Since 1986, the Jim Thorpe Award has been recognizing college football defensive backs for their performance on the field, ...

How a city celebrating the Thunder’s NBA title, with Olympic softball and canoe slalom on the way, has used sports to change its identity.

In a traditional ceremony held in Reed Park just outside of Norman, Okla., with scores of relatives in attendance, Lindy Waters Sr. bestowed upon his grandson his Native American name: Pao (pronounced ...

I've combed Bluffton University's Memory digital archive, but only found written, not photographic, records of Ralph Stearns' time at Bluffton College.

Winners of the Jim Thorpe Trophy for the nation’s best defensive back, presented by the College Football Writers Association of America: ...

Today, Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (OSHOF) and Jim Thorpe Association is proud to release the finalists for the 2025 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award. This list includes the nation’s three best defensive ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - A large brush fire in Jim Thorpe has now been burning for more than 24 hours. It is a brush fire in the area of Bear Mountain involving around 600 acres. Lexi Sterling said she ...

BATON ROUGE – LSU senior cornerback Mansoor Delane has been selected as one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, ESPN and the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday. The Thorpe ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - A fast-moving fire destroyed a home in Jim Thorpe on Friday night. Officials say that the fire was reported after 9:00 p.m. by a passing motorist, who saw flames burning from the ...

BATON ROUGE – LSU senior cornerback Mansoor Delane has been selected as one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, ESPN and the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday. The Thorpe ...

Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., agreed Monday to pay more than $5 million in back taxes after the Justice Department sued him over unpaid funds from more than 15 years ago. The suit, filed Monday in the ...

Canadian Olympian turned drug kingpin Ryan Wedding was allegedly advised to eliminate an FBI witness by a man who was known as ‘cocaine lawyer.’ Deepak Balwant Paradkar, 62, a Canadian criminal ...