ANN ARBOR, MI - People walking by Ferry Field the last few weeks noticed a piece of history was missing. The historic field in Ann Arbor used for University of Michigan track was once the site where ...

A new plaque honoring a former Ohio State athlete will be unveiled outside Ferry Field on the campus of the University of Michigan Thursday. World Athletics, formerly known as the International ...

A Buckeye will be honored in Ann Arbor this week. World Athletics, the governing body previously known as the IAAF, announced it will commemorate Jesse Owens and his “Day of Days” on Thursday. On May ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 3, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Aug. 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won ...

Adolf Hitler arrived too late to see Jesse Owens blazing down the track in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3, 1936, winning the 100-meter race in a record-tying 10.3 seconds and edging out fellow ...

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland home of Jesse Owens, the pioneering Black athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics, is set to be declared a city landmark. Cleveland City Council voted to ...

CLEVELAND — He was fast, n his day the fastest in the world. A Cleveland man who could outrun the wind, or so it seemed. In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, ...

They lived at the home when Owens broke three world records during the 1935 Big Ten Championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan, while attending Ohio State University. After marrying longtime girlfriend, ...

BERLIN -- Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris has prepared a video to show his players in case they need to brush up on Jesse Owens' accomplishments at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens, who was Black, ...

BERLIN (AP) — Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris has prepared a video to show his players in case they need to brush up on Jesse Owens' accomplishments at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens, who was ...