One of the most prolific throwers in the history of Peabody track has made it official; Alex Jackson is going to take his immense talent to the University of Virginia, one of the top Division 1 ...

NEWBURG, Ore. — Kimberly Beard, a junior at King’s High School, won the 20-pound weight throw event Saturday at an indoor track meet at George Fox University.

A transfer from Texas, junior Jeremiah Nubbe set the program record in the weight room last month in his debut as a Cavalier.

Boston Public School (BPS) athletes can now officially compete in weight-throwing events as part of track-and-field meets.

All fighters scheduled to compete on Saturday’s card made weight save for one. Lucas Alexander missed the featherweight limit by 2.5 pounds ahead of his matchup with Bogdan Grad. The UFC ...

The weight throw, which is held indoors and differs from the hammer throw, uses a 25-pound weight for high school men. The implement consists of a weighted ball attached to a grip by a steel wire.

The weight cleared certified barriers before striking ... The so-called hammer in the hammer throw event is actually a heavy ball on a chain. Authorities did not identify the athlete or the ...

A father watching a high school athletics competition in Colorado has died after a being hit by a weight in a hammer throw event.

A father watching a high school athletics competition in Colorado has died after a being hit by a weight in a hammer throw event. Wade Langston, 57, was watching the track and field competition ...