21.   But several teams later broke the ban and signed players, including Olympic hero Peter Forsberg of the Quebec Nordiques and Mats Sundin of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

22.   Olympic hero Ben Sheets was sent to Triple-A Indianapolis by the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.

23.   Olympic hero Ben Sheets makes his major league debut for the Brewers against Jeff Bagwell and the Astros at Enron Field.

24.   Olympic hero Ben Sheets is taking his latest honor in stride.

25.   So much for the Olympic hero stuff.

26.   The problems started with the failure to capitalize on the Olympic heroes.

27.   They had little to cheer about before that, save for Olympic hero Ben Sheets.

28.   U.S. Olympic hero Rulon Gardner won two matches Friday to advance to the Greco-Roman semifinals of the U.S. Wrestling National Championships.

29.   A symbol of hate to many Americans has been mounted beside a symbol of hope outside the stadium where Olympic heroes ran to golden glory three months ago.

30.   Olympic heroes Bjorn Daehlie and Manuela Di Centa are set to rediscover the loneliness of the long distance skier this weekend, as the Nordic season opens in Sweden.