Jay was the beloved son of Eudolf and Jeneen Rainford. He was the cherished brother of Emaya Rainford and Kyianna Pollard, who shared a profound and enduring bond with him. Jaylin was the treasured grandson of Cynthia Rainford and Lester Holmes. Predeceased by Lorene Johnson and Douglas Rainford. Aunts, Camille Brusch, Angela Rainford, Trena Matos-Ambroise, Rasheena Johnson, Sheila Rainford, and Donna Rainford.
They Athletics already invested in three core players over the past year, getting Brent Rooker on a five-year $60 million extension in Jan. 2025, followed by Lawrence Butler (seven-years, $65.5 million in Mar. 2025) and Tyler Soderstrom (seven-years, $86 million in Dec. 2025). Now as the calendar flips to 2026, the Athletics have continued to invest in that young core with their latest extension going to shortstop Jacob Wilson.
It's probably no surprise that it took Brian Gregan 15 months from his last race to announce he's finished as an athlete at the age of 35. Gregan doesn't like quitting, never has.
Gulls fly around the stadium before the event. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Christopher Linke of Germany cools down during the men's and women's 35km race walk. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho/Shutterstock Geordie Beamish attempts to avoid Canada's Jean-Simon Desgagnes as he falls during the men's 3000m steeplechase heats. The New Zealander went on to win gold. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Marcos Santos of Angola leaps into the air while warming up for a men's 100m preliminary round heat. Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP
Olatunde, who relocated to Florida last year to train under coach Lance Brauman and alongside Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles, carved four hundredths of a second off the previous Irish record of 10.12, which he also ran in London last year, and was aided by the perfect tailwind of 2.0m/s - the maximum allowed for record purposes. The Tallaght AC athlete finished runner-up in the race, with victory going to Britain's Eugene Amo-Dadzie in 9.87.
There was jawing, the shove and, then, Lyles turning around, backpedaling, reaching his arms out and bouncing up and down like a boxer before lobbing a few more choice words at Bednarek.
The Armory, a wartime structure in Washington Heights, has transformed from a military facility into a cultural hub, hosting youth and professional track and field events.
The NWSL established a policy in 2021, stating: athletes who transition from male to female are eligible to compete if they declare their gender identity is female subject to testosterone levels being within typical limits of women athletes.
