The 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome were fraught with change and significance. It was a time of racial struggle in the United States. The Cold War between the USSR and the United States was heating up.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, has died. He was 86. Family friend Michael Roth says Johnson ...

Author Maraniss weaves sports, politics, and history into a tour de force about the 1960 Olympics. Along with the unforgettable characters and dramatic contests, there was a deeper meaning to those ...

Otis Davis, a runner who won two gold medals at the Rome Olympics in 1960, including a dramatic photo finish victory in world record time in the 400 meters, died Sept. 14 in hospice care in North ...

USA Hockey unveiled its 2026 Olympic jerseys for the men's, women's and Paralympics teams, and they are reaching back to a successful chapter. The Milan Cortina jerseys are inspired by the ones worn ...

ABOVE VIDEO: Back on top: First U.S. rowing gold medal in eight years. Can't view the video? App users can relive the magic here.The United States has won gold again.The rowing team of Liam Corrigan, ...