On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

The prizes were: silver medal plus olive branch for the winner ... Legend has it that, following ancient sources, Garrett had prepared at Princeton for the Athens Olympics by commissioning a discus ...

Usain Bolt made it clear who he felt was the GOAT Olympian when it came to a choice between himself and legendary swimmer ...

Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women’s soccer.

History and Stars of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 is a fresh compilation of the Games ...

After a disappointing bronze-medal effort at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski helped re-energize the U.S. men’s national team, which has now won five consecutive ...

Mike Krzyzewski was honored again, this time as the coach of the 2008 men's Olympic team, as the Redeem Team was named to the ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Finally, they were part of the bronze-medal winning US eventing team in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Williams graduated from Honeoye Falls-Lima ...