The inspiration for the modern marathon comes from an ancient legend: that of Philippides a Greek messenger who ran from ...

Kouvelos came to Annenberg Hall on Friday to give the first lecture of the Olympic Ideals Series, co-hosted by the USC Center ...

Boxing great Gennady Golovkin will run to become president of World Boxing, aiming to safeguard the sport's Olympic future.

The Islamic Golden Age flourished as Byzantine-preserved Greek knowledge, bridged by Syriac translators into Baghdad’s House of Wisdom, was expanded by Muslim scholars and later returned to reshape ...

The legend of Pheidippides running from Marathon to Athens to announce victory and collapsing may not be entirely accurate.

Archaeologists in Crete unearthed an animal statue in Gortyna, revealing details about ancient Greek art and urban life. Credit: Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene / Nicholas Cook Archaeologists ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is an American track and field icon. She just won two gold medals at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, and before that, it was two more gold medals in the 2024 Summer ...

Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 400m. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is an American track and field icon. She just won two gold ...

The Madison County Special Olympics at Milton Frank Stadium is less than three weeks away, but organizers are still in need of hundreds of volunteers. Joni Haas, chair of the track and field events ...

Greek carrier Aegean has ordered a further two ATR 72-600 turboprops, as its Olympic Air subsidiary introduces its latest of the type. Olympic Air has 15 ATRs, a mix of a dozen 72-600s and three of ...

As families and public schools grapple with the ongoing impacts of technology and screens on kids, one academic program in Fairhaven is sending students back in time. In a small office in McKenzie ...