The Maggie Hathaway Golf Course in South L.A. is named for the golfer, actress and civil rights activist who advocated for ...
The New York Giants return to Germany this weekend for the first since 1994 when legendary broadcaster Marty Glickman made ...
Jesse Owens’ place among the icons of sport is indelible. The figure far less known is the Leipzig-born long jumper whom he befriended under the Fuhrer’s gaze: Luz Long. The impeccably ...
In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, of admiration, for not only what Jesse Owens did, but also when and how he did it. His was a golden story of the 1936 ...
The statue, commissioned by the cryptocurrency token Patriot in August, is expected to be completed in the next few weeks.
This is the guy who showed the master race they were the minor race. Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then on," says Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Murray on ESPN Classic's ...
Journalists and brothers Mark and Matthew Jacob’s book, Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports , isn’t ...
However, Northridge's hopes still remain high with the sectionals and state meets looming. Just last weekend at the Jesse ...
Jesse Owens, while competing as a member of the Ohio State track team, set three world records and tied a fourth one in the span of 45 minutes at the Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the ...
Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the ...
For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon in 1935 would be the accomplishment of a lifetime. In 45 minutes, he established three world records and tied another. Owens won ...