CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 17-year old was shot near a school on Chicago's Southeast Side Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said.

A new plaque honoring a former Ohio State athlete will be unveiled outside Ferry Field on the campus of the University of ...

In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, of admiration, for not only what Jesse Owens did, but also when and how he did it. His was a golden story of the 1936 ...

This is the guy who showed the master race they were the minor race. Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then on," says Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Murray on ESPN Classic's ...

Fitting that Senator Cory Booker broke segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond's reocord for the longest Senate floor speech on ...

Jesse Owens Park will be getting a competition running track for use by Lawrence County Schools after a vote Monday by the ...

Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the ...

Sad news once again to pass on from the world of Irish folk music with the April 3 passing of Michael “Jesse” Owens. Born in Dublin in 1935, Owens ...

Spring sports are underway across Ohio and the Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the dates and host venues ...

Spring sports are underway across Ohio and the Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the dates and host venues ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon in 1935 would be the accomplishment of a lifetime. In 45 minutes, he established three world records and tied another. Owens won ...