With nothing else to do until 2010, when his Olympic ban ends, notable fast guy Justin Gatlinparticipated in feats of strength in front of NFL scouts in Tennessee yesterday.
We’ve heard this before from Gatlin, and British sprinter Dwain Chambers attempted to go down that same road, because the NFL is all about bringing in hungry, tired, huddled masses, no matter how artificially grown that mass is. Read more…
Marion Jones has become quite the sore heel for her UNC alma mater:
The GUARDIAN reports that the Chapel Hill school has removed photos of their fast-footed alumnus from their Track & Field Hall of Honor.
The pictures were of Jones’ performances at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. However, Marion recently admitted using steroids, so she was stripped of her medals from Down Under, and sent up the river for 6 months.
In regards to the Sydney snapshots, athletic department spokesman Steve Kirschner said, “We did not think it was right to have those photos up.”
Does this mean she’s been socially tarred & feathered by the Tar Heel Nation forever?
The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison today. Ironically, prosecutors weren’t all that aggressive in seeking the max amount of jail time for the performance-enhanced, now-former Olympic gold medalist. But U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas dropped the hammer on Jones anway, who we’re sure you remember previously crying outside the courthouse.
Excerpt: “In October, Jones told the judge that she lied to a federal investigator in November 2003 when she denied using performance enhancing drugs. She said she took steroids ’several times before the Sydney Olympics and continued using it after.’ She also admitted lying about her knowledge of the involvement of Tim Montgomery, the father of her son Monty, in a scheme to cash millions of dollars worth of stolen or forged checks.” What a debacle. But amazingly, it’s not her worst case of bad judgement.
