Men&#39;s Long Jump : PHILLIPS (USA), MOFFITT (USA) and MARTINEZ
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ATHENS, 26 August - Comments from Dwight PHILLIPS (USA), John MOFFITT (USA) and Joan Lino MARTINEZ (ESP). &quot;I think I was ready to go as far as I needed to win.
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Paul Hamm of the United States sticks his landing in the high bar during the men&#39;s gymnastics individual apparatus finals at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004.
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ATHENS - Dwight Phillips of the United States completed a hat-trick of global long jump titles when he crushed the field with his opening leap in Thursday&#39;s final to win Olympic gold.
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Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games.
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ATHENS -- With a trick one could describe as a Double Houdini with a Twist, Hiroyuki Tomita executed a last-minute escape from gravity - as well as the pressure of a charging United States - to secure the Olympic men&#39;s gymnastics team ...
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James Carter of Baltimore finished fourth in the finals of the 400-meter hurdles today, missing out on a medal. Felix Sanchez, of the Dominican Republic, won the gold medal.
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The next five days present the US men&#39;s soccer team a pair of chances to reinforce why it is considered the region&#39;s top squad.
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Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones goes for gold medals in the long jump and 400-meter relay at the Athens Games, while the US basketball team plays Argentina for a spot in the men&#39;s basketball final.
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ATHENS, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet- Spain&#39;s Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez won the Olympic gold medal in men&#39;s sailing 49er at the Athens Olympics here on Thursday.
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Jason Estrada had the perfect opponent last night. An inexperienced one. The Pan Am Games gold medalist had not fought in two months because of a thumb injury and a case of plantar fasciitis that curtailed both his training and his aerobic workouts, and that layoff had his coaches concerned. Unable to run until recently, the Providence, R.I., ...
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What a night for U.S. athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200. Dwight Phillips and John Moffitt went 1-2 in the long jump. Marion Jones and the 400-meter relay team cruised into the finals.
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There was disappointment for Britain in the men&#39;s long jump final this evening, after Chris Tomlinson could only manage fifth place.
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The United States got off to a strong start Saturday in the world track and field championships, with Reese Hoffa and Adam Nelson finishing 1-2 in the shot-put.
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OSAKA, Japan  - The finale of the world athletics championships belonged to the glittering United States track team on a Sunday night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field.
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MONTREAL -- If the Expos are indeed preparing to play their final game in Montreal, they certainly aren&#39;t going out in style. Ismael Valdez and three relievers combined on a three-hitter while Jeff Conine
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What a night for US athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200.
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ATHENS -- These may not be the brightest nor the best days for the men&#39;s 100-metre sprint. But apparently it will take more than the occasional pesky drug scandal to keep it from being the showcase of the Olympic track meet.