Steve Prefontaine ran his last race on May 29, 1975, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. He died in a single-car accident the following day. A detailed view of Pre’s Rock, a memorial is at the base ...

I once asked one of my lunch buddies a sports question involving my college alma mater : “Who is the most important figure in Oregon sports ?” Chip Kelly ? Marcus Mariota ? Michael Jordan and Phil ...

A new biography on Steve Prefontaine re-examines the late distance runner's legacy on the cusp of the 50th anniversary of the international athletics gathering that bears his name.

The late American distance runner Steve Prefontaine never won an Olympic medal, a world championship, or even held a world record. Yet, half a century after his untimely death in a car wreck at the ...

The late American distance runner Steve Prefontaine never won an Olympic medal, a world championship, or even held a world record. Yet, half a century after his untimely death in a car wreck at ...

Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women's 100 ...

Niels Laros of the Netherlands won the Bowerman Mile, an event unique to the Prefontaine, in 3:45.93. The Prefontaine Classic is named for Steve Prefontaine, the Oregon track star who died in a car ...

Faith Kipyegon describes how she was able to break the world record in the women's 1500m at the Prefontaine Classic, as well ...

Five decades after the death of Oregon track icon Steve Prefontaine, the meet named in his honor continues to carry on a legacy worthy of the name.

Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet broke distance world records at the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic at ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominated in new event. While Melissa Jefferson-Wooden upset Julien Alfred to win the 100-meters at ...