PORTSMOUTH (WAVY) — A phenom out of Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth in 2004, LaShawn Merritt made his name in the sport of track & field in the 400 meters. He won two gold medals in the 2008 ...

Bradenton, Fla. He was the Olympic and world champ. He was on vacation. It’s little wonder that he was in the mood. Late one October evening in 2009, after a few hours of nightclub fun with his ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sprinter LaShawn Merritt has won a pair of Olympic gold medals and might take home a few more before his career is over. He's been expelled from his sport for more than a year, too ...

VIRGINIA BEACH (WAVY) – 20 Years ago, LaShawn Merritt was a rising star in the world of Track & Field. He won the 400 meter at the World Junior Championships in 2004. After that, his star shined even ...

BEIJING - - The race that LaShawn Merritt has been waiting for is nigh. But is he ready? Thursday night at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Merritt, 22, the six-time Virginia high school state champ, will ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – The day before their third meet of the season at the John Arcaro Memorial Track Meet, the Syracuse City school district indoor track teams got some special motivation. Ahead of a camp ...

The Olympics have begun this week in Paris, and the opening ceremonies are Friday. So we are looking back at some athletes from Hampton Roads who won gold on the world’s biggest stage. Earlier, we ...

Merritt, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, qualified for the semi-finals of the American national championships with a time of 45.19 seconds. The only man quicker than Merritt was Gil Roberts (45.16s ...

LaShawn Merritt was pessimistic about the chances of defending his Olympic title in London. The 400-meter champion figured it would be difficult to overturn a doping rule that banned him from the next ...