Bernard Lagat

Bernard Lagat, right, reacts as he wins the senior men's 5,000-meter run at the U.S. Championships athletics meet, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

One of the most anticipated sports events of the coming week is the Wanamaker Mile at Saturday’s NYRR Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden. TucsonansΒ Bernard LagatΒ andΒ Lawi LalangΒ will be matched against 21-year-old Oregon starΒ Edward Cheserek. It will be televised on NBC Sports Network from 4-6 p.m., Tucson time.Β 


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