Jesse Owens – who set four world records in a college meet with Ohio State in 1935 – was a celebrity heading into the 1936 ...

The American farmer and grandson of a slave went on to become the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympiad and not only became a great in the athletics world ...

In 10.3 seconds Jesse Owens' life would change forever. Owens' 100 metres Final victory tore through Hitler's dream as Germany's leader watched from the stands.

With the win of a gold medal by the USA Hockey Team in the Winter Olympics in the air, it harkens back to another huge team win — one for USA Basketball in 1936, led by Happy/Amarillo legend Joe ...

Editor's note: Much of this story ran as part of the Panhandle Legends series, produced by Amarillo historian and author King Hill, and was produced for a series by KAMR that can be found on the ...

The Olympic Games have long been a platform for exceptional human achievements, a showcase of athleticism, perseverance, and ...

A first-place Olympic medal from the first modern Olympics was sold at auction for DKK 1,152,000 ($178,510), three times its high estimate, by the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers ...

Her documentaries earned her acclaim as a cinematic genius, as well as criticism for putting her talent at the service of ...

Keep Russia out of the World Cup of Hockey! And unless the U.S. stops bombing Iran, invading Venezuela and strangling Cuba, ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych sacrificed his dream, punctured the myth that the Olympics are not political and exposed the IOC’s ...

Germany will remain in the running for the 2036 Summer Olympics despite its president expressing concern about the 100th ...

History is littered with examples of millions being spent to host the summer or winter Games, only for the stadiums, courts ...