Mike Powell soared into track and field’s record books with an unbelievable leap of 8.95m/29 ft., 4½ in. – snapping Carl Lewis’ 10-year, 65-meet long jump winning streak – 30 years ago ...

Before Beamon's leap, the farthest long jump had been 27 feet ... It was a record Beamon would keep for almost 23 years, until Mike Powell hit 29-4½ on Aug. 30, 1991 at Tokyo.

Markus Rehm is poised to make Paralympics history when he sizes up the Stade de France long jump sandpit on Thursday ...

But Mike Powell, who had lost 15 consecutive times ... Lewis, who qualified third in the 1996 Olympic Trials in the long jump, showed he still had one huge leap left in him. His 27-10¾ at Atlanta ...

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — From Jesse Owens to Bob Beamon to Carl Lewis and plenty more, Americans have ruled the men’s long jump throughout ... American Mike Powell, set the world record ...

Both sports legends were in attendance alongside a host of other sports personalities including diving champion Greg Louganis, Lewis' former long jump rival Mike Powell and Arsene Wenger ...

On one play, he pulled off a sick crossover dribble on Norman Powell, then hit the open midrange jumper to bring the Purple and Gold within four points. After trailing by as many as 19 points ...

Powell, taken with the 148th pick in the draft, hopes to follow in the footsteps of Jim Kyte, the first legally deaf NHL ...

Investor attention has now shifted to a speech at 10am Eastern from Powell at Jackson Hole. The central banker should deliver some clarity on interest rate cuts in the coming months, though ...

But Mike Powell, who had lost 15 consecutive times ... Lewis, who qualified third in the 1996 Olympic Trials in the long jump, showed he still had one huge leap left in him. His 27-10¾ at Atlanta ...