U.S. BASEBALL COACH LIKES WINNER-TAKE-ALL FORMAT
U.S. baseball coach Skip Bertman is thankful that his team will likely only have to face Cuba in a one-game gold-medal matchup and not the World Series. "I wouldn't want...
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BIG MONEY NOT ENOUGH TO LURE TOP CUBAN PLAYER
Some major-league scouts have heard that three Cuban baseball players will defect after the Olympics, but 28-year-old Omar Linares said he isn't one of them. Linares, considered the best amateur...
IT’S THE KIND OF FEAR THAT WILL MAKE U.S. RUN
Frank Fredericks of Namibia. Ato Boldon of Trinidad & Tobago. Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin of Canada. Linford Christie of Great Britain. Davidson Ezinwa of Nigeria. Michael Green of Jamaica....
NORMAN GIVES AUSSIES SOME AUGUST ADVICE
A dispirited Australian swim team, performing below expectations, got a surprise visit from the Great White Shark on Thursday. Golfer Greg Norman flew from his Florida home to Atlanta on...
JUST THINK OF THE NEW FRIENDS FOR `LIL PENNY’
Beach volleyball star Karch Kiraly is staying at a rented house with his family near Atlanta Beach, about 30 miles south of downtown. That means he had to make special...
HEY, MR. WRITER, PASS THE PEANUTS
One of the funnier snafus on opening day came at Fulton County Stadium, site of the baseball competition. Seems organizers sold tickets for seats in press row. About 60 fans...