SYDNEY -- Is Vince Carter becoming a dink?
 You asked this question, I know you did, when you saw the highlights or the live feed of Carter and his American basketball buddies, waxing France 85-75 in the gold medal game Saturday evening.

Oct. 1: Full column

  SYDNEY -- Conrad Leinemann is the sporting version of the cool Canadian -- a beach volleyball player whose bleached good looks have made him a favourite of young female fans.
 But a few minutes after he and partner Jody Holden lost to a German duo last week, Leinemann was explaining how his team couldn't battle back from a 13-6 deficit.

Oct. 1: Full column

  SYDNEY -- Around 400 BC, women who wanted to watch the Olympics were pitched from the highest cliff.
 Fifteen days into these Olympics, I found myself wishing I was a Greek woman from 400 BC.

Sept. 30: Full column