July 16, 1988 - At the beginning of the day, the 100-meter world record of 10.76 seconds belonged to Evelyn Ashford. But at the Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Florence Griffith Joyner shocked the ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams debuted a striking single-legged leotard in her first match in the Australian Open on Monday, paying homage to the Olympic track champion Florence Griffith Joyner ...

Some athletes stand out. Others are outstanding. Precious few are both, yet neither statement comes close to summing up the impact Florence Griffith-Joyner made on the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

DELAND — Like the Olympic athlete she was named for, Flojo lives to run. She was supposed to be a service dog, the kind that helps people with disabilities, but Flojo washed out of that program in ...

What is a legacy? Is it shiny purple leotards, sparkling fingernails, a snappy nickname and cascading curls? Is it glittering medals, blazing world records, a jog with the president and a ...

ATLANTA — Elaine Thompson-Herah did the just-about-unthinkable on Saturday, as she won gold in the women's 100m final in Tokyo - broke a FloJo record. Florence Griffith Joyner's Olympic record of ...

City Center, 130 W. 55th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, (212) 581-1212. Season runs through Dec. 31. WHEN the Salt Lake City Olympic Arts Festival commissioned Judith Jamison to do a ballet ...

SMITHTOWN, NY — FloJo, a 5-and-a-half-year-old female white and tan terrier mix, is the Smithtown Animal Shelter's Pet of the Week. She is "delectable," shelter staff said. "Named after the Olympic ...

ATLANTA — Elaine Thompson-Herah did the just-about-unthinkable on Saturday, as she won gold in the women's 100m final in Tokyo - broke a FloJo record. Florence Griffith Joyner's Olympic record of ...