Sports Digest

April 10, 2008

Nearly eight years after the Sydney Olympics, the International Olympic Committee is prepared to disqualify Marion Jones' U.S. relay teammates because of her doping history.

Any reallocation of the medals, however, is expected to be postponed again. What to do with Jones' five medals from the 2000 Games is among the main agenda items this week for the IOC executive board, which opens a two-day meeting in Beijing today.

Any reshuffling of the medals could affect the medal results of more than three dozen other athletes.

Jones won gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 1,600-meter relay in Sydney, and bronze in the long jump and 400-meter relay. She returned the medals last year after admitting she was doping at the time of the Sydney Games.

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The American runners have refused to give up their medals, saying it would be wrong to punish them for Jones' violations.

• Swimming // The head of the world swimming association said he is willing to change the rules if the new LZR Racer swimsuit, whose ultra-lightweight technology already has contributed to 17 world records, is determined to give competitors an unfair advantage. But FINA president Mustapha Larfaoui said his top priority is to make sure all competitors have access to the high-tech Speedo suits.

• Pro basketball // The WNBA's New York Liberty will host the first regular-season outdoor game in pro basketball history. The Liberty Outdoor Classic will be held July 19 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, located in the U.S. Tennis Association Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The Liberty will play the Indiana Fever.

• Tennis // Venus Williams will miss a tournament next week in Charleston, S.C., as she undergoes tests for a medical issue that her agent Carlos Flemin said yesterday isn't serious. ... Seeded players Daniela Hantuchova, Patty Schnyder and Sybille Bammer were upset Wednesday in the WTA Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Fla. Karolina Sprem knocked out the third-seeded Hantuchova, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. No. 5 Schnyder lost, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, to Elena Vesnina. No. 9 Bammer lost to Alize Cornet, 6-1, 6-3.

• Et cetera // Former Oriole Frank Robinson is among seven "Living Legends" who will be honored Saturday by the Library of Congress. ... D.C. United was eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions Cup, scoring twice in the last five minutes to beat Pachuca, 2-1, in Washington, but losing its semifinal against the Mexican soccer club on 3-2 aggregate.

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