This week in history: First black athlete wins Winter Olympics gold
Ten years ago this week, in Turin, Italy, speed skater Shani Davis became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games.
Some extraordinarily special Olympics days in Los Angeles
The 6,500 athletes are accompanied by their 2,000 coaches, along with 30,000 volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 spectators in attendance.
Today in history: Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph born 75 years ago
"My doctors told me I would never walk again, my mother told me I would; I believed my mother."
Disabled student sues Special Olympics for right to compete
Jenny Youngwith, a disabled student, wants to play basketball. She has been doing this safely for years, but a decision made by "someone" is keeping the special needs student from hitting the court.
