“Certainly not Jim Thorpe,” you say in response, because you’re a reasonable person. Thorpe was 6-foot-1 and 202 pounds, and ...

Jim Thorpe's epic performance in the 15 events that made up the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Summer Games remains the most solid reflection we have of him. Bettmann / Corbis It’s been 100 ...

Previewing the top events, athletes and storylines to watch at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, from June 21 to ...

The National College Football Awards Association’s 35th annual College Football Awards show took place Friday on ESPN. Nine awards were presented, with Ohio State having four players up for six honors ...

Caleb Downs is the best defensive back in college football. During ESPN's College Football Awards show on Friday, the Ohio State safety won the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation's top ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State safety Caleb Downs was named the winner of the 2025 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award on Friday. The trophy is awarded annually to the nation's best defensive back. Downs is just the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — It’s not every day a mayor asks another mayor if they want to host sporting events for the Olympic Games. However, it’s a question Mayor David Holt didn’t think twice about. The ...

CARLISLE — What do Jim Thorpe, Molly Pitcher, a white-tailed deer and the Appalachian Trail have in common? They all feature prominently in Cumberland County’s entry for the “Bells Across Pa.” program ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry and multiple local volunteer fire departments continue to battle the wildfire that started on Saturday in Carbon County. Brush fire in Jim Thorpe ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — It’s not every day a mayor asks another mayor if they want to host sporting events for the Olympic Games. However, it’s a question Mayor David Holt didn’t think twice about. The ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox ESS, a leading renewable energy solution provider, is thrilled to announce its partnership with five-time Olympic Champion Ian Thorpe as the ...