Tribune Olympic Bureau

They had become a cultural phenomenon, these women whose example turned little girls into athletes and their mothers into soccer moms. But that was not important Thursday night. They were...

Just 23.7 seconds remained in Team USA's basketball victory over Spain Thursday when Larry Brown, his team leading by 11, called a timeout. This incensed the crowd at Olympic Indoor...

The glory days of the Bulls might be a distant memory to some, but not to their newest player, Andres Nocioni. "Any basketball player in the world who does not...

When they bought tickets for Thursday's track and field events, Yiannas Trakadas and Jan Araz expected to have a clear view of Greek star Kostas Kenteris as he crossed the...

The 3,000-meter run resembled a high school cross-country race. And some Illinois teens could have defeated almost every runner on the grassy course on Thursday at the Goudi Olympic Complex....

The rumbling began even before the 200-meter field was introduced, and then it remained, a riotous mix of boos, hoots, chants and whistles. The Greek fans who filled Olympic Stadium...

The home team was playing, so the hometown fans came out. They waved their blue-and-white flags. They lustily booed the opposition, even if it was doing nothing more than dribbling...

It was a moment Fani Halkia described as magical, and how could have it been otherwise? Here was a Greek athlete winning the 400-meter hurdles, cheered on by a sellout...

Marion Jones, 28, hoped she would be out of the Olympic Stadium in time to get back to her room for the telecast of the 200-meter final. That was one...

Rulon Gardner hastily untied his shoes, his eyes stinging with sweat and tears. After the referee declared him a 3-0 bronze-medal winner over Iran's Sajad Barzi, Gardner sat down at...