The medal from the October 26, 1968, bout is on the block at Lelands Auction, where it has already been bid on multiple times ...

The gold medal that George Foreman won at the Olympics on Oct. 29, 1968, after beating Jonas Cepulis of the Soviet Union is ...

One of the most enduring images of athletes making a sociopolitical statement has to be gold and bronze medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos throwing up their fists in the Black Power salute ...

Each day through October 26, Swimming World will take you back 50 years to the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and will re-tell the stories of those Games through archived meet recaps via the Swimming ...

The LA84 Foundation decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Olympics, which was held in Mexico City, through an art gallery. They received artifacts in bulk from the Helms Athletic ...

Kaepernick is protesting the same issues as two Olympians did 50 years ago. It was a moment in time that, even if you haven’t heard the story, you’ve probably seen the images. The date was Oct. 16, ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I would say I grew up in a household intent on making sure that I, and my ...

Dick Fosbury's high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...