Monday, August 21, 2006

I'm shocked to find gambling going on in this establishment!

According to espn.com, sprinter Marion Jones has tested positive for a banned substance EPO. Through her attorneys she stated "I was shocked when I was informed about the positive 'A' sample".

A few weeks back, Floyd Landis was also shocked and unable to explain his postitive test (for high testosterone).

Really? Is this shocking? Two jocks win big events in their 30's--in two of the world's dirtiest sports in terms of doping--and there is shock? Landis was given up for dead as the Tour de France wound down. Then, arthritic hip and all, he comes back at the last possible minute. Jones, she of the indignant press conference at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, can't claim that she is a victim of guilt by association this time. Not unless she wants to disavow her own bodily fluids.

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