By Stephen J. Thomas YOKOHAMA, August 29. CANADIAN breaststroker Morgan Knabe was sent home by team management after the 21-year-old Olympian broke a pane of glass in the warm-down area

By Stephen J. Thomas YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 29. THE 2002 Pan Pacific Championships came to a spectacular close today, with the US winning five of seven events. The Americans saved

BELGRADE, August 27. THE USA men's cadet water polo team (15-under) fell to Yugoslavia today in the opener of the YU Open International Tournament in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 13-4. The tournament

CHICAGO, Ill., August 28. NEW York City and San Francisco have been named the two finalist cities by the U.S. Olympic Committee to compete for selection as the U.S. candidate

By Stephen J. Thomas YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 28. THE incomparable Ian Thorpe won his fifth gold medal of the Pan Pacs, while the US juggernaut continued to roll, sweeping gold

By Stephen J. Thomas YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 28. SEVENTEEN year-old American swim sensation Michael Phelps withdrew from the heats of the 100-meter butterfly this morning to concentrate his energies on

By Stephen J. Thomas YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 27. THE 2002 Pan Pacific Championships continued to play true to form on the fourth day of competition, with the USA and Australia

YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 27. ONLY three events were contested this morning, with Americans taking the top spot in all three. That's the good news for the juggernaut US team. The

By Stephen J. Thomas YOKOHAMA, August 26. JAPAN'S hero of Day To, Kosuke Kitajima, the winner of the 100-meter breast was a non-starter for the 200-meter heats here this morning

By Stephen J. Thomas YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 26. THE USA continued to run roughshod over the rest of the nations on day Three of the Pan Pacific Championships in Yokohama,