In 1912, Jim Thorpe walked the streets of those same American cities, past crowds of people straining to see him. He had just won gold medals for both the pentathlon and the decathlon at the Olympic ...

That’s when Chunkers got behind a plan to accept the remains of Jim Thorpe, dubbed “The Greatest Athlete in the World” after his medal-winning performances in the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, ...

Building up.” The bronze medal Chiles initially won on Aug. 5 in the Olympics floor exercise final is tied up in an appeals process that has reached the highest level of Switzerland’s court ...

Only one Englishman who had a great Olympic career ever stood for the IOC presidency before Sebastian Coe. Coe will try to ...

They’re all sliding anyway. Those 10 nations — with a combined five Winter Olympic medals between them over the years, all won by Spain — were part of a record turnout of 38 nations over the ...

With Saturday's win, Riner, 32, now has a tally of three golds and two bronze medals from his Olympics appearances. The success helped to make up for his shock loss in Friday's quarter-finals in ...

TURIN: Pakistan’s special athletes made a historic splash at the Special Olympics World Winter Games clinching two gold medals in cross-country skiing and snowshoeing events. Muneeb Ur Rehman ...

With 11 medals and counting, Manitoban athletes are taking over Italy's Piedmont Region with the largest delegation from the province so far at the Special Olympics World Winter Games. More than ...

Big Creek Vineyard and Winery has had a tasting room in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, for around 20 years. Half of that time has been spent in the historic Hooven mercantile building in the town’s ...

Gold medals were achieved by Jo Arrowsmith for CNC Milling, Oliver Evans (Aircamo Aviation Ltd) for Aeronautical Engineering, and Construction Metalwork contestant James Noller. Also finishing on ...

A fast moving fire Friday night destroyed a home in Jim Thorpe. The fire was reported around 9 p.m. by a passing motorist of flames showing from the rear of a home at 1520 Reservoir Road. When ...