SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- When the 49ers take the field Monday night, many people will be watching Colin Kaepernick as he is expected to continue his protest during the national anthem.

Long before she was crowned by Sports Illustrated as the greatest woman athlete of all time, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a kid in East St. Louis, Illinois, looking for a community. She found support in a ...

Olympic legend, philanthropic leader and East St. Louis native Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been named the Director of Physical Fitness and Lifestyle Coach at Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC (ECP), ...

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The message to the young people gathered recently for a special weekend at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis was this - Pursuing your dreams in life and in sports take the same tools.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sara Blakely's Daughter Tepper Steals the Show as She Accepts Launch of the Year Award for Sneex at 2024 FNAAs, Fan-Girls Over ...

Margaret Abbott, the first American woman to win an Olympic event, died at age 76 without knowing of her pioneering feat. The 1900 Games in Paris were the first that allowed women to compete, but also ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. With the help of an anonymous $2.4 million donation, the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis is growing to accommodate ...

ST. LOUIS — Olympic Day is an annual tradition at Washington University. It celebrates the history of the Olympics in St. Louis. Besides being in some air-conditioning, there was nowhere better to be ...

Today’s Sports Highlight in History: 1988 — American heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets new world record 7,291 points to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; East Germans Sabine John & Anke ...

Hall hit number two in all-time heptathlon points earlier in 2025 when she posted a 7,032-point total. Anna Hall’s performance at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo wasn’t just a stunning ...