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November 27, 2023
In 2022, USATF Posted A $6.7 Million Loss As CEO Max Siegel Raked in $1.3 Million
USATF, the governing body for track & field in the United States, posted its 2022 tax form last week — a requirement given the organization’s status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. And while the organization posted a record revenue of $37.94 million for the 2022 financial year, its expenses totaled $44.66 million,...
November 23, 2023
‘Yes, I doped’ – Jan Ullrich makes full doping confession
Jan Ullrich has finally fully confessed to doping, including before he won the 1997 Tour de France, revealing how he opted for the lowest risk when choosing a blood doping programme with the infamous Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes. Ullrich's victory in the 1997 Tour de France made him the poster boy...
November 18, 2023
Athletes file class action suit against shipper that is holding their bikes after TriBike Transport fails to make payment
After failing to get payment from TriBike Transport (TBT), New Jersey-based shipping company Horizon Entertainment Cargo was holding 180 bikes that belonged to athletes who had represented USA Triathlon at the world championship in Pontevedra, Spain. In a lawsuit filed in California, Intelligent SCM, LLC says it is owed US$319,731.27 and...
November 15, 2023
Marathon Runner Is Banned for 12 Months After Using a Car to Finish in Third Place
A marathon runner who accepted a trophy for her third-place victory earlier this year has been labeled a cheater, the BBC reports. Joasia Zakrzewski, a 47-year-old Scotland native, took the medal in the 50-mile 2023 Manchester to Liverpool Ultras50 marathon on April 7. However, tracking data showed that Zakrzewski used...
November 2, 2023
Kaitlin Armstrong Day 2: Testimony surrounds gathering evidence at murder scene
Prosecutors will call more witnesses Thursday in the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong, who’s accused of shooting and killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in May 2022. kxan
November 1, 2023
Day one of the Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial wraps up
The murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong began Wednesday at 9 a.m. Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing up-and-coming professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in May 2022. Even though cameras are not allowed inside during testimony, KXAN’s Brianna Hollis will be inside the courtroom and will update this story...
October 30, 2023
Kaitlin Armstrong trial starts today: here’s what we know
The criminal trial for the murder of cyclist Moriah Wilson that has gripped the nation and cycling world alike gets underway in Austin, Texas, today. Defendant Kaitlin Armstrong faces a first-degree murder charge along with two felony charges for 'Unlawfully Flight to Avoid Prosecution' when she fled to Costa Rica for 43...
October 27, 2023
Ousted Planet Fitness CEO Created Toxic Culture, Per Report
Recently ousted Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau is facing some out-of-this-world allegations from former employees who portray a “fitness employees gone wild” atmosphere that includes on-the-job drinking and weekend getaways bankrolled by a proverbial suitcase filled with thousands of dollars. Rondeau was shocked by being shown the door by the...
October 26, 2023
FloBikes Got Caught Sneaking Subscriber Data to Facebook. That Means You’re Owed Money.
If you woke up to an email about a class action lawsuit against FloSport, it was about their subscribers being notified that FloSports disclosed its subscribers’ personal information to Facebook via the Facebook Tracking Pixel, without its subscribers’ consent, in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (the “VPPA”). This...
October 11, 2023
Kaitlin Armstrong attempts escape ahead of Texas murder trial, sheriff’s office says
Kaitlin Armstrong, the woman accused of killing professional cyclist Moriah “Mo” Wilson in 2022, tried to escape the custody of corrections officers in Travis County, Texas, on Wednesday morning, sources have confirmed. Armstrong ran from officers while leaving a medical office building, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. After about 10...