Relay debacle ends Jones&#39; jinxed games
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HERE in the land of myth, that familiar god of sports -- karma -- threw a bolt of lightning into the Olympic stadium yesterday. Marion Jones lunged desperately with her baton in the 4 x 100m relay final, but couldn&#39;t reach her target.
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THE GAZETTE. Track and field star Marion Jones should give up her five medals won at the 2000 Olympic Games if new accusations that she used illegal performance-enhancing drugs are proved
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Marion Jones, who left Sydney four years ago with a record five medals, will depart Athens with none after a disastrous night at the Olympic Stadium.
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Marion Jones took the baton and sped down the straightaway. By the time she handed it off to 100-meter silver medalist Lauryn Williams, the United States was well on
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ATHENS -- The spotlight returned to Marion Jones last night, dimmer but harsher than four years ago. The warming glow is gone, the celebrity tarnished by innuendoes about drug use, and whatever flattering light remains comes from the same smile that lit up the Sydney Games.
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Marion Jones&#39;s fading reputation took another hit last night when the International Olympic Committee launched an investigation into the doping allegations against her.
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Simon Jones won his fitness race and was included in England&#39;s line-up for the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead. The Glamorgan fast bowler caused concern among the tourists&#39; ranks after contracting
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The last time we saw Roy Jones Jr., he was getting drilled in shocking fashion by Antonio Tarver on May 15. Afterwards, he would tell anyone in sight that he simply couldn&#39;t find the motivation
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Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones goes for gold medals in the long jump and 400-meter relay at the Athens Games, while the US basketball team plays Argentina for a spot in the men&#39;s basketball final.
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EDDIE JONES had better watch the England-South Africa video from yesterday&#39;s game and start learning fast. The world champions are not so much rebuilding as rebuilt.
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ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones made a quiet debut, drawing a smattering of applause while advancing to the long jump final. Allen Johnson attracted the eyes of the entire Olympic Stadium, for all the wrong reasons...
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ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones made a quiet Athens debut, advancing easily to the long jump final. Allen Johnson had the attention of everyone in the stadium, for all the wrong reasons...
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Marion Jones will not race again this season because she says her conditioning is lacking after taking a month off following her positive EPO test.
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Wales captain Stephen Jones has been forced out of Saturday&#39;s Six Nations clash with England after aggravating the wrist injury he suffered against Italy in Rome.
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What a night for U.S. athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200. Dwight Phillips and John Moffitt went 1-2 in the long jump. Marion Jones and the 400-meter relay team cruised into the finals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones made her Athens debut in virtual anonymity, quietly advancing to the long jump final. Allen Johnson had the attention of everyone in the stadium, for all the wrong reasons.
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For conspiracy theorists and America bashers it was a gold-medal performance, one too good to be true. For Marion Jones, a sprinter disgraced so far by association only, it was too cruel to be real.