Features and profiles on past, present and future Olympians
SACRAMENTO, CA-The 2017 USATF Outdoor National Championships took place at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. Of course, there were plenty of surprises. Tori Bowie claimed the women’s 100 meters, but Oregon’s Deajah Stevens became the U.S. […]
Four years ago, Gabrielle Douglas knocked off the mythical notion that a black woman could never be good enough to win a gold medal in the white-dominated sport of gymnastics at the Olympics in the […]
USA track and field sprinter LeKeisha Lawson enjoys the art of cooking. One of her favorite pastimes is serving up fried fish. “I’ve always loved fried fish since I was little, even though I really […]
SAN DIEGO, CA-The bigger the stage, the bigger that star athletes perform. Allyson Felix has been there and done that. So has Melisa and Mikele Barber. It’s almost become old hat for Carol Rodriguez. Felix […]
Record-setting HU Coach Awaits Her Due HAMPTON — For all of her exploits, Mamie Rallins’ recognition in track and field is as visible as a wasp. For Rallins, the head women’s track coach at Hampton […]
NORWALK, CA-Tyson Gay handled his business in the men’s 200 meters. Allyson Felix looked relaxed and poised in taking the women’s 400. LeKeisha Lawson claimed the women’s 100 and 200 with a dominant performance. Lelonde […]
USA track and field star Carmelita Jeter compares her struggles and ups and downs in track and field to the plight of the fictionary tale of Cinderella. Jeter’s story might be better. It certainly is […]
Winning the moniker as the world’s fastest man or the world’s fastest woman is an awesome achievement. Cementing that title in Olympic competition is an even more incredulous feat. Doing it in consecutive Summer Games […]
USA track and field star Carmelita Jeter is ready for the gold. She knows this year’s London Summer Olympics is her time to shine. Jeter believes this is her season to firmly stake her claim […]
Anaheim, CA-Age is nothing but a number for USA women’s volleyball member Danielle Scott-Arruda. At the ripe age of 39, Scott-Arruda is two years removed from giving birth to her second child. In October, Scott-Arruda […]
Olympic gold medal winner Jim Hines broke the mold in the 100 meters. And he did it on the world’s biggest sports stage. No other human being had cracked the speed barrier of the 10 […]
World champion sprinter Carmelita Jeter, who lays claim as the “Fastest Woman Alive” by winning the gold medal in the 100–meter race at the 2011 IAAF World Track and Field Championships, will be presentedwith the […]
By Dennis J. Freeman Studio City-For Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson, giving back is the right thing to do. If fact, the 1960 Olympic decathlon winner declares that reaching back to help others should be […]
By Dennis J. Freeman news4usonline.com Black History Month Feature Retired Tennessee State University coach Ed Temple still hasn’t received his due as one of the all-time great coaches in track and field. It’s time that […]
By Dennis J. Freeman Forty-two years ago, Dr. Tommie Smith ran the race of his life, setting a world record and winning the gold medal in the 200 meters at the 1968 Olympics. Today, Smith […]
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