In 1896, the first African-American police officer in Dallas, Officer William McDuff, was killed, only weeks after taking ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th ...

In February, Dallas recognized its first African American police officer, Officer William McDuff, who was killed in 1896.

Africa’s most-decorated Olympian’s bid to be the first female to lead global sport lays with royalty and an Oscar winner ...

Coubertin began his 29-year term at age 33 in 1896, the year of the first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece. Thursday's vote was held in Costa Navarino, Greece, about 60 miles south of Olympia ...

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman and the first person ... the founding father of the modern Olympic Games. The Frenchman founded the IOC in 1894 and took over the presidency ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah native and service member from World War II received an Arlington Burial on Thursday. Chief ...

The IOC is betting on a younger female leader to signal change. She enters the ring at a crucial time for athletes.