US Paralympic star speaks to theGrio
theGRIO REPORT - Even as a child growing up in South Carolina, Jerome Singleton Jr. displayed a natural talent for sports...
Black American 2012 Olympic winners
SLIDESHOW - theGrio congratulates African-Americans who have competed in the London Games, and recognizes black Americans who have earned medals...
Bolt, Jamaican runners set relay record
LONDON (AP) - This time, Usain Bolt ran hard right to the finish...
Golden girls: U.S. women break relay record
LONDON (AP) — Pointing the baton at the clock showing the world-record time of 40.82 seconds, Carmelita Jeter anchored the United States on Friday night to its first Olympic gold medal in the women's 4x100-meter relay since 1996.
Usain Bolt is winning (and hugging)
Usain Bolt was very happy about winning the men's 200 meter Olympic final.
Cool runnings: Bolt leads Jamaica to 200m sweep
Jamaica's Usain Bolt becomes the first man to win both 100 and 200 meter gold in back-to-back Olympics.
Stop asking black track athletes about Lolo Jones
OPINION - With all the success these Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells have achieved, is it really appropriate for the media to ask them about Lolo Jones immediately following their race?...
22 reasons women love Olympic track and field
SLIDESHOW - They're among the fastest, most athletic human beings on earth, and in many cases, they're also not hard on the eyes...
Richards-Ross scores 1st US track gold
LONDON (AP) - Disappointment, tears and that oh-so-unsatisfying color — bronze — are all in the past for Sanya Richards-Ross...
Usain Bolt is golden in Olympic 100
LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt lived up to all the hype of becoming a "living legend" at the London Games, decisively defending his 100-meter title by beating Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake in the defining race of the Olympics.
