Tribune Olympic Bureau

The U.S. women's tennis team, expected to bring glory and gold to its country in the Athens Olympics, has instead brought doctors' notes. For the second consecutive day, a projected...

The sea rolled up only a few feet from one end of the stadium. The sun backlit nearby mountains in an orange glow. It was a blissful setting for a...

Her daughter, Carolina, 21, is an Olympics volunteer, working in the translation department at the Main Press Center. Her sister, Eleni, also is a volunteer. Her mother, Marika, wanted to...

His dreams were her dreams. Mike and Sue Candrea shared a passion for their children and the game of softball throughout their 27-year marriage. Sue Candrea took so much pride...

They are their sport's greatest generation, women who have helped transform the way women's sports in general are viewed in their country. Now their time is coming to an end,...

A huge banner showing Fidel Castro at a chessboard marks the Cuban team housing in the Olympic Village. A red London phone booth and cars painted in the colors of...

Michael Phelps has not tasted Olympic glory, but Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands says it's coming for the 19-year-old American who wants to win eight gold medals in...

In a surreal combination of circumstances Sunday, Russian Larissa Lazutina accepted congratulations for winning the gold medal in the women's 30-kilometer cross-country ski race at Soldier Hollow, while 60 miles...

Stupid, Herb Brooks called it. The day before Sunday's massive gold-medal hockey game, the coach of the United States' team was talking about Canada's preference for dump-and-chase hockey. Brooks thinks...

Organizers of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games spent $300 million to ensure peace within the competitive perimeter. By that measure, Salt Lake City has been a splendid success. But no...