Over the last century, the Olympics have become a global spectacle charged with the drama of international politics, protest, and commercial interest. In his new book, David Maraniss locates the ...

As excitement builds ahead of the Paris Olympics starting on Friday, we remember Africa’s first Black Olympic gold medalist, Abebe Bikila, and his astonishing run at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. In ...

INDIANAPOLIS – A phone rings just north of Downtown Indianapolis, in an old house built in 1869, a home worth quite a bit. Marble here, hardwood there, filigreed copper hinges on doors. You get the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, has died. He was 86. Family friend Michael Roth says Johnson ...

In every way it was a wonderful foot race. In at least one way it told more about the 1960 Olympics than any other single event. For nearly three laps, the winner—a hawk-nosed, crane-legged fellow ...

While still a 17-year-old freshman at Boston University, high jumper John Thomas stunned the track world when he became the first athlete to clear 7' indoors. His world indoor best of 7' 1 1/4" in ...