Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from September 2000

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from September 2000

Best in the world? These are Games of inches.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia_It's so astonishingly arbitrary, this title of best in the world. Take the very famous Marion Jones, for instance. Do you understand just how very little kept her from being a gold medalist in the long jump? This is how...

Miami sailor overcomes wife's death, wins gold.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Magnus Liljedahl stood on the steps of the illuminated Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbor Bridge behind him, a gold medal around his neck, the "Star Spangled Banner'' piercing the cool Saturday night air. This was the...

U.S. 4x100 team was a little too busy for the anthem.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ If the words to the U.S. anthem don't move you, don't be moved. But to some Americans, the song connotes everything that is right about our country, and to make a joke of the song is to make a joke of them. The U.S....

U.S. celebrates, Edwards reflects after victory over Aussies.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ The Dream Team was still hootin'and hollarin'. Alonzo Mourning was waving a homemade poster that read: "USA. Came Down Under. Got Gold.'' Vince Carter, head wrapped in an American flag, got involved in some friendly...

Jones' Olympic run ends with 3 golds, 2 bronze.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Marion Jones may have failed in her quest for five gold medals at the 2000 Olympics, but only by six inches and a quarter of a second. After fouling away a potential long jump victory by half a foot on Friday, Jones...

U.S. gymnastics' collapse ranks as the most forgettable story of the Olympics.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ This is easy. So easy that the medal-shutout and utter collapse of U.S. Gymnastics could rank as the top 1-2-3 of The Kansas City Star's Bottom Five list of regrettable or forgettable stories at the 2000 Summer Olympic...

Aussie hurdler Vander Kuyp makes plans to meet Aborigine mother.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Kyle Vander Kuyp ran the biggest race of his life at the 2000 Olympics. As the Games come to their official close, he braces for the biggest reunion of his life. Although Vander Kuyp, one of only eight Aboriginal...

Getting to know Canada.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... Population: 30.7 million. Area: 9,970,610 square miles. National anthem: O Canada. Olympic abbreviation: CAN. Top medal contenders: Canada has won 12 medals in these Games, including two golds: Simon Whitfield won the men's...

Goldstein-Engle advances in show jumping finals.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Margie Goldstein-Engle of Wellington advanced to the final round of show jumping Sunday aboard her horse, Hidden Creek's Perin. Goldstein-Engle, one of the top show jumpers on the Grand Prix circuit, is hoping to add...

U.S. rejects rally by French en route to gold medal.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Americans finally got to see a live Olympic event on Saturday night. Unfortunately for viewers, Team USA's 85-75 gold-medal win over France was largely devoid of the electricity that filled the Superdome two days earlier,...

Mourning to critics: Money can't buy a gold medal.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Alonzo Mourning makes no apologies for being wealthy, but don't tell the Miami Heat center that rich NBA players couldn't possibly appreciate an Olympic gold medal the way a swimmer or wrestler does. "Yeah, we get...

Lou's voodoo: Holtz fights South Carolina `Chicken Curse'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... FORT WORTH _ This might be the perfect marriage of football coach and school. Here's Lou Holtz, an unmatched poor-mouthing sandbagger, who, when he coached Notre Dame, always managed to portray Navy as a national-championship contender...

Ricky Craven hopes to earn another shot.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... MARTINSVILLE, Va. _ A lot of things came Ricky Craven's way the first time around. Now, he's fighting hard for a second chance. Saturday was a perfect example of that. Craven's No. 50 Chevrolet was 37th fastest in Friday's...

Dantzler, Clemson race by Duke 52-22.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... DURHAM, N.C. _ After Clemson's easy 52-22 win over Duke, Tigers quarterback and newly anointed Heisman candidate Woodrow Dantzler was asked to critique his performance, which included more than 300.yards of total offense and four touchdowns....

Panthers, Cowboys tell similar story since `97 game.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... CHARLOTTE _ It was almost four years ago, enough time in our harried world to nearly earn the afternoon of Jan. 5, 1997, a sepia tone. Carolina, hosting its first-ever playoff game in its first-ever season at Ericsson Stadium, shocked...

Clemson Tigers untested in 52-22 rout of Duke.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... DURHAM, N.C. _ It was Clemson's easiest 150-yard walk to the locker room at Wallace Wade Stadium in recent memory. The seventh-ranked Tigers had plenty of energy and enthusiasm left for the walk Saturday after they barely broke a sweat in...

Duke's football excellence is easily forgotten.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... DURHAM, N.C. _ Signs that ring Wallace Wade Stadium attest to lofty football achievements by Duke squads. The Blue Devils' history book glitters with Atlantic Coast and Southern conference championships and visits to the Rose, Sugar, Cotton...

Clemson defense in foul mood after giving up 22 to lowly Duke.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... DURHAM, N.C. _ The Clemson defense proved it is vulnerable on Saturday by giving up 22 points to lowly Duke, a team that had scored only 22 points all year. Leading 35-0 at the half, the Tigers let their effort level slide; Duke refused...

Sunday's game against Dallas brings back positive memories for Panthers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Dom Capers had just completed one of his more emotional post-game speeches as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers. Players were preparing to strip off their sweat-stained uniforms and head to the showers before a mad...

Southern Mississippi leaves Memphis in shambles, 24-3.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... HATTIESBURG, Miss. _ Southern Miss' old athletic facility lies in a pile of rubble north of the playing field at M.M. Roberts Stadium. The Memphis Tigers know the feeling. Like Fairchild Field House, the Tigers' offense lie in shambles...

South Carolina can't overcome injury to starting quarterback.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... TUSCALOOSA, Ala. _ This time, Erik Kimrey didn't have the answer. Neither did Dondrial Pinkins. Nor Phil Petty. No. 23 South Carolina spent the week trying to get Kimrey, a walk-on, and freshman Pinkins prepared at quarterback, while...

Missed opportunities account for South Carolina's first loss of 2000.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... TUSCALOOSA, Ala. _ Lou Holtz stood with his hands on his knees, staring down at the painted white grass. USC's coach was deep in thought as the final seconds ticked off the clock in the Gamecocks' 27-17 loss Saturday at Alabama. He...

South Carolina not satisfied with tight loss to Crimson Tide.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... TUSCALOOSA, Ala. _ Who could've imagined, not so long ago, that South Carolina would invade Alabama's packed-and-raucous Bryant-Denny Stadium and play the Crimson Tide off their feet before losing, 27-17? Then, after doing that, the Gamecocks...

Mississippi State manhandles No. 3 Florida Gators.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... STARKVILLE, Miss. _ Mississippi State defensive lineman Dorsett Davis saw it in the Florida Gators' eyes. They were weary, they were tired, and most of all, they were looking in the direction of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport. ...

Kansas sacked by Oklahoma.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... NORMAN, Okla. _ Not even in Dylen Smith's worst nightmare could he have imagined playing such a horrendous game. "No dreams could ever be that bad," said Kansas' senior quarterback. He had to wish he was only dreaming Saturday after...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... EX-SUPERMAN: COMING OUT CAN HURT JOB Dean Cain has advice for closeted gay actors working in Hollywood: If anyone asks, don't tell... at least if you value your career. "I think [it's] difficult for an actor who is gay to openly...

Victorious Kansas State tests its mettle against a `real' team.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... BOULDER, Colo. _ Kansas State had done it against the likes of Louisiana Tech, Ball State and North Texas. What would it do against a team, Colorado, that could actually play a little bit? Treat it exactly the same as Louisiana Tech, Ball...

Kansas State blows out Colorado, 44-21.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... BOULDER, Colo. _ One player thrust a forefinger into the sky. Another leapt into the air. Once. That was about it for celebratory gestures from the Kansas State Wildcats as they trotted out of Folsom Field after beating Colorado...

Spurrier, Gators do a slow burn in Mississippi State's milestone victory.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... STARKVILLE, Miss. _ The humanity began to swell at the base of Mississippi State's Scott Field in the final few seconds. Florida coach Steve Spurrier's team was beaten, humiliated in some circles Sunday afternoon at MSU's Scott Field. Yet...

Southern Miss dismissing the better teams.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... HATTIESBURG, Miss. _ Even when they're a little discombobulated, Southern Miss is playing darn good football. The Golden Eagles got to play at home after a tough, three-game, season-opening road trip that pitted them against Tennessee,...

Mississippi turns back Kentucky.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... OXFORD, Miss. _ Running back Deuce McAllister returned and so did the Ole Miss defense as the Rebels whipped the over-matched Kentucky Wildcats, 35-17, on Saturday night before a crowd of 51,448 fans at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. ...

Miscues sabotage Curry's heroics in UNC loss to Georgia Tech.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ Two handoffs, right up the gut. After all the adventures in punting, all the injuries, all the Ronald Curry a Ronald Curry fan could want, that's what decided this game _ two handoffs, right up the gut. Both ended...

Missed chances cost South Carolina in loss to Alabama.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 30, 2000... TUSCALOOSA, Ala. _ Just before kickoff Saturday afternoon, Bryant-Denny Stadium's giant video screen began to show highlights of Alabama's storied football history, to the accompaniment of the words of fabled Crimson Tide coach Paul "Bear"...

The bald-as-a-cue-ball defense.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Forget the wonderful pageantry of the Olympic drug test, the march to the bathroom stall, the solemnity of the athlete and his plastic cup. Forget all of it. Forget C.J. Hunter, that very rank amateur, and his new...

Sydney oi, oi, oi.(Sun-Sentinel, South Florida)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ It is a 20-minute train ride from downtown Sydney to the Olympic Center and, even before it started, the radios were pulled out and the headphones in every Australian's ears. I had seen this once before, on a flight from...

Two Ricardos only hope for U.S. boxing gold.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Their coach describes them as the team's "younger guys who like to goof off," then gets into the act by joking that perhaps he should have changed at least some of their teammates' names to Ricardo. That's because...

Americans cry foul after losing matches.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Sammie Henson and Brandon Slay had to be two of the unhappiest silver medalists ever to take the ceremonial walk to the second-place Olympic podium. The two American freestyle wrestlers both thought they were beaten...

Ethiopian wins 10,000-meter gold 8 years after winning in Barcelona.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Remember Derartu Tulu, the Ethiopian with the shy smile who became the first black African woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics after a gripping tussle in the 10,000 meters with South Africa's Elana Meyer? She...

No storybook ending for Armstrong.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _It was supposed to be another incredible chapter to Lance Armstrong's improbable story. Watch Armstrong conquer cancer. Watch him beat the odds by winning his second straight Tour de France title in July. Then watch him...

U.S. easily beats Australia for gold in women's basketball.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Lisa Leslie lost her hair extension at one point of the Saturday's gold medal contest, but she never lost her poise as the United States brought home another gold medal in women's basketball. A boisterous crowd of...

U.S. stars exit with statements.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _America's Big Three of track and field led the way to three gold medals in four relays Saturday. And in their own way, Marion Jones, Maurice Green and Michael Johnson made statements to the world. Jones helped the...

Americans beats Aussies on their home court.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Initially, it was pandemonium inside the Sydney Superdome Saturday night during the women's final gold medal match between the United States and the Australian Opals. Cameras flashed like strobe lights across the arena...

Showboating Americans tarnish otherwise golden night in relays.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Celebration of achievement got mixed up with criticism of celebrations, and that was only part of the confusion on the final night of the 2000 Olympic track and field competition. The brilliant and the bizarre ran...

Jones wins 5 medals; she's disappointed that not all were gold.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Marion Jones caught a glimpse of herself as she made her final turn, a small glimpse of a gigantic image on the stadium's jumbo screen that was tracking her every movement, and she was surprised at what she saw. After...

American collapses near end of 1,500 meters.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ This was going to be the time that Suzy Favor Hamilton finally shook the notion that she was a perpetual underachiever. She was the greatest woman track athlete in Big Ten history, yet one who never had made a final...

Bad exhange is something to talk about.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _The baton exchanges among the U.S. women in the 4x100 relay was such a disaster on every leg that at one point Nanceen Perry and Torri Edwards actually had a conversation while they were trying to handoff between the second...

American boxers leave Sydney without gold medal.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... (KRT) SYDNEY, Australia _ The U.S. boxing team will go home with a historical footnote, documented in infamy and controversial paperwork: No gold for the first time in 52 years. The last two men standing lost in Sunday's finals, both...

U.S. defeats France 85-75 for gold.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ It was viewed as a no-win situation. Yet the U.S. men's basketball team could not fathom the mortification of becoming the first American squad comprised of NBA players to be denied a gold medal. "I don't think we...

In the end the U.S. got what they came for _ a basketball gold medal.(Sun-Sentinel, South Florida)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ They griped about lack of respect instead of just going out and earning it. Instead of praising Lithuania after a shocking close call, they buried the referees. They stayed at a remote suburban outpost, dipping their toes...

Please, wake us up from this Dream.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ At the risk of sounding un-American, I'd like to say a nice word or two about America's men's basketball team. First off, it edged France to win the gold medal. Yikes, edged France? France once lost a war to...

U.S. beats France 85-75 for basketball gold medal.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ It was viewed as a no-win situation. Yet the U.S. men's basketball team could not fathom the mortification of becoming the first American squad comprised of NBA players to be denied a gold medal. "I don't think we...

White Sox's best defense will likely be offense.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... CHICAGO _ Friday was a great night for the White Sox, at least by recent standards. Their latest Game 1 starter was merely ineffective, not injured. And that's progress. The way things have been going for the Sox, maybe they should be...

Picking NFL games of Week V.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... All times CDT Bears (0-4) at Packers (2-2) Time: 3:15 p.m. Line: Packers by 5 { Last meeting: Packers won, 35-19, at Soldier Field on Dec. 5, 1999. Key stats: Packers have won 11 of the last 12 from Bears. Worth...

Bad start, but Bears hardly packing it in.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... GREEN BAY _ NFL seasons have turning points, good and bad. Games always will be prepared for and played one at a time, but some games will define a season, marking the instant at which momentum was gained or lost along with the attitudes of...

Wilson catches a break from record just in time; Boles gives Marlin rest from `K' mark.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... CHICAGO _ Who says we are a merciless society? Because of the compassion of John Boles and, to a lesser degree, Terry Francona, this season won't be remembered for a pair of ignominious feats. Marlins center-fielder Preston Wilson had a...

Thomas' turnaround proves most valuable.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... CHICAGO _ Frank Thomas started the season with a target on his back. He deserves to end it with a familiar trophy back in his hands. In a year in which there are at least three other deserving candidates, Thomas should win his third...

God's news flash: His hearing is fine.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... Nothing is simple anymore. The NFL wants to have zero tolerance when it comes to taunting, but one man's taunting may be another man's prayer. At least that's Terrell Owens' story _ and he's sticking to it. The San Francisco...

Wildcats take this stunner in stride; Northwestern simply handles Spartans with ease.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... EAST LANSING, Mich. _ This time, it was all very matter of fact. This time, Northwestern jumped on its opponent and dominated both lines as it ultimately ran Michigan State out of its game and the football game. That was Saturday at...

Anderson should be in the Heisman Hunt.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... EAST LANSING, Mich. _ Northwestern tailback Damien Anderson had just rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats' rout of Michigan State. Now he was standing under a goal post waiting to go on television. "Show us the...

For second year in a row, Illini roll over to Gophers.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... MINNEAPOLIS _ Illinois fell down a Gopher hole for the second year in a row Saturday. No, check that. Even the referees didn't need a replay to see that the Illini were pushed. And shoved. And manhandled by Minnesota 44-10 at the...

Already up against the wall, Illini defense loses Waller.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... MINNEAPOLIS_In its last two games, Illinois has given up 79 points, 10 touchdowns and 705 yards rushing. Is that any way to get to a bowl game? The way the Illini defense (3-2, 0-2) is going, apparently not. With returning...

Shutout eludes UCF but defense does number on Eastern Michigan.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... Though a shutout eluded UCF for the second week in a row, the Knights' defense did a number on Eastern Michigan Saturday afternoon with a 31-10 win at Rynearson Stadium. The Eagles were held to 280 yards in total offense. Senior QB...

Central Florida defeats Eastern Michigan.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... YPSILANTI, Mich. _ Corey Baker was just killing time. And with each clock-consuming fourth-quarter run, the UCF redshirt freshman running back was also laying to rest any chances Eastern Michigan had of mounting a serious comeback. ...

Michigan holds off Wisconsin.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... ANN ARBOR, Mich._Wisconsin had more penalties than points at halftime. Michigan mounted a 14-play drive and failed to score. Michigan quarterback Drew Henson fumbled the ball away without being touched. And the decisive score came on a...

`Unfortunate' penalty costs Florida extra point.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... COSTLY PENALTY Florida tailback Robert Gillespie cost his team 15 yards on an unsportsmanlike penalty that led to a missed extra point by Jeff Chandler. Gillespie, who is from Hattiesburg, Miss., was caught directing the Florida band...

At the Western Wall, an eerie calm on the holy day.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... JERUSALEM_An eerie calm hung over the sacred Western Wall plaza Saturday. Not far away, up the covered passageways in Jerusalem's Old City, Palestinians were rioting. The day before, bloody clashes had broken out on the other side of the...

Arafat aides unsure they can end violence.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... JERUSALEM_Deadly street clashes over Jerusalem's holiest shrine escalated for a third day Saturday as rioting engulfed the Palestinian territories and Israeli security forces engaged in running gun battles with Palestinian police, masked...

Mississippi State shocks Florida, 47-35.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... STARKVILLE, MISS. _ This is the kind of game that happens to the University of Florida every well, every 73 games. When it was over, Mississippi State fans stormed Scott Field to celebrate the Bulldogs' 47-35 victory over the 3rd-ranked...

Little plays add up to nothing for Fire against MetroStars.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ So often the outcome of soccer games hinges on plays that only the trained eye can see. Loose balls ending up on the feet of one team more often than the other usually means that team will come out ahead. So when the...

Amonte anointed as Blackhawks' captain.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... CHICAGO _ For the first time since he was playing high school hockey at Thayer Academy in Massachusetts in the late 1980s, you can call Tony Amonte "captain." The title _ which probably carries more prestige in hockey than in other major...

Cubs meet but can't stop the losses.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... PITTSBURGH_The topic of the meeting could have been summarized in 10 words: "We're lousy and we're not going to take it anymore." By gathering for about 25 minutes before Saturday night's 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh, the Cubs sought to bring...

Miami simply is too much for Rutgers.(Sun-Sentinel, South Florida)
September 30, 2000... PISCATAWAY, N.J. _ The University of Miami didn't get a strong test one week before its all-important game against Florida State. The 'Canes probably never expected one. Saturday's game against Big East doormat Rutgers was over by...

Wildcats ready to tangle in Big Ten.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... I did not believe. I thought about going to Northwestern's game Saturday at Michigan State but didn't want to go all that way to write about Cinderella turning back into a smashed pumpkin. NU shocking Wisconsin 47-44 in double OT at...

Wells, Garland back in picture as White Sox down Royals, 9-1.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... CHICAGO _ The White Sox enter the final day of the season in a ball of confusion. They may play one of three teams in the playoffs, depending on how Seattle, Oakland and Cleveland fare Sunday afternoon. They may start their last healthy...

Tremain Mack special on the field, trying to evade trouble off it.(Sun-Sentinel, South Florida)
September 30, 2000... CINCINNATI _ Tremain Mack has a gift. The Cincinnati Bengals' safety isn't being arrogant when he speaks about it. From his playing days at the University of Miami, Mack realized that he has few peers when it comes to starring on special...

Fisk: Sox merit more support from fans.(Chicago Tribune)
September 30, 2000... CHICAGO _ Newly enshrined Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk was honored before Saturday's game, returning to Comiskey Park for the first time since his jersey was retired in 1997. A video of Fisk highlights played on the Jumbotron before...

Money matters: Redskins refurbish via free agency.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... LANDOVER, Md._By most accounts, the Washington Redskins are living dangerously. Conventional thinking says those who dare sign 30-something players_even talented ones_to dizzying free-agent contracts are taking on the salary-cap monster. In...

Keyshawn, Deion can't talk the talk, can't walk the walk.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... LANDOVER, Md._Washington cornerback Deion Sanders and Tampa Bay receiver Keyshawn Johnson . . . going one-on-one. Prime Time vs. Key is a matchup made in heaven_and on cassette, if you have enough tape. So who turned down the volume?...

Wallace is all business about move to Pistons.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 30, 2000... ORLANDO _ Ben Wallace will open training camp in Detroit on Tuesday, but his heart still might be in Orlando. Wallace was the Magic's starting power forward last season, leading the team in rebounding and anchoring the interior defense....

Let `em walk if they want to, just don't call them athletes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Jane Saville of Sydney was disqualified from the women's 20 kilometer walk for cheating. She probably didn't cheat on purpose. But today's race walking has no room for mercy. Saville was warned twice for breaking the rules...

Scuppernongs provide subtle signal of fall's arrival.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2000... Less showy than the leaves that are just beginning to change color, the ripening of scuppernongs and muscadines provides a more subtle signal of the arrival of fall. Take a walk along a country road this time of year, and these wild...

Wishing on a Star: Sailors vie for gold in honor of lost loved ones.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ Far away from the hubbub of Olympic Park, away from Marion Jones and positive drug tests and the Dream Team, is picturesque Rushcutters Bay, site of two of the more compelling stories of these Olympics. They are the...

Out of her element, Jones settles for third in long jump.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ You're Marion Jones, you're in third place in the Olympic long jump and you have one jump remaining. In second place is Fiona May of Italy and in first is Heike Drechsler of Germany. Drechsler jumped 6.99 meters, and your...

U.S. women expect hostile crowd in gold medal game vs. Aussies.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 29, 2000... SYDNEY, Australia _ It's no secret that Australian sports fans are getting a little sick and tired of the medal-hoarding Americans. No matter which U.S. team is playing _ men's hoops, women's soccer, Venus and Serena Williams _ the crowds...