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Bob Uecker was a classic, and one of the funniest people that I’ve ever heard talk baseball!!
Christian Yelich told me that every spring he’d block off 4-5 hours for a dinner with Bob Uecker to hear his stories. So as the Brewers prepare to play in the World Series, Yelich has found himself thinking about his close friend.
“He would have loved getting to experience this postseason run and being here for it,” Yelich said. “In a lot of ways, we feel like he’s still here with us.” fansided.com/mlb/brewers-wor…
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CAS overturns suspension in ABP case of Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda (2021 Olympic silver medalist).
I can't remember many ABP cases getting successfully overturned on appeal. Norah Jeruto's did. Any others I'm missing?
The AIU acknowledges the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, published today, in the case of Koki Ikeda. The AIU will consider the full decision and will make no further immediate comment.
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Big race weekend!!
Top races on 25 October:
🇲🇦 Casablanca #Marathon, 7:00am
🇪🇸 Valencia Half, 8:25am
🇩🇪 Hamburg Half, 9:30am
🇮🇹 Venice Marathon, 9:40am
🇮🇪 Dublin Marathon, 8:45am
🇩🇪 Frankfurt Marathon, 10:00am
(local start times)
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CAS OVERTURNS AIU'S 4-YEAR BAN ON KOKI IKEDA
Japan's Koki Ikeda 🇯🇵 has been cleared of an anti-doping rule violation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), overturning his 4-year ban and making him eligible to compete again.
The Tokyo Olympic 20km Race Walk Silver medallist was sanctioned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) in February 2025 over alleged blood manipulation based on abnormalities in his Athlete Biological Passport.
However, CAS found that there was a reasonable non-doping explanation for the findings, concluding that the anti-doping charge had not been established.
Ikeda's four-year sanction has been overturned, clearing the way for his return to competition.
What a game! Jacob made @Brewers fans so proud!!
Arch Jelley, the coach of Sir John Walker, has died. RIP. He was 104.
I recall having a conversation with Kathy Butler about how much money she lost to an EPO using an athlete who got off on a technicality. This was a few years ago, but I remember it. Cheaters steal money from legitimate athletes. Stealing is a crime, and that is how it should be treated.
Great to see the Golden tickets for the #BrooksXC! The problem is, golden tickets won't encourage the average high school runner to compete in one of the #BrooksXCregional races! Go to brooksrunning.com for links to the 4 regionals. These races feature iconic courses, and #RunBlogRun encourages coaches to bring their entire teams to these events. What a fun way to end your season!
Elle Dawson Accepts A Golden Ticket 🎫✅
🚨 After a couple of strong finishes to start the 2026 XC Season, Elle Dawson has accepted a Fleet Feet Golden Ticket to compete at the 2026 Brooks XC Championships. She is ranked sixth in the COROS MIleSplit 50 Rankings.
Dawson will look to represent North Carolina and the South Region in San Deigo!
Watch the 2026 #BrooksXC Championship LIVE on FloTrack on December 12 and make sure you register for your respective region!
#brooksxc | @brooksrunning
One wonders what the Women's marathon record truly is! Look at how many women have been busted who ran 2:16 or under! I believe it is 2:12-2:14. Truth is, AIU is busting more cheaters, especially in Kenya. I suspect that testing needs to pick up in Ethiopia. It is obviously not the shoes that make a difference, but EPO, which still seems to be the drug of choice. In 2014, I broke the news about #RitaJeptoo, who was about to take a big check from #WorldMarathonMajors. Until the punishments are so draconian (all money returned to sponsors and races) and the shame of being named a cheater, we will continue to see these posts nearly every day. @aiu_athletics is doing a better job, but big-time cheaters persist? Where do you think the women's world record for the marathon is, and by that I mean non-dopers? Do we go back to Paula Radcliffe's WR and start all over? This takes away legitimacy from women's elite marathoning. It damages the sport and terrifies sponsors. What do you think?
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Olympic gold medallist and former half marathon record holder, 33-year-old Peres Jepchirchir in a move that shocked the athletics world.
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What a fantastic game! The @brewers are so old-school, a team that actually acts like a team, with a manager who is the spirit animal of Red Schoendist (St. Louis Cardinals) and Leo Durocher (you know who he coaches). God, I love the Brewers!
More info on Peres Jeochirchir.
Peres Jepchirchir has won the Olympic, World Champs, Boston, NYC, and London marathons. An insane record...
She just tested positive for EPO.
She essentially stole at least $1.5 million in prize money alone in her career. Much more in appearance and sponsorship.
A Runblogrun Happy Anniversary NYC Marathon 43rd Anniversary To The Great Kiwi Rod Dixon Who Overtook The Gutsy Geoff Smith To Win One Of The Most Dramatic Finishes In Running History! #roddixonkidsmarathon , #roddixon, #saucony, #jeffbenjamin,
We will see a lot of this!
Hey @sebcoe , I thought you said Kenya was making "good progress" in the fight against doping?
The female marathon World Champion has just tested +ve for EPO.
It cannot get worse than that.
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BBC Sport approached @number10gov for a response to my letter to @andyburnham . The @DHSCgovuk responded and unfortunately this statement isn’t anything we didn’t already know. There are also fundamental inaccuracies within it.
Please also bear with me; I’ve had an extremely large amount of messages and I’m operating with a very limited capacity. @Ed_Miliband @tessamunt @JoPlattLeigh @KatieFalkingham @BBCSport @BBCNews @UKLabour @ThereForME_UK @YvetteCooperMP
Peres Jepchirchir has been suspended by AIU!
Breaking: @aiu_athletics has provisionally suspended reigning World & former Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir after an out-of-competition sample, collected in Kenya prior to her recent #SydneyMarathon win, returned an adverse analytical finding for EPO.
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This was Grete Waite’s second victory at @nycmarathon. Grete would go on to win nine NYC marathons!
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So, that’s the 2016 and 2020 women’s @Olympics marathon gold medallists from Kenya busted for doping. Plus the women’s marathon world record holder, also from Kenya. Yet, we keep getting told by @WorldAthletics that the country is getting on top of the problem. It doesn’t look like that from I am sitting.
@athletics_kenya @OlympicsKenyaKE @wada_ama @iocmedia
