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July 17, 2012
MIAMI - When you think of Michael Phelps, you probably think of gold medal moments in the Olympics...
July 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Black Britons have expressed outrage that Britain's longest severing and biggest black newspaper, The Voice, has been…
July 17, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were taking in Monday night's USA Basketball exhibition game against Brazil…
July 16, 2012
theGRIO REPROT = London 2012 will be the most aggressive Olympic year in order to weed out drug users....
July 16, 2012
NBC Dallas - Marquise Goodwin represents the United States in the long jump, and is running an NCAA-compliant fundraiser in…
July 8, 2012
LAS VEGAS (AP) - They lost Dwyane Wade but gained Kevin Durant. Dwight Howard's size has given way to Russell…
July 4, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Lolo Jones says the 100 meter hurdle is as unpredictable a race as they come. Jones knows…
June 29, 2012
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh told USA Basketball on Friday he is withdrawing from consideration for the London Olympics so…
June 28, 2012
23-year-old Bryshon Nellum has survived and recovered from a gang shooting in 2008 and now in 2012 he heads to…
June 27, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - American Jerome Singleton is eager to start what could be the biggest summer of his life...
June 25, 2012
DALLAS FORT-WORTH - Devin Ross never thought a life in the pool would be his ticket to success...
June 21, 2012
Kevin Love, the all-star forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, is a shoo-in for the U.S. Olympic basketball team. Why? Because…
June 21, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Ibtihaj Muhammad is an African American Muslim and a professional fencer, about the rarest combination to set…
June 20, 2012
VIDEO - Four years ago, in the Beijing Olympics, American hurdler Lolo Jones was the favorite for the gold medal...
June 14, 2012
Candace Parker of the WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks remembers her last Olympic games as a blur...
June 13, 2012
Daryl Homer isn’t what you would call your typical successful young black athlete. He doesn’t dominate a sport with a…
June 13, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Tonight NBA TV airs the documentary ​The Dream Team​, chronicling the 1992 USA Olympic gold medal team...
May 25, 2012
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) - Usain Bolt won the 100 meters at the Golden Spike meet Friday, his first victory…
May 25, 2012
MIAMI - Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones is winning over a whole new crop of fans after admitting in an interview…
May 21, 2012
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bob Boozer was a star in college, an Olympic gold medalist and an 11-year professional who…