If there was a Running Shoe Hall of Fame, Nike could make the case for dozens of shoes. Few would deserve to be inducted more than the Daybreak. Among the first Nike designs built around a straight ...

Nike is officially renaming its World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, to honor the man who helped build the company into a global symbol of sport. The roughly 400-acre property will now be known as ...

Cape Elizabeth's Joan Benoit Samuelson ran the Chicago Marathon over the weekend. The Olympic medalist finished fourth in her age group. Trump administration looking to sell nearly 200 commissary ...

Joan Samuelson remembers the day very well, much better than Bill Rodgers does. She was a 19-year-old college sophomore, a field hockey player and aspiring distance runner at Bowdoin College, and she ...

Tutoring Olympians, he created a simple workout formula that was said to produce the best results with the least effort, earning accolades across the running world. By Jeré Longman Jack Daniels, a two ...

Winifred Joan Hargett died peacefully surrounded by her family on September 12, 2025. Joan, affectionately known as “babe” or “baby sister” to many, was born on January 24, 1931 in Memphis, TN, to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." At 77 years old, Jeannie Rice is still setting age group world records and altering what we thought we ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women's Olympic marathon champion, hopes the return of the Summer Games to Los Angeles in 2028 will propel a new generation of American ...

LOS ANGELES — The Spirit of Troy marching band, though inside Howard Jones practice field, could be heard across campus. “We have the best band in the universe,” cornerback Braylon Conley said.

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95-year-old author, Joe Ricchio shares his favorite Maine-made hot sauces, preview of the documentary on Joan Benoit Samuelson Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to Texas prison amid renewed scrutiny of ...

You might think that now that her competitive running days are behind her, life might be slowing down for Joan Benoit Samuelson. Think again. Samuelson is still busy operating the Beach to Beacon 10K ...