Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body. She ...

1971 — Muhammad Ali wins a four-year legal battle to overturn his 1967 conviction for draft evasion in an 8-0 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1992 — Connie Price-Smith, who earlier won the discus, ...

The U.S. revoked visas from a top basketball player's country. How the NBA kept his dream alive. Khaman Maluach, a former ...

When most 14-year-olds were enjoying the summer going into 9th grade, Jennifer Capriati was going where no player had gone ...

NM SPORTS HALL OF FAME NEWS RELEASEThe New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting the class of 2024 on Sunday, June 29 ...

Kirsty Coventry made history as the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in March. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean, who succeeded former President Thomas ...

Byrd’s crowning achievement came when he was named coach of the Barcelona Summer Olympics men’s boxing team that included ...

July is a milestone month for Suzie McConnell-Serio of Upper St. Clair. The two-time Olympian celebrates her birthday on the 29th. During that time frame, she’ll also become a grandmother as her ...

Success at the pro level is starting to become a bit more common for athletes with ties to North Central Massachusetts. Or, in this case, a young coach. Leominster native Mark Daigneault is ...

Now that the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have officially ended, some are already looking ahead to the next summer Olympics, which will be held right here in the City of Angels. But besides th… ...

In 2023, the IOC approved proposals for five new sports at the 2028 Olympics, some of which — including lacrosse and cricket — haven’t been seen at the games for over 100 years.