The federal government funds about 10% of the Special Olympics’ annual budget, with the money going toward public school programs rather than the games themselves. Trump’s budget proposals for 2018 ...

If you’re sick of being stuck indoors lately, you’re not alone. “It’s truly just compounded for kids with disabilities,” said Mona Hjerpe, Hutchinson’s Special ...

Nashville has many sporting events from The Sounds baseball games to Titans football games in the fall and the Predators ...

After winning two gold medals at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games, Jonny Pierce is training to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. The two-day Best Buddies Challenge event brings athletes ...

After careful consideration, Special Olympics Minnesota has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Summer Games, one of the organization’s biggest events of the year. The staff and board ...

Special Olympics Ohio Monday brought its Outdoor Winter Games back to the Buckeye state for the first time since 2020. The event, presented by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ...

The group will compete in 11 of the 16 Olympic-type sports offered including: athletics, basketball, bocce, bowling, flag ...

If you go What: Special Olympics 2020 Winter Games Polar Plunge and Cornhole Tournament When: Saturday, Feb. 1. Report by 8:30 a.m. for the Cornhole Tournament. Registration begins at 9 a.m. for ...

The Special Olympics New York hosted a Polar Plunge and competition at North Hempstead Beach Park Saturday. More than 100 fund-raising participants raised over $70,000 to support the Special Olympics.

Harris-Gowdy, who competes in basketball, bowling, track and golf in Special Olympics competitions, has worked as a special correspondent for his local Port St. Lucie, Fla., CBS news station, served ...

The Special Olympics of Indiana's 2025 Polar Plunge raises funds to help give athletes with intellectual disabilities more opportunities.