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Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to more than a dozen political and cultural greats Tuesday, including rocker Bob Dylan, astronaut John Glenn and novelist Toni

Pat Summitt will always be measured by her stats. But it's the lives she affected -- including President Obama's own daughters' -- that Tuesday's Medal of Freedom really stands for.

Holly Warlick has her work cut out for her as Tennessee's new women's basketball coach.

The White House says former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

A relaxed and smiling Pat Summitt said it's been a "great ride" and it is the right time for her to step down after coaching the Tennessee Lady Vols for nearly four decades.

LAKE FOREST -- Rumor has it that the Nobel Prize panel is considering Jay Cutler as a recipient. The Presidential Medal of Freedom can't be far behind. But really, after they write songs about you, how much better can it get? Read the full stor...

Jay Cutler's value is obvious. But let him prove his legend on the field.

Along with his job as head football coach at Penn State, Joe Paterno may also lose a shot at the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Getting closer to game day ... Penn State looks for a much-needed signature win. Weather is forcing Penn State to close some grass parking lots around Beaver Stadium. JoePa is nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lions assistant Jay P...

Joe Paterno could add another honor to his trophy case -- and it doesn't get any more prestigious than this.

In addition to making a push for the city of Boston to erect a statue of Bill Russell at the Medal of Freedom ceremony, President Barack Obama cited Russell as "someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men" -- not to mention calling him...

Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesCeltics legend Bill Russell delivers his trademark laugh alongside president Barack Obama.WALTHAM, Mass. -- Celtics legend Bill Russell was among a group of 15 honorees awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday b...

resident Barack Obama recognized a pair of Hall of Fame athletes along with a former president and a civil rights hero Tuesday with the Medal of Freedom.

ST. LOUIS -- Shall we have some fun? Turn on Nelly's "Just a Dream" and think about Albert Pujols. Think about St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak witnessing a dream come true: Stan Musial receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom...

Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial and Celtics legend Bill Russell are among the 2010 winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

Matt Viser of the Boston Globe reports: Obama will name Russell as one of the recipients of a 2010 Medal of Freedom, according to a White House official. He joins a range of others, including former President George H. W. Bush, Chancellor Angela Mer...