Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86.
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Kobe Bryant. Alex Trebek. Chadwick Boseman. A look back at celebrities, leaders and other notable people who died this year:
IOC President Thomas Bach issued a gentle plea to all competitors to get vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympics — if a vaccine is available.
It's not quite the same as watching live competition this summer, but these nine documentaries might just help feed your Olympic fever.
Morgan Freeman narrates this powerful look back at how a 22-year-old Cleveland wonder almost single-handedly spoiled Adolf Hitler’s party plan…
The Romanian gymnast took home three gold medals in 1976, but this film is more interested in what happened after the 14-year-old made history…
This Usain Bolt bio works as a great companion piece to “The Last Dance.” The filmmakers not only capture the Jamaican legend’s speed, but als…
This 2016 series, which originally ran on Lifetime, goes into the homes of six Olympic hopefuls as they compete for a chance to go to Rio. The…
Taking in all five hours of this 1984 Los Angeles Games retrospective may seem like a daunting marathon, but the filmmakers have chopped up th…
The film features many highlights from the Mexico City Games, including the dramatic showdown between Czechoslovakia and Russia in women’s gym…
This new documentary doesn’t touch on Serge Ibaka’s performance at the 2012 Games that led Spain to a silver medal, but you see plenty of the …
This subtitled masterpiece on the 1964 Summer Games is shot with such elegance that you may think you’re spending a night at the ballet.
Those who haven’t read “The Boys in the Boat” can at least get their feet wet with this abbreviated but riveting narration of the University o…
The Tokyo Olympics might not be held next summer unless there is a vaccine or other medical advancement regarding the coronavirus, a Japanese …
A Texas native who wasn’t exposed to the sport until after college, UW-La Crosse Prof. Carl Foster was recently named to the U.S. Speed Skatin…
Since 2013, the Middleton native has trained with the national rowing team in Princeton, New Jersey, an effort that requires many hours of wor…
The premise is simple: Identify the families that have had the greatest impact on Wisconsin sports over the years, either within our borders o…
The head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics said Wednesday he disagrees with suggestions by some scientists and …
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After 15 years in professional basketball, Andrew Bogut is close to making a decision on when to end his career. The COVID-19 pandemic and sub…
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed a month ago. But there are still more questions than answers about the new opening on July 23, 2021, and wha…
Medal-winning equestrian Phillip Dutton, a six-time Olympian in eventing, exercises almost daily with horses at the farm in the rolling hills …
WEST GROVE, Pa. (AP) — Despite the Tokyo Olympics being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, medal-winning equestrian Phillip Dutton…
The model outside Tokyo Station, and others across the Japanese capital were switched on almost immediately after organizers announced the new…
Contracts, venues, qualifiers and hotels are among the many aspects still to be resolved in the wake of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics…
Team USA setter and ex-Badgers star Lauren Carlini is coming to grips with having her Olympic dream deferred just when she was primed for the …
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