athletics

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Former European 200m champion Adam Gemili has retired from athletics at the age of 32.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The first NIL millionaires in college athletics started trickling in shortly after the new rules went into effect five years ago, but now payments to the top athletes are exploding.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Commentators fill the resulting hours of dead air with personal anecdotes, weaving a charming one-sided conversation through the occasional interruption of athletics.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

The reason the craziest sport in the country suddenly turned dull is the seismic forces reshaping college athletics: NIL and the transfer portal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It was a natural law of athletics that there must be whispering before a game and nothing else.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy