In 44 games that Jim Thorpe played for Carlisle, he had 53 touchdowns. He would finish this season with 25 touchdowns and 198 ...

In 1912, Jim Thorpe walked the streets of those same American ... where King Gustaf V had declared him the greatest athlete in the world. In his ample and annotated biography, David Maraniss shows ...

He's been called one of the greatest athletes of all time. Jim Thorpe dominated like few before or since. But his path to greatness wasn't without obstacles that threatened to derail his success.

Jim Thorpe went on to become the first Native American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States and is considered by many to be one of the greatest athletes of all time.

The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award is awarded to the best defensive back in college football based on performance on the field, ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM THORPE has been reinstated ... the 110th anniversary of Thorpe winning the decathlon and later being proclaimed by King Gustav V of Sweden as “the greatest athlete in ...

“We are so grateful his nearly 110-year-old injustice has finally been corrected, and there is no confusion about the most remarkable athlete in history,” Darling told ESPN. “Jim Thorpe is a ...

More than a century later, full justice is still at stake for one of the greatest athletes of all-time. Jim Thorpe should be reinstated by the International Olympic Committee as the sole winner ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - Police surrounded a home in Jim Thorpe Tuesday afternoon. A man was holed up in the home. Officers set up in the 4-and-500 block of Center Avenue with guns drawn. A SERT team wa ...

Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then on," says Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Murray on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State safety Caleb Downs was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award on Tuesday. The national honor is awarded annually to the best defensive back in college ...