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MORE EDMONTON 2001 HEADLINES
Aug. 13: Americans relay their message
Aug. 13: Plenty of gold, but no world records
Aug. 13: Americans carry baton and themselves well
Aug. 13: A great crowd, but a poor run
Aug. 13: Bobble, bobble, doink!
Aug. 13: No doubt about it!
Aug. 13: Zelezny notches another hat trick
Aug. 13: Simon's the 'golden one'
Aug. 13: 'Go, Sandy, go!'
Aug. 13: Commonwealth crowd cheered
Aug. 13: Cummins Canada's top athlete
Aug. 13: Goodbye Glenroy
Aug. 13: A fitting end
Aug. 13: Cummins on right track
Aug. 13: Gilbert will be sorely missed
Aug. 12: Gilbert ends long relay career
Aug. 12: Running on hope
Aug. 12: One giant step for Canada
Aug. 12: Canada has worst performance ever
Aug. 12: Success not measured solely in medals
Aug. 12: Seven people now seeking asylum
Aug. 12: McBean: not surprised by Canada's results at worlds
Aug. 12: Scandal laps 5,000 metres
Aug. 12: Yegorova wins grudge match
Aug. 12: Olga victor, villain
Aug. 12: It's a Worlds of weight
Aug. 12: Don't blame Edmonton
Aug. 12: No excuse!
Aug. 12: United, we stand tall
Aug. 12: Today's race could be best by a mile
Aug. 12: Szabo has little to say
Aug. 12: Little prayer doesn't hurt
Aug. 12: Marion makes 'em pay
Aug. 12: Another jump for joy
Aug. 12: 'I just reacted to the gun'
Aug. 12: Fight to the finish
Aug. 12: Polish prince crowned champion
Aug. 12: Lady's luck takes a turn
Aug. 12: It's a real heartbreaker for high jumper Jones
Aug. 11: Men's relay team wins heat, qualify for semis
Aug. 11: Masback meets with IAAF drug chief
Aug. 11: Marion answers critics
Aug. 11: Japanese women powerful force in marathon
Aug. 11: A fresh start
Aug. 11: Eight strong legs
Aug. 11: Hold on, she's Cummins
Aug. 11: Listen, kids...
Aug. 11: That's one determined athlete
Aug. 11: Canuck fails to clear final hurdle
Aug. 11: Clarke's performance made Perry suspicious
Aug. 11: Why we fail
Aug. 10: Jones wins world 200 title
Aug. 10: Jamaican hurdler goes into convulsions after race
Aug. 10: Two female athletes test positive for drugs
Aug. 10: Szabo, Yegorova set for showdown
Aug. 10: Cummins becomes first Canadian woman in final
Aug. 10: Limo wins 5,000-metre event
Aug. 10: Canadian women try to put scandal behind them
Aug. 10: Sport minister downplays lack of medals
Aug. 10: Energy, media attention helps mould sprinters' mentality
Aug. 10: Marion on a mission
Aug. 10: 'Something to prove'
Aug. 10: Medallists run afoul of IAAF regulations
Aug. 10: Felicien jumps for joy
Aug. 10: Drug dilemma
Aug. 10: A cakewalk for Ivanova
Aug. 10: It's up and over from Down Under
Aug. 10: Marion gets back on track
Aug. 10: Buck stops here
Aug. 10: Canuck duo in 1,500 semis
Aug. 10: Deadmonton fights back
Aug. 10: Home-town spotlight no riot for Whyte
Aug. 10: More friends than Les needs?
Aug. 10: Familiar turf
Aug. 10: Cummins puts her shoulder into it
Aug. 10: Second fiddler
Aug. 9: Gramantik faces "worst nightmare" of no medals
Aug. 9: Killer Bs miss the mark
Aug. 9: We're left high 'n' dry
Aug. 9: Disappointing finish for Boswell, Tunks
Aug. 9: Surin, Bailey run down
Aug. 9: A black mark for British journalists
Aug. 9: Line 'em up for big Lars
Aug. 9: Athlete tests positive at world championships
Aug. 9: EPO test results could come Thursday
Aug. 9: Jones wins semifinal, Devers wins opening heat
Aug. 9: Devers still chasing Olympic hurdles gold
Aug. 9: Johnson wins third hurdles title
Aug. 9: Canadian high jumper says lack of team medals won't add pressure
Aug. 9: Canucks dig deep in bid to score a medal
Aug. 9: Trigenics guru in shock after client tests positive
Aug. 9: Barrier proves too tough a hurdle for U.S. Olympian
Aug. 9: Charles in charge
Aug. 9: Showdown in E-town
Aug. 9: Szabo runs for the fans
Aug. 9: Jones focuses in on 200m
Aug. 9: It was a long time coming
Aug. 9: Kenyan sweep spiked
Aug. 9: New guard has to go under 39 seconds
Aug. 9: Star likes being fast-tracked
Aug. 9: 'Refugees' swelling
Aug. 9: Anti-drug crusader to take on reinstated runner
Aug. 9: Top pole vaulters get over an ugly misunderstanding
Aug. 9: City slagger
Aug. 8: Boswell, Boateng both fail at medal attempts
Aug. 8: Tunks lights it up at the worlds
Aug. 8: Gebrselassie upset by Kamathi in 10,000
Aug. 8: Boycott called off
Aug. 8: Sullivan hopes to jump start season
Aug. 8: Greene could be sprinting again in two weeks
Aug. 8: South American faces drug ban
Aug. 8: Gilbert now team's last connection to Olympic gold
Aug. 8: British reporters take aim at Edmonton
Aug. 8: Three more seek refugee status
Aug. 8: Canuck team drops runner
Aug. 8: Positive test spikes runner
Aug. 8: The real shame
Aug. 8: Why oh why, Venolyn?
Aug. 8: Another cloud overhead
Aug. 8: Watch for 'shadowy figures'
Aug. 8: It's Canada Day!
Aug. 8: It's Nic's time to anchor the relay
Aug. 8: Dvorak - he's 'the man'
Aug. 8: Bucher gets 800m gold for mom and country
Aug. 8: Door to 200m is open
Aug. 8: Gaby grabs gold
Aug. 8: Pells endures an off day
Aug. 8: It's May's day!
Aug. 8: Cuban's toss is the tops
Aug. 8: Ethiopian sweep
Aug. 8: Brit's brush paints too broad a picture
Aug. 8: Szabo edges bitter rival
Aug. 8: Gebrselassie is much more than an athlete in Ethiopia
Aug. 8: No medal for Nadjina
Aug. 8: Real champ
Aug. 7: Canadian sprinter tests positive
Aug. 7: Clarke goes from obscurity to embarrassment
Aug. 7: Canadian team shocked, disappointed
Aug. 7: Positive drug test embarrasses Canada
Aug. 7: Clarke Timeline
Aug. 7: High-profile Canadian drug scandals
Aug. 7: Pells gives her best but falls short
Aug. 7: Klein shrugs off British reporter's attack
Aug. 7: Canada's best chance at medals comes Wednesday
Aug. 7: Official: Second person seeks refugee status
Aug. 7: U.S. 200-meter runners looking good
Aug. 7: World Championships Notebook
Aug. 7: Jones added to relay pool
Aug. 7: Loss fuels notion that Marion is losing her edge
Aug. 7: Marion Jones loses
Aug. 7: Sprint queen dethroned
Aug. 7: Golden streak comes to end
Aug. 7: Bailey is a big pain, but also magnificent
Aug. 7: The Last Word
Aug. 7: Dear, oh Deere
Aug. 7: Dragila is pushed to the limit
Aug. 7: Greene and Boldon pull out with injuries
Aug. 7: Great One takes in Worlds
Aug. 7: It's a triple for Edwards
Aug. 7: Javelin event turns into a one-woman show
Aug. 7: Bahamian starts new era in 400 metres
Aug. 7: Pettigrew running away from retirement
Aug. 7: Stones thrower
Aug. 7: Kevin gets the Lowedown
Aug. 7: A reason for her smile
Aug. 7: Stupid mistakes mar women's pole vaulting
Aug. 7: Local gal running for Chad
Aug. 6: Jones unable to defend 100-metre title
Aug. 6: Tunks shakes of pressure, fights wind, to qualify
Aug. 6: Greene out of championships
Aug. 6: Boldon pulls out of 200
Aug. 6: Greene: 'I took my body where it wasn't ready to go.
Aug. 6: U.S. champion withdraws from world 800
Aug. 6: Friendship between Boswell and Boateng extends beyond track
Aug. 6: Canadian hurdler prepares for Tuesday
Aug. 6: Slow starters frustrate sprinters
Aug. 6: When it comes to schedule, Godina no MJ
Aug. 6: British discus thrower used to play in CFL
Aug. 6: An emotional time as Bailey runs into retirement
Aug. 6: Bailey given hero's sendoff
Aug. 6: Bailey goes out a winner
Aug. 6: Fans salute Bailey finale
Aug. 6: Athlete at worlds seeks refugee status
Aug. 6: More defections expected
Aug. 6: Surin's Worlds ends in agony
Aug. 6: Fast times!
Aug. 6: Sprinters cool to royals visit
Aug. 6: Szabo camp says testing has failed miserably
Aug. 6: Bittersweet day for Adusei
Aug. 6: Jones beats the heat
Aug. 6: 'B' guys pass bar exam
Aug. 6: Get serious. Korolchik did
Aug. 6: Watch out for Canadian Haynes
Aug. 6: Ziolkowski puts the hammer down
Aug. 6: Amputee Rob Snoek has run his last race
Aug. 6: Cowart makes no excuses
Aug. 6: This run turned into roller derby
Aug. 6: Race walkers at mercy of judges
Aug. 6: Gretzky has a date with Jones
Aug. 6: Fans can't boost Niemi into 400m final
Aug. 6: Canadian duo set sights on Cuba's Sotomayor
Aug. 6: Anti-doping police look quite foolish
Aug. 6: Masses adoring Marion
Aug. 5: Greene wins third straight world 100-metre title
Aug. 5: Bailey fails to advance
Aug. 5: Bailey waves goodbye to Canada
Aug. 5: High jump pair leads Canada into finals
Aug. 5: Jones easily wins first-round heat
Aug. 5: Jones breezes through early rounds
Aug. 5: Participant seeks asylum
Aug. 5: Tunks carries Canada's medal hopes
Aug. 5: Starter off to rough start
Aug. 5: He's back!
Aug. 5: Bailey's big heart beats injured knee
Aug. 5: Fast 'n' furious
Aug. 5: Snyder feeding off finish
Aug. 5: Misipeka makes big impression
Aug. 5: Olga returns
Aug. 5: Surin becomes bit of an expert on false starts
Aug. 5: It's shoe-time in 100 metres!<
Aug. 5: 'Mo'-tor mouth!
Aug. 5: Blisters, heat slowed Khannouchi
Aug. 5: Niemi answers bell
Aug. 5: Pole vaulter getting the shaft
Aug. 4: Bailey and Surin through to semifinals
Aug. 4: Bailey survives the cut
Aug. 4: Greene, Bailey, Boldon advance amid shoe flap
Aug. 4: Three-hundred pounder sprints the 100
Aug. 4: Yegorova will be allowed to run
Aug. 4: Dragila, Feofanova qualify for pole vault final
Aug. 4: World crass act
Aug. 4: Surin takes run at the critics
Aug. 4: This is huge
Aug. 4: Abera wins it by a neck
Aug. 4: Marathon idea a winner
Aug. 4: Heat by heat...
Aug. 4: Those dashing young men...
Aug. 4: Sandy's a dandy
Aug. 4: Twin killing on tap
Aug. 4: Smart dough rests with Mo
Aug. 3: Bailey and Surin prepare for last battle at worlds
Aug. 3: Drechsler looking for one more long jump gold
Aug. 3: Khannouchi drops out of marathon at halfway mark
Aug. 3: Edmonton kicks off world track championships
Aug. 3: Jones' relay status uncertain
Aug. 3: Nike event turns ugly
Aug. 3: Painfully obvious
Aug. 3: Yegorova out
Aug. 3: Marathon man
Aug. 3: Home track advantage?
Aug. 3: No Dorji and no Bhutan
Aug. 3: Counting down the days
Aug. 3: Marathon man accepts anonymity
Aug. 3: Hammer time can be scary
Aug. 3: Barber knows what to do
Aug. 3: Rematch may not materialize
Aug. 3: Marathon is sports most gruelling competition
Aug. 2: Bailey lashes out at his treatment by media
Aug. 2: Bailey leaves legacy to Canada
Aug. 2: Track and field's biggest show ready, but do Canadians care?
Aug. 2: Gasp! Live TV coverage
Aug. 2: Unresolved case leaves threat intact
Aug. 2: Jones, Greene still uncertain regarding Worlds
Aug. 2: Men's marathon opens championships
Aug. 2: Runner threatens to boycott because of doping case
Aug. 2: Race goes to the wire
Aug. 2: Oly cow!
Aug. 2: History for sale
Aug. 2: Two athletes recalled from Polish squad
Aug. 1: Canadian athletes show an edge
Aug. 1: Doping scandal hits championships
Aug. 1: Szabo threatens to boycott the worlds
Aug. 1: Boswell not bothered by medal pressure
Aug. 1: Gebrselassie to go for fifth straight win
Aug. 1: 'One run, one round'
Aug. 1: Legging it out
Aug. 1: Proposed one false start rule 'ridiculous'
Aug. 1: Can wishing make it so?
Aug. 1: CBC has all angles covered
July 31: Report: Bailey tears knee ligament
July 31: Greene says he is ready for 100 metres
July 31: Khannouchi emotionally and physically ready
July 31: Edmonton opens doors to track stars
July 31: Tunks hopes to put face on throwing events
July 31: Yegorova drug decision made today
July 31: Commonwealth sports a whole new look
July 31: Track guru praises locals
July 31: What tales they'll tell
July 31: Their pictures are on 'Most Wanted' lists
July 31: Track talk: Red rubber oval
July 31: The hangover is going to be worth it
July 31: They just don't get any respect
July 31: Home-field advantage? Canada hopes so
July 31: A day in Monte Carlo that will live forever
July 31: Fast action against thieves
July 31: Surin, coach call truce
July 31: Throwing caution to the wind
July 31: Haile their hero!
July 31: Team Canada relays a message
July 30: Canadian relay team runs to easy victory
July 30: IAAF backs off controversial rule
July 30: Canadian team at worlds shows changing of the guard
July 30: Closing in on the Worlds
July 30: Surin in synch
July 30: Aussie marathoners face uphill struggle
July 30: Athletes under scrutiny
July 30: Wanted: fans in the stands
July 29: Global villages
July 29: Estonia's big on talent
July 29: Making do with Les
July 27: Fuchsova withdraws from worlds
July 27: Running out of patience
July 27: McCann jumps at the chance
July 27: No ordinary Coe!
July 26: Track and field championships a big show
July 26: Edmonton 2001 -- 10 to Watch
July 26: Medal contender withdraws from worlds
July 26: Pounding the podium
July 26: Mama mia!
July 26: Runner arranges race to qualify
July 25: Campbell pulls out of world championships
July 25: Jones' relay status uncertain for Worlds
July 25: Colander-Richardson and Clark off U.S. world team
July 25: Edmonton locals named to Canada squad
July 25: Dragila hot on Jones's heels
July 25: Canadian coach tosses gauntlet at star sprinters
July 24: Rogers sneaks onto U.S. world team in 5K
July 24: Canadian team looking to future
July 24: Showdown to a record?
July 24: Surin to sprint in Calgary
July 24: Ukrainians rebuilding, but fans will be many
July 24: We've been bushwhacked!
July 23: IAAF plans EPO tests for world championships
July 22: Surin bolts Games to prepare for worlds
July 22: Khannouchi says he's fit for worlds
July 20: Loroupe vows never to run again for Kenya
July 19: Two Kenyan stars dropped for Worlds
July 18: Younger, stronger, better
July 17: Starry 800-metre duel in jeopardy
July 17: Sweat, fears, lots of 'tri'
July 13: Worlds is key for Allen
July 12: Bailey bound for Edmonton
July 12: Can Boldon bottle lightning?
July 12: Gebrselassie will run at Commonwealth
July 11: Try these tasty tidbits
July 10: Talk of the town
July 9: What makes Sandy run?
July 9: Numbers not golden
July 4: Fat Joe and Mr. Bean
July 3: Off to the rodeos!
June 27: Edward, Sophie to open August world athletic championships
June 27: Tunks ready to make discus noise at worlds
June 26: National disaster!
June 25: Organizers learn lesson before Worlds
June 25: Johnson will run for money
June 22: False start
June 20: Johnson not expected to run
June 19: Braun drops out of worlds
June 15: Canadian event a test run for Worlds
June 12: Opening Ceremonies' success in jeopardy
June 8: World track organizers get little help
June 7: Preparation the key for 2001 Worlds
May 29: Privalova to miss Edmonton worlds
May 26: Bailey's career nears the finish line
May 25: Bailey to retire following 2001 outdoor season
May 25: The more the Marion!
May 25: It's their big show
May 25: Officials happy with ticket sales
May 25: Raising the bar
May 25: Greene says record a matter of time
May 24: Edmonton organizers trot out world's fastest pair
May 24: Track stars win hearts of youngsters
May 24: Track stars shine
May 21: Runners share feelings about route for Worlds marathon
May 20: First in line, no waiting
May 19: Running chance
May 19: Mad about marathon
May 18: We're even-steven!
May 18: Head honcho hoping for continued dry weather
May 12: Hurtin' Jones fights back
May 10: Jones, Greene come callin'
May 10: Woes? Whoa!
May 9: Timing is everything
May 9: Bailey feels passed over
May 7: First USA meet, then Worlds for Johnson
May 7: U.S. Olympian sanctioned
May 5: Jones planning another gold medal blitz
May 3: Swan song switcheroo?
May 2: USATF to discuss Johnson's status for Worlds
May 1: Cash for dash!
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