EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Some reach out to him as Aries Merritt, the 110-meter hurdles world-record holder. Top hurdlers seek his input all the time. Others reach out to him as Aries Merritt, the kidney ...

United States’ Aries Merritt, left, and Cuba’s Orlando Ortega compete on the men’s 110-meter hurdles of the decathlon at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn — Aries Merritt, the world’s fastest man in the 110-meter hurdles, is getting ready for a comeback year. In 2012, he won gold in the London games and set the world record – a record ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Some reach out to him as Aries Merritt, the 110-meter hurdles world-record holder. Top hurdlers seek his input all the time. Others reach out to him as Aries Merritt, the kidney ...

Aries Merritt missed the chance to defend his gold medal at the Rio Olympics by .01 seconds, finishing fourth in the final of the 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. The top three runners ...

Aries Merritt, the world record holder for 110m hurdles, secures a spot at the world championships with a runner-up finish in 13.31 behind Aleec Harris. The 31-year-old earned bronze at the 2015 ...

USA TODAY Sports counts down the 100 days to the Rio Olympics with daily stories about athletes, teams and coaches preparing for the Summer Games. The opening ceremony is Aug. 5. For nearly two years, ...

In addition to his 110 metres hurdles title at London 2012, Merritt is the current world record holder in the discipline after setting a time of 12.80sec in Brussels 10 years ago. He joins Ken Hunt's ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Hurdler Aries Merritt captured a bronze medal at worlds last August with his kidneys operating at barely 10 percent. No wonder he's beaming at the prospect of competing at full ...

BRUSSELS -- Olympic champion Aries Merritt of the United States set a world record of 12.80 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles on Friday, upstaging Usain Bolt's routine 100-meter victory in the final ...