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Dear Marion Jones: PLEASE Listen to Mr. Johnson & HANG UP YOUR SPIKES!

Posted October 2nd, 2006 at 12:01 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, SoundOFF, Columns, Drugs In Sports

Dear Marion:
Please listen to and comply with the following advice from the world’s 200m and 400m record holder - Mr. Michael Johnson:
“For the sake of her own well-being and the sport, it would be best if she went away quietly.”
Johnson is giving you VERY sound guidance. Your reputation is beyond repair. […]

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German Court Dismisses Appeal by Olympian Lagat

Posted September 28th, 2006 at 12:01 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Bernard Lagat, a 1500m bronze-medalist at the 2000 Olympics, has failed once again in his pursuit of lost earnings. A German appellate court in the city of Cologne dismissed this recent appeal in his suit against the IAAF.
Similar to the latest Marion Jones episode, Lagat’s 2003 “A” sample tested positive for EPO only to […]

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