The Olympics bring countries together through sport. You watch top athletes compete for medals and expect fairness along with unity. History shows a different story though. Personal gain, political ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 18, 1976, at the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Nadia Comaneci of Romania became the first gymnast to receive a ...

BUDGET OVERRUNS, CORRUPTION, BOYCOTTS, DRUGS The 1976 Montreal Olympics, which initially had a $300 million budget, ended up with a staggering ...

A member of Nigeria’s contingent to the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, Dr. Godwin Obasogie, has applauded the proposed Diplomacy Wall of Fame being put together by chief Allen Onyeama, the CEO of Air ...

EUGENE, Ore. -- Every time Garry Bjorklund came around the track at Hayward Field, the crowd got louder. After all, a runner wearing just one shoe needs all the support he can get. It was June 22, ...

Billie Moore, who coached the first U.S. Olympic women's basketball team to a silver medal in 1976, died at age 79 on Thursday. She had complications from a lengthy battle with cancer. Women's ...