Olympic champion Kirani James breaks Drake record in 400 (Yahoo Sports)

Kirani James let the rest of the world know that he’s still the man to beat in the 400 meters. The defending Olympic champion broke the Drake Relays record with a world-leading time of 44.08 seconds Friday. James, who represents Grenda, beat American LaShawn Merritt by 0.14 seconds and shaved over a quarter of a second off the time he posted at a race in the Bahamas two weeks ago.