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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
July 23, 2000
Tim Layden |
Johnson can't sit out 200 Not competing would further damage his sport |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2001
Tim Layden |
Help Wanted Hurdler Anjanette Kirkland was the aging U.S. team's only first-time world champion... |
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
August 15, 2000
Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports Low-profile champs Allen Johnson and Charles Austin keep winning |
Sports Illustrated
September 28, 2001
Tim Layden |
Deciding the best of U.S. track Summer track season seems like a long time ago. Come autumn, it always does. Now it's time for the Jesse Owens award, honoring the top U.S. runners... |
Sports Illustrated
May 17, 2000
Tim Layden |
Perec goes, Freeman arrives Marie-Jose Perec of France left Smith to train in Germany... Smith and Co. snared Cathy Freeman... Larry Wade, the No. 3-ranked 110-meter hurdler in the world last year, is recovering from major surgery... Women's 100 showdown... A hurdle for Jones... |
Sports Illustrated
August 11, 2000
Tim Layden |
Track & Field snapshot six weeks from Sydney Such a varied roster of elite performers has emerged in the past 30 years that it's common in certain events to have all six continents represented in a single race. Yet it is also a tiny world. |
Sports Illustrated
September 28, 2000
Tim Layden |
Too good Jones cruises to pair of golds, but real test is forthcoming... |
Sports Illustrated
April 17, 2000 |
Five golds gets closer for Jones Marion Jones' performance in 400 meters ensures her a spot in the 4x400-meter relay... C.J. Hunter won the shot put... Jason Pyrah ran the 3000-meter steeplechase... |
Sports Illustrated
August 6, 2001
Tim Layden |
Loss will show what Jones is made of To an inattentive public, Marion Jones' loss is a shock. To track nuts who have been paying attention, it is a surprise but nothing more. |
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
June 27, 2000
Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports A sparkling women's metric mile highlighted the Prefontaine Classic |
Sports Illustrated
March 16, 2001
Tim Layden |
Splendid sprinter Johnson belongs on short list of track's all-time greats |
Sports Illustrated
August 12, 2001
Tim Layden |
The good, the bad and the in-between In the wake of the Edmonton track and field world championships, a medal ceremony of my own... |
Sports Illustrated
March 7, 2000
Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports At 39, half-miler Johnny Gray is charging toward his fifth Olympic team... 200-meter Showdown?... Drummond Gets Serious... |
Sports Illustrated
July 21, 2000
Tim Layden |
Trials are a true test The issue lies dormant and then arises once every four years. Clearly, the U.S. Olympic track and field trials are -- by far -- the best track meet held on American soil. Athletes are physically peaked and emotionally prepared for a moment that is absolutely a cliche: a once-in-four-years shot at going to the Games.... |
Sports Illustrated
September 25, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Out of the shadows Despite controversy, track athletes excel |
Sports Illustrated
May 1, 2000
Tim Layden |
Track's three M's look sharp In honor of the Penn Relays -- the only track meet in the United States where you can find ticket scalpers on the street -- four legs of track-and-field dish after the first frantic weekend of the Olympic year... |
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
June 11, 2002
Brian Cazeneuve |
Season of Change? Summer is set to sizzle, with plenty of hot-button issues heading into the track-and-field nationals. |
Sports Illustrated
May 9, 2000
Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports In a steamy trials marathon, Rod DeHaven grabbed the only U.S. ticket to Sydney... Marion's Off to a Flying Start... |
Sports Illustrated
July 17, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Sunday drama Jackie Joyner-Kersee's sage advice propels Marion Jones to victory... |
Salon.com
September 30, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
Enter Marion, exit Michael The final night of track and field saw the coronation of the greatest female athlete in the world -- and the golden departure of history's greatest 400-meter runner... |
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 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
July 6, 2000
Tim Layden |
Runyan's focus is sharper than ever We journalists are cynical mercenaries whose emotions don't stray far beyond what makes a good story. However, the stereotype has flaws. (For one, we aren't supposed to use words like "assiduously," so there you go). Some athletes simply demand to be rooted for. |
Sports Illustrated
September 29, 2000
Tim Layden |
Great expectations No shame in defeat for Jones, El Guerrouj... |
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
July 23, 2002
Brian Cazeneuve |
Gail Force At 35, three-time Olympian Gail Devers is having the finest outdoor season of her career. |
Sports Illustrated
September 26, 2000
Tim Layden |
Down but not out Hunter's troubles won't keep Jones from five golds |
Sports Illustrated
June 8, 2001
Tim Layden |
Hunter-Jones union was no farce There was little shock in the track and field world when Marion Jones announced this week that she was separated from C.J. Hunter and would be seeking a divorce, citing irreconcilable differences... |
Sports Illustrated
July 19, 2000
Tim Layden |
Behind the Greene-Johnson feud Michael Johnson is an organized man who appreciates linear simplicity. He works best filtering situations to their essence. So it should come as no surprise that MJ the other day scraped all the b.s. off Sunday's 200-meter race involving him and Maurice Greene... |
Sports Illustrated
June 26, 2001
Tim Layden |
Long and Strong Distance runners young and old stole the show at the U.S. track and field nationals... |
Sports Illustrated
May 28, 2001
Tim Layden |
Highlights from the Pre A little track talk in the wake of Sunday's Prefontaine Classic, the best track meet in America... |
Sports Illustrated
September 19, 2000
Tim Layden |
Injury forces Miller out of 100 Decision to withdraw paves way for Jones |
Sports Illustrated
April 26, 2002
Tim Layden |
Questions to ponder for track season Penn Relays under way. Drake Relays under way. Can only mean one thing: Track season. No Olympic Games this summer. No World Championships. Still, there are a number of questions I'd like to see answered... |
Salon.com
September 23, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
Speed thrills When the world's fastest humans, Marion Jones and Maurice Greene, won their races, they put us in touch with something buried deep in the human psyche... |
Sports Illustrated
September 25, 2000
John Walters |
All about Bob Fun and Games for Costas as Olympics enters Week 2... |
Sports Illustrated
August 3, 2001
Tim Layden |
World's best ready to run Five questions to ponder on the eve of the track and field world championships in Edmonton, Alberta... |
Sports Illustrated
March 13, 2001
Tim Layden |
Back on Track Four U.S. sprinters are running to atone for their victory antics in Sydney... |
Sports Illustrated
May 21, 2003
Grant Wahl |
Speed Bump Despite another disappointing finish, Maurice Greene says he's still the man to beat in the 100-meter -- but is he? |
Sports Illustrated
March 3, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Defining the Olympic Spirit Welcome to the first Sydney 2000 Mailbag, where we'll discuss anything and everything relating to the Summer Games.... |
Sports Illustrated
May 4, 2000
Tim Layden |
Citizenship quest sinks Khannouchi On Wednesday morning I watched as Khalid Khannouchi, a small, tough man who has run the marathon faster than anybody in history, shed tears because he will not be competing in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials on Sunday morning in Pittsburgh.... |
Sports Illustrated
April 6, 2000 |
Track is still big-time to some of us |
Sports Illustrated
June 15, 2000
Tim Layden |
O'Brien is incognito, but not irrelevant Since coming out of hiding to win the Goodwill Games dec in the summer of '98, Dano has been further underground than David Lee Roth. |
Sports Illustrated
September 11, 2001
Brian Cazeneuve |
On in an Off Year Three bright new faces brought luster to track and field's post-Sydney season... |
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?... |
CIO
January 15, 2002
Lafe Low |
No False Starts Allowed The Olympic IT team has deployed the largest network in Utah. The 17-day-long Games begin on Feb. 8, and the systems for running the event have to be fully operational from day one... |
AskMen.com
October 4, 2000
Mark Simmons |
Olympic Drug Scandals Ah, the beautiful Olympic games: great athleticism, camaraderie and professionalism. But come every four years, the not-so-glamorous drugs also make their unwanted appearance... |
