Marion Jones' feats at UNC upheld
Posted Jan 13, 2008
As Marion Jones gets ready to go to federal prison, memorabilia from the life of the fallen track superstar have already been locked away at UNC, the alma mater of the woman once touted as the world's fastest. But just as swiftly as North Carolina athletics officials stowed away photographs of Jones reveling on the Olympic stage, the coaches and administrators resolved to stand by her college achievements in basketball and track.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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