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Sports Illustrated September 23, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Poolside in Sydney Clear out the chlorine and dust off the history books. This was a terrific swim meet. World records fell in 13 races, many more than once... |
Sports Illustrated June 8, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Tumbling around Gymnastics letters |
Sports Illustrated August 8, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Inside Olympics Competition will be fierce when America's best dive into the Olympic trials |
Sports Illustrated August 22, 2000 E.M. Swift |
Inside Olympics Blaine Wilson lifted himself to new peaks at the U.S. gymnastics trials... U.S. swimmer Dara Torres has been a fashion model, TV color commentator and infomercial spokeswoman. Now, at 33, she is foremost a history maker. |
Sports Illustrated August 11, 2000 |
Games are mere weeks away US will likely dominate Olympic basketball... Swedes and Norwegians strong in handball... Changing of the guard in US Wrestling... Should automatic spots be awarded to top athletes?... Does Fu Mingxia have a shot diving in Sydney?... Why isn't golf an Olympic sport?... |
Sports Illustrated April 5, 2000 |
What's in and what's out Q&A on the Olympics: Anything like Triplecast in the future?... Handball... Surfing... Mary Slaney and Amy Van Dyken... Why no golf?... Michael Bennett... Will Bahamas team win the 4x100-meter relay?... |
Sports Illustrated September 17, 2000 Kelli Anderson |
Clock's ticking Jenny Thompson's chance at individual gold grows shorter |
Sports Illustrated October 2, 2000 |
Top moments 'Best ever' Games churned out memorable moments... |
Sports Central August 14, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Thumbs Down For Olympic Coverage I mentioned last week that I didn't get into the Summer Olympics as much as usual this year. Much of the reason, I'm afraid, was NBC's television coverage of the London Games. |
Sports Illustrated May 5, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Olympic burnout factor Q&A on the Olympics: increasing surge of interest rising in the 2000 Games in the U.S. public and media?... How does the United States' shot put, discus and hammer throwers look this year?... Has the IOC ever considered offering "at large" berths to athletes... etc. |
Sports Illustrated August 16, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Swim trials top 10 (er, 12) Following the tremendous response to our 10 (well, OK, 12) top highlights, lowlights and sidelights of the U.S. track and field trials last month, we present, with two races still to be swum on Wednesday, our top 10 (well, OK, 12) list from the Olympic swimming trials |
Sports Illustrated September 11, 2000 |
A new sport: Olympic Web surfing Greetings from the Surf Shack at the athletes' village here in Sydney. The Shack is the computer haven athletes drop by to build their own Web pages and design personalized T-shirts. For the next two days, we'll be sampling some of the highlights from Web pages created at the Shack... |
Sports Illustrated October 2, 2000 |
Thanks for the memories SI writers weigh in with their favorite Sydney moments... |
Salon.com September 18, 2000 Gary Kamiya |
Lanes of glory A flying Dutchwoman, an underdog Italian and the irrepressible Americans make swimming history at Sunday night's showdown in the water. |
Salon.com September 28, 2000 Kerry Lauerman |
The Olympics: Thursday Marion Jones wins gold No. 2 as the Williams sisters, an unknown Greek and Norwegian soccer players clean up. NBC, however, sinks to new lows. |
Salon.com September 21, 2000 Gary Kamiya |
The morning after Australia comes to terms with the fact that reports of Ian Thorpe's divinity were slightly exaggerated. |
Sports Illustrated August 16, 2000 Frank Deford |
Sydney Olympics must overcome The Sydney Olympics are a month away, so let's look at the problems they face in attracting their usual high degree of interest in the United States. |
Popular Mechanics August 19, 2008 Allen St. John |
After 8 Golds for Phelps, 8 Big Questions on Beijing's Super Pool Sports fans and average humans were left dumbfounded last week as Michael Phelps and his USA Swimming teammates shattered records on a daily basis. |
Sports Illustrated July 11, 2000 Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports Here's what to expect from the crucible of track and field's U.S. trials... Plus, more Olympic briefs |
Sports Illustrated March 28, 2000 |
Jaws IV: Snack Time in Sydney Triathletes at the Sydney Olympics this summer might be swimming with the sharks? |
Sports Illustrated August 11, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Mission accomplished for Dolan Tom Dolan spent a year training for a very specific 100 meters -- maybe only 50 meters -- the last leg of a race he hoped to swim this week. |
Sports Illustrated August 15, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Veterans Day Beard, Van Dyken highlight '96 returnees |
Sports Central August 25, 2008 Brian Cox |
Running With Heavy Burdens in Dark Shadows For the USA track and field athletes, these Olympics have been about missed opportunities and devastating losses. |
Sports Illustrated May 23, 2000 |
Scorecard: Hot Times in a Fast Pool ...While the controversial neck-to-ankle suits worn by a handful of top swimmers could be contributing to the falling marks, it's no coincidence that of the 26 world records that have been set over the past two years and still stand, 14 have come at the SIAC... |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
Top 10 Olympic Athletes To Look For In Torino These skiers, skaters and sledders have an excellent chance of making their home countries proud by writing a page in the history books at the Winter Olympics February 2006. |
Outside August 2008 |
The Guide: Beijing Olympics 2008 The 15 things you must know about this year's Olympics in Beijing. |
Sports Central August 13, 2012 Angus Saul |
What London 2012 Was Really About London 2012 was all about passing on the baton. We can only hope that the baton is passed with good grace, and that sport will benefit from such a marvelous event. |
Sports Central September 1, 2004 Diane M. Grassi |
Olympics Coverage Fails U.S. Women's Teams Now that the 2004 Summer Olympic Games have come to a close, it might be the right time to evaluate the television coverage and the accessibility to view the sports U.S. fans most coveted during the Games. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2004 Phil Wohl |
Olympics: No Ad Bonanza The showcase for the world's athletes doesn't produce marquee names for advertisers. |
Sports Illustrated February 19, 2002 Janet Maslin |
Medal Worthy NBC's two toughest jobs in broadcasting the Olympics have been guessing what will make the best broadcast and, more important, knowing when to leave well enough alone. So far the network is succeeding at both... |
Sports Illustrated September 26, 2000 |
Sydney Pen Pals Thanks to the Sydney Olympics' internal computers, I can reach all the athletes via e-mail. So I e-mail 3,000 of them, 60 at a time, and ask them: What single thing has happened to you at these Olympics that you will never forget?... |
Sports Illustrated July 31, 2001 Brian Cazenueve |
Butterflying Michael Phelps may be wet behind the ears, but he was fast beyond his years at the worlds... |
Sports Illustrated July 24, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Tops of the trials Despite the shocking disappointment of the Maurice Greene-Michael Johnson showdown in the men's 200 meters, there were several high points on and off the track during this week's U.S. Olympic trials. Here, in no particular order, is a very unofficial list of highlights... |
Sports Illustrated May 30, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Inside Olympic Sports Triathlete Hunter Kemper... Cyclist Nicole Freedman... Juan Antonio Samaranch, etc. |
Sports Illustrated June 9, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Rower battles back from cancer Here are two inspiring stories to watch at this weekend's U.S. Olympic rowing trials in Cherry Hill, N.J.... |
Sports Illustrated September 4, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Previewing the opening ceremony The opening of the Olympics. |
Sports Central August 8, 2012 Diane M. Grassi |
Shocker: Unsportsmanslike Conduct at Olympics The entire world is watching, and given the attention that the global media has recently dedicated to unethical behavior of certain Olympic athletes, sports fans could mistake it for a newly introduced Olympic sport of its own during these 2012 London Summer Games. |
Salon.com September 21, 2000 Alicia Montgomery |
The Olympics: Thursday French track star sprints for the exit in Sydney... Alexei Nemov finally got the gold... All Romania, all the time... Possible sweep turns to dust... Dream Team gets victory and boos... |
Salon.com September 25, 2000 Gary Kamiya |
Night of the thoroughbreds On an evening of amazing feats, an Australian hero and an American legend shone the brightest. |
Sports Illustrated September 22, 2000 Alexander Wolff |
Braving deeper waters Maldivian swimmer delivers a most important message |
Sports Illustrated September 28, 2000 Tim Layden |
Too good Jones cruises to pair of golds, but real test is forthcoming... |
Sports Illustrated July 13, 2000 Tim Layden |
Track trials top 10 Ten reasons why the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, which open Friday in Sacramento and run for 10 days, are among the best sporting events on American soi |
Sports Illustrated September 25, 2000 John Walters |
All about Bob Fun and Games for Costas as Olympics enters Week 2... |
Sports Illustrated September 12, 2000 Jack McCallum |
Scorecard What's worse -- suing to go to the Games, or just not caring? |
Sports Illustrated September 29, 2000 Tim Layden |
Great expectations No shame in defeat for Jones, El Guerrouj... |
Sports Central August 27, 2004 Eric Poole |
An Immodest Proposal It seems we can't get through an Olympics without having some sort of controversy over judging. That's because gymnastics are fundamentally flawed. |
Sports Illustrated August 14, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Hall fights his way back Now that his son has overcome diabetes to make the U.S. Olympic team in the 100-meter freestyle, Gary Hall Sr. could use a good finishing kick, the kind that can get him flight reservations, event tickets and housing for the Sydney Games next month. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2012 Lorie Konish |
Olympians Who Became Financial Advisors Discuss Their Lives, Work Most Olympic competitors want to make the most of any wealth that they attain when their physical talents are at their peak. For a select few, like Eric Flaim, this serves as inspiration to become a financial advisor and help other athletes and clients find their financial footing. |
Sports Illustrated January 29, 2002 Tim Layden & Kostya Kennedy |
Seasonal Debate Forget the Summer Games, the Winter Olympics are tops... Put the Winter Games in deep freeze, the Summer Olympics are hot... |
Salon.com September 15, 2000 Steve Burgess |
Thank God the Yanks aren't hosting the Olympics Maybe this year we'll be spared the USA's boorish egoism. |