In brief: IAAF strips Jones of world, Olympic titles
Her career in disgrace and a prison sentence possibly looming, Marion Jones can no longer even take solace in seeing her name beside her greatest feats in the record books.
What’s more, track and field’s governing body also wants Jones – who insists she is broke – to pay back about $700,000 of her winnings.
The International Association of Athletics Federation on Friday annulled all of her results dating to September 2000, including her Olympic and world championship titles, because of doping and told her to return her prize money from that period.
The organization also recommended that Jones’ relay teammates be disqualified and lose their medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
The IAAF council also upheld the two-year ban imposed on Jones by U.S. officials. She retired last month after pleading guilty to lying to federal investigators in 2003. Jones admitted she had taken the designer steroid “the clear” from September 2000 to July 2001.
A man who answered the phone at Jones’ home in Austin, Texas, said she had no comment.
Boxing
Mayorga bests Vargas
Ricardo Mayorga scored a majority 12-round decision over Fernando Vargas, winning on the strength of knockdowns in the first and 11th rounds.
Judge Max DeLuca had Mayorga winning 115-111; Glenn Trowbridge had it 114-112 for Mayorga, and David Mendoza scored it 113-113.
The former world champions, both weighing 164 pounds, exchanged punches in the middle of the ring through most of the bout, with Vargas growing stronger in the later rounds. But it wasn’t enough thanks to the knockdowns.
Golf
U.S. up in Cup
Boo Weekley shot a 3-under 69 with partner Heath Slocum to keep a one-stroke lead for the United States after two rounds of the World Cup of Golf.
England’s Justin Rose and Ian Poulter and Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren shot 68s to trail by one shot at 13-under 131.
South Africa’s Trevor Immelman and Retief Goosen were another shot back after a 69.
“Fred Couples, defending champion Stephen Ames, Masters champion Zach Johnson and Brett Wetterich will compete over the weekend for $1 million in the LG Skins Game at Indian Wells, Calif.
Miscellany
Russian edges Weir
Two-time world figure skating champion Stephane Lambiel of Switzerland edged American Johnny Weir in the short program of the Cup of Russia in Moscow.
Lambiel’s clean quadruple jump opened a combination to help him move 0.34 points ahead of Weir.
Kim Yu-na of South Korea was leading Yukari Nakano of Japan after the women’s short program.
“The United States improved to 3-2 at the volleyball Men’s World Cup with a three-set win over winless Egypt behind 18 points from Sean Rooney in Toyama, Japan.