http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_JohnsonFind stories, videos, and photos about Michael Johnson from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:24:30 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_Johnson14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Michael Johnson from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/04/layden.sportsman/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/04/layden.sportsman/index.htmlSports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Nov. 30. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. Encores happen in sport, this we know. Michael Jordan kept winning NBA titles. Joe Montana kept winning Super Bowls. Lance Armstrong kept winning Tours de France. Greatness once established is proved again and solidified, and a legend's resume grows longer. But in 2009, Usain Bolt did something far more remarkable -- he improved on the impossible.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/04/obama.effect/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/04/obama.effect/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Natural Edges Salon in Dallas, Texas, is a rowdy barbershop where black men gather to loudly talk smack, politics and sports.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:53:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bucky_brooks/02/17/top10.dline.prospects/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bucky_brooks/02/17/top10.dline.prospects/index.htmlWith the NFL combine set to begin this week in Indianapolis, SI.com's Bucky Brooks, a former scout, is ranking the top 2009 draft prospects by position group. The lists were compiled through a series of conversations with scouts and game-tape evaluations. The schedule will be as follows:Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:11:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/specials/sportsman/2008/11/04/layden.bolt/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/specials/sportsman/2008/11/04/layden.bolt/index.htmlSports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 2. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835420,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835420,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBolt annihilated two world speed records at these Olympic Games. Can he go faster? Can anyone?Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220541,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220541,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe gold medal winner says when he saw his race played on TV he thought, 'That guy is fast'Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:10:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/tim_layden/08/20/bolt.record/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/tim_layden/08/20/bolt.record/index.htmlBEIJING -- There will always be another. This is the eternal lesson of track and field. On a sweltering August night 12 years ago, Michael Johnson lashed the 200-meter world record to his back and seemed to drag it deep into the future. He ran 19.32 seconds, so fast that young men accepted that they would not see the record broken again in their lifetimes.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834355,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834355,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt's another race with history at the Bird's Nest, as the free-spirit Jamaican sprinter sets his second world markWed, 20 Aug 2008 21:55:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/tim_layden/08/19/bolt.200/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/tim_layden/08/19/bolt.200/index.htmlBEIJING -- It remains the most arresting track and field moment I have ever witnessed live.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/19/briefing/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/19/briefing/index.htmlUsain Bolt makes the impossible seem commonplace. His running has been so spectacular here that he has forced hard-traveled track scribes to consider the question: Can Bolt break Michael Johnson's 12-year-old record in the 200? The time to beat is 19.32.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:04:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/17/epstein.brown/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/17/epstein.brown/index.htmlChris Brown is headed to lunch in a place where eyes pan like security cameras, scanning for threats. It's the giant, circus-tent of a cafeteria at the Olympic Village, and everywhere athletes are stealing furtive glances at those who would get between them and their destiny.Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:04:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/david_epstein/07/19/johnson.cuw/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/david_epstein/07/19/johnson.cuw/index.htmlIt's the iconic image of modern American sprinting: Michael Johnson, golden shoes flashing past the clock reading 19.32 seconds at the end of the 1996 Olympic 200-meter dash. It was so much faster than anyone had ever run, that even Johnson looked stunned, throwing open his arms and screaming as he caught a glimpse of the time. He was alone, on top of the world.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:30:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_layden/06/28/olympic.trials.june.28/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_layden/06/28/olympic.trials.june.28/index.htmlEUGENE, Ore -- On Saturday morning, no less an authority on track and field than Michael Johnson conceded the future of the 100- and 200-meter races to 21-year-old Jamaican Usain Bolt. There is evidence to support Johnson's theory.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_layden/08/24/worldchampionships/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_layden/08/24/worldchampionships/index.htmlThe world track and field championships begin here Saturday morning. Eight matchups I'm looking forward to seeing: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/08/28/bc.run.worldchampionshi.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/08/28/bc.run.worldchampionshi.ap/index.htmlNow for the easy part -- supposedly.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:05:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/26/us.track0702/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/26/us.track0702/index.htmlTwo years ago U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards's training partners went to Europe for the summer track season, leaving her behind in Los Angeles. Edwards, who had been slapped with a two-year suspension in July 2004 after testing positive for a banned stimulant, spent long afternoons on the track at USC (her alma mater) and Mt. San Antonio College, sprinting past housewives and retirees in the sunshine. "[I was] bored, angry and sad," Edwards recalls, "missing a sport that I love." Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:32:00 EDT