Jim Thorpe was both a man and a myth, one that endures a century after his story unfolded. The Native American athlete’s life had the arc of tragedy — a chaotic upbringing; glory in collegiate ...

C.J. Nickolas has been open about his desire to win gold at the Paris Olympics. The newly turned 23-year-old Team USA athlete is competing in taekwondo, a Korean martial art that Nickolas describes as ...

Robert Lyman "Dink" Templeton was a multi-talented athlete at Stanford University who competed in the 1920 Olympics in two sports – track and field and rugby. He was fourth in the long jump at Antwerp ...

As with many very famous people whose celebrity peaked a century ago, Jim Thorpe is now only faintly recalled by the general public. But a new biography of the world-beating Native American athlete by ...

Taylor Crosby must be asked about big brother a lot, given that Sidney is a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins and, in the eyes of many, still the greatest hockey player on ...

Many Hall of Fame athletes have either won Olympic gold medals or set world records. Dr. Dallas Long has done both and was one of the world's premier shot putters in the 1960s. Long attended North ...

One of FSU’s longest-tenured commitments has officially signed with the ‘Noles. Darryon Williams is a 5-foot-11, 165-pound ...

The Harvard Varsity Club handed out copies of a book last Wednesday to athletics administrators and Harvard athletes. The book, “What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an ...

Britain's Andrea Thompson wins world's strongest woman as the initial champion was a transgender woman who was not eligible to compete.

Muhammad Ali proclaimed himself “The Greatest,” which, when it comes to his boxing, is debatable, but not when it comes to his legacy as an athlete who spoke out on social issues. Jonathan Eig’s new ...