Just a minute ago we heard Dave Zirin share a story about his friend and hero, Olympic medalist John Carlos. When John Carlos and his teammate, Tommie Smith stepped onto the metal stand to receive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Oct. 16, 1968 file photo, United States athletes Tommie Smith, top center, and John Carlos, top right, extend their gloved ...

In the 1968 Summer Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos had just won the gold and bronze medals, respectively, for their record-breaking runs in the 200-meter race when they raised their ...

The iconic photograph of two Black athletes standing on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, heads bowed and fists raised in the Black Power Salute as “The Star-Spangled Banner” played ...

On Oct. 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a powerful statement on the podium after the 200-meter dash in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith won the gold medal after winning in 19 ...

Former American Olympic track athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who made world headlines after their iconic fist-raising protest on the podium after winning in the 1968 Olympics, will be at UConn ...

Last week, both Oregon men’s and No. 3 women’s golf put up lackluster finishes in their first tournaments of 2026. The women’s team went... At the Millrose Games, one story prevailed: Wilma Nielsen’s ...

To sleep with anger -- Harlem world -- Street level protest: "you have forty-eight hours ..." -- Trouble in Texas -- 1968 -- The medal stand -- The unraveling -- Efforts at resurrection -- Save your ...

As the 1968 Olympian turns 80, his life provides a lesson for our times: Don’t sell out. Born June 5, 1945, John Carlos became part of one of the most iconic photos in sports or protest history, when ...

A new book about iconic athlete John Carlos is on the shelves. The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World, written by John Carlos with Dave Zirin of the Nation, chronicles Carlos’ ...