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Implications of sentence extend beyond Marion Jones

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

The judge was speaking to Marion Jones in White Plains, N.Y, when he handed down that six-month sentence on Friday, but he could be heard in Houston and San Francisco, too, writes ESPN The Magazine's Shaun Assael.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2008

Gatlin's cooperation nets him next to nothing

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

A four-year ban is Justin Gatlin's "reward" for cooperating with federal authorities in a doping probe? ESPN The Magazine's Shaun Assael is still searching for the common sense in that decision.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2008

Only the truly naive will believe this version of Jones' story

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Marion Jones pleaded guilty on Friday, but her story still has plenty of holes, writes ESPN The Magazine's Shaun Assael.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2007

The implausible deniability of Marion Jones

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

From the first time he met Marion Jones years ago, ESPN The Magazine's Shaun Assael has been listening to her denials of performance-enhancing drug use. Now he finally knows better.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2007

Hamilton ruling continues to help shape doping laws

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Saturday's Todd Hamilton ruling asks this question: how far does an athlete have to go to show the test he failed was flawed?

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2006

What to make of Montgomery ruling

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Shaun Assael offers an inside look at the biggest doping case since Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal in Seoul.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2005

Conte says Jones used HGH

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Victor Conte, the man at the center of the BALCO doping scandal, says he gave performance-enhancing hormones to Olympian Marion Jones.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 02, 2004

Edwards never had a chance

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Torri Edwards was denied special treatment and the opportunity to flash her sweetheart smile in Athens.

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2004

ESPN 100: Chemical Reactions

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

There's a new steroid in town, and it's naming names.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2003

As many as 40 track athletes face subpoenas

Shaun Assael, ESPN the Magazine

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has uncovered a widespread drug conspiracy involving coaches, chemists and several track athletes who tested positive for a previously undetectable steroid and now face suspensions that could bar them from the 2004 Olympics.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2003