Clueless writing about our sport

[tandfman]

How about a clueless headline writer:

http://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/gatlin-costs-us-olympic-relay-medal-1.1858287#.VVSCmnnbLDc

The headline reads:

>>Gatlin costs US Olympic relay medal<<

The story makes it clear that it was Tyson Gay who cost the team the relay medals.

[lonewolf]

The headline writer should have read the article.

[tandfman]

The headline writer should have read the article.

Always a good idea. :-)

[Bob Duncan]

He was far from a physical specimen like 400 meter hurdle Gold medalist, Edwin Moses, or 100 meter dash Gold medalist, Don Quarrie.

I think this guy has watched the old SNL skit "Little Chocolate Donuts" cereal with John Belushi one too many times.

https://screen.yahoo.com/little-chocolate-donuts-000000416.html

[tandfman]

Here's one that just makes you scratch your head, wondering how anyone could be so clueless:

http://pulse.ng/sports/athletics/blessing-okagbare-nigerian-sprinter-wants-to-be-number-one-id3787284.html

The sub-headline says:

>>After her win at the Doha and Shanghai Diamond Leagues, Blessing Okagbare wants to be the number in the world<<

The first sentence of the story also refers to her wins at the Doha and Shanghai Diamond Leagues.

In fact, she did not run in Doha at all.

[dupontred]

And in today's cluelessness, from the front page story on the Arizona team going to the NCAAs

The highlight of the meet for the Wildcats was when our 4×4 team broke a previous record of 3:05.81, which was set on June 5, 1981. The 4×400 team included Pete Lauderdale II, Blake Eichler, Bryce Houston and Miles Parish who broke the school record with a time of 3:04.51, that’s one minute and thirty seconds better!

[tamabi]

........... That's one second and thirty hundreds...
Still a big difference, though!

[tandfman]

How about clueless headline writing? Here's a story about Kevin Young participating in a track camp in Kentucky. It's a long story--33 paragraphs, and it's all about Kevin Young. And the headline reads: "World record holder Jones says Centre College track camp one of the best".

http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/sports/world-record-holder-jones-says-centre-college-track-camp-one/article_985aeb01-8c2d-5988-8c59-5d345072cffd.html

[tandfman]

How about clueless headline writing? Here's a story about Kevin Young participating in a track camp in Kentucky. It's a long story--33 paragraphs, and it's all about Kevin Young. And the headline reads: "World record holder Jones says Centre College track camp one of the best".

http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/...45072cffd.html

Very interesting. They've now changed the headline to refer to Young, not Jones. But the URL, which refers to Jones and not Young, is still the same.

[br]

The Los Angeles Times story from the California State meet prelims reports that Michael Norman of Vista Murrieta had a productive day, "posting the fastest qualifying times in the 200- and 400-meter races and leading a victorious relay at Buchanan High in Clovis."

"Norman offered a glimpse of what was to come in the first event, building a big lead for Murrieta on the first leg of the 100-meter relay. The Broncos won their heat in 41.07, the second-fastest qualifying time. Norman sat out the 400-meter relay, but the Broncos still finished second in their heat and earned the ninth and last qualifying spot.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-state-track-championships-20150606-story.html

[aaronk]

Another gem from Larry Rawson.

In an article on our front page about the Demi Payne/Sandi Morris dominance of the Collegiate Women's PV, Rawson says the following:

To give you an idea of how far ahead of the field these two are, the next closest woman in the field has jumped a 14-4.....this season.

I guess he hasn't studied the yearly list!
There's Carolina Carmichael at 14-9.
Megan Clark also is at 14-9.
And Alysha Newman has a 14-5.50 this year.

Then there's Desiree Freier with a PR of 14-7.25...though that's NOT from 2015.

Rawson, do your homework!

[jc203]

We expect silly reporting from mainstream media.
But a milestat link on the main page here leads to the following question:
Who Wins A Noah Lyles/Andrew Hunter 800 Match?
Since an 800 meter race between these two is quite obviously never going to happen, ya gotta wonder why ask such a ludicrous question...

[Atticus]

Who Wins A Noah Lyles/Andrew Hunter 800 Match?

This shows a profound misunderstanding of the body's energy systems. Juantorena aside, Milers will beat 400 guys at 800 meters 9 out of 10 times. Besides, Hunter already has a 1:52 PR!!

[jc203]

This shows a profound misunderstanding of the body's energy systems. Juantorena aside, Milers will beat 400 guys at 800 meters 9 out of 10 times. Besides, Hunter already has a 1:52 PR!!

Of course. It's as silly as pondering which of the two (Lyles or Hunter) would win at 200 meters.

[Alan Shank]

"Gardner scorched to victory at the US Championships last weekend in Eugene in 10.86 and in her semi-final, recorded a wind-legal personal best of 10.79. " RunBlogRun, Cathal Dennehy

Gee, I was there, and I thought Tori Bowie "scorched to victory".
Cheers,
Alan Shank