The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

A 2,700-year-old ancient Greek helmet of the Corinthian type discovered in ancient Olympia is now a national treasure of ...

So before we bid the Games adieu in just a few short days, let's commemorate the "Olympics" for this iteration of NPR's Word ...

Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology and Athletic Director Emeritus Eric Zillmer, PsyD, shared his expertise about past and present Olympics, as shaped by his mother's and sister's Olympic ...

Three Olympic athletes showed patterns of self-governance that Plato once described, which also show up in everyday life.

The Winter Olympics had its thrills and spills — and a deep philosophical divide represented by two American, or American-born, athletes. Jack Hughes, the Gold Medal-winning American hockey player for ...

A little bit of antiquity plus a sprinkling of advertising dollars makes for a unique history ...

Actors Tony Shalhoub and Susannah Perkins join Morning Joe to discuss the new off-Broadway play 'Antigone (This Play I Read in High School).' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient Greek vases, Etruscan artefacts and Roman relics sit alongside Michael Johnson’s golden shoes and Usain Bolt’s racing kit ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics, dubbed the Milan Cortina Games, will officially begin with the Opening Ceremony, which is set for Friday, February 6. But, viewers who want to watch the Olympic games before ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are officially open with the conclusion of Friday’s Opening Ceremony. This was a historic Opening Ceremony, where two Olympic cauldrons were used for the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three thousand years of history and Olympic values, all under one roof. The exhibition "The Olympic Games. A 3000-Year History" ...