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This handout provided by SCP Auctions, Inc., shows the front, left, and back, right, of one of Jesse Owens' four gold medals won at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An emotional President Clinton praised the ``keen intellect and loving heart'' of sometime political rival Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the leadership of the iconoclastic general who ...

W A S H I N G T O N, Aug. 9 -- An emotional President Clinton praised the“keen intellect and loving heart” of sometime political rivalthe Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the leadership of the ...

The Columbus Marathon 5K and 1 Mile races have been renamed the Jesse Owens 5K and 1 Mile. These changes were made at the recommendation of Owens' family to enhance the race and broaden its appeal.