It's the water that defines Sydney. It's a playground, a front yard, and a highway upon which thousands of “ Sydneysiders, ” as the locals are called, get to and from work. Ocean and harbor beache...
By Rebecca Ward The summer games in Athens ended with a bang - but not the kind most feared, as in terrorism. No, the bang was a grand finale of fireworks, song and dance, bringing an end to the Olymp...
By Parke Brewer South African Hestrie Cloete has won the last two women's high jump titles at the World Athletics Championships. Now she is looking for gold in the Olympics. The 1.85 meter-tall Hestri...
By Parke Brewer For an athlete who had hoped to be a baseball player, Felix Sanchez is doing quite well. He had to turn to athletics after breaking his hand in an off-season wrestling match. The injur...
By Parke Brewer Lee Lai Shan competes in women's windsurfing, or Mistral, competition. Her first Olympics was in 1992 in Barcelona, where she placed 11th. But she won the gold four years later in Atla...
By David Schickert Raad Aweisat is planning to travel to Athens, Greece, this August and become the first-ever Palestinian swimmer to represent his people at the Olympics. Though he lives in a war-tor...
By Brian Byrns Argentina has won its first Olympic gold medal in more than 50 years in Athens, and in Buenos Aires, people are in the streets celebrating the Argentine men's football team's 1-0 victor...
By David Byrd The Olympics returned to their ancient home while two Greek sprinters left the Games in disgrace Wednesday on Day five of the competition at the Athens Olympic Games. Russia's Irina Korz...
By Raymond Thibodeaux A Kenyan boxer widely regarded as his country's best hope for a boxing gold medal in the Athens Olympics has had to withdraw from competition after being injured in a robbery whi...
Paula Wolfson The outlook for the summer Olympic games in Athens was high on the agenda when President Bush met at the White House with the new Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis. Both men vowed t...