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Sports Illustrated May 10, 2000 |
Scorecard: Marathon Mess Why the world's best doesn't deserve a free pass to Sydney |
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 October 24, 2000 Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports In his first marathon as an American, Morocco-born Khalid Khannouchi won Chicago in U.S.-record time... |
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 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 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 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 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 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 August 15, 2000 Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports Low-profile champs Allen Johnson and Charles Austin keep winning |
Sports Illustrated September 28, 2000 Tim Layden |
Too good Jones cruises to pair of golds, but real test is forthcoming... |
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 July 23, 2000 Tim Layden |
Johnson can't sit out 200 Not competing would further damage his sport |
AskMen.com Geoffrey Lansdell |
Top 10: Marathons In accordance with the standard of ranking marathons on prestige, popularity and purse size, here are the world's top 10 marathons. |
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 June 27, 2000 Tim Layden |
Inside Olympic Sports A sparkling women's metric mile highlighted the Prefontaine Classic |
Sports Illustrated April 28, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Cuban diver sees stars and stripes Will Ramirez make it to the Olympics?... Some thoughts about the difficulties Athens is having as it prepares for the 2004 Olympics... The Sydney organizers are planning to send an Olympic torch into orbit on the shuttle Atlantis... |
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 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 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 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 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 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 August 8, 2000 Brian Cazeneuve |
Inside Olympics Competition will be fierce when America's best dive into the Olympic trials |
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 29, 2000 Tim Layden |
Great expectations No shame in defeat for Jones, El Guerrouj... |
Sports Illustrated April 6, 2000 |
Track is still big-time to some of us |
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 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?... |
AskMen.com James Fell |
Things Only Marathoners Understand Marathoners gain wisdom over the course of preparing for and running the 26.2-mile distance. |
AskMen.com |
Why Lolo Jones Gained 30 Pounds And How She Did It The Olympic hurdler, who is now hoping to make the Winter Olympic team as a bobsledder, told USA Today that she's gained some 30 pounds during the past few months. She's done so by eating 9,000 calories a day. |
AskMen.com November 3, 2013 Lief Nielsen |
Can You Outrun Your Demons By Signing Up For A Marathon? In a sport where security all of a sudden is a major concern, racers and spectators alike are arguably putting themselves in danger by participating. There has to be more on these newly minted runners' minds than an upbeat desire to run for a really long time. |
Salon.com October 1, 2000 Gary Kamiya |
All of us Why the Olympics matter. |