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Special Olympics Oregon returned to Oregon State University and surrounding venues for the 53rd year of their annual Summer ...
Just a few lines in the nearly 1,000-page tax and spending cut bill signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump mean big money for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Jason Criss, a 36-year-old swimmer from the local Central Peninsula Special Olympics team, will compete in Minnesota next ...
Maryland This house started the Special Olympics. It’s finally being recognized. A recent vote in Montgomery County, Maryland, reverses an assessment that ignored Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s work ...
Saturday night was a big night for Olympic City USA, as some of the United State's best Olympic and Paralympic athletes were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
To mark the “One Year Out” milestone, the Games launched a nationwide digital campaign called “Cheer Like a Champion,” ...
A year later, during the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games, the United States Senate Appropriations Committee organized a special hearing in Anchorage, Alaska.
The United States Olympic Committee has become the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. “We’ve arrived,” a four-time Paralympian said. By Danielle Allentuck The Olympic media ...
Usha Vance visits the 2025 Special Olympics Winter Games in Turin, Italy, on March 10, 2025. (photo: Emily Higgins, via Wikimedia Commons / Public domain) ...
After winning a record-setting sixth Olympic gold medal, Diana Taurasi shared a special moment with her parents. This year marks her final Olympics appearance.
Special Olympics Washington is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year along with a new CEO who started seven months ago.
The United States Olympic Committee has said it will not bid to host another Olympics until it can resolve its revenue-sharing issues with the International Olympic Committee.