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Sports Illustrated September 19, 2000 Tim Layden |
Injury forces Miller out of 100 Decision to withdraw paves way for Jones |
Sports Illustrated September 28, 2000 Tim Layden |
Too good Jones cruises to pair of golds, but real test is forthcoming... |
Sports Illustrated September 22, 2000 Alexander Wolff |
Braving deeper waters Maldivian swimmer delivers a most important message |
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 September 26, 2000 Tim Layden |
Down but not out Hunter's troubles won't keep Jones from five golds |
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 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 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. |
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 August 15, 2000 Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports Low-profile champs Allen Johnson and Charles Austin keep winning |
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 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 May 29, 2001 Tim Layden |
Flyin' Past Ryun Astounding high schooler Alan Webb smashed a 36-year-old record for the mile... |
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 October 2, 2000 |
Top moments 'Best ever' Games churned out memorable moments... |
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. |
Sports Illustrated July 17, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Sunday drama Jackie Joyner-Kersee's sage advice propels Marion Jones to victory... |
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 September 25, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Out of the shadows Despite controversy, track athletes excel |
Sports Illustrated October 2, 2000 |
Thanks for the memories SI writers weigh in with their favorite Sydney moments... |
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 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 April 6, 2000 |
Track is still big-time to some of us |
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 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 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 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 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... |
Sports Illustrated September 25, 2000 John Walters |
All about Bob Fun and Games for Costas as Olympics enters Week 2... |
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, 2000 Tim Layden |
Johnson can't sit out 200 Not competing would further damage his sport |
Sports Illustrated October 12, 2000 Tim Layden |
Missing the action NBC's tedious telecast was caught in a time warp. Not only were the features overtly sappy and obvious, but the pacing of the telecasts was glacial... |
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 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 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. |
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 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 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?... |
Salon.com September 28, 2000 Gary Kamiya |
Of greatness, glory and really intense wrestling moms While Marion Jones flies again, wrestlers practice their savage art and a Cuban with a gunslinger's heart wins a classic long jump competition. |
Sports Illustrated February 1, 2002 Tim Layden |
Good news, bad news U.S. Olympians will get intense scrutiny, support... |
Sports Illustrated September 4, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Previewing the opening ceremony The opening of the Olympics. |
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?... |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
Top 10 Athletes Unknown In North America There is a very large pool of young, successful, international sports stars, similar to the crop in North America. Just because they do not receive the same amount of airplay over here, doesn't mean we shouldn't give them the same attention. |