One of the four Olympic gold medals won by track and field star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games is up for sale in an online auction that runs through Dec. 7 The medal — being auctioned online — recalls both the Nazi propaganda myths that Owens busted with his world record-setting 100-yard […]
U.S. Olympic champion Gabby Douglas is on the cover of the September 3, 2012 issue of Jet Magazine. Inside, she talks about how it feels to win a gold medal, her family issues, and her take on the big controversy about her hair. The story also features her mother, Natalie Hawkins. article courtesy of […]
U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, capping her swift rise to the top of women’s boxing with a 19-12 victory over Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova. The 17-year-old Shields shuffled, danced and slugged her way past her 33-year-old opponent, showing off the free-spirited style and brute strength that made her unbeatable at the […]
Serena Williams relishes her role as copycat little sister. Even if it takes her 12 years. Now, she has that remarkable Olympic double — just like Venus. The overpowering American pair teamed to win the women’s doubles title at the Olympics on Sunday, with Serena adding to the singles gold she won on Centre Court […]
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won its first Olympic team goldmedal since 1996 and only its second in history at the London Games, as Russia, its closest competitor, imploded on its final event. With it, this group of American women — some are already hailing them as the Fab Five — takes its place alongside […]
