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May 25, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Rose Green turned 77 Sunday, but slowing down is not in her vocabulary. Green is a champion…
September 4, 2013
BRUSSELS (AP) — Usain Bolt plans to retire after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics...
August 19, 2013
MOSCOW (AP) — A barefooted Usain Bolt bopped and boogied his way around the track on a celebratory lap. This…
July 14, 2013
(AP) - American 100-meter record holder Tyson Gay has tested positive for a banned substance and says he will pull…
September 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Even as a child growing up in South Carolina, Jerome Singleton Jr. displayed a natural talent for…
August 12, 2012
SLIDESHOW - theGrio congratulates African-Americans who have competed in the London Games, and recognizes black Americans who have earned medals...
August 12, 2012
LONDON (AP) - This time, Usain Bolt ran hard right to the finish...
August 10, 2012
LONDON (AP) — Pointing the baton at the clock showing the world-record time of 40.82 seconds, Carmelita Jeter anchored the…
August 9, 2012
Usain Bolt was very happy about winning the men's 200 meter Olympic final.
August 9, 2012
Jamaica's Usain Bolt becomes the first man to win both 100 and 200 meter gold in back-to-back Olympics.
August 9, 2012
OPINION - With all the success these Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells have achieved, is it really appropriate for the…
August 6, 2012
SLIDESHOW - They're among the fastest, most athletic human beings on earth, and in many cases, they're also not hard…
August 5, 2012
LONDON (AP) - Disappointment, tears and that oh-so-unsatisfying color — bronze — are all in the past for Sanya Richards-Ross...
August 5, 2012
LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt lived up to all the hype of becoming a "living legend" at the London Games,…
August 5, 2012
LONDON (AP) — There's been a whole lot of hype at the 2012 Summer Games about Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake…
June 29, 2012
Let’s get familiar with two of the spectacular athletes who made our Women’s Hammer team and will represent America in…
April 18, 2012
VIDEO - Just one year after he won the Olympic gold metal in Beijing, China, Jamaican track star and the…
September 4, 2011
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) - The United States won the women's 4x100-meter relay Sunday at the world championships, with 100…
September 3, 2011
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) - Six days and a slow start later, Usain Bolt finally won gold at the world…
August 29, 2011
TheGRIO REPORTS - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt will only need about 20 seconds to show the world he is lightning…