2012 — Michael Phelps breaks the Olympic medals record with his 19th, helping the U.S. romp to a 4x200-meter freestyle relay victory at the London Games. With 19 medals spanning three Olympics, Phelps ...

1996 — Michael Johnson sweeps to victory in an Olympic 400-meter record 43.49 seconds, while Carl Lewis leaps into history in Atlanta. Lewis’ long jump of 27 feet, 10¾ inches earns him his ninth gold ...

George Cartwright was a building contractor in Eureka and built the Cartwright family home in the early 1900’s. The two story house still stands at C and Long Streets. In addition, he was employed by ...

The 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley offers lessons on maintaining success, as the resort struggled to sustain Olympic ...

The Rev. Larry Schellink will present the program at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Schellink is the minister of record at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Representatives from Special Olympics Alaska gathered at the Jim Balmaci Training Center in Anchorage Thursday to officially announce the Alaskan delegation to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.

Councillors in Richmond, B.C., have reduced the amount of taxpayer dollars available to the Olympic Oval — managed by an arms-length corporation — from $3.5 million annually to $2.5 million ...

Special Olympics Texas is raising funds through the “Tip-A-Cop” fundraiser at Wichita Falls’ Texas Roadhouse on July 24, with 100% of donations going to the organization.

Lindsey Vonn suffered a wardrobe malfunction Wednesday when she attended the 2025 ESPYs in Los Angeles.

Simone Biles won two ESPYs, including best female athlete, while fellow Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Suni Lee earned the best comeback award. Biles became the first two-time best female ...

By Shah Faisal The International Cricket Council (ICC) has formally asked the board of USA Cricket (USAC) to resign as part of a broader plan to fix leadership ...

One person died and two others were wounded following a small plane crash at Olympic National Park in Washington state on July 15, officials said. Just before 7 p.m. local time, park rangers were ...