The Jamaican women’s bobsled team is driving a rental at the 2018 Winter Olympics. After it discovered that its Japanese-built ride wasn’t up to international competition specs, the team was forced to ...

The idea for the bobsled team, which gained fame through 1993’s “Cool Runnings,” had its origins in an annual push-cart derby, where homemade vending carts are used in competitive races.

Before the Jamaican bobsled team made its world debut in 1988, its dream of Olympic glory began with a makeshift sled and an unconventional training ground on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. "I borrowed a ...

Perhaps you remember the underdog story of Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Perhaps you at least remember the Hollywood movie it inspired. DOUG E DOUG: (As Sanka Coffie) Feel the ...

In 1988, Jamaica sent a bobsled team to the Calgary Olympics. Very much the underdog, the sunny island nation managed to capture the hearts of fans around the world. It was an amazing tale that ...

It's been 30 nearly years since the Jamaican men's bobsled team first stepped onto the track at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, inspiring viewers so much that their improbable story was turned into the ...

The Jamaican bobsled team may be headed to another Olympics. The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. Olympic organizers said Saturday that Jamaica has qualified for the two-man ...