Marion Jones to make major announcement

[Trackshark]

Marion Jones has scheduled a news conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.

A statement released on her behalf said she would make "a major announcement".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3812709.stm

I say she's going to the WNBA

[marknhj]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

I
>say she's going to the WNBA >>>

The Lakers could use her right now!

T&FN's guys: please post what she says asap...I have to leave for the airport at 11.30am PST and will be computerless until late tomorrow night!

[basehead617]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

what time is that press conf in the US?

i guess BST means british standard time or something? which would have to be GMT so.. 5 hours ahead of the east coast, 8 ahead of the west.. 2pm EST?

[marknhj]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

32 minutes from now.

[basehead617]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

any guesses on what this will be?

1) convenient retirement?
2) admitting buying drugs for Monty & CJ?
3) admitting using drugs but saying she's clean now?
4) announcing a lawsuit against the USADA?
5) something totally unexpected and different?

[Trackshark]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

Just heard on ESPN radio here at work that it will be related to the BALCO investigation.

Speaking of work, I better get back!

[MJD]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

>Just heard on ESPN radio here at work that it will be related to the BALCO
>investigation.


That's why ESPN gets the big bucks. THAT came out of just plain nowhere.

[spvxv0]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

Can she represent her Mom's country and escape all this? USA might not approve the move...

[Realist]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

Some very funny lines about this on letsrun.com, including (and I paraphrase):

"since it's in San Francisco, she's announcing she's joining Regina Jacobs in the real-estate business"

[Class Clown]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

Announcing that she married Victor Conte this morning and denying that a desire to prevent him from testifying against him had anything to do with her marriage.

[Trackshark]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

I'm sure it will be on ESPNEWS. You can either watch it on the tele or listen live over the internet at:

http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/index

[basehead617]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

doh loaded it 7 minutes late, did i miss it?

[Trackshark]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

Nope...I'm listening to it right now as of 2:10pm EST

[MJR]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

Jones wants public hearing on possible drug evidence against her

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... DT0352.DTL

[Trackshark]

Re: Marion Jones to make major announcement

Yes, that is what this whole press conference is all about.