From winning a gut-check 400 meters under the watchful eye of 1968 Olympic coach Payton Jordan to recalling Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ brave podium protest, this reflection contrasts athletic ...

At the time it was a shocking and powerful symbol of black unity and solidarity during the depths of the civil rights movement. Smith and Carlos also wore black socks without shoes on the podium to ...

The Olympics and politics often mix and here's some competitors who were punished for it.

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics over his “helmet of remembrance." ...

Letsile Tebogo of Botswana earned took gold in the men's 200-meter Olympics finals Thursday, leaving U.S. 100-meter champion Noah Lyles with bronze. Lyles said he was diagnosed with COVID two days ...

It was a record-setting day for Jordan Stolz. Skating in the next-to-last heat Wednesday, Stolz put down a gold-winning time of 1:06.28, in a field of 30 skaters, but it wasn’t truly his medal until ...

MILAN (AP) — Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek spoke with a straight face and not a hint of irony as he explained how he managed to win an Olympic gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters at age 19 on ...

Recapping from the final day of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, which included a historic gold medal victory for the U.S. men's hockey team.

MILAN (AP) — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 and learning to skate on a frozen pond in his Wisconsin backyard after falling in love with speedskating while ...