. Nugent's victory completed a weekend double, securing the women's short hurdles group with a perfect 24 points following her success in Saturday's 100 metres hurdles. American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden scorched the track with a blistering time of 10.73 seconds in the 100 metres, cementing her victory in the short sprints group with 24 points after her 200 metres triumph on Saturday. Meanwhile, Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino dominated the women's long sprints group with 24 points, having won the 200 metres in 22.46 seconds. Britain's Lina Nielsen also shone, capturing the 400 metres hurdles in 52.60 seconds, while Etiopia Diribe Welteji secured victory in the 800 metres in 1:58.94. In the men's events, American Kenny Bednarek shaved one-hundredth of a second off his personal best in the 100 metres, finishing in 9.86 seconds and took the short sprints group getting 24 points. Meanwhile, Olympic silver medallist Josh Kerr from Britain beat gold medallist Cole Hocker by just seven-hundredths of a second in a thrilling 1500 metres race, finishing in 3:34.44. American Trevor Bassitt provided late drama in the 400 metres hurdles, outduelling Alison dos Santos and Chris Robinson to win in 45.47 seconds. He also won the men's long hurdles group with 20 points. There were also wins for Americans Trey Cunningham in the short hurdles group 100 metres with a time of 10.36 seconds and Nico Young in the men's 3000 metres in his first Grand Slam Track appearance, while Dominican Alexander Ogando took the men's 200 metres with a time of 20.13 seconds. The Grand Slam Track season will conclude with its fourth meeting in Los Angeles on June 27-29.
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
American Jefferson-Wooden victorious in women's 200m at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the United States finishes first in the women's 200-metre short sprints race at the Grand Slam Track stop in Philadelphia, Pa., with a time of 21.99.
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
American Bednarek wins Grand Slam Track Philadelphia 200m, Canada's Brown 3rd and De Grasse 4th
Kenny Bednarek of the United States wins the men's 200-metre short sprints race at the Grand Slam Track stop in Philadelphia, Pa. Fellow Canadians Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse finish 3rd, 4th respectively.
BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Who sprinted most in the Premier League season?
Crystal Palace wing-back Daniel Munoz ranked second in distance covered (242 miles) last season and he also made the most sprints in the Premier League with Mbeumo and Milos Kerkez also rank highly, just behind Fulham's American speedster Antonee Anthony Gordon completes the top five. While Gordon ranked fifth for sprints overall across the season, he sprinted more often than any other player, averaging 29 sprints per 90 in a name? Well if the name's Anthony (or Antonee) then it is sprinting, with Gordon, Elanga and Robinson all in the top is here again, coming in at fourth, behind Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson.
New York Times
13-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Milton Williams after getting called out by Patriots coach Mike Vrabel: ‘I like that'
Running sprints is customary during the early phases of the NFL offseason. Seven-on-seven drills aren't allowed, let alone full 11-on-11 reps. So the first few sessions together for a team are more about conditioning. In Mike Vrabel's first few practices with the New England Patriots this spring, sprints were part of the assignment. Down and back. Positions were given benchmark times to meet. Advertisement When the interior defensive linemen were up, Milton Williams blew past everyone. This offseason, the Patriots made Williams the highest-paid player in franchise history, signing him to a four-year, $104 million deal that comes with $63 million guaranteed. They loved the way he won with speed on the defensive line and envision playing him more than the Philadelphia Eagles did en route to their Super Bowl victory. So it came as no surprise that Williams was well ahead of the other players at his position. He ran a blazing (for his spot on the field) 4.67-second 40-yard dash at the combine in 2021. As Williams neared the proverbial finish line, he slowed down. He was well ahead of pace. He knew he was going to make it back in time and probably be the first to finish. But in doing so, he caught the eye of Vrabel, who, in a telling moment, called out the 26-year-old during a routine conditioning drill of an optional practice. 'I was kind of like chilling until I got to the line,' Williams told reporters Tuesday. 'He was like, 'No, don't let them catch you. If you can make it faster, make it.' … Every rep since then, I'm trying to make sure I'm the first one back. I feel like it's going to help me, just push me to where I want to be.' Milton Williams tells the story of Mike Vrabel calling him out in the first week of the voluntary offseason program, and how he liked it. Vrabel's message to him: If you are going to be here, it's on you to set the standard. — Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) May 13, 2025 It's certainly a risk to place too much importance on one anecdote from one non-football drill in the spring. But it does seem to be a good sign that Vrabel is willing to call out the team's most prominent players — and that Williams seems so receptive to it. There's a lot on his plate, after all. The contract comes with the weight of high expectations. The Patriots are banking that even though Williams has never played more than 50 percent of his team's defensive snaps, he can be a reliable and productive three-down player. That's part of the reason conditioning is so important for him and the team this offseason. Advertisement The plan is a bet that he and Christian Barmore can be major disruptors in the middle of the defensive line. The Patriots don't have a dominant edge rusher. So they're hoping that Williams and Barmore can push the pocket from the inside. So far, the budding relationship between arguably the Patriots' two most important defenders is off to a good start, Williams said. They have a friendly competition going on in which they race each other to the facility, seeing who gets there first. 'Every day we come in, we've got to set the tone,' Williams said of he and Barmore. 'And everybody else will follow. Me and him can set the table for the defense.' There's a long way to go before we see how effective the Williams-Barmore duo can be — and whether the theory about pushing the pocket from the middle will work. Williams hasn't even gone through a true practice with the Patriots yet. But at the risk of putting too much stock into one spring moment, it's promising that the team's highest-paid player doesn't mind getting called out by the head coach. 'He wants me to go fast and empty the tank every rep,' Williams said. 'I like that. I don't think I'm bigger than the next person. I don't mind him calling me out. Calling me out is going to help the other guys. We have no excuses.'
