02/09/2001

From staff and wire reports

Freeman honored

Cathy Freeman, who raised awareness of the Aboriginal people during the Sydney Olympics, was selected by ESPN to receive the Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award. Freeman won the gold medal in the 400-meter track event.

Event at 2002 Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City will include a rodeo as part of the Olympic Cultural Arts Festival. The 1988 Calgary Games also included a rodeo, which played to sellout crowds. The 2002 rodeo features three performances Feb. 9-11. Teams of five competitors in each event from the United States and Canada will compete in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, barrel racing and bull riding.

Hunter may be banned

Arne Ljungqvist, the head of the IAAF's anti-doping commission, is threatening to ban 1999 world shot put champion C.J. Hunter if the U.S. governing body doesn't take action soon. Hunter tested positive four times for the anabolic steroid nandrolone last year. Hunter, the husband of triple Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones, has not been suspended by USA Track & Field and no hearing date has been set.