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15 December 2011	Mike Rodgers Learns Punishment on Monday 6 By Dec. 15: American sprinter Mike Rodgers isn’t sure when his season will begin. He has a court date scheduled for Monday, December 19 in Los Angeles, California, when the court will decide the length of the suspension for testing positive a few months ago. In August this year, Rodgers’ sample returned positive for methylhexaneamie, a banned stimulant and main ingredient in several pre-workout supplements and energy drinks. He has been on self-imposed provisional suspension since then. In the meantime, Rodgers, who is unable to plan a definitive schedule, told Caribbean TrackLife he was hoping for no more that a six-month suspension, which would allow him to start his season no later than ....
06 February 2012	For Francena McCorory the Sky is the Limit 6 By By O’Neil A Reid With a fourth place finished in the women’s 400m finals (50.45 seconds) at the 2011 Daegu world championship, twenty-four year old Francena McCorory puts the world on notice that she has arrived as one of the world’s premier female quarter-miler. Francena, who was competing in her first season on the professional circuit, did not leave Daegu, South Korea empty-handed; she joined Sanya Richard-Ross, Jessica Beard, and Allyson Felix to capture 4x400m relay gold for the United States. In Daegu, the Hampton University graduate established a personal best of 50.24 seconds in the 400m in the semi-finals. A confident Francena enters the 2012 season with high expectation. Francena spoke to Trackledger.com about Hampton University, her training and her upcoming season. [caption id="attachment_971" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Francena McCorory photo by Frankiln Fitzgerald"]
10 February 2012	Can Anyone Dethrone Quarter-Miler King James? 6 By [caption id="attachment_1017" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Kirani James photo courtesy of UAB Athletics ( Dec 2010)"][/caption] By O’Neil A. Reid Grenada’s Kirani “King” James is the one to beat this season. The nineteen-year- old Gouyave native took the track and field world by storm in 2011, becoming the youngest ever 400m world champion. The 2011 season was special for James who set personal bests in the 400m indoors (44.80 seconds) and outdoors (44.36 seconds). Along the way, he collected the NCAA 400m outdoor title as a student at the University of Alabama (UAB) and captured the 2011 400m Diamond League trophy despite joining the tour in August 2....
20 February 2012	Trevor Barry Readies for World Indoors 6 By By O'Neil A. Reid “My progress is coming along slowly but surely; I am looking forward to jumping higher in Istanbul,” said Trevor Barry, commenting on his preparation for the 2012 World Indoor Championship to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from March 9-12. Trevor, the 28 year old Bahamian high jumper and 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medalist is having a superb indoor season. He established a 2012 season best 2.3m in Brno, Czech Republic on February 14th. [caption id="attachment_1059" align="alignright" width="111" caption="Trevor Barry with his 2011 World Championship Bronze Medal"][/caption] Commentin....
02 March 2012	Mike Rodgers Apologizes for Misjudgement 6 By Below is the press release that was issued by Mike Rodgers yesterday. Mike will be serving a 9-month ban and is eligible to compete again in April 2012. [caption id="attachment_1101" align="alignright" width="133" caption="Mike Rodgers"][/caption] DATE: March 1, 2012 PRESS RELEASE Submitted by: Mike Rodgers I apologize to my family and the track and field community around the world for my error in judgment related to my first anti-doping violation. Methylhexaneamine, a mild stimulant, found in many energy drinks and supplements, was detected in my urine sample at the Lignano, Italy track a....