Jennifer King was invited to the Yakima Valley during Black History Month to speak about her legacy as the first Black woman ...

If she was going to make a U.S. Olympic team, it would surely be in the heptathlon, the seven-event discipline of track and ...

An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the run-up to the Opening Ceremony, we’ll bring ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a veteran American track and field star. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female athletes of all time. Joyner-Ker.

It’s way past time for the city to have its very own shrine to its sports heroes, and the Los Angeles Sports Council announced one this week with a target date of 2027.

Monica Seles never won another Grand Slam title. A new generation arrived and supplanted her, led by Martina Hingis, Davenport and two sisters from Compton, Calif. named Venus and Serena Williams.

Serena Williams has not played professional tennis since losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in the 2022 US Open third round; Watch ...

Medals and titles might be one way to measure an athlete’s accomplishments, but sometimes it’s a lot more than that. Whether ...

Lemuel Joyner, 97, of South Bend died peacefully at home on January 17, 2026. Lem was loved dearly by his family, friends, and community members, all of whom experienced Lem’s warmth, generosity, and ...

CUTLINE Kyren Williams donated funds and his time to Los Angeles firefighters during the January 2025 wildfires. Williams is the Los Angeles Rams nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year ...

ROCHESTER — In just less than a month with the Mayo High School boys swimming and diving team, Kai Joyner has broken seven pool and three team records. Until this season, the sophomore had been a ...