At its 144th Session in Costa Navarino this week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the progress made on the ...

After the fundraiser, the local Special Olympics organization is about $2,000 shy of how much it needs to buy new shoes.

Wlamir Marques, a celebrated Brazilian basketball player, has died at the age of 87. Marques played a crucial role in Brazil's victories in the 1959 and 1963 World Cups and earned two Olympic bronze ...

Wlamir Marques, regarded as one of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, has died at the age of 87, his former ...

Seven members of Ohio State's 1960 NCAA basketball championship team are still alive. Two of them sat down recently, to ...

Let’s take a look at the two former Olympic Gold Medalists and world heavyweight champions Muhammad ‘The Greatest’ Ali and ...

It was 70 years ago today, on 16 March 1955, that Adhemar Ferreira da Silva became the first man to triple jump beyond 16.50m ...

The USA men's National Team is often credited for creating an iconic squad known as the "Dream Team" in the 1992 Olympics.

The U.S. Department of State is offering a $10 million reward for the capture of a former Olympic snowboarder accused of running a major transnational drug trafficking organization and ...

For many U.S. Olympic athletes, going for gold can also mean going broke as they shell out thousands of dollars for elite coaching and equipment while forgoing employment to train around the clock.

European rival Air France-KLM also reported a big drop in its annual net income as some tourists avoided Paris during the Olympic Games last summer. Lufthansa reported a net profit of 1.38 billion ...

The U.S. Olympic team received its biggest donation ever — $100 million — to fund $100,000 payments and matching life insurance benefits for anyone who earns a spot on Team USA starting next year.