There’s no question that Black track and field athletes are at the core of the sport, but little has been asked about their lives off the track. Here are the stories of 14 stars of the sport. The ...

On the Rogers-O’Hern Lyons Oval/Track in Franklin Field, the brick wall below the bleachers is adorned with the gold and black plaques of the Penn Relay Carnival Wall of Fame. The newly recognized ...

At the Olympic Track and Field Trials on June 30, 100-meter hurdler Alaysha Johnson qualified to represent Team USA — while wearing an outfit by a Black designer. Johnson exclaimed “and I did it with ...

Track athlete Bob Beamon is probably best known for his world record, 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. His world record jump stood for almost 23 years until it was ...

Veteran stock car driver Kenny Head met Larry Richardson for the first time a few years ago, and there were a couple of things that he remembers most about that meeting. Richardson had a big desire to ...