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Television is not where track and field goes to die. In the United States, it’s already dead on arrival.

We really care about the greatest sport in this country … every four years.

Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson recently was arrested for domestic violence against her boyfriend. During a blazing international summer of hot times and marks, that has been the biggest story in the world of track and field.

Scandals, mostly involving drugs, seem to feed the sport more than marks. I wonder how many American sports fans have heard of 2025’s greatest athletic feat, one that didn’t nearly get enough attention?

His name is Cooper Lutkenhaus. He’s 16. He just became a junior at Justin (Texas) High School and ran 800 meters at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in 1 minute, 42

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