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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 March 16, 2001 Tim Layden |
Splendid sprinter Johnson belongs on short list of track's all-time greats |
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 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 August 15, 2000 Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports Low-profile champs Allen Johnson and Charles Austin keep winning |
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 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 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 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 Illustrated June 27, 2000 Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports A sparkling women's metric mile highlighted the Prefontaine Classic |
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 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 August 14, 2001 Tim Layden |
Help Wanted Hurdler Anjanette Kirkland was the aging U.S. team's only first-time world champion... |
Sports Illustrated April 6, 2000 |
Track is still big-time to some of us |
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 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 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 August 4, 2001 Tim Layden |
Khannouchi disappoints again Khannouchi dropped out of the worlds marathon at 16 miles, the first time in six career marathons that he has failed to finish... |
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 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 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?... |
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 Brian Cazeneuve |
Out of the shadows Despite controversy, track athletes excel |
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. |
U.S. Banker January 2002 Mark Bruno |
IBM Moving Along with Identrus The business-to-business billing and payments industry isn't small change. Mark Greene, general manager of IBM's global banking, is well aware of this, and knows that IBM stands to make a pretty penny by getting the B2B payments business going... |
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 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... |
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 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 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... |
Fast Company May 2000 Bill Breen |
"We are literally trying to stop time." Track coach John Smith teaches the fastest runners in the world how to go even faster. Here's what he can teach you. |
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 Central October 8, 2011 David Exum |
Don't Count Out Jimmie Johnson I don't think I'll ever understand why some race fans can't embrace five-time and defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. |
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 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... |
Salon.com February 20, 2002 King Kaufman |
Don't believe the hype It's always fun to watch a media darling lose, but Tuesday's bobsled upset offered up a tale for the ages... |
Sports Illustrated September 29, 2000 Tim Layden |
Great expectations No shame in defeat for Jones, El Guerrouj... |
Sports Illustrated August 20, 2002 Merrell Noden |
Dash of Hope Tim Montgomery finally put his demons behind him by outrunning Maurice Greene. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2009 Brian Orelli |
J&J Would Rather Not Say Drug delayed, reason unknown. Should shareholders be worried? It's hard to tell. |
Sports Illustrated April 27, 2001 Tim Layden |
The wrong example USOC won't forget actions of U.S. track team in Sydney... |
The Motley Fool May 22, 2009 Brian Orelli |
J&J and Cougar: Meow or Roar? Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson is doing something that many of its investors -- Buffett included -- wouldn't do; it's buying a development-stage drugmaker that has no proven drugs. |
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.... |
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. |
AskMen.com Jonno Hill |
Ted Ligety Interview We talked to the fastest American on skis before his big Olympic race. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2009 Brian Orelli |
Stent Wars, Episode III: The Rise of Xience V Johnson & Johnson lose the lead in the stent war race, but this is a marathon, not a footrace. |
Sports Central August 24, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 23 Jimmie Johnson tags the wall... Matt Kenseth wins third time this year... Kevin Harvick suffers early spin... Jeff Gordon unable to catch Matt Kenseth, but bumps up points... etc. |
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. |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Hey, Johnson & Johnson: Eight Is Enough If Johnson & Johnson can't overcome the negative image from recalls quickly, consumers will head to competing brand-name drugs or just grab generic versions of Johnson & Johnson's products. |
Sports Illustrated April 11, 2001 E.M. Swift |
Setting the record straight Skier Bill Johnson reigned at more than just Sarajevo... |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2008 Brian Orelli |
The FDA's Killing Bug Killers Unfortunately for Johnson & Johnson and Swiss drugmaker Basilea Pharmaceutica, the FDA appears a little reluctant to take some of the data for the drugmakers' antibiotic ceftobiprole at face value. |