Valarie Allman competes in the women's discus during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene.The women's discus during the U.S. Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in ...

Power and athleticism combined with a graceful elegance, as good as gold: that's how best to describe the great U.S. Olympic discus thrower Valarie Allman. She has been one of the brightest stars on ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Al Oerter was destined to become an athlete, although he often wondered what he might have been if not for a chance meeting with a discus. "I could throw a baseball, a football or a ...

BERKELEY — Mykolas Alekna has pretty much exceeded all expectations since arriving at Cal as the son of a former two-time Olympic discus champion. On Friday in Eugene, Oregon, in his final competition ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Don’t look now, ...

KINGSTON – Arkansas alum Rojé Stona received a pair of awards in the recent RJR Gleaner Sports Foundation Awards as the Olympic discus gold medalist was named Jamaica’s Sportsman of the Year along ...

According to legend, American athlete Robert Garrett didn't know how heavy the discus would be for the first Olympic Games in 1896, so he trained with a way heavier one, achieving less than mediocre ...

With the rise of Olympic discus thrower Chad Wright in the sport of weightlifting, the local governing body is hoping to attract more elite athlete ...