Lyles pulls up mid-race at US nationals

NEW YORK (AP): Noah Lyles pulled up halfway through the 200-metre final at US track championships Sunday, suffering a rare loss in his best race and allowing USC’s Garrett Kaalund to take the title. In the women’s race at Icahn Stadium in New York — the site of Usain Bolt’s first world record, back in 2008 — reigning world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden cruised to her second straight national title in a season-best 21.69.