On Feb. 20, 1890, Alma Richards was born in the small southern Utah town of Parowan. And Utah’s Olympic history began.

From Olympic gold to pro football and baseball, Jim Thorpe conquered every sport he touched. But behind his success was a ...

It was only fitting that Jacob Ferguson and Deven Armbruster got Lehighton off on the right foot Wednesday night against Jim ...

In 1912, Jim Thorpe walked the streets of those same American cities, past crowds of people straining to see him. He had just won gold medals for both the pentathlon and the decathlon at the Olympic ...

Jim Thorpe was first known as Mauch Chunk (which translates to "Bear Place" in the Munsee-Lenape Native American language). In 1954, it took on its current title after the famous Olympian and ...

The Lehighton and Palmerton boys and girls basketball teams ended their regular seasons on a positive note, picking up ...

I would consider it an honor to shake your hand,” Gustav V said after placing two gold medals around Thorpe’s neck. Related: ...

More than 500 people – including NFL and college football players – attended the 39th Annual Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Banquet.

A black bear attacked a man in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, but a neighbor armed with a gun intervened, police say. Screengrab from video by WBRE. A black bear attacked a man near his small-town ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed that the black bear that attacked a man over the weekend in Jim Thorpe tested positive for rabies. The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 19, as Jim ...