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South Korea began showing off its new snow sports mecca at the opening of the Special Olympics on Tuesday.

July 20, 1968: On this day 44 years ago, founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver's dream became reality, as the first Special Olympics took place at Soldier Field in Chicago. They're still going strong; this is the opening ceremony from the 2011 Games in Athe...

Where can you find Lolo Jones next to Mike Krzyzewski across from Chris Bosh close to Michael Phelps? The Olympic Village, maybe, but that's months off -- and who's going to be there, anyway? Today, anyone can catch all of the most popular interna...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Perhaps Special Olympics of Rhode Island Program Director Chris Hopkins said it best when discussing the relationship between the Rhode Island Unified Basketball League and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League. "Sports compr...

An annual Penn State dance marathon is going on for the first time without longtime head football coach Joe Paterno.

Special Olympics of Pennsylvania has received about $80,000 in donations in memory of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.

2013 OL Cameron Dillard is making a name for himself off the field with his community service.

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More than 7,000 athletes from more than 180 countries celebrate the start of the Special Olympics World Summer Games.

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano has forged a bond with Special Olympics New Jersey, and so have his players. That is especially evident this year. Schiano has served as the honorary head coach for the organization in the past, and his players have come...

He was often known as a member of the Kennedy family, through his late wife, Eunice. But Sargent Shriver had his own share of historic achievements. Shriver died Tuesday at a hospital in suburban Washington. He was 95.

Michelle Kwan has been elected to the Special Olympics' international board of directors.

President John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a champion for the rights of the mentally disabled and founder of the Special Olympics, has died. She was 88.

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Carrie Wess has discovered an innovative way to increase donations to the Maine Special Olympics at an annual team bass tournament sponsored by the Classic Bassmasters

Samples from people who became ill during the Special Olympics USA National Games this week have tested positive for a virus that causes stomach flu, the Iowa Department of Public Health said Saturday. Some people were quarantined.

At least 30 people were treated for vomiting and diarrhea as the Special Olympics national games ended Friday, and health officials warned authorities in other states that the illness could spread as people return home.