The 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic will take place July 5 at Hayward Field with a lineup as impressive as any previous version of the Diamond League track and field meet.

Meet organizers have put together a 27-event schedule that is expected to include 98 Olympic and Paralympic medalists and 14 world record holders.

Twelve events will have athletes who medaled in the Paris Summer Games one year ago, with five events – the women’s 100 meters, men’s 400, women’s 1,500, women’s 3,000 steeplechase and women’s long jump – boasting all three medalists from the 2024 Olympics.

Come back here for live updates throughout the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field.

Prefontaine Classic live updates, highlights

Faith Kipyegon caps Pre Classic with women’s 1,500 world record

The Kenyan runner finished the 50th edition of the meet in style, breaking her own record with a time of 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds. Kipyegon’s previous world record (3:49.04) came last July in Paris.

Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji was second in Saturday’s race in a personal-best 3:51.44. Australian and former Oregon Duck Jessica Hull was third in a season-best 3:52.67.

Allman tops in women’s discus

The two-time Olympic champion had the two best marks in the competition on her way to a win at 70.68 meters (231 feet, 10 inches).

Allman’s first throw (69.48, 227-11) wouldn’t be beat, and her winning toss came on her fourth of six attempts.

Fellow American Cierra Jackson was second (personal-best 67.82, 222-6) and former Oregon Duck Jorinde van Klinken fourth (66.19, 217-2).Joe Kovacs claims third straight men’s shot put titleThe two-time world champion and three-time Olympic silver medalist grabbed his third straight Prefontaine title with a mark of 22.48 meters (73 feet, 9 inches). He had the two best marks of the competition.Fellow American Roger Steen was second at 22.11 (72-6 1/2).Melissa Jefferson-Wooden makes presence known in women’s 100The American ran just off her personal best to take the win in a loaded field in 10.75 seconds.In the race, she defeated defending Olympic champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (second, 10.77), Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lous-Smith (third, season-best 10.90) and American and 2024 Olympic silver medalist Sha’Carri Richardson (ninth, season-best 11.19).Niels Laros pulls stunner in Bowerman MileThe Netherlands athlete came out of nowhere, chasing down American record-holder Jared Nuguse at the finish line.Laros was clocked in 3 minutes, 45.94 seconds and Nuguse in 3:45.95.Defending Olympic champion and former Oregon Ducks Cole Hocker was fourth in a personal-best 3:47.43.Letsile Tebogo runs world-leading time in men’s 200The reigning Olympic champion in the event from Botswana won in 19.76, the best time of the year. American Courtney Lindsey was second in a season-best 19.87.Winfred Yavi races to meet record in women’s 3,000 steeplechaseYavi, from Bahrain, used a devastating kick to beat the field to the finish line in 8 minutes, 45.25 seconds, a meet record and 2025 world lead.Kenya’s Faith Cherotich was second in a personal-best 8:48.71. Former Oregon State star and Sprague High school star Kaylee Mitchell was eighth in a personal-best 9:08.66.Tsige Duguma wins Mutola women’s 800In a drag race down the homestretch, Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma held off South Africa’s Prudence SekgodisoDguma won in 1 minute, 57.1 seconds with Duguma close behind in second (1:57.16, equaling personal best).Prior to the meet, the women’s 800 was named after Maria Mutola, the former Springfield High star from Mozambique who won a total of 16 Prefontaine Classic races, 12 in the 800.Another world record escapes Mondo Duplantis this timeThe win already in hand, the pole vaulting phenom missed on three tries at 6.29 meters (20-7 1/2), which would have broken his own world record by one-quarter inch.Duplantis, who attended LSU and competes for Sweden, has taken down the world record 12 times, the first in 2020.American San Kendricks was second at 5.80 (19- 1/4).Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shines in women’s 400The 400 hurdles world record-holder ran from the front in a dominant win in a season-best 49.43.McLaughlin-Levrone built her lead through the first 300 meters then cruised home ahead of the competition. Fellow American Aaliyah Butler, charging hard at the end, was second in 49.86.Matthew Hudson-Smith takes men’s 400 with season bestThe British athlete had just enough to hold off the field for a win in a season-best 44.10. American Christopher Bailey was second in a personal-best 44.15.Tara Davis-Woodhall saves best for last in women’s long jumpThe American and defending Olympic champion leapt from first to third on her final attempt for the win at 7.07 meters (23 feet, 2 1/2 inches.Germany’s Malaika Mihambo was second (7.01, 23-0).Beatrice Chebet takes down women’s 5,000 world recordThe Kenyan made it two world records in as many Prefontaine Classic meets as she won the 5,000 in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds.Chebet broke the 10,000 world record at last year’s Prefontaine, running 28:54.14.Kenya’s Agnes Jebet Ngetich was second in Saturday’s 5,000 in a personal-best 14:01.29 and Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay third in a season-best 14:04.41. The previous world record of 14:00.21 was set by Tsegay at the Prefontaine in 2023.Chase Jackson breaks women’s shot put meet recordThe American and two-time world champion took down her own meet record with a mark of 20.94 meters (68 feet, 8 1/2 inches). The previous record was 20.76 (68-1 1/2), set in 2023.Canada’s Sarah Mitton was runner-up (20.39, 66-10 3/4).Kishane Thompson backs up world-leading 100 spotThe Jamaican ran a 2025 world best 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican championships eight days ago and followed that with a win at Prefontaine in 9.85.Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes was second (season-best 9.91) and American Trayvon Bromell third (9.94).Alison dos Santos edges Rai Benjamin in men’s 400 hurdles showdownIn a race featuring two of the top three hurdlers of all time, Santos the Brazilian pulled slightly ahead of Benjamin the American in the latter stages and pulled out the victory in a season-best 46.65 seconds.Benjamin was runner-up in 46.71 and Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel third in 47.88.Ethan Strand tops in men’s international fieldThe former North Carolina Tar Heels star and now professional went for the win and pulled out the victory in 3 minutes, 48.86 seconds.Fellow American Vincent Ciattei was second in 3:49.68.Ackera Nugent first in women’s 100 hurdlesThe Jamaican bested a strong field in 12.32 seconds.World record-holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria was second (12.38) and former world record-holder and American Kendra Harrison was third (12.50). Oregon Duck Aaliyah McCormick did not finish.Jacious Sears claims women’s 100 invitational titleThe former University of Tennessee athlete was the winner in a season-best 10.85 seconds.Former Oregon standout Jadyn Mays was seventh (season-best 11.19).Comerford, Ageze Kashafali, McFadden, Hendriks win para racesIreland’s Orla Comerford (women’s 100 mixed class, 12.14 seconds), Norway’s Salum Ageze Kashafali (men’s 100 mixed class, 10.61), American Tatjana McFadden (women’s 800 T54, 1:46.89) and Netherlands’ Olivier Hendriks (men’s 200 T62/T64, personal-best 21.11) were the winners of the para races.Camryn Rogers tops women’s hammer fieldRogers broke the Canadian and meet records with a mark of 78.88 meters (258 feet, 9 inches). Rogers’ best throw came in the fourth of six rounds.American Brooke Andersen was second (76.95, 252-5).Mykolas Alekna wins men’s discusThe world record-holder from Lithuania saw his second-round throw of 70.97 meters (232 feet, 10 inches) hold up for the victory. Jamaica’s Ralford Mullings was second (68.98, 226-3).Biniam Mehary wins men’s 10,000The Ethiopian ran a world-leading 26 minutes, 43.82 seconds to get the win in the race, which doubled as the Kenyan world championships qualifier. Countryman Berihu Aregawi was second (26:43.84).Edwin Kurgat was the first Kenyan finisher, fourth in 26:46.35. He was followed by countrymen Ishmael Rokitto Kipkurui (fifth, 26:47.72) and Benson Kiplangat (sixth, 26:50.0). All three ran personal bests.Newest Duck Mykolas Alekna leads men’s discusAlekna, the Lithuanian and discus world record-holder who announced his transfer from California to Oregon this week, leads the event after three of six rounds with a toss of 70.97 meters (232-10). Sweden’s Daniel Stahl is second (68.59, 225-0).

Rudy Winkler wins men’s hammer with U.S. recordWinkler held off the field, breaking his own American record at 83.16 meters (272 feet, 10 inches). It was also a new meet record and 2025 world lead. Ethan Katzberg of Canada was second at 81.73 (268-1).Pre Classic underwayThe 2025 Prefontaine Classic track and field meet is underway with the men’s hammer.American Rudy Winkler is the leader after three of six rounds with a personal-best mark of 83.16 meters (272 feet, 10 inches) for a new U.S. record. Winkler broke his own record of 82.71 (271-4) from the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials.Canada’s Ethan Katzberg, the reigning Olympic and world champion in the event, is second at 80.16 (263-0).The first Diamond League event is the the women’s shot put at 12:27 p.m. PT.Prefontaine Classic track and field meet scheduleWhere: Hayward FieldWhen: Saturday, July 5Prefontaine Classic meet schedule10 a.m. – Men’s hammer10:30 a.m. – Men’s and women’s community wheelchair 100 meters10:40 a.m. – Girls 1,50010:50 a.m. – Men’s discus10:52 a.m. – Boys 1,50011:10 a.m. – Men’s 10,00011:25 a.m. – Women’s hammer11:45 a.m. – National Anthem12 p.m. – Women’s para athletics 100 mixed classification12:07 p.m. – Men’s para athletics 100 mixed classification12:14 p.m. – Women’s para athletics 800 T5412:24 p.m. – Men’s para athletics 200 T62/T6412:27 p.m. – Women’s shot put12:30 p.m. – Men’s pole vault12:35 p.m. – Women’s 100 Invitational12:38 p.m. – Women’s long jump12:44 p.m. – Women’s 100 hurdles12:51 p.m. – Men’s International Mile1:04 p.m. – Men’s 400 hurdles1:12 p.m. – Men’s 1001:20 p.m. – Women’s 5,0001:43 p.m. – Men’s 4001:46 p.m. – Women’s discus1:51 p.m. – Women’s 4001:56 p.m. – Men’s shot put1:58 p.m. – Women’s 1,5002:09 p.m. – Women’s 3,000 steeplechase2:25 p.m. – Men’s 2002:34 p.m. – Mutola 8002:44 p.m. – Women’s 1002:50 p.m. – Bowerman MileHow to watch the Prefontaine Classic track and field meetTV: NBC (1-3 p.m.)Stream: Peacock (1-3 p.m.), USATF.TV (10 a.m.-1 p.m.)

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BOX SCORE

After a smooth-sailing Friday, the Chicago Cubs endured a roller-coaster of a Saturday, which ended in an 8-6 loss to the NL Central rival St. Louis Cardinals.

A mounted comeback followed by a late blown save means the Cubs (53-36) now have shared the spoils of their first two games at Wrigley Field against the Cardinals (48-42).

They’ll have a chance to take the series in the rubber match Sunday night, but here are three things we learned from Saturday’s loss:

Off the rails

When Brad Keller entered the game in the top of the eighth inning, the Cubs held a 5-3 lead with one of their most reliable relievers on the bump. 

By the time the inning was over, it was 8-5 Cardinals.

It was a sequence of events very unlike anything that Keller has experienced this season. In the months of May and June, he pitched 25 consecutive scoreless innings of relief. The most earned runs he previously had allowed in an inning was four, and it happened only once, on April 22 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

On Saturday, Keller retired the first batter he saw before things quickly went south. Alec Burleson launched a solo home run to bring the Cardinals within one, and three singles later, the score was tied. Then, pinch-hitter Yohel Pozo arrived and worked a 3-2 count before crushing Keller’s payoff pitch 419 feet and putting the Cubs into a deep hole with not many chances left.

Keller got out of the inning, but the damage already was done. His ERA, which stood at 1.82 entering Saturday, snowballed to 2.88 after five earned runs allowed on 32 pitches.

Burning Busch

Before the series began, Michael Busch quietly was emerging as one of MLB’s best hitters. 

It’s not so quiet anymore. 

Busch had the game of his career Friday, as he hit three home runs, becoming the first Cub to do so at Wrigley Field since 2013. 

In the second inning Saturday, the first baseman had no interest in putting out his own fire. He homered again — his 18th of the season — and became the first Cub to club four in two games since Patrick Wisdom in 2023.

It also was Busch’s second homer off a left-handed pitcher in two days, which, given the way he’s struggled against southpaws this season, only further exemplified how much his offense has turned a corner in recent weeks.

After that first at-bat, Busch was slashing .524/.565/1.238 over his last seven games. That’s a 1.803 OPS.  Then, he added two more hits, and that number ballooned to 1.861.

Busch undoubtedly is putting together an All-Star-level campaign that the players won’t want to ignore when reserves are announced Sunday. His .942 OPS this season now leads the Cubs and is sixth-best in MLB.

All good things … 

Drew Pomeranz, who was riding an unprecedented 23.2 scoreless innings streak, was named the opener in a Cubs bullpen game, which became necessary Friday when Jameson Taillon hit the 15-day IL with a calf strain.

Pomeranz already done it once before — albeit in a slightly different scenario — and it worked wonders. He set up a first inning May 31 against the Cincinnati Reds, after which Ben Brown came in to throw six scoreless frames while striking out nine.

This time, there was no Brown, but there was the rest of the Cubs’ MLB second-best bullpen to back up Pomeranz. Unfortunately, those reinforcements were needed early when Pomeranz got himself into a bases-loaded jam with only one out in the first inning.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell subsequently pulled Pomeranz in favor of Chris Flexen, who gave up a two-run single to the first batter he faced. Those became the first two earned runs charged to Pomeranz this season, but that was all she wrote, as Flexen retired the next two hitters in order.

Even with his scoreless innings streak now over, Pomeranz still sports a stunning 0.76 ERA in his first big-league season since 2021. 

The Cubs-Cardinals series will culminate on “Sunday Night Baseball,” which is scheduled for 5:10 p.m. CT on ESPN. Cubs ace Matthew Boyd (8-3, 2.65 ERA) will try to shut the door on the Cardinals, who will send Erick Fedde (3-8, 4.56 ERA) to the mound.

Cam Newton was one of the most accomplished football players in college, and he continued to shine in the NFL, although he could never win a Vince Lombardy Trophy.

As one of the nation’s top high school football recruits in 2007, he originally attended the University of Florida and later led Auburn University to the national title in his Heisman Award-winning season of 2010.

Newton was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the first pick in the 2011 NFL draft, and immediately became one of the league’s stars. At the end of his 2015 MVP season, he led the franchise to an appearance in Super Bowl 50, which he lost against the legendary quarterback Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.

Cam Newton goes viral for strong message

Cam Newton keeps it real with young aspiring players that want to become professional football stars in the near future. In a resurfaced video from 2023, former NFL MVP delivered a raw message to high school athletes about what it really takes to make it in college football. No sugarcoating, just the truth.

Newton told the students not to get hyped by visits from top coaches like legendary Nick Saban or Kirby Smart. He reminded them that it’s the players who need the opportunity more, not the other way around. His words cut deep, but landed hard.

Cam also warned against chasing clout online, saying real talent doesn’t need to go viral. It’s a reality check that’s sparking big conversations-and proving once again that Newton doesn’t hold back when it comes to telling younger generations what it takes to make it in the NFL.

Will Cam make it to the Hall of Fame?

NFL Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame once they’re five full seasons past their playing days, so Cam Newton would be up for discussion for the Class of 2027. While there’s no reason to believe Newton will cruise through the process easily – no discussion of his on-field talent or larger-than-life personality has ever been simple – his resume dictates that he be considered.

Having an MVP award on his mantel is a big first step, along with the more subjective argument that he did things no one else has ever done. He was the first rookie to throw for 4,000 yards in a season, and he’s the league’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (75).

The list of two-way quarterback records he’s set is long, and his impact on the Panthers was undeniable after being the first pick in the 2011 draft. His own injury-shortened career could work against him, especially with a long list of deserving quarterbacks on the way to the committee’s docket in the coming years, with Manning (2025), along with Philip Rivers and Drew Brees (2026) coming soon.

There’s been quite a bit of Ohio State football recruiting news over the past week, some of it good, some of it not so good. One of the positive pieces of news that came recently was the flip of former Florida Gators defensive line commit Jamir Perez.

Perez is an Ohio native and still has his senior season to play for Cleveland Glenville, which has been a significant Ohio State pipeline, so it was a surprise that he committed to play in Gainesville in the first place. Either way, it looks like he is now staying home, and if he ends up being a diamond in the rough as a three-star recruit, it’ll end up being a big flip.

In order to give you an idea of what a recent Ohio State football commit brings to the table, we like to find recruiting video of high school highlights for each and share it with you. As usual, we found highlights of Perez thanks to our folks at Hudl. Here’s some of Perez’s best plays during his junior season at Glenville for your viewing pleasure.

There is sure to be even more recruiting news as we head towards the fall and closer to the Early Signing Period, and as more comes to light, we’ll continue to bring it to you, so check back often.

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