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TIME Women Of The Year
April 14, 2022
Olympic track and field star Allyson Felix says that she's hanging up her track shoes after the 2022 season.
April 1, 2022
MGM is partnering with Participant and Macro to make "'68,' a dramatic feature film about the Black Power protest at…
March 23, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner is said to be 'in good condition' while detained in Russia on drug charges amid the…
6th Annual InStyle Awards - Arrivals
December 9, 2021
Biles has been named TIME's athlete of the year, and for the accompanying profile, she gets candid about being the…
Dawn Staley thegrio.com
October 15, 2021
University of South Carolina’s women's basketball coach Dawn Staley has inked a seven-year, $22.4 million contract with the Gamecocks.
Javale McGee thegrio.com
August 12, 2021
Pamela McGee and her son Javale McGee are the first mother and son to win Olympic gold medals in basketball.
August 1, 2021
Raven Saunders takes Olympic silver in the shot put, then makes a stand for unity among all kinds of people…
July 31, 2021
Simone Biles will not compete on vault and bars at the Tokyo Olympics but may still participate on floor and…
Soul Cap theGRIO.com
July 1, 2021
The International Olympic Committee has denied an application for swim gear Black-owned brand Soul Cap, and folks are outraged.
theGRIO.com
June 21, 2021
Simone Manuel is headed to the summer Olympics in Tokyo after winning the 50-meter freestyle at the U.S Olympic Team…
2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships - Day 4
June 15, 2021
The most decorated gymnast in world championships history, Simone Biles is a using a bedazzled goat to send a message…
Simone Biles thegrio.com
May 23, 2021
Olympian Simone Biles has made history by performing the Yurchenko Double Pike, a vault that has never been landed by…
May 20, 2021
Cindy Brown is living outside of her California home in her car. The Olympic gold medalist is a victim of…
August 24, 2012
“Belief and training" is the mantra for success recited by Venus Williams in the latest The New York Times Magazine…
August 4, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Every four years we watch the Olympics Games with excitement as America's greatest athletes compete against their best…