Linford Christie

Someone small began the second Saturday in Atlanta with an act so twisted that it threatened to suck every warm feeling of these Games into a joyless black hole. Who could think of anything else after the bomb...

The day began in fits and starts, a stuttering of spirit as organizers and fans wondered whether it was all worth it. A pipe bomb had ripped through Centennial Olympic Park in the early hours, casting a deep gloom...

Stirring triumphs by Donovan Bailey, Michael Johnson and Carl Lewis helped put the focus back on the athletes in Atlanta

1,000,000Salary cut, in dollars, requested by the Baltimore Ravens from receiver Andre Rison—and rejected by him—to free up money under the NFL salary cap.