SACRAMENTO, CA-Ameer Webb doesn’t want to be known as an average sprinter. He wants to be…
Category: Olympcs
Features and profiles on past, present and future Olympians
‘Black Girl Magic’ break Olympic ceiling
Four years ago, Gabrielle Douglas knocked off the mythical notion that a black woman could never…
LeKeisha Lawson cooking up Olympic dream
USA track and field sprinter LeKeisha Lawson enjoys the art of cooking. One of her favorite…
Stars shine bright at USATF San Diego meet
SAN DIEGO, CA-The bigger the stage, the bigger that star athletes perform. Allyson Felix has been…
Mamie Rallins: The forgotten Tigerbelle
Record-setting HU Coach Awaits Her Due HAMPTON — For all of her exploits, Mamie Rallins’ recognition…
Jim Bush Championships become Olympic trials tune-up
NORWALK, CA-Tyson Gay handled his business in the men’s 200 meters. Allyson Felix looked relaxed and…
Carmelita Jeter’s jet is ready for another Olympic takeoff
USA track and field star Carmelita Jeter compares her struggles and ups and downs in track…
Before Bolt, Tyus Set the Olympic Bar
Winning the moniker as the world’s fastest man or the world’s fastest woman is an awesome…
Carmelita Ready to “Jet” to Gold
USA track and field star Carmelita Jeter is ready for the gold. She knows this year’s…
U.S. Volleyball Team Looking for Gold
Anaheim, CA-Age is nothing but a number for USA women’s volleyball member Danielle Scott-Arruda. At the…
Retrospective…Olympian great Jim Hines
Olympic gold medal winner Jim Hines broke the mold in the 100 meters. And he did…
“The JET” Honored as 2011 Sportswoman of the Year
World champion sprinter Carmelita Jeter, who lays claim as the “Fastest Woman Alive” by winning the…
Olympian Rafer Johnson Connects With Special Olympics
By Dennis J. Freeman Studio City-For Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson, giving back is the right…
Ed Temple is Tennessee State University’s Black Gold
By Dennis J. Freeman news4usonline.com Black History Month Feature Retired Tennessee State University coach Ed Temple…