A new plaque honoring a former Ohio State athlete will be unveiled outside Ferry Field on the campus of the University of Michigan Thursday. World Athletics, formerly known as the International ...

CLEVELAND — He was fast, n his day the fastest in the world. A Cleveland man who could outrun the wind, or so it seemed. In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, ...

It is "difficult" for IOC President Thomas Bach to accept that a gold medal won by track and field star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics will be auctioned off and possibly be bought by a ...

Adolf Hitler arrived too late to see Jesse Owens blazing down the track in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3, 1936, winning the 100-meter race in a record-tying 10.3 seconds and edging out fellow ...

U.S. track star Jesse Owens made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 75 years ago, when he destroyed the Nazi myth of Aryan supremacy. He brought... Jesse Owens' Legacy, And Hitler's Oak Trees U.S.

When Jesse Owens returned to the United States after his stunning performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he should’ve been welcomed as a national hero. He’d won four gold medals and captured the ...

It was a weekend of national celebration. July 4, 1946, was the first Independence Day celebrated after the conclusion of World War II. People were ready to celebrate the endurance of our great ...

The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and ...

Whether driving past the corner of Travis and Alabama, or making a purposeful visit for some nationally renowned wings and waffles at the breakfast klub, there’s no missing the 8 foot by 40 foot wall ...

A Perkasie-area man who was severely injured by a falling tree on Aug. 2 has died, according to his mom's Facebook page. Jesse Owens suffered traumatic brain injuries when a tree fell on him, a few ...