SUMMER OLYMPICS
The Start of Something Big
Marion Jones's drive for five began brilliantly, then came the bad news
By Tim Layden
Double Take
The strong U.S. swimmers' biggest surprise was a dead heat
By Leigh Montville
Blessings in Disguise
Sydney's most rewarding views come when you look behind the curtain
By Steve Rushin
American Beauties
In the first Games to give a squat about women lifters, the U.S. got two medals
By Jack McCallum
Fumbling Exercises
The all-around gymnastics competition for women was a fiasco
By E.M. Swift
Payback Time
To win cycling's match sprint, Marty Nothstein of the U.S. beat an old foe
By Michael Farber
Bent on Winning
A U.S. woman won a rare platform diving
gold
By Michael Farber
Beach Party
A good-time attitude separates beach volleyball from the rest of the Games
By Richard Hoffer
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Wild Ride
At the mountain biking venue hazards
ranged from magpies to dinosaurs
By Jack McCallum
Face Value
A disputed goal gave Australia the gold medal, in women's water polo
By Phil Taylor
In Love and War
Team handball stars are the first spouses to play each other in the Games
By Gary Smith
PRO FOOTBALL
Guiding Light
Everything's flowing the way of the Jets, who beat the
Bucs to run their record
to 4-0
By Michael Silver
Coming of Age
Sam Cowart has emerged as the star of the Bills' unsung defense
By Jeffri Chadiha
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Young Man Rivers
Freshman quarterback Philip Rivers has kept North Carolina State rolling
By Tim Crothers
BASEBALL
He's the Manny
In the battle for the playoffs, the Indians rely on Manny Ramirez
By Tom Verducci
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