Jul. 28—Joan Benoit was already the world-record holder in the women's marathon. The 27-year-old Cape Elizabeth native and Bowdoin College graduate had won the Boston Marathon twice. But this was ...

As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the 1984 Olympic ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson holds an American flag in celebration after winning gold in the women's marathon at the 1984 L.A. Olympic Games. (Lennox McLendon / Associated Press) As Joan Benoit Samuelson ...

Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, men have competed in the marathon and cycling road race, but women wouldn’t get that opportunity for another 88 years. “It was thought that if ...

LOS ANGELES — As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the ...

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Rain managed to steer clear of the 14th annual Katy’s Courage 5K in Sag Harbor on Saturday morning, which has become a bit of ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Lou Samuelson had a lot to adjust to when she came to Indiana. She had taken a year off from the WNBA after having a baby in August 2023. She had to get used to new facilities, a ...

PHOENIX — Mystics teammates couldn’t stop laughing as Karlie Samuelson walked over and sat on the bench. Julie Vanloo was literally crying. Moments earlier, Samuelson was laid out on the court after ...