Hamm and Co. retire in style
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THE Brazil women&#39;s team were the better team, dribbling and faking just like their more illustrious male counterparts. On the other hand, the US team looked slow, even disorganised.
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Back together to waltz at the senior prom, or at least the French Open version.
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PAUL HAMM&#39;S fall and rise are what make the Olympics so much more than a sports event. The US gymnast who spun despair into gold on Wednesday gives hope to the whole human endeavor by defusing the word &quot;loser.&quot; ...
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ATHENS - Paul Hamm feared he had blown a shot for a medal when he stumbled at the end of his performance in the vault, his fourth event in the six-event men&#39;s individual all-around final. But the freckle-faced gymnast from Wisconsin ...
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Andre Agassi will retire after this year&#039;s U.S. Open, leaving tennis after two decades during which he collected a career Grand Slam and morphed from &quot;Image Is Everything&quot; brashness to elder statesman.
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For millions of Americans, gymnast Paul Hamm&#39;s fame began only when the broad-shouldered Olympian shrugged off a fall in the vaulting competition last week and made an inspired comeback to win gold.
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Paul Hamm cradled the Olympic gold medal at his lawyers&#39; office in Manhattan, then laid it down carefully on the table in front of him, then wore it around his neck.
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ATHENS, Greece Aug. 21, 2004 - Paul Hamm&#39;s gold medal has lost some of its luster. A mistake in scoring of the all-around gymnastics final cost Yang Tae-young the gold that ended up going to Hamm, the International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday.
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For most of us, it's the holiday season. But for a growing number of federal employees, it is also the farewell season. They are embracing the next stage of their lives: retirement.
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Even though he has fled the perceived hostile atmosphere of Athens and the Olympic village for more friendly terrain in the United States, there is still time for Paul Hamm to do what&#39;s right.
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Lessons from two world-traveling retirees.
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Paul Hamm is finally going to have an answer for everyone who asks if he's going to be able to keep his Olympic gold medal.
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European designers bid farewell to ladylike clothes last week. Spring fashion will look younger, looser and more gamine than fall's dressy effects.
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A choreographer who inspired her company and a dancer who inspired audiences is retiring from the stage after a pioneering career.
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NEW YORK - Paul Hamm said he was relieved but had some bitter feelings after Thursday&#39;s decision to let him keep his Olympic all-round gymnastics gold medal.
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The results of the Olympic gymnastics all-around final will not change, leaving Paul Hamm of the United States with the sole gold medal.
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Paul Hamm appeared at Chelsea Piers yesterday with &quot;a lot of hardware,&quot; as he put it. The controversial gold medal plus two silver ones hung around his neck.