Bolt-Gay showdown a no-go after American pulls out Aug 18, 2009
With her Jamaican record, Fraser joined Christine Arron of France as the third-best runner in history, behind the late Florence Griffith-Joyner and the disgraced Marion Jones. Jamaica leads the United States 2-0 in sprinting events with four to come. (Longview Daily News, WA)
IOC to speed up decision on Marion Jones' medals Aug 15, 2009
Marion Jones was all smiles in October 2000, posing with her five-medal haul from the Sydney Games. BERLIN (AP) The IOC agreed on Friday to speed up the process of determining whether to redistribute the medals stripped from for doping at the 2000. (USA Today -- Sports)
Brewer (triple) jumping the competition Aug 15, 2009
In an effort to realize this dream, first materialized when watching Marion Jones, Brewer has dropped volleyball from her fall schedule in exchange for strength training and conditioning. Added strength and conditioning will complement her already deep passion for competition. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Precious metal: Williams earns World bronze Aug 5, 2009
NOTES: Marion Jones showed why she hasn't lost a 100 final in four years by winning her heats in rounds one and two, then predicted a sensational time in her final. Jones, the Olympic gold medalist, blazed to victory in 10. (FOX61, CT)
Exclamations over sport records might soon have a point Aug 1, 2009
Though popular in public discussion, asterisks have been eschewed by sporting authorities who preferred or were forced to leave the records alone, as in Riis s case, or when it comes to Olympic medals, disqualify cheats, such as the disgraced sprinter Marion Jones. However swim authorities resolve the swimsuit farce, the fact is that sporting history can never be perfect. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Williams sisters - best ever? Jul 31, 2009
People immediately brought up Jackie Joyner and Marion Jones, along with assorted basketball stars and a couple of tennis athletes who were capable in every sport they tried, Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King. Just say, for the sake of argument, that you agree with Bollettieri. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
BALCO agent searches for steroids in supplements Jul 24, 2009
Novitzky led the way on BALCO, the focal point of a scandal involving performance-enhancing drugs that included top-level athletes, including Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery and Barry Bonds. Novitzky used some of the same techniques he employed in BALCO to gather evidence supporting the search warrant in this case, including digging through the trash outside Sandoval's house in Pacifica, Calif. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Local sports briefs Jul 12, 2009
Hasay joins a small group of repeat winners that includes Marion Jones and Janet Evans. Hasay won an unprecedented four state titles in the 3,200-meter run. (Fresno Bee)
Gay scorches to 100m win over Powell Jul 12, 2009
01s off the Jamaican record and equalled the meeting record set by Marion Jones back in 1998. Fraser finished second in 10. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
General Releases Jul 5, 2009
- Car-O-Lines: 2000 - Team Carolina Members - Team Carolina Members - On This Date With The Tar Heels - Carolina NewsStand: Wednesday - Carolina NewsStand Archive - The TarHeelBlue Challenge Returns Next Thursday - Carolina NewsStand Archive - Carolina NewsStand Archive - 2000-01 UNC Athletics Summary - Kristen McCann Wins First TAGHeuer Trophy For UNC - Blanchard Returns To UNC To Direct Academic Support For Student-Athletes - UNC Places 251 Student-Athletes On Honor Roll - Marion Jones Claims... (Tarheelblue.com)
UNC Olympians Jul 5, 2009
Marion Jones 2000, 2004. LaTasha Colander-Richardson 2000, 2004. (Tarheelblue.com)
Truth or consequences Jun 28, 2009
"It certainly didn't work for Marion Jones, and only heightens the perception of Clemens as an arrogant jock who holds himself above the law. He's well past the point where a contrite 'I made a mistake' confession will elicit any sympathy from the public.". Grabowski agreed but said if Clemens were innocent, his vehemence would be merited. (FOX61, CT)
Rangers' Byrd not hiding connection to Conte Jun 28, 2009
BALCO was at the center of a wide-ranging scandal that enveloped several top-level athletes, including Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery and Barry Bonds. The supplements for Byrd come from the Scientific Nutrition for Advanced Conditioning company that Conte operates. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Anna Jelmini Jun 19, 2009
ALL-TIME GATORADE NATIONAL GIRLS TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR YEAR NAME HIGH SCHOOL STATUS 2008-09 Anna Jelmini Shafter HS/Shafter, CA High School Senior 2007-08 Chanelle Price Easton Area HS/Easton, PA Univ. of Tennessee 2006-07 Emily Pendleton Woodmore HS/Elmore, OH Univ. of Michigan 2005-06 Bianca Knight Ridgeland/Ridgeland, MS Univ. of Texas 2004-05 Brittany Daniels Merrill F. West/Tracy, CA Univ. of Tennessee 2003-04 Shalonda Solomon Long Beach Poly/ Univ. of South Englewood, CA... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sammy Sosa - steroids allegation Jun 18, 2009
" But as ugly as the drip-drip-drip of leaked names is, the focus needs to remain on the crime that was perpetrated on the national pastime. The identities of the players who flunked the 2003 drug test were supposed to remain hidden, but all bets were off when federal investigators began poking around in the BALCO probe that eventually snared Olympic track star Marion Jones and put home run king on the defensive. It's a nasty business, this attempt to get to the bottom of the steroids mess. But... (FOX59, IN)
Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year: Kenzie Fowler Jun 17, 2009
She is also the sixth athlete in the program's 24-year history to win Gatorade National Player of the Year honors more than once, joining LeBron James (2001-02, 2002-03), Greg Oden (2004-05, 2005-06), Candace Parker (2002-03, 2003-04), Marion Jones (1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93) and Cynthia Barboza (2003-04, 2004-05). The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Recalling the big stories Jun 16, 2009
First, news broke that Raleigh track coach Trevor Graham was the tipster who sent a syringe containing the designer steroid THG to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in 2003, igniting the BALCO investigation, and Marion Jones, a former Graham client, was implicated as well. 3. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Central’s Bigelow scratches from 400 Jun 6, 2009
Other names that decorate the records page include former Olympians such as Marion Jones and Allyson Felix. Bears' Albertson closes strong. (Fresno Bee)
Mannywood should not be home to an All-Star Jun 1, 2009
If all we do is forgive and forget without remembering the past, then Marion Jones should get her gold medals back and they should rename the Cy Young Award after Roger Clemens. Then they could build a statue to Barry Bonds to put next to the one honoring Willie Mays in San Francisco. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Olympic honor May 27, 2009
The effort earned her third place on the all-time American list behind Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Marion Jones. Reese is a 2008 University of Mississippi graduate who will turn 23 this fall. (USA Today -- Sports)
Six identified in Beijing Olympics doping cases Apr 30, 2009
Track and field has been battered by Olympic drug scandals, from 100-meter winner Ben Johnson in 1988 to sprinter Marion Jones in 2000, both of whom were stripped of their golds. The International Association of Athletics Federations confirmed it had received notification of three cases in track and field, but declined to give any names because they were considered confidential. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
2 medalists among 6 positives in Olympic retests Apr 30, 2009
The Sydney Games have been over for almost a decade, and medals involving teammates of Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery are still in limbo. The World Anti-Doping Agency welcomed the IOC findings. (FindLaw News)
Felix looks past Beijing, forward to fun Apr 18, 2009
"It's one of the few local meets and all of my family can come. They don't get to watch me too much just because most of my meets are out of the country so for them to come it will be special.''The experience at the relays has always been special for Felix, who has been running in the event since she was a freshman in high school. In 2003, as a senior, her 200 time of 22.51 broke Marion Jones' USA junior and high school record of 22.58.The performance blasted Felix into the national spotlight... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Looking Back... North Carolina's Road to the 1994 Crown Apr 4, 2009
Others were imports: 6 5 post player Sylvia Crawley from Ohio and Marion Jones, a basketball-track and field combination from California with speed never before witnessed on a women s basketball court ... A Marion Jones 3-pointer cut the lead to two, at 64-62, with 3:06 left ... Purdue coach Lin Dunn called the game the Charlotte Smith show but also raved about Jones, who eventually would leave basketball for a stunning track career, I don t think I was prepared for Marion Jones, he told the... (Theacc.com)
Dwayne Johnson Admits To College Steroid Use Mar 14, 2009
Stiff punishments and increased media attention aside, Johnson lamented that steroid use was so attractive for so many years to such a wide range of athletes, from the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez to female stars such as Olympian Marion Jones. "A-Rod is an example of a lot of guys and women, for that matter of that era in all athletics," Johnson said. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Chambers resumes links with BALCO founder Conte Mar 13, 2009
Conte was the central figure in the wide-ranging BALCO scandal that enveloped several top-level athletes, including Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery and Barry Bonds. Conte pleaded guilty and served four months in prison. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Turning The Paige Mar 10, 2009
Marion Jones, the disgraced Olympic runner, now in the pokey for lying about her use of performance-enhancing drugs at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, continues to wreak havoc on everything she touches. Members of her relay teams ; bronze-winning 4 x 100 an. (Multichannel News)
Jeff PearlmanPEARLS OF WISDOM Feb 28, 2009
That's how it worked with Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee; how it worked with Marion Jones and Trevor Graham; how it worked (and continues to work) with nearly every other athlete-trainer duo. There is no Kid 'n Play-esque dynamic in the world of sports, where two people team up as 50/50 equals (and go on to make three albums, three movies and a Saturday morning cartoon). (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
WADA plans to close loophole in testing for EPO Feb 28, 2009
It was among the banned drugs used by disgraced former U.S. track star Marion Jones, court documents showed. A test to detect the use of EPO in sports was first introduced for the Sydney Olympics in 2000, where Jones won three gold and two bronze medals, and scores of athletes have since been caught and sanctioned. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Agostini: Reading time, two minutes Feb 21, 2009
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Minus reform, more A-Rods to come Feb 19, 2009
Just as Ben Johnson begot Marion Jones in the Olympic world, so A-Rod will lead to someone else, perhaps a Little Leaguer who today is barely 10. It might take nearly two decades, as it did for track and field to move from Johnson, the disgraced 100-meter runner in 1988, to Jones, the disgraced 100-meter runner in 2007 (seven years after her Olympic victories). (USA Today -- Sports)
Letters to the Editor Feb 16, 2009
Track star Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison, two years probation and community service for lying to federal prosecutors investigating the use of performance-enhancing substances. The U.S. congressional committee that investigated steroid use in Major League Baseball has no plans to hold more hearings following Alex Rodriguez's admission that he used banned drugs. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Sixyears after it began, BALCO still having impact Feb 14, 2009
6 years after it began, BALCO still having impact - MSNBC Wire Services - nbcsports. 6 years after it began, BALCO still having impact. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Only Selig can rectify MLB's situation Feb 12, 2009
Or, consider the Olympic record book, where Marion Jones' five medals won at the 2000 Sydney Games no longer exist. After she cheated, she was purged from Olympic history. (USA Today -- Sports)
Tech Opens Two-Game Road Trip at Savannah State Wednesday Feb 12, 2009
She now ranked seventh all-time in the ACC after passing former North Carolina standout Marion Jones. She currently leads the ACC and ranks third in the nation in steals with 3. (Ramblinwreck.com)
Sorry trail behind A-Rod's apology Feb 11, 2009
Baseball roid use makes me sick just like it did when the East German swimmers of the 70 s did them, or the Chinese in the 90s or the many athletes from our great country (Flo-JO, Montgomery, Marion Jones etc etc). AROD is a bloody liar and is still lying through his teeth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Phil TaylorTHE HOT BUTTON Feb 11, 2009
They have grown up in an age of Bonds and Mark McGwire, of Marion Jones and Floyd Landis. They have seen once-certain Hall of Famers be denied access, and watched Olympic heroes and a Tour de France winner be stripped of their victories. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Law Firms Suit Up for the A-Rod Steroids Scandal Feb 10, 2009
-based company that allegedly sold designer drugs to athletes like Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery. But the players union evidently did not take the BALCO investigation seriously, as evidenced by its failure to destroy the 2003 testing records. (Law.com)
A-ROD'S KID A-OK Feb 10, 2009
I already told you Victor Conte, who served time for running Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, the bank for performance-enhancing drugs, is hunting a publisher for his book "BALCO: The Straight Dope on Steroids, Barry Bonds, Marion Jones, and What We Can Do To Save Sports." What I didn't tell you 00004000 is it actually details how smart athletes can manage to pass a drug test. Have his quote on cleaning up sports: "The fight can never be completely won.". (New York Post -- Gossip)
A-ROD'S WORRIED ABOUT HIS SICK ... Feb 9, 2009
With collaborator Nathan Jendrick, it's titled: "BALCO: The Straight Dope on Steroids, Barry Bonds, Marion Jones, and What We Can Do To Save Sports.". Conte, who has since done jail time, says in the prologue he worked with Olympic and professional athletes and enhanced their performances. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Graham Indicted For Role In Probe Feb 8, 2009
Trevor Graham, the former coach of Marion Jones and other track and field stars, was indicted yesterday on federal charges of lying to investigators involved in the steroid probe that already has ensnared dozens of high-profile athletes. In the five-page indictment from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the government alleged that Graham lied about his relationship with an unnamed source of performance-enhancing drugs. (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)
Track coach Trevor Graham expected to be charged with obstructing steroid probe - USATODAY.com Feb 8, 2009
Conte has stated he provided steroids to Graham and that he provided steroids and other drugs to Marion Jones, then coached by Graham, before, during and after the Sydney Olympics, where Jones won five medals. Jones, who has never failed a drug test or been charged with drug violations, denies the claims. (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)
Doping lab exploring reasons for Marion Jones' conflicting tests Feb 8, 2009
By Erica Bulman, The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland The laboratory that tested Marion Jones' A and B samples is expected to report to the World Anti-Doping Agency within two weeks on why the results did not match. "The laboratory concerned will conduct a discovery analysis to know why this occurred," WADA director general David Howman said Saturday. (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)
