Jan 11th, 2008 · Track star Marion Jones was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for lying about using steroids, and two months concurrently for her role in a check-fraud scheme. The sentencing judge said Jones' punishment should send a message to athletes who cheat with performance-enhancing drugs.
Jan 11th, 2008 · The sentence of track star Marion Jones follows her tearful guilty plea in October to using banned performance-enhancement drugs.
Oct 9th, 2007 · Marion Jones is the latest high-profile athlete to admit to using banned performance-enhancing drugs. With so much scrutiny surrounding steroids, why do athletes continue to use them? A cyclist and former steroid user explains.
Oct 7th, 2007 · A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including: Marion Jones, Olympic medalist for track and field; Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) and Eric Prince, CEO of Blackwater USA; Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD); President Bush; Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo detainee; Ibrahim Gambari, U.N. special envoy to Myanmar; Dr. Masjik Munir, resident of Pakistan; President Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan.
Oct 6th, 2007 · The career of a once-revered Olympic athlete is in tatters. Track and field superstar Marion Jones pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal agents about her use of banned performance-enhancing drugs. Following her appearance in a federal court, she made the tearful announcement that she is retiring from her sport.
Oct 5th, 2007 · Olympic track and field star Marion Jones has pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about using steroids. The three-time Olympic gold medalist also announced her retirement from the sport on Friday. Michele Norris has an update.
Oct 5th, 2007 · Essayist John Hoberman, the author of Testosterone Dreams, comments on track star Marion Jones' admission that she used steroids before the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, where she won five medals. Until now, Jones had strongly denied doping allegations against her.
Oct 5th, 2007 · The U.S. Olympic Team has dubbed Marion Jones "the world's fastest mom," but she could not run fast enough to escape the doping charges that have plagued her since she won five medals at the 2000 Olympics. The three-time gold medal winner is expected to plead guilty Friday to charges connected to steroid use in a federal court in White Plains, N.Y.