Jumper

Leaping into the record book; Chatham-Kent long jumper sets the only new mark at Tuesday's meet

Thomas Bednarik just wanted to jump a personal-best. He ended up jumping farther than any midget boy in Kent County ever has. The Grade 9 long jumper from Chatham-Kent set the only record on the first day of the Kent County Secondary Schools Athletic [...]

Leaping from nowhere, Christian Life jumper raises the bar ... again

When Darryl Carlson, the Rockford Christian Life boys basketball and track coach, saw 5-foot-11 Jordan Peyton dunk a basketball with ease over the winter, he kind of thought he might make a good high jumper. Little did Carlson know that Peyton would become the best high jumper to ever compete for the Eagles and a state title contender.

Police: Would-Be Jumper Killed Ex-Wife With Bat

A man who authorities suspect fatally beat his ex-wife with a baseball bat is now in custody after perching himself on an overpass for about 90 minutes Monday morning.

Utah Jazz: Lucky for Jazz, Bryant isn't himself after back injury early in game

All it took was 52 seconds into Sunday's Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant took a 15-foot jumper, and that was when it happened.

Jumper balances track with football

Scottsdale Saguaro's Paul Porras is one of the top triple-jumpers in Class 4A Division I.

Show jumper Jessica Kurten banned from competing for two months

Irish show jumper Jessica Kurten has been suspended from international competition for two months after a banned substance was found in her horse's system

Cronk chasing Maroons' No.6 jumper

MELBOURNE half-back Cooper Cronk urges Queensland selectors not to forget him at the State-of-Origin selection table, saying "I want to be a part of it as much as the next bloke".