Detroit Free Press

ATLANTA -- What does it mean to have a rival? That you hate him? That you envy her? That you study everything he does? That you look the other way and hope that she is studying you?The big pool at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center was all about rivalries Thursday night, two in particular, one between two men, the other between two women. Within their emotions was the whole spectrum of human competition, splashing quickly into the water.

ATLANTA -- Janet Evans is a better story than a swimmer these days. That's fine if you're retired. Hank Aaron is ...

ATLANTA -- "I can't feel my leg," she said."Shake it off!" her coach screamed. "You gotta go!"Kerri Strug pushed ...

ATLANTA -- It's true, I admit, I've done my share of knocking badminton at the Summer Games. Like millions of others, I couldn't understand how something you play after roasting marshmallows could qualify as an Olympic sport. Birdies? Shuttlecocks? The jokes were almost too easy, and I took every one.

ATLANTA -- The baby moved inside her often, especially when the crowd got loud and stomped its feet. She felt it ...

ATLANTA -- As they say down in Georgia, whooooooeeeeeee, Bubba! It's time for the Olympic Games, where athletes from around the world gather for that one glorious, magical moment when they can be overshadowed by a Charles Barkley news conference.