The Jim Thorpe Area High School football team has a young roster this season, featuring only four seniors. But those few seniors have talent and put up some impressive numbers last year. Olympians ...

Jim Thorpe had a well-scripted game plan for its 2024 regular-season finale against rival Lehighton that was ignored by many Olympians. Predictably, it led to a 42-26 ...

Jim Thorpe is widely remembered as one of the greatest athletes in sports history. From winning Olympic gold medals in the ...

The Clemson Tigers' standouts continue to receive preseason recognition, and cornerback Avieon Terrell adds another nod to his heading into his promising junior year. The cornerback was added to the ...

JIM THORPE — Tamaqua rallied a 21-point deficit only to come up short in the final minutes in a 35-27 loss to Jim Thorpe in Colonial-Schuylkill League Division A football action on Thursday. A Malachi ...

Cole Lazorick’s leadership and dedication to Jim Thorpe’s football program is surpassed by no one on the current roster. The senior quarterback was rewarded last Friday by stepping into the Olympians’ ...

Once overlooked, Clemson’s top corner has risen into the national spotlight as one of college football’s best defensive backs. Each year, the Jim Thorpe Award honors the best defensive back in college ...

In honor of Jim Thorpe's legacy and to inspire the next generation, the Kansas City Chiefs recently hosted local American Indian youth for football drills, physical and mental wellness education, and ...

The brand new documentary Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning premieres on the History Channel Monday, July 7 at 8/7c. Cord cutters hoping to catch the documentary can stream the premiere live through Philo ...

Chris Eyre remembers his grandfather – a World War I veteran – recounting stories about the incredible exploits of Jim Thorpe. It would be comparable to a Gen-X sports fan today raving about Bo ...

COLLEGE STATION — For the past 49 years, the Thorpe Award has been awarded annually to the nation's top college football defensive back. No Texas A&M football player has ever received the honor.